Rural Review
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Brangus steers champions at Weaner Sale
JOHN and Leanne Brennan from Beaudesert took out the honours of Champion Pen of Weaners at the second 2023 Annual Silverdale Weaner Sale on Saturday,…
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Gut worms in chooks get in lab shake up
THE poultry industry in Queensland is worth a combined total of $915 million for egg and chicken meat production. It is an industry that is…
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Family’s first farmer student chooses ag
HE IS the president of the Agricultural Society at the Australian National University (ANU) and on track to earn a degree in Agricultural Innovation, yet…
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World class wagyu a cut above the rest
THE Japanese word for beef is ‘gyu’ and collectively wagyu means Japanese beef … but to the layperson it simply means an absolutely tasty piece…
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Farming solo alongside silos
DALBY is a 20 minute drive from Bowenville, where Isaac Halling was first introduced to the world of broadacre farming. His uncle Stephen O’Keeffe works…
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Youthful enthusiasm pushes ag boundaries
THE future of agriculture lies squarely on the shoulders of those entering the field filled with youthful passion and enthusiasm. And an agriculture filled future…
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Mushroom meds boost brain power
THE active compounds from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances memory is in the pre-clinical testing stages by researchers from the University…
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Four ‘Q’s join biosecurity dog squad
FOUR new detector dogs are protecting Australia from biosecurity threats. Quatro, Quizzy, Quigley and Quita are part of a commitment by the Federal Government to…
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Finding the magic in mushrooms
MUSHROOMS are oft-times romanticised in fairy tale books with their colourful bulbous structures that take on mysterious effects. Matthew Davis farms this type of mushroom,…
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Up, up and away we grow
INFARM, a vertical farming company based in Germany, have managed to successfully grow cereal and grain crops indoors. The practice of farming vertically has caught…
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Less fertiliser, more yield why Rubisco is important
THE excitement in his voice is palpable as Sydney University scientist Dr Yu Heng Lau explains the project he and his team are working on.…
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‘Agrinauts’ tend to underwater crops
IT WAS the summer of 2012 when Ocean Reef Group founder Sergio Gamberini had an epiphany, ‘would it be possible to create the perfect growing…
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