Rural Review

HORTICULTURE specialist David Hart said annual ryegrass was regularly used in the roads and landscape industry as a tool for erosion control and temporary grass…

FARMING is a costly business and it’s often the grower or grazier who ends up wearing increased costs like soaring diesel and fertiliser prices. Understanding…

THE Queensland Competition Authority’s (QCA) review of irrigation prices paid by customers of Seqwater is underway and the 15 percent discount sweetener has been extended…

BEFORE the war, Ukraine and Russia were the largest exporters of sunflower seeds in the world. The combined harvest accounted for around 76 percent of…

AUSTRALIAN Sunflower Association agronomist Troy Lockry said most Australian grown seed was used for the feed market. He said the financial reward from processing sunflowers…

AUSTRALIAN horticulture has grown by $6.15 billion in the past decade according to data released by Hort Innovation. The organisation’s CEO Brett Fifield said analysis…

SCENIC Rim farmers have until June 2 to apply for a grant to help with recovery from last year’s flood events. Grants to help those…

TREE immunisation trials are underway to find a way to protect Australia’s fruit and nut orchards against two “catastrophic” diseases. Hort Innovation will fund the…

DANIEL and Angela Jackson grow delicious but delicate fruit, but they know the hard work it takes to grow them is worth it. Growing custard…

A DAIRY once stood where workers now tend to fields of bright green grass on Brookland Road, Allenview in the Scenic Rim. The area is…

SEEDLESS lychees catapulted Sarina Beach farmer Laurence ‘Tibby’ Dixon into the news as growers and consumers alike delighted at the thought of pure fleshy balls…

TOMMERUP Dairy Farm has won the 2023 Australian Farmer of the Year Innovation Award. Kay and Dave Tommerup, whose farm is located in the Kerry…