Rural Review
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Pacific labour scheme reform to extend visas, see workers move between employer
Two temporary visa schemes will be replaced by one, under significant changes to the rules governing migrant workers from the Pacific Islands and Timor-Leste. The…
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Trial for Beaudesert’s heritage saleyards delayed until end of March
A decision on the fate of a heritage-listed saleyard in Beaudesert has been delayed, once again, this time by four months. The Scenic Rim Regional…
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Why eating Y-bone steaks helps regenerative graziers survive the dry
Two years ago even the weeds on Debbie and Rod Richardson’s farm were dying. There was “pretty much no grass” on their 670 acre Running…
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Cannery to take on imported produce
AN AMBITIOUS decade-long plan to build a cannery in the Lockyer Valley to resurrect the beetroot industry is finally coming to fruition. Lockyer Valley Fruit…
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‘Exciting time to be in agriculture’: Elders scores biggest profit in decade
The CEO of an Australian agribusiness giant is hailing this an “exciting time” to be in agriculture as his company notched its biggest profit in…
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Watchdog warns of Dairy Code crackdown amid ‘widespread non-compliance’
Australia’s competition watchdog has warned milk processors it intends to crack down on those breaching its Dairy Code of Conduct as it alleges ‘widespread non-compliance’.…
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Could going bush and working the land be the new gap year?
Once upon a time young Australian school leavers took a “gap year” to backpack Europe or surf Indonesia. Now, with the prospect of international travel…
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Are robots the fruit and vegetable pickers of the future?
THE sight of fruit rotting on trees in Stanthorpe and strawberries withering on the bushes in the Sunshine Coast this year drove home a hard…
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BoM’s new tool to help farmers prepare for extreme weather
A NEW mapping and forecast tool developed by the Bureau of Meteorology is set to help farmers prepare for extreme weather. The extreme climate outlook…
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Agriculture minister says labour shortages will be ‘major issue for some time’
AUSTRALIA may be working its way towards a world of open borders once again, but the agricultural industry is set to be blighted by labour…
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QDOG to co-ordinate wild dog management Statewide
CO-OPERATIVE management is the basis of a new Queensland Government strategy aimed at controlling wild dogs. Agriculture Minister Mark Furner said the Queensland Dog Offensive Group…
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Council’s bid to dismantle Beaudesert saleyards finally hits courtroom
SCENIC RIM Regional Council will go to court next week arguing for the removal of heritage-listed saleyards in Beaudesert. The Beaudesert Pig and Calf Saleyards…
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