Rural Review
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Fall Armyworm marches through Queensland
An invasive species of moth which can decimate crops has swept right through Queensland. The moth’s larvae, known as Fall Armyworm, was detected in the…
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Is there a future in farming (and eating) flies?
Flies are widely considered a nuisance, not a food source. But not to a Thagoona couple on a mission to produce almost all their food…
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Scenic Rim farmer stands for Dairy Australia board
A fifth-generation Harrisville dairy farmer will vie for a spot on the Victorian-dominated Dairy Australia board this week. Paul Roderick said, if elected, he would…
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Billion dollar booster for Scenic Rim blood plasma pioneers
Photos: JOE HINCHLIFFE A $1.8-billion-dollar deal for a new biotech manufacturing facility in Melbourne could lead to more jobs for an agricultural industry in the Scenic…
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Pill technology to be trialled on invasive trees
Two University of Queensland professors have developed a pill and the technology to inject it, as a way to effectively and efficiently combat invasive tree…
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State backs Beaudesert Saleyards heritage bid
The Department of Environment and Science has thrown its weight behind a bid to heritage list the Beaudesert Pig and Calf Saleyards and stop council…
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Final days of 130 year Beaudesert tradition?
Brian Radke has been a regular at the Beaudesert Pig and Calf Saleyards for the last 60 years. The Allenview farmer first came to buy…
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Scenic Rim in the grips of a ‘green drought’
Green pick is splashed across the barren soil of Troy and Vicki Muller’s farm like flicks of paint on canvas. Walking through their Peak Crossing…
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Do backyard chooks threaten Qld’s $588m poultry industry?
Authorities in Queensland are on high alert after a virus ripped through Victoria, claiming hundreds of thousands of avian lives and forcing many more into…
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Covid-19 drives Coleyville emu farm expansion
An emu farmer in the Scenic Rim is set to defy drought and recession by expanding his business. Steve Schmidt can run up to 3,000…
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LNP to overhaul ‘anti-farmer’ vegetation management laws if elected
The LNP will roll back the clock on laws designed to protect native vegetation if it wins next month’s state election. Scenic Rim MP Jon…
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Border exemptions for farm workers extended
Queensland extended border exemptions for the agricultural industry for another month on Monday. The announcement by Agricultural Minister Mark Furner came a day before those…












