Rural Review

TWO weeks of relentless rainfall left Scenic Rim producers hoping the tap would be turned off soon when we spoke with them, late last week.…

IT WAS a day of paying tribute to the producers who work hard to ensure food is always available for consumers to buy. This month…

HOT South East Queensland summers bring added stress for graziers with the average calf loss around 17 percent and it can often exceed 30 percent…

THE inaugural producer day Cattle Connect 2024 hosted by Cattle Australia is aimed at remedying a growing global backlash against red meat and cows. In…

WHEN Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers said he supported a change in ‘right to repair’ regulations, producers responded positively. The industry has been pushing for the…

MILLIONS of years of erosion make up the ring of ranges and plateaus known as the Scenic Rim. Within those is basalt geology that has…

A RESEARCH team at the University of Queensland are working on a project they hope will reduce sorghum lodging. Sorghum lodging happens when the plant…

USE and supply of agricultural products that contain chlorthal dimethyl have been cancelled effective immediately by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA). Chlorthal…

THERE is a farm at Ballandean in Queensland’s Granite Belt that cultivates a horticultural crop unlike many others. The Folly is where black truffles (Tuber…

HEALTH benefits of Kakadu plum have been confirmed say researchers at the University of Queensland. Dr Oladipupo Adiamo has been investigating the safety and efficacy…

A RESEARCH project focused on diversifying farming systems to include native crops and plants is underway. The Native Harvest Kitchen is co-authored by agricultural scientist…

SCENIC Rim producers have a pig problem. Destructive feral pigs have been getting into their crops and tearing up the ground for years, and it’s…