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Rural firefighters get upgrades

Rural Fire Service Queensland is to receive over $654,000 worth of equipment including drones and portable water storage from the government. This is part of...

Ekka proves an eye-opening experience

As farmers, we’re very passionate about what we do. We put food on Aussie tables and clothes on Aussie backs. We help generate green electricity...

Significance of Glencore win becoming more evident

It still sounds implausible that our government could claim strong environmental credentials whilst pushing for ongoing coal fired power generation investment. But a crucial element...

Bumper crops welcomed by local growers

Queensland produces 65 percent of Australia’s avocados with the Central Queensland growing region which includes the Wide Bay making up a large portion of...

Soybean industry welcomes new breeding program

Soybeans are one of the world’s most traded oilseeds, providing a valuable protein and oil source for the human and animal industries. Australian...

Kolan South State School welcomes cane safety message

Students from Kolan South State School were going ‘loco’ for cane train safety with Bundaberg Sugar representatives and South Kolan police visiting to share...

No, farmers aren’t to blame for feral pigs

Recently, CANEGROWERS published a new episode of our Shed Talk podcast, exploring the problems growers face from feral pigs.  This is a show where we...

Ground water security critical for food security

Just last week AgForce concluded a significant chapter of our relentless campaign in seeking and gaining far stronger protections for the Great Artesian Basin. This...

Food Security and Basin Protection Front and Centre

Our battle to protect the Great Artesian Basin has been the most consequential campaign chapter in AgForce’s 25 year history. But reality and common sense...

Celebrating a different kind of green and gold

You can spread it, can you smash it, you can blend it, you can bake it. No matter how you like to eat your...

Global demand for Australian beef rising

Australia’s market share in Japan and Korea is continuing to lift as the United States emerges as the number one export destination for beef...

Cultivating clarity

Understanding the basics of emissions is becoming increasingly important for Australia’s farmers as the sector faces growing expectations to measure and reduce greenhouse gas...

Dentist fills the gap after church congregation relocates

A building which has served the spiritual needs of its congregations in Childers since 1905 has been sold. The Childers Wesleyan Methodist Church congregation will...