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Read meat now a hit

Shoppers are increasingly putting red meat in their trolley as retail prices push back against the inflation trend being seen more generally at the...

Ag sector resilient

In the face of upcoming drier conditions, the Australian agricultural sector continues to demonstrate resilience and strength. According to the recently released ABARES Agricultural...

Goat workshop ready to go

Goat producers will have opportunity to learn more about the factors causing kid loss and management strategies to improve outcomes. Recent research has...

Concerns for the Murray Darling Basin plans

The revised Murray Darling Basin Plan, spearheaded by the Labor Party, has raised concerns about the prioritisation of numerical targets over environmental considerations, according...

Farm insurance costs unaffordable

Farmers for Climate Action, an organisation representing more than 8000 Australian farmers, says two recent insurance reports have laid bare the rising cost of...

Young farmers the future

As Australian farmers grapple with labour shortages, young people are stepping up and future proofing the agriculture industry, thanks to a national agriculture gap...

Granted drought resilience?

Researchers at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) have secured a research grant from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund to address the pressing...

Local Matthew Petty wins at QLD Rural Ambassador Awards

Winners at the recent 2023 Queensland Rural Ambassador Awards, a competition staged across Queensland Agricultural Shows, included Marburg's Matthew Petty who took out the...

Research to grow food in space

The University of Southern Queensland’s Centre for Agricultural Engineering is investigating ways to grow plants in space. They will join UK-based vertical farming research and...

Keeping fresh and secure

The largest and most ambitious trade initiative in Australian horticulture has been given the green light with a host of partners signing on to...

Legendary blind judge could ’see’ cattle with his hands

A blinding flash in the Jordan Valley during World War I was the last physical sight Jim Scrymgeour from Warwick would see with his...

The biggest cowboy show on earth

It isn’t the biggest rodeo in the southern hemisphere for nothing, with four solid days of hardcore bull riding, bareback and saddle bronc competitions,...

Roll up to the circus in town

One of Australia’s most iconic and enduring entertainment acts is making its way to Warwick this May, bringing with it more than 173 years...