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Fire ant fightback

Regional Australians have a new weapon to use in the fight against the spread of Red Imported Fire Ants, in the form of an...

Buying panel back to full strength

Agents and vendors combined to present 2958 head to the local market. The stock was drawn from near and far from the south west,...

Numbers on par as market eases

Numbers were on a par this week for both ovine and bovine selections, with the markets easing across the board for most descriptions. The only...

The story of Flying Officer Ken Gale

Kenneth William Gale was born on 12 April 1920, as the only son of William James and Margaret Francis Gale, of Surfers Paradise in...

Empowering rural youth to save rare livestock breeds

Young people in rural Australia have been granted an opportunity to play a vital role in preserving the nation’s rare livestock and poultry breeds....

Easing into the new year

Numbers were back for the weekly cattle sale as the after-holiday rush and the market falling saw less arrivals, the market was still firm...

Light lambs’ value fall

Agents & Vendors combined to present a total of 2456 head for the weekly sale, the break up was a 60/40 split between the...

Building skills in battle to save rare breeds

The Rare Breeds Trust of Australia has initiated a microgrants funding program aimed at supporting young people aged 16-25 years to build skills and...

Producers buck national trend

Queensland’s primary producers have bucked the national trend this quarter, recording a slightly improved outlook heading towards the end of the year, the ...

Prices up for final sale

Agents and vendors combined for the final Sheep & Lamb sale for 2024 to present 1792 head of livestock for the sale. The yarding...

Livestock sale set to return in the new year

Sheep & Lamb numbers were back slightly with 1792 head yarded for the final Sheep & Lamb sale for 2024. The market was fully...

Christmas on the farm

Following a hot and busy day that had been spent vaccinating and marking lambs we decided to take the dogs down to the dam...

Keeping the stories alive this Anzac Day, wherever you are

RSL Queensland is calling on Queenslanders to help keep the ANZAC spirit alive by coming together as a community to honour our servicepeople, past...