The Rotary District 9630 have launched the first in a series of A/V productions to encourage more support for their Drought Relief Program. The A/V’s are being widely distributed across the country to encourage support for Our Towns. Rotary says it’s about being able to deliver help where … [Read more...]

Former Hughenden residents Roger & Jenny Underwood, Pine Hills now from Wallumbilla have gone above and beyond to help old neighbours and those in the flood ravaged north. They donated two Droughtmaster cows for sale at Roma sales yesterday with the proceeds for donations towards the flood … [Read more...]

Peak industry body Agforce is partnering with the State Government to expand and upgrade agricultural training for secondary school students. The partnership finalised this week, aims to ensure the successful Agribusiness Gateway to Industry Schools Program grew and continued to address skill … [Read more...]

The potential for catastrophe across a large proportion of the cattle industry has seen AgForce establish a crisis management team to ensure flood and rain affected producers receive the support they need. The immediate focus for many is for fodder to be airlifted to isolated cattle, many of … [Read more...]

The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) and industry members have called on the state government to increase the punishments for activists trespassing on farmers’ properties after an animal rights charity published the location and contact details of farms around Australia. The Aussie Farms Map … [Read more...]

While the State Government scrambles to justify the closure of the Longreach and Emerald Ag Colleges in the face of widespread local and industry opposition, today sees the end to a unique home-grown program developed by the agriculture industry - To teach school kids about where their food comes … [Read more...]

AgForce says it’s now up to farmers….with Agriculture Minister Mark Furner failing to deliver the Christmas gift his industry wanted. An opportunity to save the State's agricultural colleges. AgForce says it will now convene a community steering committee to develop a plan. General President … [Read more...]

AgForce has been quick to criticise the State Government for using 'selective science' in an attempt to convince the community that its heavy-handed vegetation management laws are necessary. The organisation says the government is ‘creatively using’ data from the annual State Landcover and Trees … [Read more...]

The agriculture industry's campaign to save the Longreach and Emerald ag colleges is gathering momentum, but no firm promises, with Agriculture Minister Furner today committing to consider an industry-led solution in the new year. AgForce has been driving the 'hand them back' campaign on behalf … [Read more...]

The Labor Government must reconsider their decision to close Queensland’s last two remaining agricultural colleges or risk crippling impacts, according to Member for Gregory Lachlan Millar. A petition has now been launched so that Queenslanders can add their voice to the plea. “I have … [Read more...]