Townsville Weather - Mostly sunny
Now
26°C
Max
27°C
Townsville, QLD
Mostly sunny

Editor's Pick

Whose ABC?

Whose ABC?
THE question of why “our ABC” has such a biased agenda against the live export industry is a source ...
Comments
30

Stock routes drying up

Stock routes drying up
THOUSANDS of head of cattle on Western Queensland stock routes are facing water shortages as they lo...

MP calling for live ex ban

MP calling for live ex ban
UPDATE: MP Andrew Wilkie has renewed his efforts to have live export banned, following the release o...

Beef Crisis Summit dreams big produces little

Beef Crisis Summit dreams big produces little
THE Beef Crisis Summit held in Richmond last week was one of high hopes, but small returns.

Latest Comments

light grey arrow Errrr, Bagheera - this is an OPINION piece (the giant photo with 'comment'...
Whose ABC?
light grey arrow Never certainty about crop forecasts. Even when the crops are off it is hard...
Forecast record crop casts pall on prices

Features

[MORE]

Win a Casterton Kelpie

Win a Casterton Kelpie
YOU could win a Casterton Kelpie - the prize pup “Go Getta Law” is valued up to $3000. To enter, rea...

FutureBeef Northern Muster 2013

FutureBeef Northern Muster 2013
Information for the rural business in North Queensland

Laurie Spina Shield 2012

Laurie Spina Shield 2012

Landcare In Focus

Landcare In Focus

News from the CSIRO

News from the CSIRO

Horse Deals May issue out now

Horse Deals May issue out now
Horses for sale plus hours of great reading.
 About Us  light grey arrow  Contact Us 

contact us

Address | Advertising | Editorial | Management | Subscriptions | Website Advertising
 

National Advertising
 
For National advertising sales enquiries please visit www.rpsagmedia.com.au


 
Advertising
Jason Rickert
jason.rickert@fairfaxmedia.com.au
Phone: 07 4759 3000
Fax: 07 4725 8662

Cropping

Getting sowing dates right

THE ISSUE of optimum sowing dates is something that is intensely scrutinised among the farming sector.
THE ISSUE of optimum sowing dates is something that is intensely scrutinised among the farming sector.

Pulses welcome southern rain

PULSE producers will welcome the rain across Victoria and South Australia, not only as a chance to get the 2013 planting season into full swing, but also to lessen the risk of plantback issues.
PULSE producers will welcome the rain across Victoria and South Australia, not only as a chance to get the...
The Land

How Australia cottoned on

VIDEO: IN THE early 1960s the papers were breathlessly calling cotton “white gold”, but there really was an element of goldrush in the building of the cotton industry.
VIDEO: IN THE early 1960s the papers were breathlessly calling cotton “white gold”, but there really was...light grey video

Machinery

Feeling chipper for winter

PARKLANDS have released a new wood chipper just in time for the colder months.
PARKLANDS have released a new wood chipper just in time for the colder months.

Agco merges with GSI

AGCO Australia has merged with the GSI Group - a global supplier of grain storage, material handling, conditioning and drying solutions.

Sheep

Queensland Country Life

Prize rams mauled in 'worst attacks'

PITTSWORTH grazier Peter Hood is counting his losses after several of his prize-winning rams were killed by wild dogs last week.
PITTSWORTH grazier Peter Hood is counting his losses after several of his prize-winning rams were killed...
Stock Journal

KI abattoir interest grows

THE Kangaroo Island abattoir is showing signs of life 15 years after it closed down.
THE Kangaroo Island abattoir is showing signs of life 15 years after it closed down.

Livestock

Stock & Land

Buyers market at Wangaratta

STEERS sold to $630 at the Wangaratta store sale on Friday last week where about 800 cattle were yarded.
STEERS sold to $630 at the Wangaratta store sale on Friday last week where about 800 cattle were yarded.
Stock & Land

Mother Nature dints Gippsland dairy confidence

Flood, fires and drought have curbed the confidence of Gippsland dairy farmers over the past 12 months, according to a national annual survey conducted by Dairy Australia.

Cattle deaths at Qld research station

The RSPCA has backed an investigation into the deaths of 46 heifers at a state government research station.

Agribusiness

Queensland Country Life

AA Co sells Central Highland property

THE Australian Agricultural Company has sold a 19404ha (48,000 acre) portion of its Goonoo aggregation at Comet on the Central Highlands.

CPC loss 'due to live ex ban'

AUSTRALIA'S largest live cattle exporter, Consolidated Pastoral, has taken a $34 million hit on the value of its property portfolio.
AUSTRALIA'S largest live cattle exporter, Consolidated Pastoral, has taken a $34 million hit on the value...

Horticulture

Stock Journal

State fruit fly threat grows

INDUSTRY will have to pay for increased roadblocks entering South Australia in response to a heightened risk of fruit fly infestation, according to Agriculture Minister Gail Gago.
INDUSTRY will have to pay for increased roadblocks entering South Australia in response to a heightened...

Pollination services drive carrot seed production

SOME horticultural producers may see paying for pollination services as a necessary cost, but for one Australian seed company it has made them a world leader in carrot seed production.
SOME horticultural producers may see paying for pollination services as a necessary cost, but for one...
Farmonline Australia North Queensland Register Queensland Country Life The Land Stock and Land Stock Journal Farm Weekly Fairfax Agricultural Media
 SEND...
 SAVE...
FavouritesFavourites
Del.icio.usDel.icio.us
 SHARE...
FacebookFacebook
DiggDigg
StumbleUponStumbleUpon
MySpaceMySpace
RedditReddit
NewsvineNewsvine
LinkedInLinkedIn
KwoffKwoff
TwitterTwitter