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Darling Downs Wagyu blazes $50m-a-year trails in Korea

Darling Downs Wagyu blazes $50m-a-year trails in Korea

AACo looks to brands as its future.

Target, KMART to phase out mulesed wool by '23

Target, KMART to phase out mulesed wool by '23

KMART and Target will dump non-muelsed wool by 2023.

Smallgoods prices pushed high by Chinese demand

Smallgoods prices pushed high by Chinese demand

With China pushing meat prices up globally it's getting dearer for Australia's smallgoods industry.

Glamour galore at Glennie formal

Glamour galore at Glennie formal

Whether they emerged from magical Cinderella-style carriages, Kenworth prime movers or a classic American car, the graduating seniors from The Glennie School in Toowoomba were ready for their night of nights on Thursday.

Target, KMART to phase out mulesed wool by '23

Target, KMART to phase out mulesed wool by '23

KMART and Target will dump non-muelsed wool by 2023.

Food fraud being fried by innovation: TropAg

Food fraud being fried by innovation: TropAg

From big data systems that allow real time sharing of instances of food fraud to plasma rays that zap nasty pathogens, there is plenty of work being done by Australian researchers and food standards managers in the area of food defence.

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Ewes prices peaked at a national record of $402 at Naracoorte today.

Ag exporters line up for national awards

Ag exporters line up for national awards

Finalists revealed for the Australian Export Awards to be announced in Canberra next month

Boldly driving into a driverless future

Boldly driving into a driverless future

Transport has always defined how we live. The next revolution will be the biggest yet.

Food fraud being fried by innovation: TropAg

Food fraud being fried by innovation: TropAg

From big data systems that allow real time sharing of instances of food fraud to plasma rays that zap nasty pathogens, there is plenty of work being done by Australian researchers and food standards managers in the area of food defence.

Glamour galore at Glennie formal

Glamour galore at Glennie formal

Whether they emerged from magical Cinderella-style carriages, Kenworth prime movers or a classic American car, the graduating seniors from The Glennie School in Toowoomba were ready for their night of nights on Thursday.

Ag exporters line up for national awards

Ag exporters line up for national awards

Finalists revealed for the Australian Export Awards to be announced in Canberra next month

Smallgoods prices pushed high by Chinese demand

Smallgoods prices pushed high by Chinese demand

With China pushing meat prices up globally it's getting dearer for Australia's smallgoods industry.

Boldly driving into a driverless future

Boldly driving into a driverless future

Transport has always defined how we live. The next revolution will be the biggest yet.

Brymaroo mixed farming country on the market

Brymaroo mixed farming country on the market

Brymaroo property Hamlyns is being sold through an expressions of interest process through Ray White Rural.

Advantages of taking it slow in cattle production

Advantages of taking it slow in cattle production

Well-known northern beef producer Russell Lethbridge believes that slow can be better when it comes to cattle production.

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Naracoorte sets new $402 ewe record

Ewes prices peaked at a national record of $402 at Naracoorte today.

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Faces from the Cloncurry Races

Faces from the Cloncurry Races

It was a scorcher at Schumacher Park as Cloncurry celebrated its final race day for 2019 on Saturday.

Faces of the Gold City sale

Faces of the Gold City sale

See who was spotted at the Dalrymple Saleyards.

Photos from the Cloncurry Cup

Photos from the Cloncurry Cup

North west Queensland racing fans donned their finery on October 12 for the Cloncurry Cup.

Day 2 at the Brahman Week Sale

Day 2 at the Brahman Week Sale

It was another strong day for the greys at day two of Brahman week. See who witnessed the action.

Photos from the Mount Isa Spring Cup

Photos from the Mount Isa Spring Cup

Beautiful spring weather brought out the fashions and the fascinators to Buchanan Park on Saturday.

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Ag exporters line up for national awards

Ag exporters line up for national awards

Finalists revealed for the Australian Export Awards to be announced in Canberra next month

Smallgoods prices pushed high by Chinese demand

Smallgoods prices pushed high by Chinese demand

With China pushing meat prices up globally it's getting dearer for Australia's smallgoods industry.

Food fraud being fried by innovation: TropAg

Food fraud being fried by innovation: TropAg

From big data systems that allow real time sharing of instances of food fraud to plasma rays that zap nasty pathogens, there is plenty of work being done by Australian researchers and food standards managers in the area of food defence.

Drought burns $113m hole in GrainCorp trading result

Drought burns $113m hole in GrainCorp trading result

One of the worst droughts on record in eastern Australia has hit GrainCorp earnings hard

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Lobby groups push to stop GM legislation change

Lobby groups push to stop GM legislation change

Groups against genetic modification continue to lobby Australian politicians to stop controversial amendments to the Gene Technology Act.

Dairy reform delay looms as industry criticises code of conduct

Dairy reform delay looms as industry criticises code of conduct

Growing support for Labor, One Nation's mandatory floor price plan.

Time for adult conversation on climate change

Time for adult conversation on climate change

A climate scientist has said that one cool spring or a hot spell 100 years are not proof climate change is not happening.

Victoria to phase out logging of native forests

Victoria to phase out logging of native forests

Victoria has banned logging of old growth forests and will phase out logging of native forests by 2030.

Climate change not just an ethical issue

Climate change not just an ethical issue

Climate change is more than just an ethical issue - how it is managed by business has scope to have serious financial risks and rewards.

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Outback strikes gold at state tourism awards

Outback strikes gold at state tourism awards

David Elliott and the Australian Age of Dinosaurs museum have capped off an incredible year for outback tourism operators, receiving a gold award in the major tourist attraction category at the Queensland tourism awards.

RFDS bequest keeps pilots flying

RFDS bequest keeps pilots flying

There is a saying that out of tragedy, good can come, which is what has recently happened for the Royal Flying Doctor Service Queensland Section.

Muttaburra sculpts a feast for the eyes

Muttaburra sculpts a feast for the eyes

A sandstone carving of a baby dinosaur emerging, a metallic yellowbelly, and a flourishing steel grasstree are among the new sculptures that will be brightening up the small town of Muttaburra after this weekend.

Winton flying reptile find 'the best'

Winton flying reptile find 'the best'

Bob Elliott may have found fewer prehistoric fossils than his father David Elliott OAM but he says he's found the best ones.

Dirty feet dance in Julia Creek

Dirty feet dance in Julia Creek

Adjudicators from as far away as Germany have helped judge a combined 227 dance routines in the unique Dirty Feet Outback Dance Festival in Julia Creek.

Woolscour waits for tourism bonanza

Woolscour waits for tourism bonanza

While the Outback Queensland Tourism Association this week announced that visitor numbers had continued to grow in 2019 and expenditure was at an all-time high, one western Queensland attraction hasn't been feeling the love.

Merinos a cut above at Manildra

Merinos a cut above at Manildra

A hairdresser from Manildra in central West NSW is also shearing some quality wool from the family's Merino flock.

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Review of labour supply vital for horticulture

Review of labour supply vital for horticulture

Australian horticulture is plagued by the issue of undocumented workers.

Dairy industry needs political intervention

Dairy industry needs political intervention

We need our politicians to intervene and fix the market imbalance and lack of profit in our industry.

'Climate change doesn't cause fires'

'Climate change doesn't cause fires'

Opinion: Tom Marland says it's more important than even to look at practical and affordable solutions to how best manage the impacts of fire.

Does the government want us to be agrarian socialists?

Does the government want us to be agrarian socialists?

Opinion: How can the PM justify his $100m market intervention for drought hit farmers, when government can't explain how it works?

Gifts of listening and talking both medicine

Gifts of listening and talking both medicine

As she left the lush green pastures of Victoria last week, Alice Mabin knew the oasis there was about to end and the further north she drove, the more upsetting the scene would get.

Horses

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'Old' Scherzoso is ideal Cairns Newmarket winner

'Old' Scherzoso is ideal Cairns Newmarket winner

Phillip Bate analyses news from the Queensland racing scene.

Brisbane beckons more bushies

Brisbane beckons more bushies

With only four qualifying races in the Battle of the Bush racing series to be decided, the final field is slowing taking shape

Weanling thoroughbreds off to the sale

Weanling thoroughbreds off to the sale

Numerous Queensland breeders have consigned weanlings for the big sale at the Magic Millions complex and some are by first season stallions

New riders for latest Bush contenders

New riders for latest Bush contenders

City jockeys Justin Stanley and Matt McGillivray will be new riders for Stellar Knight and Malibu Magic after qualifying wins in Home Hill and Charleville, respectively.

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Luke Chaplain wraps up 2019 international rodeo tour

Luke Chaplain wraps up 2019 international rodeo tour

Cloncurry saddle bronc rider Luke Chaplain will return to Australia after huge success on the international rodeo circuit.

Prize money levy to support equine welfare

Prize money levy to support equine welfare

Phillip Bate analyses news from the Queensland racing scene.

Schafferius chases bull riding dream

Schafferius chases bull riding dream

This year, Sonny Schafferius qualified for his 10th successive national finals rodeo.

Polar Blast out of Country Cups Challenge

Polar Blast out of Country Cups Challenge

For the second time in succession Tolga trainer Janel Ryan has prepared horses that won qualifying races for the Battle of the Bush and Country Cups Challenge series but have been no-shows for the final.

Numbers game for Julia Creek's Tanya Parry

Numbers game for Julia Creek's Tanya Parry

The Cloncurry meeting on November 2 will feature 37 runners and the Tanya Parry stable will supply 20 starters.