Rural

Push for high-density, automated orchards

A multi-million program is aiming to develop smaller, high-density and automated orchards to improve crop yields and overcome labour shortages. Hort Innovation Chief

Brisbane banana breakthrough secures $30b industry

Brisbane researchers have secured the future of the global banana industry by producing a disease-resistant variety which has now been approved for consumption. Current

Regions continue to convert capital city dwellers

Regional centres like Townsville and the Sunshine Coast continue to be bolstered by Australians moving out of capital cities. The latest Regional Movers Index (RMI)

Queensland to appoint Food Farmers Commissioner

Queensland is searching for its first Food Farmers Commissioner as the State Government accepts all the recommendations of an inquiry into supermarket pricing. Premier

New $13m program targets cotton disease

A multi-million partnership between industry, government and the university sector is set to benefit Queensland cotton farmers. The $13 million program involving the

Green breakthrough in fertiliser production

A zero-emissions system which produces ammonium, needed for fertiliser, from wastewater has been developed by Australian researchers. Engineers from UNSW Sydney used a

City goes country to help rural Australia

Cowboy hats and boots will make an early winter appearance in Brisbane today as the city turns out for Big Dry Friday. Launched in 2018 by Morgans Financial Limited

Cattle drives Queensland’s agriculture sector

Queensland’s beef and meat processing industries contributed more than a third of the $22 billion the agriculture sector delivered to the state’s economy last

Beef industry benefits from US destocking

Destocking in the United States, drought in South America and a declining Chinese economy are impacting Australia’s beef industry. The latest Global Beef Market update

QUT leverages Gates’ millions for farming research

Farmers in Africa and India will benefit from QUT research which has been boosted by a $6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. With the goal of

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