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Ag In Brief

Meat and Livestock Australia delivers five-year Strategic Plan to drive productivity, profitability and sustainability Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) has released a bold new vision...

Chickpeas and their benefits

No doubt about it, "when you are on a good thing, stick to it" or variations as such, are a major saying by many...

Ag In Brief

Australian beef producers signal confidence and stability amid shifting conditions The latest Beef Producer Intentions Survey (BPIS) released by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has...

Frost damage in chickpeas

With the fairly chilly weather around, I believe it is appropriate to discuss frost effects in our current chickpea crops and the damage it...

Ag In Brief

Australian Beef Sustainability Framework welcomes five new Steering Group members The Australian Beef Sustainability Framework (ABSF) has announced the appointment of five new members to...

Ag In Brief

Australian Beef Sustainability Framework welcomes EU recognition of land management practices The Australian Beef Sustainability Framework (ABSF) has welcomed the announcement from the European Commission...

Early chickpea flowering observed in CQ

It’s mid-June, and in a well-grown Central Queensland chickpea crop, flowers are starting to appear. Thanks to Alex Doyle, a great young agronomist in Central...

An important acknowledgement and win for ag

Last week AgForce stood beside our State Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett at the Far North Queensland Field Days as he announced some of...

Calls falling on deaf ears

There’s growing concern in agriculture circles about the overreach by the Queensland Police Service’s Weapons Licensing Branch (WLB) applying increasing restrictions on farmers’ legitimate...

Rethinking planters and herbicides in northern cropping

I have mentioned before this relatively new farming practice of IBS in a planting or sowing operation. IBS stands for "incorporated by sowing", and it...

Harvesting plans start at planting

The photo attached is of an age-old piece of machinery—a rubber-tyred roller—that is still very important for various cropping options. Farm machinery has certainly changed...

CQLX Market Report

Gracemere combined agents saw a steady yarding of 2,673 head, come to hand on Wednesday, 7 May, consisting of 1,215 steers, 952 heifers, 343...

Brent’s legacy lives on

There's plenty of big-hearted donors in Gladstone who love to channel a flannel and willingly roll up their sleeves to Bleed 4 Brent. Some of...