Rural

3 December 2025

$500M beef corridor upgrade

CONSTRUCTION has officially started on the first project under the Australian and Queensland Governments landmark $500 million Queensland Beef Roads program, which will progressively upgrade and seal critical freight routes across an area the size o...

3 December 2025

Branding laws under review

THE State Government is working with beef producers to update a one-hundred-year-old law governing livestock identification.A roundtable with livestock experts will be convened by the Minister for Primary Industries today to discuss Queensland’s liv...

19 November 2025

Farming better mental health

A GROWING mental-health crisis in rural and regional Australia is putting pressure on support services, with new data showing almost half of Australian farmers have experienced depression and 64 per cent have dealt with anxiety. Forty-five per ce...

13 November 2025

Mozzies in firing line

MOSQUITOS are being swatted away in Moreton Bay with the first aerial treatment taking place over the weekend. Tasked with tackling nuisance mozzies is Council’s Vector Control Team (VCT), who have been closely monitoring rainfall and tide levels, wh...

5 November 2025

$60 million to build drought resilience

QUEENSLAND’S regional communities and primary producers are set to benefit from nearly $60 million in funding over the next 4 years, thanks to a landmark collaboration between the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund and the Queensland G...

2 November 2025

Agri trade mission bolsters Indonesia links

Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett led the mission alongside a range of industry representatives, highlighting the vital role of international partnerships in achieving the State’s ambitious goal of boosting primary production output to $30 bil...

13 October 2025

Cottoning into strong season

With early crops already sprouting in Queensland and the Northern Territory, and southern growers preparing to begin once temperatures rise, industry experts are predicting a strong year ahead. Cotton Australia General Manager Michael Murray said the...

9 October 2025

Record-breaking ag boom

The significant increase has been delivered through strong performance across key commodities including: The State Government is now delivering Primary Industries Prosper 2050 – the largest sector-wide consultation ever undertaken – which sets a long...

3 October 2025

Reel in big prize on QLD-wide fi shing comp

Running from September 20 to October 6, the SIPS 25 Fishing Competition offers more than $27,000 in prizes across all 61 participating dams and weirs. Local favourites include Somerset Dam, Lake Wivenhoe, Baroon Pocket Dam, Ewen Maddock Dam, and Boru...