Rural

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...

3 October 2025

Providing certainty for Queensland timber

More than 370 Queenslanders—including industry and conservation groups, Indigenous representatives, businesses, landowners, and individuals—contributed to the 25-year plan to help shape the future of the forestry and timber industry. The QFTP forms p...

14 September 2025

$2.3 million to help grow local workforces in QLD

Over a dozen industry and community groups will receive grants of up to $200,000 to support disadvantaged jobseekers in connecting with employers, particularly in South East and Far North Queensland’s construction sector. These projects focus on youn...

8 September 2025

Speckle Park thrive

At their property in Colinton, in the heart of the Somerset Region, Ivery Downs Speckle Park has built a reputation for demonstrating just how well Speckle Park cattle perform under local conditions. More than seven years ago, the Jones family began ...

8 September 2025

Cattle markets – LAIDLEY

908 head were sold at Stariha Auctions Laidley cattle sale on Thursday. The strong trend in market values continued, with competition for all descriptions of cattle. With cattle sourced from Boonah to Gympie, a number of first time vendors sold. Rodn...

4 September 2025

Speckle Park thrive

More than seven years ago, the Jones family began running Speckle Park bulls exclusively across their 1,000-head commercial herd. The results were immediate – improved carcase quality, quicker finishing times and cattle that maintained condition even...

25 August 2025

Advisory group to drive ‘once in a lifetime’ water project

The Lockyer Valley and Somerset Water Security Scheme (LVSWSS) is a joint venture between the two councils, growers, and industry. It aims to utilise the Western Corridor Recycled Water Scheme—built after the Millennium Drought to provide purified re...

10 August 2025

New IRIS lab to power sugar industry growth

The IRIS facility serves as a one-stop hub for cutting-edge sugar science, providing faster results, greater precision, and tailored solutions for growers and millers. Supported by a $2.8 million government investment, the lab will drive crucial rese...