Rural

10 June 2025

Rural role model

The 26-year-old will represent Queensland at the national finals of the Rural Ambassador of the Year competition at the Adelaide Royal Show in September, where she’ll join peers from across Australia to champion regional industries and communities. S...

9 June 2025

Farm safety campaign launches

THE State Government has launched the 2026 Farm Safety Calendar Competition to raise awareness of potential hazards on farms and in rural communities. Now open to all Queensland primary school children from Prep to Year 6, the competition blends arti...

9 June 2025

Cattle markets – LAIDLEY

374 head were yarded at Stariha Auctions Laidley cattle sale on Thursday. The market was stronger across the board for all descriptions of steers. A limited number of cows were sold, selling to a firm market. Heifers also sold to increased rates. Ros...

6 June 2025

Helping wheat beat the heat

Published in Cell Host & Microbe, the study shows that drought-stressed wheat produces a natural compound, 4-oxoproline, around its roots. This acts as a chemical signal to attract helpful soil microbes like Streptomyces and Leifsonia. These microbes...

23 May 2025

New leadership to drive Qld’s rural support agency forward

Minister for Regional and Rural Development, Dale Last, has announced four new Board appointments, including QRIDA’s first female Chair, Caitlin McConnel. A sixth-generation farmer and senior lawyer, Ms McConnel joins new Directors Bruce Vandersee, D...

21 May 2025

Urgent Appeal to Support Farmer Mental Health Plight

Right now, farmers across rural Australia are silently battling mental health challenges. Drought, floods, rising costs and isolation are pushing many to breaking point. Farmers die by suicide at rates 59% higher than the national average. Nearly hal...

16 May 2025

QPS is shutting the gate on rural crime

Shut the Gate on Rural Crime is a campaign designed to address the unique challenges of rural crime through targeted educational resources and a regional roadshow, where landowners can meet with QPS officers. As part of the campaign, a dedicated Rura...

8 May 2025

Australian farmland values hit record high

The national median price per hectare increased by 6.9 per cent to a record $10,231/ha with a total of 4.7 million hectares of land traded, representing an area larger in size than Denmark. The number of farmland sales in Australia rose 5.8 per cent ...

30 April 2025

Long weekends a welcome break, but farmers still facing harsh conditions

From flooding in Western Queensland to ongoing dry spells across South Australia and South West Victoria, life on the land remains incredibly demanding — and Easter offers little reprieve. For over a decade, Rural Aid has stood shoulder to shoulder w...