Warra residents face outdoor water ban
Residents in the Darling Downs' town of Warra will be banned from using town water supplies outdoors from this weekend.
View ArticleSE Qld dams set to benefit as rain continues to fall
SEQWater says there is a chance south-east Queensland dams could be boosted, as welcome rain overnight continues to fall across the region.
View ArticleTownsville records wettest June
Townsville in north Queensland has officially recorded its wettest June since records began in 1940.
View ArticleAust's largest piggery sold
Australia's biggest piggery, on southern Queensland's Darling Downs, has been sold for an undisclosed price.
View ArticleGovt urged to protect farmland
Farmers from the northern Darling Downs are calling for the Queensland Government to protect iconic farming land from mining.
View ArticleCoroner urges Warrego Hwy revamp
A coroner is calling for a review and upgrade of parts of the Warrego Highway in southern Queensland.
View ArticleFood, fuel slowly getting to Western Downs
Food supplies are gradually getting through to flood-ravaged parts of Queensland's Western Downs, but many towns are still facing problems with water supplies.
View ArticleDowns' flood warning network to be extended
The Western Downs Mayor says residents will be safer after the installation of new flood warning devices.
View ArticleWestern Downs to get more flood gauges
More flood gauges will be installed on Queensland's western Darling Downs to increase flood preparedness.
View ArticleQld GM cotton farmer says court decision is 'sensible'
With very little canola grown in Queensland, the GM debate in the sunshine state is focussed on cotton. Jeff Bidstrup is from Warra on Queensland's Darling Downs and has farmed GM cotton since it was...
View ArticleGrain grower Wade Bidstrup and Pentag Nidera trading manager Matthew Paterson...
Grain grower Wade Bidstrup and Pentag Nidera trading manager Matthew Paterson say rainfall has boosted Queensland's summer crop prospects. Read more.
View ArticleQueensland crops benefit from summer rain
Nicely timed rain has boosted Australia's sorghum crop.
View ArticleKittens and puppies overrun animal shelter in breeding boom
Dozens of abandoned kittens and puppies are overwhelming south-east Queensland animal shelters, prompting a desperate cry for help.
View ArticleWestern Downs' flood warning alert stations finished
The second round of a million-dollar flood warning system update has been completed on southern Queensland's Western Downs.
View ArticleEarly sorghum fails to impress in southern Queensland
Sorghum is being harvested a fortnight earlier in southern Queensland, with growers speculating it may be the earliest end to a season on record.
View ArticleGrain grower Brendan Taylor says his early planted sorghum has struggled in...
Grain grower Brendan Taylor from the Warra, near Jandowae on the Darling Downs says an early planting combined with climactic conditions has led to what he believes may be one of the earliest harvest...
View ArticlePlenty of grain is being harvested in southern Queensland, says AgForce...
AgForce grains president Wayne Newton says there are a number of growers in southern Queensland harvesting early.
View ArticleWarra farmer Brendan Taylor explained significant numbers of both mice and...
Grain grower Brendan Taylor said the holes being dug by pigs hunting mice in their underground nests are large enough to damage farm machinery.
View ArticleMice-hunting pigs creating havoc for Queensland farmers
In some of Queensland's best known grain growing country pigs are digging huge holes to uncover underground mice nests in paddocks.
View ArticleCartel charges for farmers collectively culling piglets to cut costs
Australia's pork producers are warned they may face criminal cartel charges if they collectively cull piglets to reduce pork supply.
View ArticleBOM issues flash flooding warning for Sunshine Coast after 'intense rainfall'
The Bureau of Meteorology issues warnings for dangerous and "life-threatening" flash flooding after a large downpour, with parts of the Sunshine Coast reporting falls of 79 millimetres in an hour.
View ArticleMan's body pulled from river, as storms lash South East Queensland
Severe storms continue to batter South East Queensland, with heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding and seeing rescuers pull a man's body from a Sunshine Coast river.
View ArticleWheat allergy, intolerance breakthrough could see harmful proteins bred out...
Researchers have identified all the immune reactive proteins, then mapped and identified the parts causing chronic wheat ailments, giving growers a path to develop new lines.
View ArticleFloods cause havoc in Queensland's south
There have been a series of rescues throughout Queensland's south after residents were trapped by floodwaters.
View ArticleVolatile summer conditions increase storm risk for southern Queensland
The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts increased storm activity across the region in the next two days, while high temperatures also have firefighters on alert.
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