1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (387+ words) It was wins for the girls all round in the cattle ring at Farm Fest 2026 on Thursday, June 4. Following the announcement of the grand champion female as the supreme exhibit of the 2026 Farm Fest Simmental Fleckvieh Feature Show, the Fantastic…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (600+ words) An exhibitor making his Farm Fest debut with a bull brand new to the show circuit was crowned grand champion bull in the feature show on Wednesday, June 3. Delelvin Watch Out, exhibited by Delelvin Simmental Fleckvieh, Tamworth, won grand champion…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (443+ words) The seven-hour trip to compete in the 2026 Farm Fest Feature Show proved well worth the effort for one Tamworth Simmental Fleckvieh stud. Rob Maxwell, stud principal at Delelvin Simmental Fleckvieh, Tamworth, NSW, won grand champion male yesterday, before taking out…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago  (477+ words) Crop protection and nutritional solutions supplier Sumitomo Chemical Australia is urging growers to focus on efficiency strategies to boost crop resilience as they navigate rising fertiliser costs and the global supply shortage. Sumitomo marketing and business development manager, Jock Leys,…...

11+ hour, 22+ min ago  (758+ words) Let me tell you what carbon farming actually looks like on my place. It looks like the same paddocks I've always cropped. The same wheat, barley and canola rotations. The same machinery, the same team, the same early mornings. The…...

11+ hour, 13+ min ago  (707+ words) Queensland's Rohan and Sarah Parkinson are undaunted by big picture thinking, instead embracing the thrill of a business challenge - their vision supercharged thanks to a keen nose for opportunity. Among the demands of raising a young family, succession, and seasonal…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (29+ words) Queensland Country Life Meet the 19-year-old making waves as a rare female cattle auctioneer...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (560+ words) Running a grazing property requires a careful balance of managing land, livestock, and the unpredictable forces of nature. For Megan and Terry Dunne, who operate Shawlands, a 3, 800-hectare commercial breeding and backgrounding property in the Biloela district of Central Queensland,…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (455+ words) Ray and Jolie Stanley, who run a thriving cattle, cropping and hay property in Thangool, south of Biloela, are proof that investing in resilience pays off. Good planning and collaboration have transformed their farming operation into a sustainable and productive…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (380+ words) The last few months have been challenging for Queensland farmers and regional communities, still trying to come to terms with nebulous environmental reforms and now grappling with fuel, fertiliser and plastics shortages and subsequent price volatility. Adding to these challenging…...