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Category Archives: agriculture
Sweet success for North Queensland mango growers
Renowned mango grower awarded rights for three new “elite” varieties
Ekka “full steam ahead” despite covid cloud looming
Ekka is on track to return next month after a two year hiatus.
Calls mount to close Bali border over FMD threat
Bali foot and mouth disease threat on agenda at 400M Agrifood Innovation Forum
Industry slams “political point scoring” amid FMD threat
Farmers and industry leaders call for action and an end to politics over FMD threat
Could this tiny tree be our next big cash crop?
By CAITLIN CROWLEY CHARLEVILLE could become home to Australia’s first commercial argan tree crop, if an experimental trial underway just outside the outback town proves successful. The first argan trees have just been planted at a local trial site after several years of research driven by two entrepreneurial Toowoomba brothers, with support from Murweh ShireContinue reading “Could this tiny tree be our next big cash crop?”
Country charcoal fires up new industry for Charleville
A Charleville charcoal manufacturer is on the cusp of breaking into new markets.
Granite Belt wine finds its identity in innovation
The Granite Belt wine industry is embracing its unique identity as the home of alternative varieties.
$1.3m worth of cotton targeted in “malicious” act
Policer investigating vandalism to $1.3 million worth of cotton bales
Smartphone camera tech coming to Toowoomba
By CAITLIN CROWLEY AN AUSTRALIAN ag-tech company is allowing farmers to instantly unlock the true value of food and fibre with the click of a smartphone camera. Zondii, whose head office is in Armidale in country New South Wales, has developed technology which picks up unique biochemical markers to detect the quality, purity and originContinue reading “Smartphone camera tech coming to Toowoomba”