Live cattle exports explained
The growing divide between city and country is often talked about. It used to be that many of us had a ‘country cousin’ who provided an insight into the challenges and benefits of life on the land. But...
View ArticleMelon Madness
So you think you’re busy? Wait until you read the story of Mike and Margot Black. They give new meaning to the word. This family grows seedless watermelons in two states on farms 3300km apart. But...
View ArticleRoses are Red
Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day – the universal day of love. Truth be told I’m not a huge fan of these commercialised ‘days’ … Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, V Day. That said I won’t turn down a lovely bunch...
View ArticleHere’s a cracking QLD condiment
As you sprinkle pepper over your dinner have you ever thought about where it came from and who grew it? Chances are your pepper has travelled a long way to your dinner table, with the bulk of...
View ArticleRevealed! Carrot growing secrets
In the 10 years I’ve been married to a carrot farmer I have lost count of the number of wonky carrot photographs I’ve been sent – unsolicited – from friends and colleagues. Their motivation is to share...
View ArticleSusan’s passionate about her meat
When Susan McDonald’s younger brother Zanda was killed in a farm accident in April 2013 he knew what she must do. The working mum of three quit her job as chief-of-staff to Natural Resources Minster...
View ArticleLandline celebrates the mighty carrot
We’ve just hosted our third Kalfresh Carrot Field Day, an event which started as a bit of experiment to see if carrot eaters were interested in coming to see how the orange veg is grown, picked, washed...
View ArticleWhy are our priorities so askew?
Do you ever line up at the supermarket checkout and have a sticky beak at what other people are buying? I do. All the time. I also loiter around the fruit and vegetable section, just observing how...
View ArticleWoolies farmers take the stage
Prime Time TV is not the natural habitat for most farmers but Queensland banana farmer Dennis Howe says if it means helping to sell more fresh Australian-grown food he’ll do it. That’s why he agreed to...
View ArticleBugs beneficial for crops & farmers
So you think you have a bug problem? Spare a thought for Dan Papacek. This Mundubbera-based entomologist breeds bugs – millions of them – to help farmers fight pests in their crops. Papacek heads the...
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