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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...

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Melon 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...

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Roses 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...

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Here’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...

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Revealed! 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...

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Susan’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...

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Landline 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...

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Why 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...

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Woolies 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...

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Bugs 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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