Kallee Buchanan

A charity tasked with supplying hay to flood-affected graziers says fears fodder drops are being held up by biosecurity concerns over red fire ants are unfounded.

Western Queensland graziers say they're in for a long recovery as they begin to assess livestock losses from record-breaking floods.

The inland freight route is meant to keep Queensland open for business during disasters, but five years after the $1 billion "second Bruce" upgrade was announced no real work has been done.

Growers rushed to pick, pack and truck their bananas out before the rain started, but say it will be difficult to restock supermarket shelves after significant flood damage.

Growers fear the time it takes to cut up a pineapple and clean the mess off the chopping board is behind flatlining sales.

An Australian beef exporter caught up in a trade war with China says the company has learned not to become overly reliant on a single market.

Frustrated with how long it takes for research ideas to become reality, fruit, vegetable and nut growers invest millions in high-risk startups.

John Russell had a vision to mechanise a dangerous and expensive job that costs mines up to $500,000 an hour, and now the federal government will invest in the company he founded thanks to the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation.

A fire started by "frightening lightning" has burned $30,000 worth of cattle feed as parts of Queensland continue to swelter through extreme heat, fires, and storms.

Ornamental pumpkins, sought after in the US for their weird shapes and unique colours, have exploded in popularity as Halloween decorations — and they are helping to make farms sustainable.

It's one of Australia's worst infrastructure failures, a time bomb counting down to catastrophe for a city and farming community unaware of the threat until one man's alarming discovery.

A foreign company has acquired Australia's biggest cotton ginning business for about $160 million, ending an eight-month bidding war and intervention by the competition watchdog.

Would-be premier David Crisafulli has told the state's agriculture sector that the LNP will "supercharge" farming productivity if elected, committing to a $30 million funding boost.

Once considered a luxury, avocados have stayed cheap throughout the cost-of-living crisis. But while consumers are cheering, farmers are looking to other markets to absorb an oncoming glut.

Growers will now be able to offer PALM workers 120 hours of labour averaged over four weeks rather than having to guarantee them 30 hours of employment per week.

DNA testing has confirmed invasive fire ants found at a southern Queensland army base are linked to the existing Brisbane infestation, prompting calls for an audit of all Defence land.

An outbreak of invasive fire ants in one of the largest catchments of the Murray-Darling Basin has experts worried four states could be affected if the pest spreads.

While other teens saved up for a car or a new phone, 15-year-old Matilda Herron was saving up for her first bull. But when that chance came, it was through an unexpected tragedy.

Australian observers warn there is a global cost to agricultural policy made in response to protests, as farmers in Europe and India escalate their campaigns for better prices and fewer regulations.

Cilla Pershouse admits she "lost her sense of self" after the birth of her third child, but help came in the unexpected form of a new colleague at her farm — a border collie puppy named Ash Barky.

Tens of thousands of Queenslanders living downstream are told the poor quality of concrete used in the 300,000-megalitre dam's spillway means it cannot be safely mended or reinforced, as the state government prepares plans to rebuild it.

After lowering Paradise Dam's wall due to safety concerns, its operator Sunwater now says a $1.2 billion plan to restore it won't be enough to make Bundaberg's main agricultural water store safe.

South-east Queensland has been hit by more than 3.5 million lightning strikes in the past three weeks, compared to just 38,000 strikes at the same time last year.

Rural women have been building a sense of camaraderie and prioritising their own health and wellbeing as they enjoy their country lifestyle at the Cowgirls Gathering.

It may look like a typical cattle paddock north of Brisbane, but this soil is doing much more than producing grass to feed the animals.