Queensland Country Hour

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Explore what it takes to put food on plates around the world, with our team of specialist reporters covering the big issues of rural life.

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October 16, 202654 min

Queensland Country Hour

What's behind the red hot run that's seen chickpea prices surge, the PBR heads to Mackay, and and early taste of Queensland Rum Day celebrations.

October 14, 202654 min

Queensland Country Hour

A Texas hay grower welcomes much-needed rain, Australia's largest dairy company, Lactalis, has a new CEO, and how northern cattle breeds are changing and adapting.

October 13, 202654 min

Queensland Country Hour

Grain growers race the rain to bring in the crop, the ACCC launches federal court action against some of Australia's biggest egg producers, and concerns the suspension of fire ant baiting on export-certified organic properties has gone on too long.

October 12, 202654 min

Queensland Country Hour

Graziers urged to be vigilant as out of season three day sickness takes hold in the North, the rare condition that could explain a heifer born with extra legs, and farmland values are up, but the number of sales in Queensland has dipped.

October 9, 202654 min

Queensland Country Hour

The National EPA uses its new compliance powers for the first time, stopping land clearing on a Queensland cattle station near the Great Barrier Reef, The federal government backs down on changes to disaster recovery funding, and Happy World Egg Day!

October 8, 202654 min

Queensland Country Hour

A bookkeeper jailed for 12 years for defrauding almost $2.8 million from the farming family that employed her for nearly 20 years, the Coalition promises to resurrect the ag visa if elected, and meet the new boss of Elders.

October 7, 202654 min

Queensland Country Hour

A landmark High Court ruling could have implications for the way Queensland coal mines and expansions are assessed for their climate impacts, Guzman Y Gomez under fire over pork imports, and the final day of action at Brahman Week.

October 6, 202654 min

Queensland Country Hour

A prominent think-tank's pitch to farmers on government-run supermarkets, Cattle Australia's proposal to raise the transaction levy from $5 to $6, and using technology to track the maternal fitness of cattle.

October 5, 202654 min

Queensland Country Hour

Varroa mite has been detected for the first time in a Townsville bee hive, a review of Central Queensland's water plans prompts a call for a dam on the Fitzroy River, and Brahman Week kicks off in Gracemere.

October 2, 202654 min