Rural Review

Beef cattle record numbers forecast

AUSTRALIA is forecast to produce a record 2.79 million tonnes of beef in 2025, driven by stable carcase weights and increased slaughter according to Meat & Livestock Australia. Despite a slight easing in herd numbers, the national cattle herd is...

Wendy Creighton

10 Sep 2025

Rural Review

Developing robots, drones and AI for the agricultural space

DRONES, robots and artificial intelligence are being tested and trialled by Australian researchers looking for ways to make producing easier and agriculture more productive.

Lara Hart

03 Sep 2025

Rural Review

Weeding out what’s good for bioenergy

THERE is a laboratory in Ipswich where invasive weed species are being converted into renewable bioenergy.

Lara Hart

27 Aug 2025

Rural Review

The ‘clucky’ country, new formula for a sustainable industry

AUSTRALIAN families eat a lot of chicken, about 50 kilograms a person a year.

Lara Hart

27 Aug 2025

Rural Review

US consumers willing to spend on Aussie grown beef

AUSTRALIA is now the global leader in total volume of beef exports to the US, overtaking Canada and Brazil.

Lara Hart

20 Aug 2025

Rural Review

From pest to plate, when hunting is for purpose

DURING Covid, a Sunshine Coast couple put a dream in motion and started Wild Venison, a wild deer harvesting business.

Lara Hart

20 Aug 2025

Rural Review

Jeff sets the foundations for a great career

BEAUDESERT trainer Jeff Dunn is doing it his way and succeeding, recently notching his first big win and having his best season.

Peter Foley

13 Aug 2025

Rural Review

Harvey Droughtmaster wins honours in eating quality

ANOTHER prestigious win at the Brisbane RNA is confirmation for Roadvale graziers, Jim and Margaret Harvey, that they are buying the right bulls.

Wendy Creighton

13 Aug 2025

Rural Review

Bred for quality, buyers bid higher on Black Angus

BEFORE establishing a commercial cattle stud, Gary and Suzanne Turrisi analysed the market to make sure the decision was sound.

Lara Hart

06 Aug 2025

Rural Review

Safety week fat checking farmers

LAST week was National Farm Safety Week, and with it a gentle nudge to take care of mental and physical health.

Lara Hart

06 Aug 2025

Rural Review

Instinctual farming keeps growers going

INSTINCT honed over four generations plays a key role in the successes achieved by Lockyer Valley-based growers, the Qualischefskies.

Lara Hart

30 Jul 2025

Rural Review

Sticking point, fresh produces’ last straw

THEY are little stickers found on fruit and vegetables in supermarkets that become 110-tonnes of plastic waste in Australian landfills.

Lara Hart

30 Jul 2025

Rural Review

Madame Jeanette is too hot to handle

WHAT is small, comes in different colours and can make a grown man cry?

Lara Hart

30 Jul 2025

Rural Review

Dave’s shooting for a better state of mind

WE all have our trusty go-to place to try and escape the daily grind.

Peter Foley

23 Jul 2025

Rural Review

Advancements in agriculture and new possibilities for producers

MODERN innovation and invention are not relegated to computer coding, the agricultural industry is making major strides and changing the way the things are done.

Lara Hart

23 Jul 2025

Rural Review

Irrigation discount extension welcomed by producer groups

PRODUCERS who have irrigation supplied by Sunwater and Seqwater owned schemes automatically received a 15 percent discount and this discount was just extended for an additional two years.

Lara Hart

23 Jul 2025

Rural Review

Regional opportunities ripe for the picking

THERE is potential for career growth and wealth creation in regional areas like the Scenic Rim, but it’s going untapped and that’s something academics like Professor Ben Lyons wants to change.

Lara Hart

16 Jul 2025

Rural Review

Don’t mince words, definition of meat under scrutiny

RURAL Review reported how scientists grew meat in a laboratory a couple of years ago but proof of concept happened 10 years before that.

Lara Hart

16 Jul 2025

Rural Review

Farmland values eclipse residential land increases

RISES in agricultural land values have outpaced all property types in the last 20 years.

Wendy Creighton

09 Jul 2025