Queensland Country Hour
Friday, November 21, 2008
- Land battle for Tully intensifies
- New QSL chairman flags bright future
- Reef meetings begin this weekend
- Industry raises concerns about Worker Scheme
- Caring for country funding finally starts to roll
- Deputy PM holds mine meeting in Dalby
- 'Australia' film to help labor shortage?
- Livestock summary
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Queensland Features
Flash flooding wreaks havoc in South East Queensland
Lockyer Valley mayor Steve Jones says the Lockyer Creek in Queensland is higher than he's seen it in more than a decade.
Automatic fodder plant opens doors
The world's largest automatic barley sprouting system is located in an industrial area in Toowoomba, Queensland but could have applications all over the world.
Shearing time for the Longreach DPI
Lambs have been bred by the Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries to see how suitable their traits are to northern pasture regions.
Harvest time for world record wheat
It's harvest time for the Coggan family, but this year it's different. They're taking off the crop that earned them the world record for the most wheat planted in a 24-hour period and it's the best season they've had for 30 years.
Shearing - a backbreaking job for any age
Even though they may be young, the Longreach Agricultural College students say shearing sheep is a job a lot harder than they thought.
Eagle eyes protection
A far north Queensland farmer has recruited bird trainer Mark Culleton and his tame wedge-tailed eagle called Des to keep unwanted cockatoos and magpie geese off his crops.
Private forestry potential in Queensland
Demand for hardwood timber from private land in southeast Queensland is on the rise as crown allocations are locked up.
Anger at cattle train cancellations in Queensland
Queensland Rail's decision to cut livestock services has angered one of Australia's largest beef processors.
Good times for Queensland gold mine
A south east Queensland gold mine has set a new production record, increased exploration and it's confident it can make the most of a steady gold price.
Case Study - Keeping active whilst ageing
The funding was for the purchase and installation of a gymnasium to keep seniors active, and at the same time make it available to other people in the community for the purpose of fitness and exercise...