Enterprise

Richard Kinnon (right) with his two sons IT’S three years since Longreach saw decent rain-bearing clouds but for one drought-affected family, there are positive signs. The Kinnon family, which runs a tourism business in Longreach, has been encouraged by the number of city Australians who are coming out to support them during what has been …. more

Sunshine Coast Hinterland Feijoa farmers, Peter Heineger and Sally Hookey. Acres Australia continues to follow the progress of Queensland’s Belli Park,  feijoa farmers, Sally Hookey and Peter Heineger of Hinterland Feijoas, since their initial orchard planting in 2008, through to their first commercial feijoa fruit harvest in 2011, continuing on to the development of their value-added lines in 2012. …. more

The Institute for Agriculture and the Environment research team includes Dr Geoff Slaughter, pictured above, and Professor Julie Cotter. A UNIVERSITY of Southern Queensland (USQ) research team has secured Federal Government funding to examine what makes a farm business successful. The Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) funding will go towards the Understanding Australian …. more

Discerning fresh food buyers at Eveleigh Farmers’ Market, Sydney. NEW national consumer research has examined where Australians typically shop for their fresh vegetables – and the results may surprise mainstream fresh food retailers. The Colmar Brunton Omnibus Survey (conducted in January and February 2014) on behalf of the Australian Farmers’ Markets Association (AFMA) reports that …. more

Scott Edwards, of Diamondvale Pasture and Farm Improvements, fertilises a second paddock on the farm with the liquid organic soil conditioner diluted in a 200-litre drum of water and sprayed through hoses attached to the tynes of a tractor’s Yeoman ripper.   FOR more than a decade organic soil specialist Bevan McLeod has been criss-crossing …. more