Queensland Country Hour

After months of dry the rain has come. For some it's well timed, for others it's smack bang in the middle of an already tough harvest. And should Australia walk away from its free trade deal with Europe?

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.  

Fire ants have re-infested parts of Queensland's suppression zone after treatment was paused on export-certified organic farms, outrage as draft report recommends pineapple imports from India and Indonesia, and Charleville's meatworks celebrates 30 years. of operation. 

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.

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.  

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. 

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!

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. 

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. 

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.