Queensland Country Hour

Costs are rising, but only a small portion of students will get help from the federal government. 

As prices lift, farmers are turning to tech to prevent the next price crash. 

Rural news and events from Queensland and across Australia.

Most honey imported into Australia comes from China, with the remainder coming from countries including New Zealand, Argentina and Brazil.

This is angering some beekeepers, who say cheap imported honey is pushing prices down to unsustainable levels.  

Rural news and events from Queensland and across Australia.

Westmoreland Station in the lower Gulf of Carpentaria received a record 332 millimetres of rain in the last 24 hours with grazier Justin Gould wishing the system would move on for his cattle's sake and while the deluge continues RFDS psychologist Dr Tim Driscoll is urging people to reach out and support community members during the huge rain event.

Record rainfall from ex tropical cyclone Kirrily this week has flooded a cattle property called Kynuna Station outside the north western town of Kynuna in outback Queensland but some quick thinking saved the lives of thousands of cattle.

Agricultural shows are embracing new ideas to make sure the annual gatherings are as resilient as the towns they represent, as the high cost-of-living threatens the rural tradition. 

Having lost entire crops due to floods and wild weather in the past two years, Shannon Moss was hopeful that 2024 was going to be a good, productive year. 

But that changed overnight. 

Rural news and events from Queensland and across Australia.