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Forget grass, these cows are tucking into popcorn

IT COULD be a while before they get seats in the cinema, but cattle at UQ Gatton are already chowing down on their own...

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25th June 2013 6:06 AM

STUDY: Amy Anstis with the popped sorghum grain at UQ Gatton. The university is researching feeding cattle popped sorghum.

Dalby's sorghum harvest hit hard by floodwater

DALBY farmers are counting their losses after floodwater swamped dozens of properties at sorghum harvest time.

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06th March 2013 8:03 AM

Homes and many crops were inundated when the Myall Creek flooded in Dalby.

Cecil Plains irrigators hoping for sunshine

CECIL Plains irrigator Graham Clapham is hoping for sunshine.

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05th March 2013 6:03 AM

Cecil Plains irrigators face anxious wait to assess impact of recent rains.

Officers to deal with wild dogs

NEW frontline officers in Central Queensland will be dedicated to destroying wild dogs and protecting crops.

sorghum wild dogs

07th Aug. 2012 6:08 AM

Mr McVeigh said researchers in Longreach and Rockhampton were investigating ways to manage native and improved pastures, and sown forages, for the beef industry.

It's bloomin' great

DARLING Downs grain growers are preparing to harvest one of the best crops in years after near perfect summer conditions...

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31st Jan. 2012 10:01 AM

Felton farmer Bob Free stands among a bumper sunflower crop. His sunflower and sorghum fields have come to life in what he says is one of the best seasons in years.

Weather may affect sorghum sterility

SORGHUM experts have warned farmers to be vigilant against sorghum sterility ahead of the coming season.

rural weekly sorghum weather

18th Sept. 2011 3:09 PM

Queensland Government principal plant pathologist Stephen Neate assesses sterile sorghum heads.