All posts tagged "Queensland"

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  Small Farms

  Light and caffeine improve driver alertness

  Bright light combined with caffeine can improve driving performance and alertness of chronically sleep deprived young drivers, according to a QUT road...

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  News and Views

  Why parents are the new “heroes” in policing young drivers

  Parents are vital in encouraging their children to obey the road rules and young drivers are keen to show their parents they...

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  Broadacre

  International plant health conference confirmed for Australia

  Plant pathology and biosecurity researchers, students, educators and policy makers will discuss the latest developments in plant protection at Science Protecting Plant...

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  News and Views

  Chairs appointed for local irrigation schemes

  The Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) has welcomed the chair appointments of the eight local management irrigation schemes by the State Government.

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  News and Views

  Growers air their grievances at ACCC meeting

  Bundaberg horticulture growers who have experienced unfair trading at the hands of a number of wholesalers, despite a mandatory Horticulture Code of...

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  News and Views

  Mind over matter could reduce back pain anguish

  Could mindfulness and meditation be more powerful than opioids for lower back pain?

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  News and Views

  Sky’s the limit for Queensland timber construction

  Forestry Minister Leanne Donaldson opened a research centre at the University of Queensland to develop the use of timber in high-rise construction....

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  News and Views

  Billboards push for ‘fair laws for farmers’

  Billboards urging Queenslanders to “support fair laws for farmers” go up in Brisbane, Bundaberg and Townsville to drive home the message that...

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  Farm Management

  Cane growers score century for Reef and vow to bat on

  Queensland’s sugarcane growers are ensuring their industry’s long term environmental sustainability and profitability by flocking to the industry’s best management practice program,...

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  New grazing BMP expos for CQ producers

  Central Queensland is gearing up for two bumper Grazing Best Management Practice (BMP) Expos that will showcase innovation to producers across the...