Kallee Buchanan has worked as a journalist and presenter at the ABC since 2009 working in stations in Orange, Rockhampton and Bundaberg. In 2010 she won a Queensland Media Award (Clarion) for Best Radio News Report, and in 2016 she was again nominated in the category. She is currently the rural reporter for ABC Wide Bay. You can follow her on twitter at @Kallee.
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| UpdatedFarmers across Australia make the switch to solar powered irrigation pumps to reduce power costs.
Topics: irrigation, solar-energy, thorpdale-3835, childers-4660
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A Queensland labour contractor says employment programs need to be more flexible if they want to tackle the shortage of worker in rural industries.
Topics: rural, regional-development, education-industry, unemployment, rural-youth, beef-cattle, farm-labour, community-development, agricultural-policy, mount-isa-4825, maryborough-4650, boulia-4829
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Trainer Brendan Condon says more flexible agricultural training programs are needed to combat farm worker shortages.
Topics: rural, regional-development, education-industry, unemployment, rural-youth, beef-cattle, farm-labour, community-development, agricultural-policy, maryborough-4650, boulia-4829, mount-isa-4825
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The Queensland Government is working on a proposal to monitor the state's scallop stocks, after it permanently closed replenishment areas due to falling biomass.
Topics: rural, fishing-aquaculture, agricultural-policy, crop-harvesting, bundaberg-4670
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| UpdatedEquine veterinarians say the Queensland Government's decision to delay its response to a report into the Hendra virus vaccine for horses is hampering their efforts to educate horse owners.
Topics: rural, government-and-politics, livestock, veterinary-medicine, equine-production, qld
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Sue Jenkins says establishing a citrus industry in Laos is challenging, but fun.
Topics: rural, international-aid-and-trade, farm-labour, community-development, fruits, fruit, mundubbera-4626, bundaberg-4670
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| UpdatedA Queensland citrus grower takes on the extraordinary challenge of helping develop a brand new citrus industry in the South-East Asian nation of Laos.
Topics: rural, international-aid-and-trade, farm-labour, community-development, fruits, fruit, mundubbera-4626, bundaberg-4670
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A Queensland council becomes the first in the state to adopt a wood encouragement policy that will see it prioritise timber in its construction projects.
Topics: housing-industry, building-and-construction, environmentally-sustainable-business, forestry, timber, maryborough-4650, bundaberg-4670
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Canegrowers chairman Paul Schembri says the industry will be disappointed if the United States pulls out of the Trans Pacific Partnership
Topics: rural, agreements-and-treaties, globalisation---economy, economic-trends, sugar, international-aid-and-trade, trade, bundaberg-4670
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Cane growers say they will be disappointed if the United States pulls out of the Trans Pacific Partnership, which gives them new access to a lucrative market.
Topics: agreements-and-treaties, globalisation---economy, economic-trends, sugar, trade, bundaberg-4670
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| UpdatedA dispute between Queensland dairy farmers and the largest milk processor in the state over milk prices has been sent to arbitration.
Topics: rural, food-processing, industry, business-economics-and-finance, food-and-beverage, dairy-production, qld
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Kerri-Lynn Peachey from AgrAbility Australia and farmers Bob and Vickie Chaffey discuss the resources and support available to farmers returning to work after illness or injury.
Topics: rural, safety, disabilities, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, beef-cattle, farm-labour, community-development, agricultural-machinery, dubbo-2830, tamworth-2340, bundaberg-4670
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Australian farmers with a disability are being encouraged to connect with their peers to aid their return to work, but their support services are struggling to find funding.
Topics: rural, safety, disabilities, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, beef-cattle, farm-labour, community-development, agricultural-machinery, dubbo-2830, tamworth-2340, bundaberg-4670
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| UpdatedQueensland citrus growers are expanding their plantings of export varieties off the back of good prices that outperformed domestic markets.
Topics: rural, regional-development, trade, fruits, fruit, agricultural-marketing, agricultural-prices, mundubbera-4626, gayndah-4625
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Lobby group Growcom's chief advocate Rachel Mackenzie says the federal government needs to be more proactive in educating employers about changes to the backpacker tax.
Topics: rural, vegetables, fruit, farm-labour, tourism, bundaberg-4670, ayr-4807
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| UpdatedBusinesses that employ backpackers are being urged to register with the Australian Tax Office to take advantage of the new tax rate.
Topics: rural, vegetables, fruit, farm-labour, tourism, bundaberg-4670, ayr-4807
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| UpdatedCane growers in Sarina end their crush with about 5 per cent of the crop unharvested, while growers around Mackay express their frustration at mill performance.
Topics: rural, rainfall, crop-harvesting, sugar, sarina-4737, mackay-4740
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Wet weather has again pushed back the end of the sugar crush, prompting a warning for Christmas motorists to watch out for cane trains.
Topics: rural, tully-4854, mackay-4740, bundaberg-4670, townsville-4810
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If you want to see an exotic flower show then visit a dragon fruit orchard. Thousands of blooms open up on cue overnight putting on a luminescent show. Read more
Topics: crop-harvesting, fruit, bundaberg-4670
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Bruce Wallace says dragon fruit only flower once, only at night, and only for eight hours.
Topics: rural, beekeeping, crop-harvesting, flowers, fruits, fruit, bundaberg-4670
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| UpdatedA Queensland dragon fruit grower invites visitors to view a one-off flowering event that lasts just eight hours.
Topics: rural, beekeeping, crop-harvesting, flowers, fruits, fruit, bundaberg-4670
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Farmers in Queensland's Mary Valley report total crop losses after the region was battered by a series of violent storms.
Topics: storm-event, sustainable-and-alternative-farming, vegetables, fruits, fruit, gympie-4570, kandanga-4570
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A Queensland avocado farm becomes the first acquisition by a new joint venture between the Costa Group and Macquarie Agricultural Funds Management.
Topics: rural, takeovers, regional-development, small-business, company-news, fruits, fruit, kumbia-4610, childers-4660
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Topics: rural, fruit, fruits, bundaberg-4670
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Theresa and Joe Winkler are confounding the experts by growing stone fruit like peaches and nectarines on their property at Childers in sub tropical Queensland. Read more
Topics: fruit, crop-harvesting, childers-4660