Cotton processors, and farmers expecting power price rises to 300 per cent from July 1 Click to check the original article.

Cows with calves sold to a top of $4900 a unit during the Maitland store cattle sale on Saturday. Click to check the original article.

Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor at several regional southern Queensland newspapers. Passionate about telling local stories. Comes with a strange accent to due an Irish accident of birth. Editor of the North West Star Mount Isa since January 2016. Prior to that, an editor […]

At least 20,000 specialist beef producers faced bankruptcy and were earning about $26 a week. Click to check the original article.

Amalu Pty Ltd, Conondale, sold Speckle Park heifer calves for $1220. Jan and Russ Munro, Brooloo, sold Senepol calves, with steers making $1575 and $1395, and heifers $1130. Lynnette Whitfield, Kandangar, sold a line of Droughtmaster heifers for $1700. Click to check the original article.

“We know within $50 what our power bill is going to be for the month, and that hasn’t moved for a couple of years.” Click to check the original article.

Lamb prices had remained fairly consistent for the past four months. Click to check the original article.

Prices remained strong at Monday’s sale at Gin Gin. Click to check the original article.

Prices remained strong at Monday’s sale at Gin Gin. Click to check the original article.

Safflower is a thistle-like herbaceous annual from the sunflower family that is native to Asia, the Middle East and Africa, where it has been cultivated for its flowers. Today safflower is primarily grown for oil production as the seeds contain polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acid (oleic acid). Click to check the original article.

Charters Towers competitor Will Durkin, proved his dominance winning the Greg and Leanne Campbell Open Draft on Hazelwood Conspiracy with 266 points and the Hawkins Transport Evan Behrendoff Memorial Maiden Draft riding Millungeras Flashman, both horses owned by Evan and Kim Acton and both horses by Hazelwood Conman. Top cut out for the open was […]

Mount Isa District police are offering tips to motorists travelling to and through some of the state’s most vast and remote areas. Click to check the original article.