July 2025
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Step back in time
Carrot creativity
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Youngsters off to Ekka
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Good Grace
Grace Griffiths is a Goondiwindi-based cotton grower, agronomist and GIS specialist with Digital Ag Technologies. (Supplied)
Grace Griffiths is the sole Queenslander vying for the Chris Lehmann Young Cotton Achiever of the Year Award this year. A Goondiwindibased cotton grower, agronomist and GIS specialist with Digital Ag Technologies, Grace began her journey at 16 when she led her family farm’s myBMP certification. COVERAGE PAGE 4
The Burnett Sub Chamber of Agricultural Societies has announced with excitement the young judges and paraders who will be off to the Ekka. The Burnett region’s top young cattle judges and paraders took the chance and stepped into the ring at the Gin Gin Show on Sunday, 1 June, as part of the 2025 Burnett Sub Chamber Finals. Young competitors from across the Burnett region proudly represented their local shows, with all competitors vying for the chance to qualify for the Queensland Ag Shows State Finals at the Ekka, to be held in August. STORY PAGE 10
Sale success The successful Coolabunia series of three weaner show and sales in the South Burnett has come to an end. On Thursday, 5 June, the final event in the 2025 Coolabunia Weaner Sale series was held, with the sale drawing a strong crowd of vendors, buyers, and supporters from across the region. The series of sales began on 3 April with the first Weaner Show and Sale, with a mid-season sale on 15 May. That sale has been praised for its professional execution, high-quality yardings, and consistent vendor results. STORY PAGE 26
A bright outlook As winter grips southern and central Queensland, grain growers are reporting encouraging progress in the early stages of the 2025 winter cropping season.
Despite recent cold fronts bringing frost and subzero temperatures to regions such as the Darling Downs, the Maranoa and Central Highlands, the overall outlook for key crops such as wheat, barley and chickpeas remains positive.
In central Queensland, Biloela-based Elders agronomist Gavin Lotz said the area sown to winter cereals and legumes was “slightly“ up this year due to healthy sub-soil moisture giving growers confidence to take a “calculated risk“.
He said this year’s sowing window, which usually closes in mid-June, had been extended in his area due to “reasonable recent rainfall“. STORY PAGE 3
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