In this episode of Turf’n’Surf, we’ll look at how holiday makers are harvesting new holiday experiences, how a crop of Queensland agripreneurs are reaping the rewards of an innovative approach to their business, and how Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is sowing the seeds for a vibrant agritourism industry that allows holiday makers and tourists to taste farm life.
In this episode of Turf’n’Surf, we’ll look at what can happen to a producer when mother nature vents her fury, the assistance that is available to producers to get them back on their feet following a natural disaster and how they can access that assistance, and the Queensland Government disaster recovery initiatives.
In this episode of Turf’n’Surf, we’ll look at a Queensland Government initiative that is assisting graziers improve the condition of poor and degraded land in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas.
In this special Beef 2021 episode of Turf’n’Surf, we’ll look at the importance of Beef 2021 to producers and the beef industry, and explore Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ sizzling steak in Beef 2021.
This episode of Turf’n’Surf, looks at the impact of varroa mites on the honey industry overseas, how Biosecurity Queensland has successfully eradicated varroa mites detected in Townsville, and what the Queensland Government is doing to take the sting out of varroa mites.
This episode of Turf ‘n’ Surf looks at how Queensland’s Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme, known as SIPS, supports the stocking of registered freshwater impoundments.
This episode of Turf ‘n’ Surf looks at why all Queensland agribusinesses, commercial fishing businesses and agriculture labour hire companies that employ seasonal workers need a workplace health management plan and what happens when a seasonal worker tests positive to COVID-19.
How Queensland's 'Agripeneurs' are merging agriculture with technology to get AgTech onto their farms, innovatively harvesting modern technology to keep their businesses productive and competitive
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This episode of Turf ‘n’ Surf looks at how Queensland’s producers are managing climate events like drought, how science is helping producers adapt and what the Queensland Government is doing to support the state’s producers through the Drought and Climate Adaptation Program (DCAP).You’ll hear from a 40-year veteran of Queensland’s agriculture industry, Rick Sutton, who runs three farms in the Lockyer Valley; Dr Chelsea Jarvis, a research fellow from the University of Southern Queensland’s Centre for Applied Climate Sciences and Neil Cliffe, Senior Industry Development Officer with Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.Find out how the DCAP is helping producers adapt and better manage drought and climate impacts.
Welcome to Turf ‘n’ Surf, a podcast that tells stories in Queensland’s farming, fishing, biosecurity and forestry sectors.This episode is about how Queensland’s banana growers, the banana industry and the Queensland Government are managing the impacts of Panama disease tropical race 4, known as Panama TR4. Panama TR4 is a serious fungul disease of bananas and is one of the greatest threats to worldwide banana production.
This episode is all about the battle to prevent African Swine Fever from reaching Queensland shores and what we can all do to protect the state's multi-million dollar industry
Researchers at Queensland’s Department of Agriculture and Fisheries have designed and built bespoke structures, called fish attractors, to create realistic habitat for fish at some of Queensland’s dams.
This episode focuses on the threat the fast growing invasive plant miconia poses to Far North Queensland’s ancient and spectacular rainforests.
In this episode we look at how Queensland’s strawberry growers are recovering after the 2018 tampering crisis.
A fencing project to help Queensland’s sheep producers protect their flocks from wild dog attacks are doing so much more for regional communities.
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries’ Fire Ant Eradication team is leading a national effort to stop the ants from spreading beyond southeast Queensland
Wild dogs are a scourge on western Queensland farms. WIth the Queensland government's help, farmers are turning to cluster fencing to reclaim their paddocks and protect their livestock
In 2018 tonnes of Queensland strawberries were thrown away after a tampering crisis. It left many growers facing financial ruin. But with the help of the Queensland Government and the public, the state's strawberry industry is back better than ever
A battle is raging on the streets and farms of southeast Queensland. The enemy is only 6 millimetres long but has the potential to kill and ruin our way of life. GO behind the scenes of the Fire Ant Eradication Program