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Queensland Country Hour

ABC Radio

Rural news and information for Queensland primary producers.

Episodes

20 of 160 episodes

Queensland Country Hour

After months of dry the rain has come. For some it's well timed, for others it's smack bang in the middle of an already tough harvest. And s...

0:54:41Oct 19, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

What's behind the red hot run that's seen chickpea prices surge, the PBR heads to Mackay, and and early taste of Queensland Rum Day celebrat...

0:54:47Oct 16, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

A Texas hay grower welcomes much-needed rain, Australia's largest dairy company, Lactalis, has a new CEO, and how northern cattle breeds are...

0:54:47Oct 14, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

Grain growers race the rain to bring in the crop, the ACCC launches federal court action against some of Australia's biggest egg producers,...

0:54:47Oct 13, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

Graziers urged to be vigilant as out of season three day sickness takes hold in the North, the rare condition that could explain a heifer bo...

0:54:47Oct 12, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

The National EPA uses its new compliance powers for the first time, stopping land clearing on a Queensland cattle station near the Great Bar...

0:54:47Oct 9, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

A bookkeeper jailed for 12 years for defrauding almost $2.8 million from the farming family that employed her for nearly 20 years, the Coali...

0:54:46Oct 8, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

A landmark High Court ruling could have implications for the way Queensland coal mines and expansions are assessed for their climate impacts...

0:54:44Oct 7, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

A prominent think-tank's pitch to farmers on government-run supermarkets, Cattle Australia's proposal to raise the transaction levy from $5...

0:54:46Oct 6, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

Varroa mite has been detected for the first time in a Townsville bee hive, a review of Central Queensland's water plans prompts a call for a...

0:54:47Oct 5, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

Explore what it takes to put food on plates around the world with our team of specialist reporters.

0:54:49Oct 2, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

An early finish for the Burdekin sugarcane crush, shark-spotting along Queensland beaches, and the Country Hour remembers Blue Hills, fifty...

0:54:48Oct 1, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

A dairy farmer gets their milk back on Queensland shelves. A mining inquiry investigates whether regional towns are getting their fair share...

0:54:48Sep 30, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

An agriculture investor attempts to bring regular cattle sales back to the Longreach saleyards. Also, saddle sisters from Mackay complete th...

0:54:48Sep 29, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

The cattle industry in Australia is on track to produce more than 3 million tonnes of beef this year, it's harvest time for grain growers in...

0:54:47Sep 28, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

Prices for regional flights are in the spotlight, negotiations continue to get a national standard for water as the as the AI and data centr...

0:54:43Sep 25, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

The National Farmers Federation has cut a deal with the federal government for faster processing of backpacker visas. Two mines in Far North...

0:54:46Sep 24, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

A former Bowen farm worker is turning his experience in North Queensland horticulture into a career developing the next generation of agricu...

0:54:46Sep 23, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

Agricultural producers across Central Queensland have lost livestock, infrastructure, and grazing country as bushfires have burned through t...

0:54:47Sep 22, 2026

Queensland Country Hour

The conflict in the Middle East is continuing to put pressure on global oil markets, but there could be a stabilisation in fuel prices soon....

0:54:47Sep 21, 2026