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Lockyer Valley horticulture producer combats food waste with help from RED Grant
Good jobs headed for Western Downs with expansion of manufacturer
Grant gives Atherton Tableland growers boost in fruit production and good jobs
30 years in the making: how the Lovell’s achieved their goals with a QRIDA Sustainability Loan
From waste to liquid gold for Australia’s leading cold pressed oil manufacturer
More veggies (and good jobs) to sprout in the Southern Downs
Survey shows rise in rural debt, but quality remains strong in challenging times
Extraordinary assistance for Southern Downs Primary Producers
Boosting efficiency and financial viability with a QRIDA Sustainability Loan: How the Clearys built their bull enterprise
RED Grant helps Mareeba citrus growers meet market demand for fresh fruit
Disaster Assistance Extended Further Following Southern Queensland Flooding
Grant helps Bundaberg grower keep up with growing appetite for fresh produce
Farm Business Analysis Assistance program ‘lifts weight’ off producer’s shoulders
Sustainability Loan lays foundation for water security and pasture improvement
The Trittons three years on from the 2019 monsoon trough: where are they now?
Recovery grant cooks up much needed assistance for Gympie small business
Disaster recovery grant helps ginger producer move forward after floods
Then and now: recovering from the 2019 North Queensland Monsoon Trough
QRIDA First Start Loan helps beef producers get their foot in the door
Extraordinary assistance grants now available in the Wide Bay Burnett
Grant assistance available for Queensland's flooded primary producers and small businesses
Future Drought Fund: delivering better risk management in partnership with Queensland
Back to full production: how QRIDA helped Fiorito Bananas get back to business following Tropical Cyclone Niran
Continuing the family legacy after Tropical Cyclone Niran

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Angelo Rigano
Five questions every grower should ask this off-season
The cane may be crushed and the crops harvested, but there's still important work to do on the farm to improve the long-term productivity and…
Sharron and William Pratt stand in front of their large dam
‘Failing to plan is planning to fail’: QRIDA’s Farm Business Analysis Assistance helps North Queensland producers secure their future
Along the backroads at the gateway to the Whitsundays, William and Sharron Pratt are laying the foundations to secure their farming business’ legacy…
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Third and fourth-generation farmers Mathew and Sarah Di Mauro are carving out a juicy future on the Cassowary Coast, growing sugarcane and…

Last updated: 22 November 2022

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