Agriculture

In a bid to inspire the next generation of local farmers the Queensland Agriculture Workforce Network and Bundaberg Canegrowers will host a school-based paid work experience trial with Bundaberg Christian College students during the 2019 Christmas School Holidays.

Bundaberg Region irrigators are trading more water as dry conditions reduce storage capacity, according to the latest Australian Water Markets annual report.

As part of celebrations around National Science Week, Sugar Research Australia is hosting an Open Day to showcase their innovative practices and provide the public an opportunity to tour the new facilities in Welcome Creek.

Bundaberg is home to the Asia Pacific headquarters of international company Multikraft Probiotics which is producing fermented compost for growers throughout Australia.

Bundaberg farm Multikraft is in the midst of its first blueberry season, aiming to produce 100,000 punnets of the fruit this year.

The ABARES Bundaberg Regional Outlook conference today at The Waves has heard an upbeat economic forecast for local agriculture.