Topic: agriculture

Bundaberg Regional Council plans to transform its former Bargara administration building into an ag tech centre of excellence.

Industry representatives and Council have commissioned a study to assess the cost of failing to reinstate Paradise Dam to its full capacity.

Greensill Farming Group has announced plans to build a state-of-the-art composting facility where residential and commercial green waste could be disposed of free of charge.

They say from little things, big things grow and that’s certainly been the case for Greensill Farming Group.

Canndeo officially opened its Bundaberg medicinal cannabis research and plant production facility yesterday announcing plans for expansion and more than 70 jobs.

Bundaberg-based medicinal cannabis manufacturer Canndeo has not yet commenced full scale production but they’re already attracting global interest from a Chinese pharmaceutical, medical and research organisation.

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

Stay-at-home mums Aynsley Berthelsen and Minty Blair started their own business Salty Co and became entrepreneurs using macadamia nuts.

Sitting in the lush Bundaberg Botanic Gardens are four wild macadamia trees critical to the conservation of the species with an ability to boost the agricultural industry.

International sugar producer Almoiz Group has put forward a proposal to acquire up to 54.03% interest in Isis Central Sugar Mill for a total investment of up to $35 million.