Podcasts

Taste Farm Life

03 Aug 2021

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 new approach.

QRIDA – Weathering the storm

26 May 2021

In this episode of Turf’n’Surf, we’ll look at the Queensland Government disaster recovery initiatives that are building capacity for the state’s producers to weather the storm.

GRASS – A truly green solution

06 May 2021

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.

Eradicating varroa mites – the sweetest success

26 Nov 2020

Our honey producing bees are under attack from a tiny invasive parasite measuring less than two millimetres in length and width.

SIPS: A licence to fish

07 Sep 2020

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.

Workplace health management plans: COVID-safe farms

30 Jul 2020

With travel restrictions and health protocols, how do you ensure that there are enough seasonal workers to work on farms and that the risk of spreading COVID-19 is all but eliminated?

AgTech: Where agriculture meets technology

22 Jun 2020

The equipment and practices used in the agriculture industry have evolved over time as new technologies and knowledge have emerged

Food pilot plant: Making food dreams come true

19 Mar 2020

In the heart of suburban Brisbane is a place where scientists devote thousands of hours of research into turning food dreams into reality.

DCAP: Filling the missing link

14 Jan 2020

Find out how the DCAP is helping producers adapt and better manage drought and climate impacts.

Panama Tropical Race 4: Bending banana’s battle against Panama TR4

16 Dec 2019

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.

African Swine Fever: the fight to save Queensland’s bacon

06 Nov 2019

This episode is all about the battle to prevent African Swine Fever from reaching Queensland shores.

“Purple plague’s” threat to the Daintree

10 Sep 2019

Miconia, in Tahiti it’s called ‘green cancer’ and in Hawaii it’s called the ‘purple plague’.

Fighting Fire with Fire

04 Sep 2019

Learn how our fire ant eradication team is leading a national effort to stop the ants from spreading beyond southeast Queensland.

Keeping the dogs out

04 Sep 2019

Find out how a fencing project to help Queensland’s sheep producers protect their flocks from wild dog attacks are doing so much more for regional communities.

Queensland’s Strawberry Industry

04 Sep 2019

Hear how strawberry growers have been overcoming challenges in the industry and what our strawberry breeders and industry development officers are doing to help.