The Queensland Murray-Darling Committee says the state’s rain has given farmers the best start to a year in about two decades.

Welfare organisation Lifeline says heavy rain in southern Queensland is a psychological boost for farmers going through drought.

THE persistent, soaking rain of the past two days has lifted the spirits of the region’s farmers.

THE first day of autumn brought with it a welcome sight to Darling Downs farmers yesterday: rain.

Primary producers and small businesses in Queensland’s south-west are being encouraged to apply for drought assistance while it is still available.

Australia’s commodity forecaster says the recent wet weather will bring mixed fortunes to Queensland farmers.

ALTHOUGH Toowoomba residents rejoiced at heavy falls in the city on Monday night, the region’s farmers didn’t fare as well.

Graziers are celebrating good falls of rain overnight in parts of western Queensland.

HAYSTACK Road farmers have welcomed the release of a discussion paper designed to identify and protect prime agricultural land.

THE prospects of Umbiram farmer David Stark’s forage sorghum crop have received a timely boost from weekend rain over the Darling Downs.

The Federal Opposition’s agriculture spokesman, John Cobb, says farmers will find it tougher to access federal drought assistance funding.

FELTON farmers like Rob McCreath say they are being held hostage while mining company Ambre Energy prepares its application to build a mine at Felton.

WHILE farmers in the Western Downs see the end of their first decent rainfall in a long time, Mr Smith and other Wellcamp farmers weren’t so lucky

The recent rains have made summer planting possible for south-east Queensland grain farmers.

Southern Queensland farmers can now access help to preserve trees considered to be at high risk of extinction.

A WEEK is a long time in agriculture, just ask Brookstead farmer Robin Krieg.

Graziers in western Queensland say the huge numbers of kangaroos infesting their properties are costing them tens of thousands of dollars per year.

IT was nice rain if you could get it and Kilbirnie graziers Selwyn and Diane Welke copped a drenching at the weekend.

A peak farming body has criticised proposed changes to the rural electricity pricing regime.

The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) says there is still confusion among rural producers about drought relief and that is causing some to miss out entirely.