Rural Knowledge Hub
Practical guides for Queensland farmers — from pasture and seed to livestock health, fencing and water systems.
Livestock & Animal Health
Pasture & Seed
Fertiliser
Farm Chemicals & Weeds
Chemicals
Feral Animal Control on Your Property: Choosing the Right Method for Pigs, Rabbits and Wild Dogs
Feral pigs, rabbits, wild dogs and foxes cause real damage to Queensland farms — pasture and crop loss, erosion, wate...
Chemicals
Rat and Mouse Bait, Traps or Bait Stations: Which One Do You Need?
If you've found droppings, gnaw marks, or actual rats or mice around your home, shed, machinery, feed store or poultr...
Herbicides
Choosing a Woody Regrowth Control Method for Queensland Grazing Country
If you are dealing with unwanted woody regrowth, the first decision is not simply "which herbicide should I buy?" The...
Weed Control
Which Herbicide Should I Use for Lantana in Queensland?
Grazon Extra, Starane Advanced, Metsulfuron and Method 240 SL are all registered lantana options with different stren...
Herbicides
Before You Spray: A Practical Herbicide Checklist for Queensland Properties
Weed identification, the label, weather and inversions, water and mixing, nozzles, wetters, application methods and P...
Safety
How to Read an SDS — A Practical Guide for Farmers
Every registered agricultural and veterinary chemical in Australia comes with a Safety Data Sheet (SDS). Knowing how ...
Weed Control
Serrated Tussock in Queensland: Report It, Don't Spray It
Important — read this first. Serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma) is a prohibited invasive plant in Queensland unde...