Sophie Johnson

The federal government will review its quarantine rules after a formal request by the Philippines to import its bananas, but the industry is pushing back.

A Far North Queensland butcher expands his business into an established beef brand, with products sent all over Queensland and interstate.  

Mud and silt continue to choke the channel connecting the controversial development to the Great Barrier Reef, once again putting industry and conservationists at odds over the fix. 

Workers and growers in the state's peanut industry receive a lifeline, with a major deal struck between Bega and the Crumpton Group.

High volumes of avocados are expected for next season's crop, with China touted as the next major export region.

The cotton industry in Far North Queensland may be in its infancy, but after the success of this year's crop, growers can see a promising future.

The spike in coffee prices around the world means consumers are likely to pay more for their morning flat white, but it could prove a boom time for Australian growers.

Tiger prawn season is underway in the Northern Prawn Fishery, but for the first time in nearly 60 years some fleets have not set sail. 

A community in the state's Far North works to restore a once-pristine waterway choked with plastic from nearby farms, posing a threat to wildlife and the Great Barrier Reef downstream.  

For more than 125 years cane growers in Mossman have delivered a crop to the mill for crushing, but for some this year will be the last.