BRISBANE, Queensland, Aug. 26 -- The Queensland Department of the Premier and Cabinet issued text of the following statement:
Minister for Primary Industries
The Honourable Tony Perrett
* Innovative research is underway in Central Queensland to develop better grain and pulse farming methods, to bolster our primary industries output.
* State-of-the-art technology is being deployed to enable researchers to safeguard crop productivity in higher temperatures.
* TheCrisafulli Government is delivering better services through a stronger economy by investing in research to protect food production after a decade of decline under Labor.
Innovative scientific research is underway in Central Queensland, which aims to provide Queensland farmers wit...