Queensland Farmers Federation chief executive officer Jo Sheppard (left) quizzing panellists Katie-Ann Mulder, Queensland Renewable Energy Corporation, Traprock grazier Brent Finlay, and Kate Swain, McCullough Robertson, on the development of renewable energy projects on agricultural land. Picture Mar Phelps Click to check the original article.
Hay producers have been able to make some opportunistic cuts after favourable weather over the summer months. Click to check the original article.
Sitting around an outdoor table beneath swinging ferns and the sound of parrots and cows carried in the Autumn breeze, the Mt Flora Cattle Co team finishes their lunch, pulls on their Akubras, and strolls out to their horses, ready to move another herd of cattle. Click to check the original article.
Andrew, Ellie and their son Jamie Hill, Woodenbong, with their heaviest pen of champion steers, European Union accredited with Inglebrae and Eaglehawk blood, 369kg making 360c/kg or $1328 a head to top the sale at Stanthorpe, Qld, on Friday. Picture by Jamie Brown. Click to check the original article.
Melanie Johnson takes this sweet staple vegetable and combines it with saffron to elevate a fish pie. These members of the allium family are ‘sweeter and milder than onions,’ says Melanie Johnson, who adds that they ‘bring a subtle depth of flavour to dishes’ You can add them to a pasta dish, such as farfalle, […]
The Market is betting on big spring crops Click to check the original article.
Yarding 5291 Change +90 All the regular buyers were in attendance and operating. The reduction in prices experienced nationwide continued. Light weight yearling steers returning to the paddock averaged 50c/kg less. Yearling steers to feed sold to a market 30c to 40c/kg cheaper. Light weight yearling heifers returning to the paddock averaged 22c/kg less. A […]
SAFETY authorities have issued a warning after a recent spate of farm vehicle related deaths and injuries in New South Wales SafeWork NSW is appealing to farmers and graziers to wear seatbelts, use helmets and choose the right vehicle when using side-by-side vehicles, quad bikes and motorcycles after recent incidents where adults and children have […]
Terry McCosker talking on a panel session at the McIntyre Ag field day. AS THE Queensland Government assesses a proposal to pump waste CO2 into the Great Artesian Basin, two well-known agricultural scientists have voiced their concerns for the proposal. Glencore subsidiary Carbon Transport and Storage Corporation is planning on running a trial to take […]
New opportunities in the beef industry rely on feed conversion and knowledge of production. Click to check the original article.
Structural improvements on the exceptionally well developed property include a five stand shearing shed, two large 30x15m sheds, a 13.7x26m workshop, lockable car shed, a hay shed, a horse yards with a large round yard, six silos, an airstrip, and a meat house. Click to check the original article.
The reserve grand champion Merino ram and reserve champion medium wool Merino ram was exhibited by the Rintoul familys Auburn Valley stud, Williams. With the ram also sashed the champion two-tooth ram, were sponsors Tim Spicer (left), Elders stud stock and Jodie Rintoul, Farm Weekly and Auburn Valley stud connections Peter, Jeffery and Brooke Rintoul. […]