Bank withdrawals robbing regional towns
Federal Member for O’Connor, Rick Wilson, made a submission into the Senate inquiry Click to check the original article.
Producers left in blackspots after 3G switch off
Graziers are still experiencing mobile blackspots and drop outs. Click to check the original article.
CPC increases capacity with sweet Barcoo River grazing country
Consolidated Pastoral Company has added the 37,921 acre property Linamar to its Isisford aggregation. Click to check the original article.
Sarah Marsden: From corporate lawyer to bush fencing contractor | North Queensland Register
“The north is a very different lifestyle to what I was doing as a lawyer in a corporate office, I can still remember driving there and thinking ‘what am I doing?’ I grew up on a place campdrafting and that sort of thing, had basic cattle handling skills but I don’t think anything could have […]
Simplifying the complex price shifts for cattle and beef
Quality remains a significant factor driving prices. Click to check the original article.
Wether trial shearing reveals $24 net profit difference for fleece value
Hazeldean and Pastora bloodlines made up the top three teams. Click to check the original article.
Far west crime three times higher than NSW average
Crime in NSW far worse in regional and rural areas than the city. Click to check the original article.
Illinois project creates first insulin-producing cow
An unassuming brown bovine from the south of Brazil has made history as the first transgenic cow capable of producing human insulin in her milk. The advancement, led by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the Universidade de São Paulo, could herald a new era in insulin production, one day eliminating drug scarcity […]
The woodlark: the British songbird that is the ultimate masked singer
Its melody is sweeter than the nightingale’s, yet the elusive woodlark seems destined to delight only a fortunate few. The woodlark (Lullula arborea) combines a low public profile with a highly rated song, but its name is misleading. Although partial to perching on lofty treetops to sing —sometimes all night long in a warm summer — […]
Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team returns from wildfire deployment
By Jennifer Gauntt, Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences After eight days of providing veterinary medical care to the animals of Texas Panhandle residents affected by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, as well as to canine search and rescue teams, the Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Team (VET) recently returned home to Bryan-College […]
Be prepared for calf colostrum needs following wildfire
One of the impacts of the recent wildfire in Texas and western Oklahoma is the reality that some surviving heavily pregnant cows may have injuries that prevent them from feeding their calves following birth. Rosslyn Biggs, a veterinarian and Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle specialist, and Dana Zook, OSU Extension west district livestock specialist, […]
Thawing method does not have impact on beef palatability
Thawing does not seem to have an impact on the quality of beef by the time it hits the consumer’s table, according to a study by a Kansas State University graduate student. Meat science student Lindsey Decker recently reported her results of tests on the palatability of strip loin steaks during K-State’s Cattlemen’s Day. “With […]