The Zanda McDonald Award, named after the prominent beef industry identity who died in 2013 following a tragic accident on his Queensland cattle property, was set up to accelerate the careers of young people in ag, and in turn, help to shape a better future for the trans-Tasman agricultural industry. Click to check the original […]
Tips from an expert stylist on what to wear at one of the highlights of the racing calendar: the Cheltenham Festival. Over a quarter of a million people from across the world are expected to attend the four-day meetings, which culminates with the famed Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday. For those making the pilgrimage, there […]
‘There is beauty and there is poverty, order and corruption’ — Carla Carlisle on Karen Blixen and Kenya. Readers of Out of Africa never forget the haunting first line: ‘I had a farm in Africa, at the foot of the Ngong Hills.’ It’s that small past-tense verb ‘had’. My grandparents lost their farm in the […]
Why seemingly innocent areas of land needed for renewables are becoming such a big problem for farmers and food production. Click to check the original article.
Woonwooring Kelpies owner Steve Donovan celebrates 40 years as a working dog breeder. Click to check the original article.
The Parkers of Harrami, north of Monto, switched out their Brahmans and Droughtmasters for Wagyus to boost their herd’s fertility. Click to check the original article.
Farmers and agriculture industry professionals are invited to grasp a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, as Nuffield Australia opens applications for 2025 scholarships. Successful applicants receive $40,000 to fund 15 weeks of study overseas, across 18 months. “The scholarships offer a unique opportunity to visit, learn from and collaborate with some of the world’s leading agricultural businesses,” Nuffield […]
Stuart Austin DEBATE is raging about the legitimacy of the new soil carbon industry after a handful of Australian producers broke new ground last year with large-scale issuances of soil carbon credits. Australia’ soil carbon market, which enables producers to be financially rewarded for improving practices, has been described as a source of envy by […]
Brett Nobbs, left, with new NCC herd owner Ray Vella, centre, and GDL Rockhampton manager Josh Heck. Picture: Kent Ward, KB Consulting IN one of the largest seedstock herd transactions in recent history, prominent Central Queensland Brahman bull breeder Brett Nobbs has sold his NCC Grey Brahman herd to Proserpine region commercial and stud […]
Growers hopeful for good yields despite fall armyworm pressure. Click to check the original article.
ONSHORE flow brought rainfall totals above 100 mm along fringes of the Queensland coast, and more than 200 mm in an area of the Northern Tropical Coast with minor flooding of the Tully River. Monsoon storm activity across the Top End and northern Western Australia brought showers throughout the week, and large areas had totals […]
By the Kooringal Stud, Wagga Wagga, based US-bred import The Brothers War, Bandi’s Boy is prepared at Goulburn by Danny Williams, who took the quinella, another of his good gallopers Atmospheric Rock (by Your Song) runner-up, with Bon Hoffa gelding Bon Frankie third. Click to check the original article.