Why is that? Fifty years ago we were all too willing to put our hand up to try and fix something, when all we had was a wireless broadcasting news bulletins, papers and mail delivered weekly, and cars that barely knew what four-wheel-drive was, and that wound down windows for air-conditioning. Click to check the […]
Penny Churchill takes a look at the thriving market for Scotland’s vast estates. One of few large Scottish estates seen on the open market in 2022, the illustrious, 1,528-acre Careston residential and farming estate near Brechin, Angus, reflected the changing face of the Scottish land market. Its sale saw the Category A-listed castle with 345 […]
Farmers across the country were in Puerto Rico for the American Farm Bureau Association annual meeting, and Mike shares highlights. Mike is joined by Dr. Matt Roberts, senior grain and oilseed analyst, Terrain, to talk markets, including USDA reports; South American estimates; wheat acreage and conditions; and soybean cuts, exports and prospects. In the ag […]
As healthy as they are divisive, Martin Fone takes a look at the humble Brussels sprout. Why do we eat them at Christmas? Does anybody eat them during the rest of the year? And do they really come from Brussels? They are the Marmite of the vegetable world, their presence on the Christmas dinner table […]
“You can’t put a price on genetics.” Click to check the original article.
“You can’t put a price on genetics,” say pastoralists after major stock losses from the Kimberley flooding. Click to check the original article.
Wowan’s Jess Edwards was the only photographer from rural Queensland named in the national awards in Sydney recently. Click to check the original article.
Christopher Stocks traces the story of topiary, from its ancient origins to the modern day. We don’t know who first looked at a bush and thought: ‘That would make a good rabbit.’ But we do know it was a long, long time ago. The Romans certainly indulged in topiarisation, which they seem to have picked […]
Craig Wilson’s love of genetics and breeding led him to become a sheep classer and it’s making these decisions everyday that has kept him in the job Click to check the original article.
It might look timeless, but there’s a new hotel on Lake Como that’s vibrant and fun without compromising on world-class service, finds Rosie Paterson There was no designer involved, says Delia Facchini, PR director, when I ask who is responsible for the interior decoration at Passalacqua, the latest hotel to dig its heels into the […]
Sally Gall Senior journalist – Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region – its history, tourism, education and communications. Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and […]
“I’ve got a whole herd ahead of me, I don’t know how they’ve all survived”. Click to check the original article.