Flupropanate is a herbicide widely used to control a variety of invasive grasses, such as Giant Rat’s Tail and Parramatta Grass, but suppliers have been struggling to source the active ingredient for a number of months due to a halt in production, leading to major shortages around the state. Click to check the original article.
Ground-breaking research being conducted in the Southern Multi-breed Project (SMB) by genetic researchers at the NSW Department of Primary industries is directly comparing the performance of the five temperate breeds of most impact in Southern Australia – Angus, Charolais, Hereford, Shorthorn and Wagyu. Click to check the original article.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDS) has approved DectoGard, the first generic doramectin topical solution for treatment and control of gastrointestinal roundworms, lungworms, eyeworms, grubs, biting and sucking lice, horn flies, and mange mites in cattle. DectoGard is an antiparasitic drug that contains the same active ingredient (doramectin topical solution) in the same concentration […]
Whether it’s a laborious bouillabaisse, a sophisticated French consommé or a citrusy avgolemono, no dish is as comforting or democratic as soup, says Tom Parker Bowles. Of soup and love,’ goes an old Spanish proverb, ‘the first is best.’ Although a bowl of steaming broth may not have quite the allure of Cupid’s arrow, soup […]
It seems like yesterday when I rolled down to Lexington to start this new career. One of my most vivid memories was the first UK Beef IRM Committee meeting. The IRM committee had just finished the analysis of a huge survey of beef producers. The only question that stuck in my mind was “Why do […]
Beef cow herd liquidation occurred in a significant way in 2022 due to a combination of strong lean beef demand, higher cull cow prices, and forage issues due to drought. Fewer cows results in fewer feeder cattle, tightening supplies for fed cattle, and ultimately lower beef production in 2023. The USDA-NASS Cattle Inventory report is […]
Data trends that emerged in 2022 help demonstrate that most people are slow to start spending differently when it comes to their favorite foods, despite an economic environment much different than when the year began. But there are some notable exceptions to this stickiness in food behaviors and preferences, according to the newly released Consumer […]
Max Armstrong recalls a discussion of the potential impact of rising interest rates on farmers that he picked up last year at the Farm Futures Summit, which kicks off again on Jan. 19. But that year-old discussion of higher interest rates was shown to be even more relevant in a recent report on Farmdoc Daily […]
A regional bowls club became an evacuation point after fires broke out in the Wheatbelt this week. Click to check the original article.
The charity steer, kept calm with its dairy coacher, donated by the Sutherland family – who have raised more than $35,000 for cancer research in seven years – did well to make 370 cents a kilogram for 645kg or $2386.50, with Izzy and Zoe Sutherland, Christine Williams from the Cancer Council, Darren, Bec and Amelya […]
The book documents and celebrates the century of trading grain by CBH’s marketing and trading division, which was formerly known as The Grain Pool of WA. Click to check the original article.
The old saying that “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” is one that commonly refers to the importance of reducing the risk for disease spread. And in the case of beef cattle scours, where cows calve has a lot to do with how well the newborns can stay healthy in the […]