I’ve been in the dairy business all my life. My parents, Pat and Peggy, launched Sustaire Dairy here in Winnsboro, Texas back in 1966, and while I was growing up, they expected me to pitch in wherever and whenever I could. In 1990, I bought 17 heifers of my own to add to our 100-head […]
A Lutyens garden, several shipwrecks and a watermill made famous by Constable are among the newly-protected places announced by Historic England. Historic England have added some 240 sites to the National Heritage List for England last year; there are 221 Listings, 16 Scheduled Monuments (including one scheduled shipwreck) and three Protected Wrecks. Among the sites […]
Micronutrients, Nutreco’s U.S.-based feed additive company, is rebranding as Selko, effective January 2023. The change streamlines the portfolio of specialty feed additives, including IntelliBond trace minerals under a single global brand. Expanding on a legacy of research and development, Selko is investing to become the market leader in phytogenics and has established an innovation discovery […]
The optimism surrounding cattle markets at the start of this year is the highest since 2014-2015. Cattle supplies tightened in 2022 while beef demand remained relatively steady. We are entering 2023 with the expectation of a smaller calf crop that is more similar in size to 2014 than to recent years. There will be challenges […]
Max Armstrong reports on the importance of freight railroads to agriculture. The labor matters impacting this industry highlighted challenges faced for the workforce. The industry is also grappling with low morale which feel recent operational changes to do more with less create new challenges. But issues regarding sick leave and attendance policies will be a […]
GRDC program measures the costs of harvester grain loss. Click to check the original article.
Up to 200mm has fallen in the past 24 hours, with some isolated sites recording up to 300mm. Click to check the original article.
The CBH Group has set two new logistical records. Click to check the original article.
About 4400 cattle yarded at Wangaratta premier Angus weaner sale on Wednesday. Click to check the original article.
Data from property research firm CoreLogic shows Australian regional house prices have soared by an average 41.6 per cent since COVID-19 hit (compared to March 2020), with Monto experiencing the second largest growth in Queensland, with a 70.5 per cent increase (beaten by the Palms in Gympie, 75.1 per cent). Click to check the original […]
Fueled by the nostalgic appeal, the Bauer family is searching for Warralea genetics after a painful herd dispersal Click to check the original article.
Riley, Dave and Warwick Anderson, APC Trust, Narrandera, sold 341kg nine- to 10-month-old Dunoon and Ardrossan blood steers for $1740 at the Premier Angus Grown and Weaner Sale at Northern Victorian Livestock Exchange, Wodonga, on Wednesday. Photo: Alexandra Bernard Click to check the original article.