Early detection key to controlling weeds
Weed control options based on realistic outcomes. Click to check the original article.
The 2022 Country Life Editor’s Christmas Quiz
Challenge yourself with our traditional test of knowledge, drawn from all things Country Life, as compiled by Kate Green. We’ll be publishing the answers on Boxing Day, 26 December, at 6pm. There’s a link at the bottom of this page which will not be live until then. The year that was Which bell rang for […]
The Country Life Christmas message, by the Revd Lucy Winkett
As many of us celebrate a simpler Christmas, the Reverend Lucy Winkett is moved by the generosity of those often dealing with their own difficult circumstances and stresses that giving someone your time can be a great gift, too. Christmas is one way we measure the passage of time. It’s a punctuation moment in the […]
BEST OF 2022: 150 years of racing celebrated at Mt Perry as the ‘Jocks Plate’ strips-off | Queensland Country Life
With more than 20 years working in the media, Brad is an award-winning photographer, video, and digital story teller who loves reporting from the field and meeting the characters country Queensland. With more than 20 years working in the media, Brad is an award-winning photographer, video, and digital story teller who loves reporting from the […]
Be even prouder that you can do better
We cannot be threatened by the notion of doing better, because it is the doing that matters. Click to check the original article.
Nisbet family at Landsborough Downs prepares for Christmas in the bush | North Queensland Register
With three branches of the family – Sam and Angie and their children at Landsborough Downs, her sister Shona, husband Steve Larkin and their youngsters across the boundary at Kentle, and the girls’ parents Jim and Terry Lindsay not far away at Evandale, plus another sister Sasha Lloyd, husband Graham and three boys flying in […]
BEST OF 2022: Trucking industry will have to pass cost of fuel on to users | Queensland Country Life
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 […]
Herd husbandry extends to the wider community
When dairy farmer Ross Blanch wanted to give back to his community, talking to farmers with mental health issues seemed like an obvious choice. Click to check the original article.
This Week in Agribusiness, Dec. 24, 2022
Max joins us from Brazeau, in southeast Missouri. In four counties, folks tour 38 local churches the two days before Christmas. Linda Barber, Brazeau Presbyterian Church, talks about the history of the church, including Civil War veterans and slaves. Linda decorates the church, including the tree and windows. She starts preparing for those decorations in […]
Who wrote the Christmas Carols we know and love? 11 songs and their stories, from Silent Night to Good King Wenceslas
Many of our best-loved and most moving Christmas carols started life as poems in search of a tune. Andrew Green uncovers the writers whose works were nearly forgotten, yet are now imprinted on the memory. They are the ghosts of Christmas past and present: the barely considered wordsmiths whose lines adorn the time-honoured favourite carols […]
Mixed results from annual sale
“The crossbreds sold really well, again with them being shorn making a big difference,” said Elders representative James Culleton. Click to check the original article.
Cute as pie Christmas Poddlers
The Land put the call out for readers to send in their photos of poddys, toddlers and pets in their Christmas gear and we can all agree there are some very cute kids and animals. Click to check the original article.