Good winter management practices contribute to healthy cattle, reasonable feed costs and long-term productivity of the beef cow herd. There will be times during the winter when it will be necessary to adjust the ration to help cows through cold conditions. When does a cow begin to feel cold stress? Cold stress, defined as lower […]
Colostrum is crucial for a newborn calf, to provide instant energy and temporary immunity to help resist diseases he will encounter. Calves with failure of passive transfer (calves that don’t absorb adequate levels of antibodies from colostrum) are at much greater risk for illness and death in the first three months of life. Dr. Lisa […]
Make plans now to attend the 2023 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Research Symposium and Convention that will be hosted July 3-6 in Calgary, Canada. The BIF Symposium features two and one-half days of educational programming with focused on this year’s theme “Precision Breeding.” July 3, kicks off with the Young Producer Symposium at 1 p.m. […]
Drought across the Great Plains has greatly reduced the supply of grass available this grazing season. While many cows went to market to save grass for a core herd, those cows that remain may have had access to limited, dry pastures. Grass in many areas appeared dormant as early as July. Therefore, not only was […]
WHEN beef industry stalwart John Carter founded the Australian ICMJ more than 30 years ago, he could count on one hand the number of people with university degrees working in Australian meat processing facilities. Today, his own grandchildren are among the hundreds of Australian university students and young professionals supported into red meat careers through […]
AWA Wagyu tour members look over Australian-bred F1s on feed WHILE markets like Indonesia and Vietnam routinely command the headlines over Australia’s live cattle export trade, Australian-bred Wagyu feeder cattle continue to play a significant part within Japan’s beef supply chain. Typically there are ten consignments of Australian feeder made each year using the Angus […]
Australian-bred Wagyu x Angus F1 steers on feed for 15 months at Marusho Foods’ shedded feedlot near the southern city of Kagoshima. The steers will average 500kg at slaughter, with some approaching 600kg. Click on images for a larger view THE opportunity to see Australian-bred F1 Wagyu cattle on feed in Japan under local conditions, […]
A trip through the archives unearths a real treasure in the form of a 1931 book about Buckingham Palace which offers a fascinatingly different perspective on one of the world’s most famous buildings. Every so often, we delve in to Country Life’s architecture archive for a treasure of the past. This week, it’s not a […]
Max Armstrong shares some insight from the National Association of Realtors showing that for the first time sales of homes in rural areas and small towns exceeded those in the suburbs. In the past two decades suburb sales were 53% of home sales while rural and small-town sales were about 30%. But in the 12 […]
This teenager has a promising career ahead of her in the WA wool industry. Click to check the original article.
Merry Hall is a house that once fulfilled the bucolic fantasies of a much-loved British writer. Now, it’s seeking a new owner. A passion for restoration is a common thread in the story of three charming, but quite different family houses that have graced the property market in recent weeks. A perfect example is Merry […]
“AEGIC has developed a practical information package that clearly demonstrates how to calculate the true value of wheat lots, taking into account things like screenings, the cost of cleaning the wheat, moisture conditioning, and flour extraction rate,” Dr Quail said. Click to check the original article.