VIDEO: Outback Wrangler to face court over chopper crash
VIDEO: Outback Wrangler to face court over chopper crash Click to check the original article.
Woman and dog rescued near Kynuna
The woman broke down with relief when emergency services arrived to rescue her. Click to check the original article.
Quality cattle, sheep and fodder production
Mungo Park is well suited to cattle, sheep and fodder production. Click to check the original article.
Bundaberg lychees to light up for Lunar New Year
The 2023 Lunar New Year could give Bundaberg region lychee growers a good reason to celebrate. Click to check the original article.
Agricultural Innovation Australia make $19 million climate investment | The Land
Gregor Heard is ACM’s national grains industry reporter, based in Horsham, Victoria. He has a wealth of knowledge surrounding the cropping sector through his 15 years in the role. Prior to that he was with the Fairfax network as a reporter with Stock & Land. Some of the major issues he has reported on during […]
Canola succumbs to relentless wet weather
Harvest 2022 continues to throw up its fair share of challenges. Click to check the original article.
Senate urged to confirm McKalip and Taylor nominations
A diverse group of food and agriculture organizations sent a letter to Senate leaders Chuck Shumer and Mitch McConnell calling for the swift confirmation of important agriculture positions. The groups request them to secure the confirmation of Doug McKalip as Chief Agricultural Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and Alexis Taylor as […]
Congress proceeding with rail agreement adoption
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., announced Nov. 28 that the House will proceed this week with legislation to adopt a tentative agreement reached in September between railroad companies and rail unions after President Biden and hundreds of organizations urged action to avert a “crippling” shutdown. The agreement, which provided a 24% pay raise for rail […]
FMCSA denies extended trucking hours
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration denied the application from a collection of farm organizations to grant an exemption from hours of service rules. The request was on behalf of drivers transporting live animals. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Livestock Marketing Association, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Beekeeping Federation, American Honey Producers […]
Do beef prices drive consumption? Or Does beef consumption drive price
I open a lot of my Extension programs by showing the retail price chart seen below and discussing general trends in production levels for our three main meats (beef, pork, and chicken). By the end of 2022, pork production is going to be down year-over-year and the increase in broiler production is going to be […]
Coles Christmas Appeal to support SecondBite food charity
Coles will donate 5000 hams and help feed thousands of Australians as new research shows two-thirds of families are worried about covering the cost of Christmas this year. As the cost-of-living crisis deepens, Coles will launch its annual Christmas Appeal on Wednesday to support food charity SecondBite. Coles launches 60-minute ‘click and collect’ service as […]
Grant Simms on no-till farming
2015 Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year Grant Simms runs a mixed cropping business near Echuca and has gone from strength to strength since winning the award. Now he gives talks across the country on how to optimise yields by caring for the soil. PLUS the Four Daughters sisters talk to Tom Middlebrook, who […]