South West partnership works well
Mark Hutton is in the process of upgrading to beef bred females, with a vision of ideally having a herd of Angus breeding cows that will continue to be joined to Charolais bulls. Click to check the original article.
Stewart Nobbs among syndicate to secure a slot in The Archer | Queensland Country Life
Racing Queensland officials have approved the following provincial, regional and country meetings to be contested over the next few days – December 2 Ipswich and Sunshine Coast (night); December 3 Goondiwindi, Home Hill, Innisfail, Longreach, Nanango, Rockhampton and Toowoomba (night); December 4 Sunshine Coast; December 6 Mackay; December 7 Ipswich and December 8 Cairns. Click […]
See who was snapped at the Townsville PBR
The crowd was left waiting to see if Aaron Kleier would claim a fifth consecutive national title. Click to check the original article.
‘Huge opportunities’ for North West Queensland, resources minister says | The North West Star
Mr Stewart and his delegation, which includes the state government’s Chief Geologist Tony Knight and the Department of Resources’ Director-General Mark Cridland, will travel to the United Kingdom where they will attend the Mines and Money Conference and the Critical Minerals Association Annual Conference. Click to check the original article.
Regional Livestock Exchange buys charity dog for second year in a row at Working Dog Challenge
Giving back to the community was a large goal during The Working Dog Challenge with numerous opportunities for spectators to donate to charity. On Saturday afternoon, a started bitch and a male pup went under the hammer with all proceeds going to mental health charity This Is A Conversation Starter (TIACS). Click to check the […]
KAP calls for annual $20 million fund to combat feral pig threat | Queensland Country Life
The Eastern Cape York Turtle Protection Partnership was created last year through Cape York NRM, supported by the federal government, and its members include Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Lama Lama, Wuthathi, Rinyirru, Cape Melville and Flinders Howick Islands. Click to check the original article.
Bill Shorten says energy relief will still mean ‘tough’ prices
Australians are going to be “doing it tough for a while”, the government has conceded, as the Prime Minister’s plan to ease soaring energy bills edges closer to being finalised. Anthony Albanese will propose a package to state and territory leaders next week, after ongoing work with energy providers and the business sector to tackle […]
Back in the driver's seat
A little over 12 months ago, Grant Baker’s life changed dramatically, but now he’s making the most of his challenges. Click to check the original article.
Grant Baker is back in the driver's seat after motorcycle crash
A little over 12 months ago, Grant Baker’s life changed dramatically, but now he’s making the most of his challenges. Click to check the original article.
Herd liquidation may be slowing down
Weekly beef cow slaughter has been higher year over year for 70 consecutive weeks. In that period, on only four occasions has the year over year increase been less than 3.0 percent. The latest weekly data shows that beef cow slaughter was up 2.7 percent year over year, just the second week this year up less than […]
Quadripartite welcomes new antimicrobial resistance manifesto
The recently concluded Third Global High-Level Ministerial Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, hosted in Muscat, Oman, discussed for the first time targets to address the global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) challenge. The conference and its numerical targets for antimicrobial use in the human and animal sectors will pave the way for bold political commitments at the forthcoming […]
Senate action needed on key agricultural trade nominees
With important trade negotiations on the horizon, U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom says there is an urgent need for the U.S. Senate to confirm two key nominees: Douglas McKalip to serve as chief agricultural negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative and Alexis Taylor as USDA under secretary for trade […]