'Wild' year for pineapple growers, good and bad news for consumers
It’s been a yo-yo year for pineapple growers and the wild ride seems set to continue. Click to check the original article.
Long road ahead for NSW flood victims
Major flooding is forecast to continue along several river systems in NSW as flood-hit communities survey the damage and authorities warn it could be months before the deluge comes to an end. Click to check the original article.
SheepMaster private sales top $60,000 | Farm Weekly
Rainbows Rest stud, Dongara and Walkaway, recently sold Monarch, the $90,000 top priced ram bought from last years Garnett National SheepMaster sale privately for $40,000 to Winton Park SheepMasters, Tamworth, New South Wales. With the ram at last years Garnett SheepMaster National sale were Rainbows Rest stud co-principals Geoff Crabb (left), Tristan and Des Reed […]
Put short-term challenges into perspective with longer-term optimism
View from the Paddock columnist Brigid Price has reflected on the year that was. Click to check the original article.
Speculation on who will be new WA Agriculture and Food Minister | Farm Weekly
While it will be up to the caucus and Premier Mark McGowan to decide who joins Labor’s ministerial ranks, if the rumour mills in parliament are anything to go by, Ms Jarvis is the frontrunner, satisfying the likely prerequisites of being from the regions and filling the void Ms MacTiernan will leave in terms of […]
Journalism isn't what you see in the movies
We are on the hunt for a new journalist; someone with a passion for the north and an enthusiastic attitude to cover a diverse and important part of Queensland. Click to check the original article.
Parametric insurance market shake-up could benefit growers | North Queensland Register
Boogan banana farmer Frank Sciacca (centre) surveys the damage caused by Tropical Cyclone Niran in March 2021. Pictured L-R with farmer Angelo Russo, Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter, Cassowary Coast Banana Growers Association president Dean Sinton and Member for Hill Shane Knuth. Picture Michael Chambers Click to check the original article.
Chauvel Place to be developed as nationally significant Light Horse home | The Land
Those taking part in the signing of the MoU at Tabulam are Australian Light Horse Association president, Lawrence Watts, property owner Mieke Bell, Jan Gall, representing the Chauvel family, and General Sir Harry Chauvel Memorial Foundation Inc president, Lieutenant-Colonel Graeme Smith RFD. Picture: Supplied Click to check the original article.
A medieval castle once besieged by Oliver Cromwell is now up for sale
Blackwater Castle in County Cork is one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Ireland, with a history that spans 10,000 years. There are probably few places in the world that can claim visits from Norman Lords, Oliver Cromwell, Sir Walter Raleigh, President Michael D Higgins and Michael Jackson — but that’s exactly what Blackwater […]
This Week in Agribusiness November 19, 2022
Part 1 Mike Pearson is at the desk this week and Max Armstrong is in the field. We start off with a discussion between the two on how lenders are feeling about the economy and interest rates. Next, Mike talks markets with Dan Basse, of AgResource Company, to discuss trade with China and South American […]
Curious Questions: Who invented the jelly cube?
Once a sweet treat fit for the Royal Court, jelly was transformed into a favourite dessert of the masses by the launch of Rowntree’s concentrated jelly cubes. Harry Pearson tells their tale. Ninety years ago, Rowntree’s of York launched the world’s first concentrated jelly cubes. Available in 10 tantalising flavours (such as pineapple, vanilla and […]
Wild Thyme & Honey hotel review: A genuinely dog-friendly, boutique country inn in the heart of the Cotswolds
Many hotels promise to be dog-friendly, but few are as truly welcoming as Wild Thyme & Honey in the Cotswolds, say Paula Lester and her labrador Nimrod. Billed as a ‘love letter to Cotswolds living’, Wild Thyme & Honey at Ampney Brook might not — from the outside, at least — look like the ideal […]