Casting an eye over this year’s field was overjudge Trevor Tramacchi, who was assisted by his granddaughter Sophie, and after inspecting the entries on the hoof at Pakaderinga, the pair awarded both the champion and reserve champion trophies to Reg and Midge Thompson for their two heavy-weight heifers. Click to check the original article.
The program is designed to assist community groups and organisations to deliver activities. Click to check the original article.
RA & KJ Pollock Building Contractors have been awarded the 2022 Queensland Master Builders award for retail facilities up to $5 million, for their construction of the Mucka Pub on the site of the hotel that burnt down in August 2019, in the small town of Muckadilla, 40km west of Roma. Click to check the […]
The sale featured a dispersal draft of 30 Angus cows and calves and 30 Angus heifers from the Tindale family, Bylong, after the sale of their property. Their draft of aged cows with young calves at foot made from $3300 a head to $4000 with the pregnancy tested in calf (PTIC) heifers selling for $2750. […]
“With natural traditional propagation using seed, every seedling is genetically different, creating variability in tree performance,” said Dr Alice Hayward, who is leading the study in the Centre for Horticultural Science led by Director Neena Mitter, at UQ’s Queensland Alliance for Agri and Food Innovation. Click to check the original article.
From a small team to more than 14,000 members: Celebrating eight years of BIRRR. Click to check the original article.
Cool nights, warm days and rain showers sure beat the weather we had this summer. At the same time, those temperature swings can be hard on young cattle. It is essential to start priming the immune system of fall born calves against common diseases. For September calving herds we are a month from the start of […]
In the 14 weeks from mid-July to mid-October, the volume of feeder cattle in the combined weekly cattle auction summary was up 19.7 percent year over year, an increase of over 66,000 head. As expected, larger summer volumes resulted in smaller volumes for the fall. The feeder volume the past two weeks has been down by […]
Oklahoma ranchers are getting creative with alternative feedstuffs this fall because the drought has drastically reduced normal hay yields. “It’s been an unusual year, and all summer crops have potential to be failed out,” said Todd Baughman, Oklahoma State University Extension specialist for row crop weeds. “Producers should make sure they’re clear with their insurance companies […]
Royal DSM has announced the update of its OVN Optimum Vitamin Nutrition guidelines to deliver sustainable farming practices. OVN, produced with a low environmental footprint, improves animal health and welfare by providing animals with high-quality vitamins in the optimal amount. Vitamin levels require regular review and the new 2022 OVN guidelines ensure producers have access […]
Penny Churchill takes a look at a wonderful country home whose outgoing owner has transformed in the space of two decades. Farming and life co-exist in perfect harmony at The Mill House and its 227-acre Farm at Bulkington, five miles from Devizes, Wiltshire, which is for sale as a whole through Savills in Salisbury at […]
The rows upon rows of ghoulish, glowing squash down your street can only mean one thing: it’s Halloween. But have you ever stopped to wonder whether a pumpkin is a fruit or a vegetable? Alexandra Fraser investigates. The humble tomato has long captivated the attention and intrigue of avid classifiers with one simple question: fruit […]