A little bit of history repeating: Macquarie at Bathurst on flood watch yet again
The bureau says a minor to moderate flood is possible on the Macquarie to Bathurst if the wet weather eventuates. Click to check the original article.
Budgery heads to auction on October 26 | Pictures
Budgery is 4012 hectares of generally flat red loam soil grazing country with the potential for farming. Click to check the original article.
Gender differences in food choices surprisingly small
Whether buying organic, checking nutrition labels or recycling, men and women display strikingly similar preferences, according to the monthly Consumer Food Insights Report. The survey-based report out of Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability assesses food spending, consumer satisfaction and values, support of agricultural and food policies, and trust in information sources. […]
Construction begins on Cash Family Ranch Life Learning Center
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Ranch Life Learning Center featuring Hank the Cowdog took place Oct. 14 at Texas Tech University’s National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC). Envisioned as an indoor and outdoor comprehensive learning experience for the public, The Cash Family Ranch Life Learning Center will provide all ages an immersive ranching experience, guided by […]
Concerned about this year’s beef
Over the past several months I have received many calls from livestock producers wanting information concerning the application of the Weather Related Sales of Livestock Rules provided by the IRS. Last week, the IRS released Notice 2022-43: Extension of Replacement Period for Livestock Sold on Account of Drought. It reports that livestock producers in all […]
Beef Improvement Federation releases tool for cattle selection
The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) is pleased to announce the release of iGENDEC for constructing custom selection indexes, an industry first. While generalized selection indexes have been broadly available to commercial and seedstock producers for some time, a precision agriculture tool for building custom indexes has not been available to the industry until now. iGENDEC […]
Mexican beef and cattle industry development continues
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service recently released the latest Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report. The report provides estimates for production, consumption and trade for beef, pork and chicken for major countries. The article focuses on the Mexican beef and cattle industry. Mexico continues to develop as a major beef exporting country. In recent years, Mexican […]
Anouska Hempel: The high priestess of carefully considered eclecticism
Anouska Hempel, London hotelier and interior designer, receives one of the great awards in the world of interior design this week. Giles Kime pays his tribute. The closest that the interior-design industry gets to the Grammys is the Andrew Martin Awards that, for more than 25 years, have been an annual celebration of the industry’s […]
A gorgeous Berkshire house/castle-hybrid that inspired Thomas Hardy to write ‘Jude The Obscure’
Penny Churchill takes a look at Fawley Manor, a glorious 17th century house that’s come up for sale. Occasionally at Country Life we come across a house where the lines are blurred between house, castle, stately home and museum; those places where cosy touches meet grand architecture, and where superb original features somehow co-exist happily […]
Merino rams top $5500 at Angenup 45th annual on-property ram sale at Kojonup | Farm Weekly
While there were many buyers which purchased teams at top money there was also a number of buyers which purchased double figure teams at less than the sale average and they included Twin Oaks Farming Co, Wandering (16 rams, $1456 average), Scolari Farms, Kojonup (13, $969), Blackwood Grazing, Karridale (11, $1645) and IH & J […]
Farm Progress America, October 17, 2022
Max Armstrong discusses the challenge of avian influenza which has let to the death of 47 million birds according to USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. A lot of those deaths have been with turkeys which may lead to a shortage of birds for Thanksgiving. But the National Turkey Federation shares that consumers buying […]
Hybrid canola insights for Elders Cranbrook
Over the course of three days, the group met with local seed companies including BASF and Nuseed to gain a greater understanding of breeding, production and supply. Click to check the original article.