Sally Gall Senior journalist – Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region – its history, tourism, education and communications. Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and […]

“Investors have their financial risk, and they are the ones that have the debt or that’s how they are trying to make money, and I think if you lose control and you have to justify everything you do with your own investment, it’s going to turn a lot of people away or make people think […]

“The same issues that have marred the commercialisation of biotech crops impact gene edited products, but the increase in the scale and impact of global challenges, such as climate change and food security, has resulted in a policy pressure to find alternate solutions fast,” Dr Adeel said. Click to check the original article.

A fair supply of light weight yearling steers returning to the paddock made to 710c to average 628c/kg. Medium weight yearling steers to feed averaged from 530c to 571c and sold to 576c, with some to restockers in the same weight range reaching 680c/kg. Heavy weight yearling steers to feed made to the occasional 558c […]

Queensland Rail Inlander services will resume today after a derailment partially closed the Mount Isa line. Click to check the original article.

Hellebores, known in the northern hemisphere as Christmas and Lenten roses because of their flowering times, are found in the wild mostly around the Mediterranean, west to Spain and east to Turkey, and also in Britain (H. foetidus) and far off Tibet (H. thibetanus). They are reliably frost hardy and like cool, damp winters, thriving […]

Charity organisation Rural Aid has received a big boost thanks to the inspired art work of Charles ‘Chick’ Olsson. Click to check the original article.

Critically, by increasing flotation, “optimised” lower tyre pressures also helped limit the depth of soil compaction, particularly on controlled traffic paddock tramlines and in high traffic areas, reducing need for and expense of periodic tramline renovation, Mr Grey pointed out. Click to check the original article.

WR Carkeet, Coominya, sold a Droughtmaster bull for $2030. Steven Little, Hattonvale, sold a line of Brangus steers, eight to 10 months, for $1575. Josh Sippel, Caboolture, sold Hereford cross cows and calves for $2500. Mick Brennan, Lower Tent Hill, sold a pen of Santa cross steers, eight to 10 months, for $1540. Click to […]

Steers under 200kg reached 492c to average 489c, steers 200 – 300kg sold to 500c, averaging 392c, steers 300 – 400kg topped at 400c and averaged 295c. Mickeys under 200kg sold to 200c, averaging 169c and mickeys 200-300kg sold to 372c, average 234c. Heifers under 200kg topped at 364c and averaged 343c, and heifers 200 […]

New project aims to eliminate risk and pain for the shearing industry. Click to check the original article.

All 104 bulls offered at Friday’s sale were snapped up. Click to check the original article.