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Nebo Slouch Hat Campdraft | Queensland Country Life

From a large field of 307 competitors, it was another local Adrian Loader riding No Deal that were victorious in the Rodney Clein JNR Memorial maiden campdraft, scoring 174 points. The Bry McFadzen Memorial Maiden for Maiden was won by Timothy Borg and his horse Kinarra Player with 173 points. Local renown campdrafters, Pete Comiskey […]

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'Hay drought' for NSW

Weather conditions and prices have affected the supply of hay and increased demand in different areas of the state. Click to check the original article.

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'Hay drought' hits NSW

Weather conditions and prices have affected the supply of hay and increased demand in different areas of the state. Click to check the original article.

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Higher inputs costs and feed costs face producers

Annual U.S. retail prices for beef and veal are projected to rise 6 to 7 percent in 2022 relative to 2021. In May 2022, the farmer’s share of the retail value of beef also increased year over year, but rising input costs, especially for cattle feed, may limit farmers’ ability to benefit from higher cattle […]

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Prussic acid toxicity risk, a problem in drought areas

Both summer and fall are important times for ranchers to keep an eye on cattle that graze where Johnsongrass is present, due to the risk of prussic acid toxicity. Clark Roberts, manager of Noble Research Institute’s Coffey Ranch at Marietta, Oklahoma, says that drought conditions put him on high alert for two reasons. Related: Vaxxinova […]

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Hay Supplies Tight; Record Hay Prices

The August Crop Production report released recently by USDA-NASS included forecasts for hay production in selected states and the U.S. Total production of alfalfa hay in 2022 is forecast at 49.1 million tons, down 0.3 percent from 2021 levels and 13.6 percent below the ten-year average from 2011-2020. All other hay production for 2022 is forecast […]

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Elizabethan splendour come head-to-head with a pool and cinema room at this sprawling and grand country house in East Anglia

Intricate plasterwork ceilings, leaded windows and wood-panelled rooms meet all mod cons at Westwood Park, as Penny Churchill explains. Grade II*-listed Westwood Park at Great Horkesley, four miles north of Colchester, is a ruin-to-riches story that has seen the transformation of a rundown former care home and wedding venue into an impressive, 23,760sq ft, country […]

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Farm Progress America, August 15, 2022

Max Armstrong looks at global demand for milk and dairy products while supply issues continue. Max shares insight from Ben Buckner, an analyst with Ag Resource, who warns that there is no room for any yield error in any major grain producing region. And milk production is sliding around the world too but U.S. exports […]

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