“Often the families are trying to do everything, they are not educated as teachers or early childhood professionals, so they feel like their children might be getting left behind, there’s no identification of special needs at an early enough point for them to get the help they need to make some good difference there,” Ms […]
In 1969, 25-year-old Maryborough electrician, Leon Stevenson, moved to Mount Isa for six months to save a bit of money. He never left. In 1976 he bought into an electrical contracting business and a few months later, his accountant invited him to join the Mount Isa Rotary Club. Leon’s first rodeo saw him working with […]
As well as celebrating a fifth generation entering the judging ring, the Henry family also tasted plenty of success in the Illawarra competition by taking out the champion intermediate female with White Park Joyce 38 as well as the reserve champion junior female with Mash Rosso Beauty alongside the Bourke family. Click to check the […]
The lamb market bounced more than 100 cents a kilogram (carcase weight) in the past week, signalling the end of weeks of cheaper pricing. Click to check the original article.
Happy 100th birthday to the QCWA. Click to check the original article.
The Land asked growers and agents what they thought about a national mandatory sheep and goat electronic identification scheme at Dubbo sale. Click to check the original article.
For most Americans, higher prices at the grocery store did not impact their Fourth of July cookout, but more consumers are looking for sales and switching to generics, according to the latest Consumer Food Insights Report. The survey-based report out of Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability assesses food security and spending, […]
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced today that business cooperative Producer Owned Beef LLC (POB) will create a new beef processing plant in Amarillo. The plant, which will be the only such facility in the nation to be owned by cattle producers and operated by beef processing industry veterans, will harvest 3,000 cattle per day and […]
The Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate released a request for information seeking capabilities for scientific support for the S&T Food, Agriculture and Veterinary Defense Program, including laboratory and vivarium space, IT infrastructure, as well as subject matter expertise. DHS recently established the Office of Health Security to refocus department efforts on human and agriculture security. […]
Leaders and supporters from Sam Houston State University sent shovels into the dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Agricultural Complex at Gibbs Ranch on Aug. 5. Those in attendance included board of regents members Alan Tinsley and Sheila Faske, University President Alisa White, State Representative Kyle Kacal, Walker County and City of Huntsville representatives, […]
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is leading an effort to reduce regulatory red tape to enable livestock auction market owners to invest in small meat packing operations with the introduction of the Expanding Local Meat Processing Act. The bill is a companion bill to the House’s A-Plus Act – […]
Cattle demonstrations at Husker Harvest Days offer attendees a chance to see side-by-side comparisons of cattle chutes in action, as well as being entertained along the way. “Dr. Joe” Jeffrey is back for another year as emcee of the cattle demos, moderating as handlers run cattle through the various chutes that will be put to […]