Cotton Research and Development Corporation R&D manager Susan Mass, Nutrien Ag Solutions Mareeba and Tolga agronomist Maurilio, local grower and group chairman Bradley Jonsson and Department of Agriculture and Fisheries senior agribusiness development officer Greg Mason facilitated the cotton update forum. Picture: Zoe Thomas. Click to check the original article.
Of the $5 billion of U.S. beef exported around the world through May of this year, only $8 million has been to Africa. But Africa is a very promising destination for beef variety meats, a low-cost protein that helps meet Africa’s nutritional needs. There is also growing interest in higher-end beef cuts that draw interest […]
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Low supplies of hay make feeding cattle a challenge. Elizabeth Picking, a University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist in southwestern Missouri, sees the effects of severe drought in her area – dwindling hay supplies, poor-quality hay, high prices and ponds going dry. Under these conditions, cattle producers need to be more efficient with feed, Picking says. […]
The Federal Government has announced that a new Commonwealth taskforce will be established to ensure Australia is fully prepared to respond swiftly to growing biosecurity threats. The Exotic Animal Disease Preparedness Taskforce will be co-chaired by a senior official from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) and the Director-General of Emergency Management Australia (EMA) and […]
An interdisciplinary effort to bring together University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, staff and students working to improve the efficiency, resilience and profitability of beef production has a new name. Beef Innovation, a hub for beef excellence, brings together researchers, instructors and extension professionals with expertise in genetics, ruminant nutrition, grassland systems, climate, precision livestock management, ag […]
Nursery favourite Ruth Manning-Sanders believed it was every child’s birthright to enter a world of enchantment and occasional terrors, where good always triumphs over evil, discovers Matthew Dennison. Poet-turned-folklorist Ruth Manning-Sanders understood the powerful attraction of fairy tales for readers. ‘In the end,’ she wrote in the foreword to A Book of Princes and Princesses, […]
Homozygous polled bull Bandeeka Ratbag has been named the grand champion Simmental bull of the Ekka. Click to check the original article.
Max Armstrong reports that the new Senate measure – the Inflation Reduction Act – has strong support for critical conservation programs. Max outlines the key programs that are getting support including EQIP – the Environmental Quality Incentives Program; RCPP – Regional Conservation Partnership Program; Conservation Stewardship Program; and technical assistance are all supported in Senate […]
It was the first of four ordered for this year by Boekeman Machinery, Wongan Hills and the Wongan Chaser has been built to a simple, rugged, no-nonsense specification, with 43 centimetre (17 inch) upload auger, 30.5 tyres, roll tarp, rear ladder and fire extinguisher as standard. Click to check the original article.
Pacaso has recently launched in Europe and is taking the Spanish holiday home market by storm with its luxurious townhouse style villa in the coastal town of Marbella. There’s no getting away from it: Marbella’s reputation precedes it. What was once a sleepy little village — after the Second World War, its population had dwindled […]
NIOA Lucy, sired by former RNA Brisbane Royal reserve grand champion bull Moongana Karachi, was purchased by West Australian investor Clinton Wheatley to join a line of cows being managed in a shared progeny deal with Rob and Lorraine Sinnamon’s Kyogle-based Riverina Santa Gertrudis. Click to check the original article.