Brad Mulvihill, TopX Gracemere, with a Hinz Grazing Company, Mornish, pen of Brahman PTIC cows which reached $1700/head. Restocker demand underpinned prices at the combined Surplus Wet Weather Weaner Sale and Prime and Store Sale at Central Queensland Livestock Exchange Gracemere on Wednesday, where the steer price peaked at 644c/kg. The sale-topping weaner pen was […]
Texas Tech University’s Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the USDA teamed up to provide mentorship opportunities and practical experience to students pursuing careers in animal disease research with the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility Laboratorian Training Program, which is nearing the conclusion of its first year. Eleven students were selected from nine universities […]
Taking Stock: Merino breeder concerned for his family if disease enters Click to check the original article.
While the move – which included 525 bales of Merino fleece, 120 bales of skirtings and 70 bales of oddments withdrawn before the first trading day began – pulled the WWC’s offering for the week back to a manageable 9168 bales, it was up against massive offerings in Melbourne and particularly Sydney. Click to check […]
The impact of volume buyers was significant. Skygrove Propriety Limited, Yurnga, Taroom, Queensland, bought five Angus bulls to $24,000 for an average of $18,000. The Brook family, Adria Downs, Birdsville, Qld bought three bulls, averaging $7000, Nutrien Wandoan, account the Stains Partnership, Guluguba bought a Poll Hereford bull for $10,000 and an Angus bull for […]
Hand-painted murals, wrap-around gardens and an idyllic rural setting join forces at Buis Cottage in Buckinghamshire. A walk-around open fireplace is the focal point of the spacious entrance hall at Buis Cottage, which sits in the hamlet of Wheeler End about 1½ miles from the village of Lane End, high in the Chiltern Hills AONB. […]
All regular feeder buyers and wholesalers were present along with a full panel of restockers. Click to check the original article.
After two years of cancellations, Tamworth Show is back on the first weekend of September. Click to check the original article.
Federal Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt addressing the NSW Farmers conference this week. AUSTRALIA’S federal, state and territory governments have decided to roll out a national sheep and goat electronic identification system, Minister for Agriculture Murray Watt confirmed today. Mr Watt told Sheep Central that agreement had been reached yesterday between all state and territory […]
About 65 prime cattle were judged and sold as part of this year’s competition at Silverdale. Click to check the original article.
Vitamins and minerals are a small portion of the beef diet, but they are important for normal cattle body function, which results in optimum health, growth and reproduction, says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension regional livestock field specialist. Davis offers six strategies to promote optimum cattle mineral and vitamin status, which will result in […]
Prices were well back on the previous month’s store sale at Grafton on Thursday as bidders take a punt on good buying. Click to check the original article.