WA wool prices finish year with a positive spin
WA wool prices finish year with a positive spin Click to check the original article.
Massive Culcairn solar farm will be built despite farm disquiet
The 1039 hectare project has caused much angst in the community. Click to check the original article.
How to win in the beef margin game
Cattle feeding and beef packing are both margin businesses. In cattle feeding, the margin is the value the feedlot gets for the fed steer or heifer, less the feeder purchase cost and costs to feed the animal. In beef packing, the margin is the value of the beef cuts plus byproducts, less the cost of […]
Preparation is key to a successful calving season
Kansas State University veterinarian Gregg Hanzlicek says being prepared ahead of calving season is the best way for producers to assure they will bring home the newborn calves successfully. “We’re approaching the end of the second trimester and moving into the third trimester, which means the metabolic demands of that cow or heifer are going […]
A charming stone barn conversion with glorious Tyne Valley views
This calming country cottage has four bedrooms and a farmhouse kitchen, plus generous outdoor space complete with formal gardens, paddock and vegetable patch. Low Barns is a pretty stone barn which has been converted into a charming four bed cottage with blossom-filled gardens and paddocks surrounding the plot. It is among a handful of nearby […]
Decadent, delicious and easy chocolate balls
Decadent, delicious and easy chocolate balls Click to check the original article.
Family issues statement after vollie firefighter's death
Family issues statement after vollie firefighter's death Click to check the original article.
Go hard or go home: The Land's new(ish) livestock editor looks back on 2023
A baptism of fire and steep learning curves, but still smiling. Click to check the original article.
Think what you got for Christmas was bad? The worst presents in literature will cheer you up…
A diamond-encrusted tortoise, a humble pencil case tied up with string and a cursed jewel: Felicity Day unwraps some of the best and worst presents given in literature ‘I’ll send it to Bob Cratchit’s!’ decides a very merry Scrooge on Christmas morning, rubbing his hands with glee at the thought of the ‘prize turkey’ — […]
Figs, wisteria, and the roses that ‘are ridiculously easy to grow’: Country Life’s 10 best gardens stories of 2023
We take a look back at Country Life’s most popular gardening features and articles of the year. The rose variety that’s ridiculously easy to grow: ‘Stuff some cuttings into the soil and two years later, they’ll be flourishing’ Long-standing Country Life contributor Charles Quest-Ritson is literally the man who wrote the book on roses — specifically […]
Learning curve includes 'never taking one's eye off a parading stud bull'
Writing media releases on farm policy is completely different to writing about stud bull sales for “the bible of the bush”. Click to check the original article.
Year in review: saying farewell to a horse is never easy
The Land’s journalist Samantha Townsend farewelled her family horse who was like a seasoned cockie having lived through three decades of floods. Click to check the original article.