Just like the assurances made under the Cook Government’s ill-fated Aboriginal Cultural Heritage laws, primary producers and rural businesses are being told there is nothing to fear about these new laws which, according to Labor, will stop unscrupulous employers from exploiting a loophole which allows them to underpay contract workers. Click to check the original […]
Some years ago, the founders of the Australian agtech company, Bio-Gene Technology Ltd, began searching for unique insecticidal compounds contained in Australian plants which led them to a unique eucalyptus variety that contains an effective pest-fighting class of chemicals: beta-triketones. These natural compounds have evolved to be markedly different from existing insecticides. They kill unwanted […]
Ground broken on commercial bakery Click to check the original article.
A woman has been killed by a tree as Queenslanders brace for more severe weather on Boxing Day. Click to check the original article.
During the Early Three Kingdoms Period (57CE – 668CE), Korea featured fabric gift wrap, with items being wrapped as symbols of protection and good luck. In the 1600s, the Japanese tradition, Furoshiki, similarly used cloth fabric. This tradition was borne from wrapping clothes at public baths so the fellow bathers wouldn’t accidentally take the wrong […]
Wild Christmas right across Australia from rain, fires and hail. Click to check the original article.
The Morawitz sisters of Comet do everything on farm from fabicating and welding to fencing, harvesting, spraying, planting, cattle work and engine repair. Click to check the original article.
Jarold Callahan, 69, who served as the president of our Express Ranches for 27 years, unexpectedly passed on December 23, 2023, Express Ranches owner Bob Funk, Sr., announced Dec. 24 in a social media post. Funk said Callahan’s sudden passing will leave a “profound void.” “Jarold was not only a dedicated leader but also a […]
Improvements in technology and connectivity has allowed a lot more online businesses to get a kick start in the bush. Click to check the original article.
The Animal Agriculture Alliance has concluded the release of reports from four prominent animal rights extremist conferences held throughout 2023. The conferences included: Direct Action Everywhere’s Animal Liberation Conference (held June 9-14), The Animal and Vegan Advocacy Summit (held July 27-30), Humane Society of the United States’ Taking Action for Animals Conference (held Aug. 5-6), […]
In November, the weighted-average price for feeder steers weighing 750–800 pounds at the Oklahoma City National Stockyards was $226.83 per hundredweight (cwt.), a $16.67 decline from October, according to USDA’s latest “Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook” report. In the December 4 sale, feeder steers topped $219.30/cwt., a decline of $3.71 from the prior week but […]
By Kaylee Wheeler, SDSU Extension Range Field Specialist This year has brought significant improvements to many pastures, including South Dakota’s, after a period of drought and poor forage production. This improvement in pasture conditions combined with fall precipitation meant increased opportunity for late-season growth. So, it is likely that many pastures were able to experience […]