Woman killed in car crash near Gympie
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact police. Click to check the original article.
Pub Crawl: Kickstart your bikie passion at the Sunnyside saloon
A popular biker pub where ‘drinkers with a motorcycle problem meet’ is gaining nation-wide attention – but there is one big rule that sets it apart from the rest Click to check the original article.
'Vegan activists' are not the reason for abattoir's closure
A boutique abattoir near Beaudesert has closed its doors forever with its last kill processed on December 14. Click to check the original article.
Ever asked ChatGPT what it thinks about ag? Here's what it says
Putting a different type of AI to use. Click to check the original article.
Drought Ready and Resilient Fund questions raised actual interest rates | The Land
As well as capital investment, the new fund allows applications for purchasing fodder, fencing equipment, stock transportation costs, veterinary and professional nutrition and welfare advice, fencing for rotational grazing, exclusion and cluster fencing, construction of containment feeding pens, stock shade structures, planting of trees, and stock and domestic water (including transportation). Click to check the […]
A mixed bag for Basin Plan with more progress needed
While progress on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan has been slow in 2023, there are some positives to take away. Click to check the original article.
Zapping manure with special electrode could produce fertilizers, other chemicals
An interdisciplinary team led by University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists has developed a new technique that could help farmers extract useful nutrients such as ammonia and potassium from livestock manure to efficiently make fertilizer and other useful chemical products. While the strategy still needs to be scaled up beyond a proof-of-concept stage, the group’s preliminary analyses […]
Farm Progress America, December 21, 2023
Mike Pearson takes a look at the proposal to add speed limiters to trucks carrying over 26,000 pounds on highways. In the first draft, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration had proposed a speed limit of 68 mph. That rule was rescinded. However, a final rule is due out later this December. Bureaucrats at the […]
Food-date labels to blame for 7% of U.S. food waste
The use of food-date labels such as “use by” and “best if used by” causes consumer confusion that results in many Americans discarding food that is safe to eat or donate, according to the November 2023 Consumer Food Insights Report. The survey-based report out of Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability assesses […]
Ag colleges unite for much-needed catch-up
Ag colleges unite for much-needed catch-up Click to check the original article.
Australia renews sheep trade with Saudi Arabia | The Land
“Saudi was once our biggest buyer of west Australian live sheep and we look forward to rebuilding our trade relationship. This is further proof that Australian sheep are highly sought after and it’s such an important part of the mixed farming industry.” Click to check the original article.
The new rules of dining etiquette, from elbows and mobile phones to sex at the dinner table
Formal dining is no longer the minefield it once was. Annunciata Elwes identifies points of etiquette that have been dispatched, retained, revised and added. Keeping up with appearances? Like language, acceptable table manners adapt over time, and while some remain a staple of good behaviour, others have not stood the test of time. We reveal […]