Beef steer lines sell to $1028 at Muchea Livestock Centre Click to check the original article.

Graziers have been spurred into action following a lift in the cattle market, which has resulted in a big influx of stock into saleyards just weeks before Christmas. The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator has lifted about 170 cents a kilogram (carcase weight) in the past month, while NSW restocker yearling steers are about 90c/kg (liveweight) […]

The lights on the Christmas tree might be accompanied by the distant glow of tractor headlights. Click to check the original article.

At the November council meeting, an amendment was made to increase the environmental management budget by $50,000, to support more weed and pest management projects. A key part of these projects is employing a sufficient number of skilled staff to carry out these projects. Given this, the council endorsed a change to the Organisational Structure […]

“If a CO2 test injection like this which is backed by robust scientific work is refused, it sends a very bad signal for future CCS projects in Australia, as well as for the future of existing jobs in hard-to-abate industries. It would also make it more difficult and costly for Queensland to meet its ambitious […]

If the controversial project to inject liquified carbon dioxide into the Great Artesian Basin is approved, opponents to the project are expected to challenge the decision in court. Click to check the original article.

Approximately 300 barramundi were successfully released into the Proserpine Dam. Click to check the original article.

Boekeman Machinery has a diverse and enviable range of products from suppliers Case IH, New Holland (Brookton), Ausplow, Grain King, JCB, MacDon, Simplicity, Seed Terminator, K-Line, Horwood Bagshaw, Flexicoil, Toyota and of course LANDBOSS through Mojo Motorcycles Pty Ltd, with LANDBOSS 800D and 1100D side-by-side vehicle models available at its Wongan Hills and Northam branches. […]

Soil microbiologist with the DPI, Ashlea Webster, says the practice of legume inoculation in NSW started in the 1890s with the first field trials conducted in 1950. It wasn’t until 1955 that farmers could trust these magic potions to have any quality assurance. Today soil science can prove how live bacteria work in a symbiotic […]

The Edwards family, Plain Grazing Company, Beermullah (via Gingin), won their first Gingin Heifer Competition in April in the competitions 41st year with a pen of four 11-month-old commercial Angus heifers. At the presentation of the coveted trophy were Brett Edwards (left), judge Richard Hall, Lisa and Chase Edwards and competition co-ordinator David Roe, Benalong […]

Sally Gall Senior journalist – Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region – its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you’ve got a story idea for me. Based at […]

Sally Gall Senior journalist – Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region – its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you’ve got a story idea for me. Based at […]