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My favourite painting: John Lewis-Stempel

The award-winning Nature writer and regular Country Life contributor John Lewis-Stempel chooses a bucolic scene with quite probably the longest title of any artwork ever to feature on this page. John Lewis-Stempel on his choice, ‘Portrait of Thomas William Coke, Esq. (1752–1842) inspecting some of his South Down sheep with Mr Walton and the Holkham […]

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In defence of managed grazing as COP-28 debates climate outcomes | The Land

Consulting ecologist Bill Hurditch, from The Fifth Estate, argues in favour of sustainable grazing practice as a panacea for Australian emissions reduction, saying if the best 10 per cent of the nation’s current grazing land was harnessed for soil carbon sequestration, 20pc of our national emissions could be written down. Click to check the original […]

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Industry groups welcome senate inquiry into supermarket food pricing

A SENATE inquiry scrutinising the impact of market concentration on food prices and the pattern of pricing strategies employed by supermarkets has been mostly welcomed by industry groups, with some calling for it go further. The Greens are spearheading the inquiry that will look into nine different terms of reference, ranging from profits to pricing […]

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China demand questions raised during JBS investor briefing

EXPECTATIONS about China imported beef demand next year, and the likely performance of beef exports out of the US and Australia were popular topics raised by analysts during JBS’s third quarter financial results briefing held recently. JBS’s Australian and US operations contrasted sharply in third quarter results posted earlier, partly driven by contrasting livestock purchase […]

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