A day in the life of an SES volunteer at a bush fire emergency
Ever wondered what SES crew members do on site during a bush fire emergency? Click to check the original article.
Farm Progress America, November 2, 2023
Mike Pearson examines the strike on the St. Lawrence Seaway. The St. Lawrence River flows northeast through Canada and is the final link in the St. Lawrence Seaway. Currently, there are 360 Canadian lock workers on strike which began October 26 and it has stopped ag products from shipping through the lock which starts in […]
Beef Bonanza scholarships announced | The Land
Dominic Edwards, Yanco Agricultural High School and Jorja Barnett, St Paul’s College Kempsey, with George Crouch, (centre) Waverley Station, are the winners of the inaugural Waverley Station Angus Scholarship. Picture supplied by Upper Hunter Beef Bonanza Click to check the original article.
Smashing pumpkins: In praise of gorgeous gourds
Few vegetables are more intriguing than the humble cucurbit. Whether blue or orange, colossal or tiny, plump or thin, pumpkins and squashes have not only fed us, but also fired our creativity for centuries, finds Lia Leendertz. I once worked as a gardener in a walled garden, starting in autumn, a sudden immersion into a […]
Livestock and Rural Transport Association of WA members are worried | Farm Weekly
That is according to the Livestock and Rural Transport Association of WA president Darran Bairstow, who said the pervading uncertainty brought on by the impending ban on sheep live exports by sea, coupled with low sheep prices, had translated to ongoing nervousness about loss of work for transporters and the sector’s future. Click to check […]
Qld firefighters call for more volunteers and auxillary members to battle flames and fatigue | North Queensland Register
Tableands, firefighters at Atherton Fire Station L-R SHane Teahan, Kent Bewick, Station Officer Jason Mather and Dylan Atkinson, undertake training in between calls to battle fires in the region. SO Mather said more volunteer and auxilary firefighters are needed. Picture by Alison Paterson Click to check the original article.
Call for Santos to give up on Narrabri as precinct axed
Santos is facing calls to abandon a gas project after the NSW government axed plans for the precinct driving the energy demand. Click to check the original article.
Outstanding Central Qld irrigation, grazing remains on the market
Outstanding Moura irrigation and grazing property Kelinda remains on the market after being put to auction. Click to check the original article.
Simulation trials underway to prepare for large-scale animal disease outbreaks
Australia’s animal disease preparedness is being put to the test across the country this week, with a series of simulation exercises to prepare animal health laboratories for large-scale disease outbreaks. Labs in every state, along with the Northern Territory, are taking part in the 3-day simulation, dubbed Exercise Waterhole, which began yesterday. The functional exercise […]
How much of a role should genetics play in reducing livestock methane?
Southern multi-breed cattle feeding at Tullimba. WITH pressure on the livestock industry to reduce its methane emissions, genetic selection seems like it will play a major role in reaching industry and company targets. How much of a role it should play was canvassed in a panel session at a recent summit in Armidale, held by […]
Zoetis raises another $100,000 for mental health
Animal health company Zoetis has reached its annual goal of raising $100,000 for the Beyond Blue Support Service to support mental health initiatives and reduce stigma around mental illness in rural and regional Australia. Zoetis started partnering with Beyond Blue in 2016, and since then, has raised $800,000 for the Beyond Blue Support Service by […]
Parasites get Kathryn's goat
Producers that have lost thousands of dollars worth of goats thanks to enormous worm burdens will be among those relieved to hear of research being done into what parasites are present in key goat production regions and how well drenches are working. Click to check the original article.