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Fire bombers sent to battle large NT blaze | The North West Star

“Our thoughts and thanks are with the pastoralists who are working incredibly long hours protecting their property and stock, and we thank all the hard working frontline personnel leading, surveying and putting in mitigation strategies to minimise the impact of this large and uncontrolled fire,” he said in a statement. Click to check the original […]

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Ken May’s stallion, Axle, jags a first and second at Dalby Stockman’s Challenge & Campdraft | Queensland Country Life

Judith Maizey has worked as a journalist and communications specialist for more than 30 years mostly throughout Queensland including Townsville, Longreach, Emerald, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Brisbane. Working for the North Queensland Register, she is always up for a chat and loves a good story. Contact 0417 546 616. E: [email protected] Judith Maizey has worked as […]

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Committee approves $38M for 2024 Beef Checkoff plan

The Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) will invest approximately $38 million into programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing, and producer communications during fiscal 2024, subject to USDA approval. In action at the end of its September 6-7 meeting in Denver, Colorado, the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC) approved Checkoff funding for […]

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Drought expansion in the Southeast

By Josh Maples, Mississippi State University Drought conditions have expanded rapidly across the Gulf Coast region over the past two months. Pasture and hay conditions deteriorated significantly in parts of Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas and have forced many producers to move or sell cattle or find alternative feedstuffs. The maps below show drought conditions last […]

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