Interstate buyers notch up the travel for NSW cattle | The First Draft
Young cattle market may be firming up. Click to check the original article.
Food insecurity rate hits 17% for second time in 18 months
Reported food insecurity has reached 17%, matching the rate last reached in March 2022, according to the June Consumer Food Insights Report. The new report also includes consumer changes in food spending as a result of a hypothetical recession and sentiments on artificial intelligence. The survey-based report out of Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand […]
Annabelle review: Why you should book this family-friendly hotel in Paphos, Cyprus, now and travel later
When all around, hotels are vying to be shinier, brighter, more dazzling and boundary pushing than ever, sometimes what actually feels most innovative is an old-school classic. The Annabelle has been a stalwart fixture on the Cyprus scene for close to 40 years, quietly cruising along with a year-round loyal following of repeat guests. They […]
Ammoniation stretches hay supplies during drought
As hay supplies dwindle, University of Missouri Extension agronomist Rusty Lee is showing forage producers how to use a simple, inexpensive treatment to stretch feed supplies during drought. Ammoniation boosts the nutritive value and digestibility of poor-quality hay, cornstalks, wheat straw and other feedstuffs that livestock producers turn to when hay is in short supply, […]
An amazing Cornish bolt hole 100 yards from the sea, up for sale for the first time since 1860
Corfingle Cottage is a recently renovated former fisherman’s cottage found in the irresistible little coastal village of Portloe, where all the charms of the south coast meet. James Fisher dives in. For sale for the first time since 1860 (and, indeed, owned by the same family that entire time), Corfingle Cottage is a delightful example […]
USDA invests $3.2 million in antimicrobial resistance dashboards
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced 12 awards totaling more than $3.2 million in cooperative agreement funding to create antimicrobial resistance dashboards. These awards will help advance scientific knowledge around antimicrobial resistance through partnerships with the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, Cornell University, Iowa State University, University of Florida, North […]
Sheep flock reaches 2007 record numbers
“With improved genetics and onfarm management driving historically elevated carcase weights, we will see record lamb production and export volumes, as well as high mutton production,” says MLA. Click to check the original article.
Booragul Angus complete 24th annual on-property bull sale with $14,101 average. | The Land
Volume buyer from the sale went to Dempsey Pastoral Company, Nundle with 6 bulls to average $14,666 and top at $20,000. The Nundle based operation were also the volume buyer at Booraguls 2022 sale with 6 bulls to an average of $21,000 and purchased 4 bulls at the studs 2021 sale. Click to check the […]
From fashion industry to feedlot management
A career change is paying off for Isabella Spencer of Ironbark Herefords. Click to check the original article.
MLA to launch Carbon EDGE program for red meat producers
MEAT & Livestock Australia is launching a new program called Carbon EDGE for Australian red meat producers, an addition to the industry’s well-known EDGE network training program including Business EDGE, Breeding EDGE, Nutrition EDGE and Grazing Land Management EDGE. The red meat industry’s target to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030 (CN30) will only be realised […]
Revised Farmgate platform looks to provide compelling online cattle marketing alternative
FarmGate founder and director Guy Gallen and general manager Chanel Gallen A RE-LAUNCHED and radically revised Farmgate online livestock marketing platform has surfaced this week, promising to challenge the well-entrenched, dominant entity in the space, AuctionsPlus. Former Meat & Livestock Australia managing director and senior agency executive Richard Norton took up the reins as […]
Are insects a serious alternative feed source for cattle?
THE head of a research hub looking into the viability of insect farming says there is potential to use insects in cattle feed – however, it will take extensive research to make sure it is safe for consumption. Duncan Rowland has broad experience in the livestock feeding industry, working and managing feedlots, Animal Health Australia, […]