What do I love about my job? I love animals, of course, but it’s also our clients that make the work worthwhile – I’d challenge any vet in Australia to have better clients! Whether it’s the farmers or the pet owners, the rural community is what makes the vet-client relationship so special. Many times you’re […]
Wind turbines are becoming a familiar feature of the landscape. John Goodall looks at their operation, form and future through the example of Whitelee Windfarm in East Renfrewshire, the largest onshore wind farm in the UK. Wind turbines have long been objects of controversy. The erection of large, prominent and moving manmade structures in the […]
I love broccoli, unlike George HW Bush who famously refused to eat it after becoming US president. Click to check the original article.
The report goes on to say that “to prevent RIFA spreading beyond south east Queensland, building up more around Brisbane, and eventually becoming entrenched throughout Australia, a larger, more comprehensive and inevitably more expensive program will be needed”. Click to check the original article.
It is now crucial Roger Cook acts quickly to save the live sheep export trade, which is worth $85 million and supports more than 3000 jobs. Click to check the original article.
Our recent annual conference in Cairns attracted active participation by state and federal political representatives, and along with other peak bodies, we’re being invited to the table where strategies and decisions that impact rural Queenslanders are being discussed and made, including Queensland Health Minister Shannon Fentiman’s rural maternity roundtable at Parliament House late last week. […]
An independent inquiry into the devastating Black Summer bushfire season will deliver its progress report to best prepare NSW ahead of the next bushfire season. Click to check the original article.
Part of a line of 86 Charolais x Angus heifers 12-13 months averaging 370kg from Breeza, NSW which returned $1270 or 344c/kg on Friday. A second line of 49 of their steer brothers 12-13 months averaging 352kg made 361c/kg. COMMERCIAL cattle listings on AuctionsPlus lifted slightly last week to 9874 head. The small offering […]
“I was mentored to do many activities, such as drenching, vaccinating, weighing, shearing, mustering, feeding and much more. We also covered basic fencing practices, working with both electric and wire fences, and importantly working with machinery such as tractors and quad bikes,” Ms Smith said. Click to check the original article.
Concerns raised that lobby groups pushing for the removal of the live sheep trade will move on to another target once the sheep phase-out is complete. Click to check the original article.
“With the transient population, I noticed people would leave Cloncurry and they wanted to take a gift that said ‘Made in Cloncurry’. I used to make fudge and give it as gifts to family and friends and they’d often comment and say that I should sell it, but I never really took them seriously,” Ms […]
Hewitt Pastoral Enterprises claimed first place in Class 39A pen of 6, with their Wagyu Angus cross recording an ADG of 1.294 kg. Click to check the original article.