We must lock in the gains of our economic successes and pursue inclusive growth and in a post COVID-19 context, where our physical and mental health has been tested to the extreme, our goals should be about growing well and making decisions about investments, infrastructure and services with the businesses, health and wellbeing of communities, […]
A range of interstate buyers provided good support during the Maitland store cattle sale last Saturday. Click to check the original article.
Agriculture is a stressful occupation, and farmers face substantial mental health challenges. Research indicates they often experience higher levels of anxiety and depression compared to the general population, but less is known about the effects on their families. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores how economic stressors affect the mental health […]
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC) program concluded its successful relaunch after a three-year hiatus. This year’s class included 71 leaders from across the nation and every segment of the beef industry. After nine days of intensive leadership training and a five-city tour which showcased every facet of the beef industry, these […]
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), members of the Senate Agriculture Committee, joined Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) in reintroducing the Exposing Agricultural Trade Suppression (EATS) Act. The legislation prohibits state and local governments from interfering with agricultural production nationwide, while preserving their ability to regulate farming and ranching within their jurisdictions. Rep. Ashley Hinson […]
Graceful peafowl have never been shy about coming forward, although most of us admire the males’ flamboyant tail feathers — long a vibrant and striking motif — far more than their grating cries, says Harry Pearson. With the imperious upturned head and rustling walk of an Edwardian dowager duchess, the peacock is the very emblem […]
For many cow-calf producers, the thought of not raising cattle just seems foreign. As livestock producers, most of us have built a life around our cattle, not the cattle around our life. For better or worse, there seems to be an unexplained gravitational pull that will not let a rancher walk away from their cows. […]
The exotically castellated Pudleston Court is a beautifully-restored home in a gloriously rural setting. Penny Churchill and Toby Keel take a look. The village of Pudleston is the sort of English village you can’t quite believe still exists. It sits quietly, almost serenely, in the heart of the northern Herefordshire, a land of rolling farmland, […]
The Queensland government took 67 days to inspect a fire ant nest in Toowoomba. Click to check the original article.
Bulls, females, embryos and semen packages were all on offer at the inaugural sale. Click to check the original article.
The hallmarks of WA’s regional agricultural industry are collaboration, community, and connectivity. Click to check the original article.
“SIFA has continually expressed concerns that given the inconsistent approach, law-abiding shooters who cross the border to go hunting or attend a competition shoot, are unbeknownst to them, finding themselves in possession of a prohibited weapon, even though it was purchased legally and is fully registered in their home state,” he said. Click to check […]