Helen is the Toowoomba-based journalist who loves nothing better than covering anything horse sport related, however she covers all commodities and personality yarns. Over the years she has lived in Brisbane, Rockhampton, Longreach and Roma filing stories for the ‘bible of the bush’. Contact 0459 827414. Helen is the Toowoomba-based journalist who loves nothing better […]
The AWEX statistics suggest the substantial increase in the number of wool tests carried out in WA in May, identified in the AWTA statistics, is an aberration due to seasonal and other factors – a lot of tested wool was withdrawn from sale at the last moment by WA woolgrowers during May, for example. Click […]
As someone who grew up on a property outside Winton, the topic held particular interest for herself, as it did for the others working on the project with her, Professor Lennie Barblett, who taught distance education from Meekatharra in Western Australia, and PhD student Pip Amery, who has teaching experience at the Wallumbilla State School. […]
“We’ve seen councils, like in Julia Creek, where they’ve been frustrated with the lack of government support and put their hand into their own pocket and offered a car, house and income package to recruit out there, so it is certainly a sign of things that are going on.” Click to check the original article.
Management at Queensland’s tick centre were allegedly warned months ago there would be a shortage of the tick vaccine, Combavac3in1. Click to check the original article.
Walmart has announced it is building its first-ever fully owned and operated case-ready beef facility in Olathe, Kansas. The retailer will invest $257 million in the plant, which will process Angus cuts, supplied by Sustainable Beef LLC, into case-ready beef products such as steaks and roasts to be sold in Walmart stores across the Midwest. Set […]
There may be formal sponsorship programs in your workplace that you can sign up for, but if you don’t have these, set up conversations with senior colleagues who you admire, trust and aspire to be. Sponsors risk their reputation for you, so make sure you’re proactive and prepared, provide clarity over where you’d like to […]
Returns are shrinking for wool growers as buyers are more selective with well presented wool clips attracting a premium. Click to check the original article.
Reps. Randy Feenstra, R- Iowa, and Jimmy Panetta, D- Calif., introduced a bill intended to limit the impact of isolated animal disease outbreaks. The Safe American Food Exports Act, or SAFE Act, would formally authorize USDA to negotiate regional agreements permitting the export of agriculture products produced in parts of the country unaffected by an […]
Labor contract negotiations between West Coast longshoremen and ocean terminal operators have been ongoing for more than a year and the previous contract expired nearly 12 months ago. While there are no long lines of ships waiting at anchor – as seen during past labor disputes – the situation is still very troubling for exporters […]
Tyson Foods plans to lay off more than 225 employees in Illinois, who chose not to relocate to the company’s headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas. According to the company’s May 26 WARN notice, layoffs will begin July 31 and will conclude Aug. 14. Earlier this month, the company announced it would terminate 262 employees at its […]
With the $9000 top-priced Hydillowah Angus bull at its annual yearling bull sale held at the Nutrien Livestock store cattle sale at Boyanup last week were buyers and three generations of the Maiolo family, Bruno (left), Ralph and Damian, RA & A Maiolo & Son, Narrogin/Coolup, Claire Green and Vern Mouritz, Hydillowah Angus, Hyden and […]