Strong competition for quality lines at Beaudesert
Agents reported a lighter yarding at Beaudesert on Saturday. Click to check the original article.
Droughtmaster Society makes its presence known at Northern Beef Producers Expo in Charters Towers | North Queensland Register
Droughtmaster Australia’s Carly Stieler and president Todd Heyman, with vendor Ken McKenzie, Yaralla Droughtmasters stud, Blackwater, who sold 23 Droughtmaster steers, weighing 285kg, for 340c/kg at the commercial cattle competition sale on June 2. Picture by Ben Harden Click to check the original article.
What is the future for farming?
New Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act is “enough to make a grown man cry”. Click to check the original article.
Julia Creek ICPA's newest life member announced
An Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association member that helped host a state conference in Mount Isa in 1993 and who is still putting her hand up to help in Julia Creek 30 years later was honoured with branch life membership last week. Click to check the original article.
Saving on energy at broiler farm
A saving of $400,000 is a substantial reduction in cost for any business Click to check the original article.
Slow start to North Queensland's tourist season
North Queensland has seen an unusual slow start to the tourist season. Click to check the original article.
Tick vaccine shortage affects producers
Biosecurity Queensland said the current shortage of tick fever vaccine was associated with the procurement of a component of the vaccine. Click to check the original article.
Weather experts asked to explain El Nino's impact on farmers
Our best weather experts have been polled on what a looming El Nino means for Aussie farmers. Click to check the original article.
Starting the herd rebuilding clock
The story of what will happen in the beef cattle industry has been clear for some time. Drought-forced beef cow herd liquidation has made the beef industry smaller than it needs or planned to be. There will be strong market incentives to rebuild herd inventories when it is possible to do so. Recent improvement in […]
The 10 best shrubs for your garden, by the legendary gardener who’s dedicated his life to them
The revered gardener Peter Catt — one of a tiny number of people to have won the RHS’s top accolade — has bred and grown some of the finest shrubs in Britian. He told Val Bourne about his ten favourites. The name Peter Catt might not trip off the average gardeners’ tongue, but, in the […]
The centuries-old grudge over the name of the tiny Dartford warbler
After years of decline, the Dartford warbler has returned to the area of old Kent where it was discovered 250 years ago, reviving a feud over its name, finds Russell Higham. A centuries-old grudge over ornithological provenance still ruffles feathers at an unlikely venue. The Furze Wren, a pub in Bexleyheath, on the outskirts of […]
Pork exports see broad-based growth, beef exports trend lower
April exports of U.S. pork achieved gains in a wide range of markets, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports, on the other hand, were below the very large totals posted a year ago, but export value per head of fed slaughter was the highest […]