A Kansas State University agricultural economist has been selected to lead a five-year project to develop decision-making tools and improve communication on the economic impacts of animal disease, ultimately improving the health of those animals. Dustin Pendell, a professor in K-State’s department of agricultural economics, was named head of the Americas region of the Collaborating […]
On this week’s episode of The Australian Ag Podcast, host James Wagstaff and Jackson Hewett chat with Matt Palise, the managing director of Red Rich Fruits, on the challenges and opportunities in the horticulture space. It follows the federal government’s recent changes to the Pacific Labour Mobility Scheme, which has left growers and industry seething. […]
If you fancy getting away from it all — REALLY getting away from it all – our selection of houses in the middle of nowhere has gorgeous spots across the country. Uist, Scotland — £650,000 There is a tendency for remove properties to require a certain level of renovation works. Blissful isolation can come at a cost […]
One of the first women to register her own Angus stud in Australia in 1962 has died. Click to check the original article.
Years of work by a western Queensland husband and wife duo that’s enriching the wider outback community in many ways has been acknowledged by the awarding of Medals of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the King’s Birthday Honours. Click to check the original article.
“I thank the outgoing chair, Phil Duncan, for his outstanding leadership of the committee these past three years – his guidance has been far-reaching and has elevated the voice of First Nations people on important water use and management issues for basin communities. Mr Duncan will continue as a valued member of the committee. Click […]
“With the 79 series getting more and more difficult to get hold of, businesses are starting to look at the base models of these, doing a conversion and getting it up to those specs as a very viable and cost effective way of maintaining their fleets,” Mr Mayers said. Click to check the original article.
Queensland’s costliest pest, the fire ant, has been found in Toowoomba. Click to check the original article.
The newest exhibition at Gallery on Track has been unveiled. Click to check the original article.
POLICE are investigating after dozens of breeding cattle were stolen from a property at Burncluith north of Chinchilla recently. Initial investigations indicate the animals were taken from a remote paddock between March 8 and May 30 when a muster failed to locate them. Approximately 31 Angus cows, with calves at foot, and two bulls were […]
MV Ocean Drover A DROP in domestic cattle prices and some processors reportedly booked out until July has raised questions about the prospect of live export numbers ramping up again. After an extremely quiet 2022, Australia’s main live export market for slaughter-weight cattle, Vietnam, has not seen a major increase in volume this year. Two […]
World records involving beef are as many and varied as the meals it is famous for, with Guinness Book of Records entries ranging from most barbecued beef served in 8 hours (52,300 servings) and largest hamburger patty (2.7 tonnes) to first food smuggled into space (corned beef sandwiches). Now two celebrity chefs have teamed up […]