Truckies add new technology to safety toolkit but call for driver awareness
Truck safety technology has come a long way, with the likes of AI alerts and emergency braking systems. Click to check the original article.
Macadamia growers face lowest farmgate prices in over ten years | The Land
According to Clare Hamilton-Bate, CEO of the Australian Macadamia Society, for most growers 75 percent of production costs are spent before they reach harvest. But, for others, the record low prices are influencing the decision whether to expend the final 25 per cent and harvest their 2023 crop. Click to check the original article.
Queensland farmland hits $8119 per hectare average
The boom run of rural land prices is likely over but there’s no reason to panic just yet – land prices will remain at record highs. Click to check the original article.
Central West region leads a stunning year for farmland sales
A total of 1.3 million hectares of farmland changed hands across NSW in 2022, with Central West values skyrocketing. Click to check the original article.
Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course registration is open
The 69th annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course dates are set for Aug. 7-9 and registration is open. The largest event of its kind in the nation, more than 1,900 cattle producers are expected to come to the Texas A&M University campus. The event is hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and […]
Select Sires add to communications department
Eryn Oldham joined Select Sires’ communications department following her graduation from The Ohio State University in early May. With a bachelor’s degree in agricultural communications and a minor in agricultural production, Oldham brings a wealth of digital media experience to Select Sires. “Eryn’s energy, industry knowledge and dynamic skillset will complement our creative team of […]
Bipartisan bill aims to help small meat processors
Sens. Roger Marshall, R- Kan., and Peter Welsch, D-Vt., introduced a bill that would allow new ways for small producers and butchers to sell products across state lines. Currently, raw meat and poultry can not be sold between states without being processed at a USDA inspection facility. The Direct Intestate Retail Exemption for Certain Transaction […]
JBS sinks as loss shows diversification still has risks
By Tatiana Freitas JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, plunged the most in three years as an unexpected loss in the first quarter showed that its strategy of producing different proteins in several geographies doesn’t make it immune to risk. “This is the first time in 12 years we face adverse conditions in all the […]
Drought and forage challenges continue in 2023
Persistent drought in major beef cattle production regions continues to have a significant impact on the cattle industry despite improvements in drought conditions in other parts of the country. USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released two reports recently that indicate that forage challenges continue in the central and southern Great Plains. The weekly “Crop […]
Feeder and stocker receipts higher to start 2023
The number of feeder and stocker cattle sold during the first four months of 2023 was about 4% higher than during the same period in 2022, according to data from the USDA-AMS “National Feeder and Stocker Cattle Summary.” Strong prices and persistent drought in some regions likely contributed to these higher totals despite the smaller […]
How the sheep of the Cotswolds outlasted the Roman Empire and the Black Death to help build one of Britain’s most beautiful areas
From warm cloaks for the Roman army to many handsome churches, much of England’s might and wealth once rested on the back of the Cotswold sheep’s ‘golden fleece’, says Charles Harris. In AD47, Roman cavalry sent west by Aulus Plautius found a land of gentle limestone hills between the Thames and the Severn, grazed by […]
Covert invaders may be causing primary losses
P. multocida is the second most prevalent bacteria found in beef cattle lung samples at Midwestern diagnostics laboratories1. P. multocida has been shown to cause […]