The difficult part is estimating how much of the total soil nitrogen pool, which is mainly in the unavailable form, will become available over the crop growing period. If after a legume pasture, for example, clovers or lucerne, or a legume crop, good rates of nitrogen mineralisation are likely. A legume crop, on average, leads […]
An abundance might sound like success for a gardener, but if you’re growing crops at home to supply your own needs, then little and often is a much better aim. Mark Diacono explains. We gardeners are used to taking every measure available to us when sowing seeds. We study the back of seed packets, listen […]
“There appears to be little doubt that the combined impact of higher interest rates, stock availability, machinery price rises, along with a general drop in demand, is seeing sales return to what might be regarded as ‘normal’ levels,” Mr Northover said. Click to check the original article.
Sally Gall Senior journalist – Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region – its history, tourism, education and communications. Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and […]
Small, but mighty, the feisty Jack Russell is as popular as ever, not least as it’s The Queen Consort’s breed of choice. Fellow terrier owner India Sturgis recounts why these tiny tearaways remain so perennially appealing. Photographs by Sarah Farnsworth for Country Life. ‘You can do just about anything with a Jack Russell,’ declares Greg […]
Number 7 Park Street, in the Gloucestershire town of Cirencester, is a Cotswold townhouse which echoes the remarkable career of its restorer and creator, Rory Young. Alan Powers reflects on his influence and enthusiasms as embodied here; with photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life. The death earlier in 2023 of the remarkable figure of […]
From cattle to coal. Once a specialist agriculture writer today its about community, in particular, the Upper Hunter. I have lived and worked in the region for more than 30 years. Land use issues and the future direction of our region. But you cannot take ag out of the picture – our food and how […]
As affected communities are left reeling in the wake of the Labor government’s decision to shut down the Western Australian live export industry, many farmers, primary producers, and the more than 3000 people employed across the supply chain are left looking for answers. Click to check the original article.
The 27-year-old, who grew up on her family’s cattle property Coonambula, between Mundubbera and Eidsvold, is the owner of Beauty in the Woods; a business that has become a hit with rural women. Click to check the original article.
Speaking at a field day earlier this week hosted by graziers Brett and Theresa Blennerhassett, Goshen Station, Mt Garnet, The Leucaena Network executive officer Bron Christensen said leucaena had been grown commercially across northern Australia for around 30 years. Click to check the original article.
The selling agent says Nookawarra is a rare opportunity to acquire a large pastoral lease in what is becoming a sought-after area. Click to check the original article.
You know being 41 is middle age…well the average life expectancy of an Aussie is 82 so you do the math. Click to check the original article.