Polo season underway at Clifton
There was action aplenty at Downs Polo Club’s first tournament of the season Click to check the original article.
Merom Speckle Park stud sells top bull and top heifer for $16,000 each | The Land
The champion heifer was Black Stump R3 She’s Rare S11, from the Black Stump stud, Coolah. Sired by Black Stump Rare Man R3, she was out of Six Star SPC 50S Jenny E225, a daughter of Prairie Hill John Wayne 50S. Foxtail Hill Speckle Park stud, McKees Hill, near Lismore, paid $6000 to secure the […]
Service of war nurse Greta Towner to be recognised in Blackall | North Queensland Register
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 […]
Service of war nurse Greta Towner to be recognised in Blackall | Queensland Country Life
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 […]
Tractors and quad bikes the leading cause of farm fatalities
Tractors and quads were the leading cause of 55 fatalities on Australian farms in 2022. Click to check the original article.
Greens appeal water harvest rights "for free"
Members of the legislative council were left amazed when then Water minister Kevin Anderson pushed through his floodplain harvesting regulations in January with no opportunity for parliament to debate them due to the upcoming election. Click to check the original article.
A bright and beautiful country house in Kent with its own cave, and a Monet-inspired bridge
Elmstone Court is a dreamy house for sale just a few miles from Canterbury. Penny Churchill reports. Squint a little at the bridge at Elmstone Court and it might just look a little familiar: curving its way over the pond, this bridge was apparently inspired by the famed example at Giverny, the French gardens which […]
Get rid of right cattle at right time
Come drought or rain, a cattle operation can match forage output if you have a safety net of disposable animals. My last column focused on how to use livestock to manage forage production swings. It explained the idea of disposing of an animal to reduce mouths to feed in winter. It prompted a reader to ask: […]
The rich legacy of the Florida beef cattle industry
The first cattle to arrive in what is now the United States were brought to Florida by Ponce de Leon in 1521. Over time, cattle ranching was established in Florida and the cowboys who used whips to bring cattle out of the swamps and thickets became known as Cracker cowboys and the cows known as Cracker […]
Bion and Dakota Valley Growers announce sustainable beef project
Bion Environmental Technologies Inc., a leader in advanced livestock waste treatment technology and premium sustainable beef, and Dakota Valley Growers, a cattle feeder near Bathgate, North Dakota, announced a letter of intent to develop a 15,000-head sustainable beef cattle feeding operation. Annual production from the facility is expected to be approximately 42,500 head of premium […]
Opportunities, challenges for U.S. red meat exports in Africa
The U.S. Meat Export Federation sees Africa as a promising destination for U.S. red meat exports, but one that comes with a number of supply chain challenges, which with the support of USDA, the Beef Checkoff Program and the National Pork Board, USMEF is working to overcome. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom says Africa […]
USDA announces $2.29M in farm bill funding for animal health
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is awarding $2.29 million through the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) farm bill program to advance APHIS’ animal health preparedness. The 2018 Farm Bill provided funding for this program as part of an overall strategy to prevent animal pests and diseases […]