ESG issues to the fore at Boorowa
Communication styles, information sources and the profitability of practice change in your farm business Click to check the original article.
AWI stays neutral on sheep live export debate | Farm Weekly
He cited WAFarmers, WoolProducers Australia, Stud Merino Breeders’ Association, Australian Wool Growers’ Association, Australian Superfine Woolgrowers Association, Broad Wools, ASheep, Merinolink, Pastoralists & Graziers’ Association of WA and wool brokers and exporters as examples of representative bodies that should be advocating for woolgrowers on policy areas like live export. Click to check the original article.
Disaster payments extended to Camooweal
Camooweal residents who have been isolated by flooding can now claim immediate disaster payments to cover the costs of essential items. Click to check the original article.
Urgent call to step up north west flood support
North west local government leaders are calling on state and federal governments to step up support for the flood-hit people, businesses and industry dealing with the growing devastation in the region. Click to check the original article.
Gulf leaders call for urgent government action for flood-hit businesses | North Queensland Register
“It was a miserable few days, with cyclonic winds, but our stock had full bellies and they seem to be OK, thanks to the hills and ridges and trees they could get to,” Ms Hick said. “We are feeling heartbroken for our friends and community to the north, and possibly the south, that are having […]
Rural school houses empty while housing crisis continues | Queensland Country Life
“It’s a basic function we have in our community, we are a wealthy state in a wealthy country, it is just not acceptable that people still can’t find safety and equity in having a place to live. If we have these houses, well-maintained, safe and a good location, we should be looking at these as […]
Career rewards as a good shearer
Shearing school attracts many tryos Click to check the original article.
Weaner and backgrounder cattle sell well at Moreton
An increase in the number of weaner and backgrounder cattle this week saw quality pens selling fully firm to slightly dearer. Click to check the original article.
Control and Prevention of Wheat Pasture Bloat
Wheat and other small grain pastures have been short due to lack of rain this winter, but recent rains have really given them a boost. When growing conditions improve with warmer temperatures and rain, forage growth comes on rapidly. Rapidly growing small grain forage can lead to bloat of grazing cattle. The rapid onset of […]
Tyson invests in carbon credit marketplace for livestock sector
Athian (athian.ai), the world’s first cloud-based carbon marketplace for the livestock industry, has received a seed investment from Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods Inc. This latest investment from Tyson Ventures, along with previous investments from Elanco Animal Health Incorporated and Newtrient LLC, will fast-track the launch of the first-of-its kind transactional […]
Watch for wheat pasture bloat
Imagine, a disease that creates a paralyzing fear in cattle producers preventing them from utilizing all the forage options available to them. Wheat pasture bloat, also known as frothy bloat is that disease and is one of the most preventable nutritional diseases in cattle. Make no mistake, it is a shocking sight to drive past […]
Be prepared, wheat pasture bloat on the rise
Last month we sent out an article “Watch for Wheat Pasture Bloat”. Since then we have been getting reports of bloat in calves grazing wheat and other small grain pastures. Growing conditions improved for these pastures that have been grazed short all winter with regrowth that is all highly digestible leaf. We have also had […]