Once-in-a-lifetime encounters and a sense of scientific purpose colour Ben Olsen’s memorable expedition to the end of the earth. A welcome committee awaits as the Zodiac nears Breakwater Island, a snow-capped outcrop only a short hop from the Antarctic mainland. Shadowy figures line the shore as further crowds congregate on higher ground. We draw closer […]
Harold Falkner’s work at Runfold Manor in Surrey is a perfect example of what makes this type of house so charming, elegant and highly liveable. Penny Churchill explains more. The town of Farnham will always be linked to the Arts-and-Crafts architect Harold Falkner, who created no fewer than 115 buildings in the area in a […]
Quality cattle sell well, and Inverell’s monthly store sale endorsed that analogy with Angus weaner steers topping at 522 cents a kilogram and Angus cross steers at 484c/kg. Click to check the original article.
Burning since Sunday, March 5, the fire burning near Hill End remains out of control and now covers in excess of 15,500 hectares. Click to check the original article.
Welcomed widespread rainfall reduced the overall yarding at Thursday’s Emerald sale, but boosted buyer confidence on the day. Click to check the original article.
A series of workshops designed to provide transparency around milk-market dynamics are being rolled out nationwide. Click to check the original article.
The award-winning chef and broadcaster Michel Roux Jr chooses the eight dishes he couldn’t live without. Living up to the reputation of a famous parent isn’t easy; and surpassing that reputation is almost unheard of — so you have to hand it to Michel Roux Jr for even trying to do so, let alone managing […]
Increasing lifetime productivity of beef cattle by selecting for stayability Click to check the original article.
“Nurses are actively doing this constantly, and the early warning systems are designed to provide a platform for the nurses as well, so if you rate a patient and they are a zero (no warnings), it still provides a platform to say to the doctor ‘I have this, this and this’ I need you to […]
A PLAN by the Australian Bureau of Statistics to abandon its annual and larger five-yearly cattle herd surveys has raised concerns, as well as some possible solutions from beef industry stakeholders. As this article last week outlined, ABS intends to discontinue its large agricultural surveys and “develop processes to produce future agricultural statistics using new […]
Trucks of essential supplies have come from as far as Brisbane, Townsville and Cairns to service communities still accessible by road. Click to check the original article.
Yarding 3989 Change -2425 All the regular buyers were in attendance. Light weight yearling steers returning to the paddock averaged 19c/kg dearer. Medium and heavy weight yearling steers to feed remained firm. Light weight yearling heifers returning to the paddock experienced very little change and yearling heifers to feed averaged 12c/kg dearer. Bullocks averaged 5c/kg […]