Flinders Shire calls out to Australia's budding artists
Artists have been called upon to enter into Flinders Shire’s art sculpture competition. Click to check the original article.
Fallen jockey Kristy rides high in barrel racing
Former jockey sets the barrel racing world on fire. Click to check the original article.
Leaving a legacy for the future
Tracey Woods and Richard Zidarew may have gotten into Boer goats just looking for something to do, but almost 20 later as they disperse their flock, they also look back on many significant achievements. Click to check the original article.
Review follows huge farm land rate increases for FNQ council
The percentage agriculture rates contribute to the total rates collected by a Far North Queensland council will be considered as part of a full rate review, following outcry over huge rate increases on farming land. Click to check the original article.
Grain grower group unrest continues between peak bodies
Grain grower organisations GPA and GrainGrowers continue to have an uneasy relationship with closer ties unlikely in the short-term. Click to check the original article.
How to balance soil nitrogen for top quality pasture | The Land
Valuable research in southern NSW, has emphasised how cropping gross margins, over a combination of low and high rainfall years, were higher when crop legumes were part of the rotation. This research is led by Dr John Kirkegaard and involves GRDC funding, CSIRO, FarmLink, and a number of local advisors, and it is detailed in […]
Six mesmerising country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
A wonderful Kent estate and a delightful village house in Shropshire are in our round-up this week. Essex — £6.5 million Westwood Park, near Colchester is a beautiful Tudor manor house set in stunning gardens and grounds. There are nine bedrooms and over 50 acres, with outbuildings including potting/tool sheds, greenhouses, stables and a summerhouse. […]
Wild Garlic: How to forage it, and how to grow your own
If you are new to foraging, wild garlic is the ideal place to start says Mark Diacono. As Spring pokes the tip of its nose out from under winter’s blanket, my wife and I — and, if the promise of cake has proved compelling, our daughter — take to coastal woods in search of damp, […]
How to stop a dog constantly begging for treats, by top trainer Ben Randall
Reward-based training has transformed our relationships with our dogs — but it can go wrong. Ben Randall explains how to put things right if your pooch goes off track. There’s no doubt that, during the past 30 or 40 years, dog-training methods have changed immeasurably. Once it was all strict discipline and stern commands. Now, we […]
Manypeaks couple embrace farm lifestyle
Looking for a lifestyle change, this couple has its own slice of farming paradise. Click to check the original article.
Two candidates close in Longreach council vacancy counting | 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 […]
The strangest museum in London? Dennis Severs’ House is art installation, theatre set and 18th century throwback
Tactfully revived, Dennis Severs’ House — in Folgate Street, Spitalfields, London defies categorisation, finds Jeremy Musson The name ‘Spitalfields’ conjures up a vision of early 18th-century London, crowded and cosmopolitan. If a single building could sum it up, it is surely the house of mystery and paradox at No 18, Folgate Street, better known as […]