In seven years of entering Wantabadgery Pastoral Company has finished in the top ten of the Beef Spectacular Feedback Trial for the first time. Click to check the original article.
Golland Partnership, White Rock Wallabadah, bought 17 rams averaging $3411, with three at the equal top price of $4500. The three top-priced rams were also in the top five pc of the genetics database with FP+ rankings of 169 and 173, while the third ram was an FP+ index of 155, which puts it in […]
This year we are all searching for alternatives that can get our cows through the winter on the least feed and hay, without decreasing the long-term productivity of the herd. Even in “normal” years, feed and pasture is close to 70% of variable costs and 50% of total costs of maintaining a cowherd. Economic research […]
Early in the year is a good time to reflect on price trends and consider price expectations. At the local level, one way to do that is to look back at basis levels. Basis is the difference between a cash price and a nearby futures price. For feeder cattle, the basis tends to be positive […]
A trip to a cattle auction can be an eye opener for anyone, offering a real-world education. Click to check the original article.
Open field strip farming has almost entirely disappeared from Britain in the past 1,000 years — though there is one great exception: Laxton. In 1635, a surveyor called Mark Pierce was employed to map the farmland around Laxton, which he did in four sheets, now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Each shows one of the enormous […]
Wandoan’s Soldier Settlers Precinct, which honours the 1950s scheme that was integral to the development of the community and its success as an agricultural centre and close-knit community, was named the silver winner in the Best Monument or Memorial category. Click to check the original article.
Penny Churchill takes a look at The Elms at West Pennard, a beautifully-restored home that sits in fine gardens. The Elms at West Pennard is a 19th century joy in an ancient part of England, sitting as it does close to Glastonbury, Wells and the Isle of Avalon. It’s one of three large Victorian family […]
Calling it a natural progression in their already successful business, this team is excited to take the next step into the real estate market. Click to check the original article.
Non-compliant metering and illegal take make up more than half the issues for the Natural Resources Access Regulator. Click to check the original article.
A charity in central Queensland is looking to support flood or drought affected graziers re-build their cattle numbers. Click to check the original article.
Entering two teams of Angus steers, Shore Pastoral Trust, of Tumut, went home with an array of trophies from the 2023 Beef Spectacular Feedback Trial. Click to check the original article.