Spotted-tailed quolls live in various environments, including forests, woodlands, coastal heathlands and rainforests. They are sometimes seen in open country or on grazed areas and rocky outcrops. They are mainly solitary animals and will make their dens in rock shelters, small caves, hollow logs and tree hollows. They use these dens for shelter and to […]
Using wheat as an example for many areas, it is possible to sow from late March onwards. Very early sowing is restricted to varieties with winter habit, such as Illabo. Where grazing is not contemplated, these types are commonly best sown from early April onwards. Slower maturing spring habit types, like Sunmax, can, for many […]
Our pick of this week’s properties includes a house with a view which will send trainspotters into fits of delight. Carmarthenshire — £5,500,000 A working dairy farm with three properties — including a Victorian farmhouse, 14th century cottage and a modern home with beautiful views — and extending to over 335 acres For sale with […]
It’s not only the energy crisis that is creating unprecedented demand for log-burners: clean-burn technology, app-based controls and new designs fuelled by alternatives to wood are also transforming possibilities. ‘Sales of stoves are off the scale,’ says Paul Chesney, who founded Chesneys, the fireplace and stove specialist, almost 40 years ago. ‘We can’t make enough […]
A reader this week suffers from a dog who can’t concentrate and is getting distracted all the time, but with things now going badly our dog training expert Ben Randall takes a look – and suspects that overtraining is the problem. Here’s a question for all dog owners: why did you buy a dog? The answer […]
Delta Ag WA CEO Warren Stirrat (left), Delta Ag commercial manager Regan Dent, previous WA Youth Cattle Handlers Camp (WAYCHC) attendee Robert Smith, Delta Ag animal health business development manager Darren Hendry, previous WAYCHC attendee Zoe Skinner, WAYCHC chairman Clint Gartrell, Abbey Animal Health WA business manager Darren Rutley and Albany Peter Graham Co branch […]
The astonishing assemblage of buildings, machinery and memorabilia at Fawley Hill, Buckinghamshire — the home of Lady McAlpine and the late Sir William McAlpine — is testimony to one man’s remarkable enthusiasm for the railways, as Marcus Binney discovers. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life. The landscape park at Fawley Hill is like no other. […]
Where the cattle market will go from here is the question on everyone’s lips as prices continue to erode or remain stagnant. Click to check the original article.
“He always dressed beautifully on stage. He was immaculately dressed. His suits were handcrafted, they were beautiful suits that he used to wear.” Click to check the original article.
A run of 76 8-14-month-old Droughtmaster backgrounder steers averaging 268kg from Condamine, Queensland returned 598c/kg or $1600. A further 57 similarly-aged backgrounders from the same vendor – Charbray types averaging 288kg and Hereford types averaging 238kg – bought as weaners – made 551c and 613c/kg respectively. MOST young cattle categories trended lower in price in […]
“Our research project will provide valuable information on what quality marginally saline water could be used for different crops and management strategies, taking into account local climate, rainfall, soil type, drainage and leaching considerations.” Click to check the original article.
It was the culmination of more than 90,000 volunteer hours. Click to check the original article.