THE Australian Inter-Collegiate Meat Judging team has capped-off its three-week tour of the United States red meat industry by finishing overall runners-up at the National Western Meat Judging Contest in Colorado. The competition is one of seven American Meat Science Association meat judging competitions run each year and is held as part of the National […]
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 tour included visits to a range of red meat operations across five states including JBS beef processing plant in Greely, Colorado, Cargill’s Beef Processing plant in Friona, the 100,000 head Five Rivers Feedlot, Double J small stock processing facility, All American Pet Company, Global Animal Products and various retail operations. Click to check the […]
The tour included visits to a range of red meat operations across five states including JBS beef processing plant in Greely, Colorado, Cargill’s Beef Processing plant in Friona, the 100,000 head Five Rivers Feedlot, Double J small stock processing facility, All American Pet Company, Global Animal Products and various retail operations. Click to check the […]
“There is an assumption that agriculture is able to supply carbon offsets to big polluters but that is its weak point,” says Environmental social scientist Dr Nicole Buckley Biggs, director of sustainability at farm management software company AgriWebb. Click to check the original article.
The plan by Heritage Minerals to restart the historical Mount Morgan gold mine in central Queensland is another step closer to fruition following the announcement of a $66 million loan from the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility. Click to check the original article.
Following increasing cases of pinkeye in cattle, Local Land Services is reminding producers to keep an eye out for the early signs of the infection throughout summer. Click to check the original article.
“At harvest if you’re trying to get the crop off you’ll get another contract harvester in without thinking, yet with spraying, rather than get a contractor we see farm businesses setting up split shifts and going overnight which often results in inexperienced operators going when there is the highest risk of drift,” Ms O’Brien said. […]
The only way to get into Derby is by air, with all the roads blocked or washed away from the massive Kimberley floods. Click to check the original article.
THE reliable, high rainfall New England property Livingstone is on the market for $5 million. Click to check the original article.
Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire chief executive Vernon Lawrence said while all four Kimberley Shire’s had great working relationships and would continue to assist one another, offering support in the way of personnel and plant equipment, as a result of the smaller revenue base of each shire, they were not sustainably funded to respond adequately to these […]
The annual pop-up shops are part of an initiative helping to alleviate pressure for financially struggling families. Click to check the original article.