Stock agent welcomes retirement after 50 years in the game
Elders stock agent Blake Munro is celebrating five decades in the game by welcoming his oncoming retirement. Click to check the original article.
Cattle underpass program boosted with $2 million
Safer country roads’ access with underpass program’s $2m boost. Click to check the original article.
Mackay wakes up to better day after floods
Dozens of travellers are also stranded after severe storms drenched the region, inundating roads and properties. Click to check the original article.
Republicans announce House Agriculture Committee members
The House Republican Steering Committee announced its recommendations for GOP members to serve on the House Agriculture Committee. They include 15 returning members and 12 new ones. Committee Chair G.T. Thompson said he welcomes the diverse group of legislators that will represent his party in the 118th Congress. “It’s imperative we hit the ground running […]
Ten GrainCorp sites see record receivals thanks to Queensland's bumper winter crop
Records have been broken at a number of GrainCorp sites across the state, with the network also surpassing its overall highest result. Click to check the original article.
First orders for live export cattle have been released
As 2023 kicks off, domestic cattle prices still remain one of the key challenges for the export industry. Click to check the original article.
Santos receives authority to survey Hunter Gas Pipeline from NSW Government
Minister Kean has signed off the authority to survey for Santos’ Hunter Gas Pipeline – so what does that mean? Click to check the original article.
Early season soybeans mark a return to production on the Clarence
After last last year’s devastating floods, one soybean producer on the North Coast is looking forward to an early harvest with new variety Gwydir. Click to check the original article.
Scott identifies key farm bill issues
House Ag Committee Ranking Member David Scott, D-Ga., identified five key issues he plans to prioritize in the upcoming Farm Bill. They include expanding rural broadband, which Scott says should be funded through USDA to help bridge the digital divide between rural and urban America. According to him, USDA knows what works for rural communities […]
Run of good weather since new year allows grower to forge ahead | The Land
Back in October/November, it was looking all doom and gloom due to quality and access concerns, but growers have harvested much more protein wheat than predicted, and despite a harvest dominated by wet weather, some excellent yields have been achieved. Click to check the original article.
Preparing for winter calving | Beef Magazine
Calving during the winter months can present some unique challenges. Cold and/or wet weather, higher birth weights, fewer hours of daylight and in most herds this is the time of year when we, as producers, are the primary source of nutrition provided in the form of harvested forage and supplemental feeds. What can we do […]
Record low hay stocks this winter
Two years of drought have severely depleted U.S. hay stocks. The recently released December 1 hay stocks from USDA showed total stocks of 71.9 million tons, 16.4 percent below the previous ten-year average and the lowest December 1 stocks on record in the data back to 1973 (Table 1). Each of the top ten states for […]