Menegazzo's 96,000 head cattle aggregation sold
Mark Menegazzo’s Gulf Coast Agriculture Company has sold its four adjoining north Queensland cattle stations. Click to check the original article.
The traditional British toy makers still crafting rocking-horses and teddy bears
From automata to wooden dogs with jointed legs, members of the British Toymakers Guild have crafted a cornucopia of intriguing playthings that are not only for children, says Claire Jackson. The neat sweep of hair and strong jawline looks faintly familiar. Made in Switzerland in 1921, the metal doll is an early prototype for Action […]
In Focus: Lucian Freud’s plant portraits, from the tiny to the vast, all years in the painting
Steven Desmond visits the Lucian Freud exhibition at the Garden Museum, bringing a horticulturalist’s eye to works by one of Britain’s great 20th century artists. Let me be clear at the outset: Lucian Freud was not a botanical artist. He was a very great artist who sometimes painted plants. This is a little-known fact and […]
Caban, Hodson realise their rodeo dreams at Ariat APRA National Finals | Queensland Country Life
And finally, after too many years to count, the season’s pro tour all around cowgirl and barrel race champion, Leanne Caban, achieved her goal of finally winning not one, but two, Australian champion titles – the Ariat APRA all around cowgirl and the Australian Performance Horse barrel race. Click to check the original article.
The Goods share how they live with disability | The Land
“When he’s with the sheep he’s not thinking about the business, or having disabled children, or what’s going to happen when we die, and all the anxieties associated with that. It just gives him a space where he’s just worried about the genetics, and the sheep people – as I affectionately refer to them – […]
Country Roads Crisis
Major accident narrowly averted on Boort-Charlton Road. Click to check the original article.
Santa weaner steers make 644c/$1323 at Monto | Queensland Country Life
R and L Blyton sold Charolais cross steers to 576.2c at 319kg to return $1841.78. George Augenstein Jnr sold Simbrah steers to 640.2c at 270kg to return $1731.74. RP, PB and GR Hampson sold Santa steers to 644.2c at 205kg to return $1323.29. KR and TM Myles sold Brahman heifers to 350.2c at 375kg to […]
The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year Awards 10-year anniversary in Canberra
Agriculture’s biggest names converged on Canberra to celebrate 10 years of The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year Awards. Click to check the original article.
Mixed yarding at final store sale
Another big yarding of local and pastoral cattle sold in a quality driven market at the Muchea Livestock Centre. Click to check the original article.
Winton’s Baratria aggregation sold to three families | Queensland Country Life
Offered by the Teys family’s Baratia Pastoral Company, the aggregation is made up of 60,000ha of Mitchell/Flinders grass open downs country, with 8200ha of semi-open sweet pebbly boree, leopardwood, gidgee country, 2500ha of gidgee timbered broken gully country; 2050ha of heavy gidgee timbered areas and 500ha of range or escarpment country. There is also about […]
Improvements to childcare services welcomed in Cloncurry
There are currently 34 children on the waitlist for the Curry Kids Early Learning Centre. Click to check the original article.
Lighter and feeder cattle prices hold steady at Gracemere
Due to the rain, the buyers’ panel was made up of mainly restockers with a few backgrounders operating, which still provided good competition. Click to check the original article.