More young people with a passion to understand the principles of regenerative agriculture are set to benefit from the legacy left by prominent young cattle industry leader Lachlan Hughes through the expansion of a foundation named in his honour. Lachlan was a respected innovator and leader in the Queensland cattle industry who recognised the role […]
ALMOST $30 million in grant funding has been awarded to farmers and land managers across Australia to make it easier for them to measure the amount of carbon in their soils. Eight innovative projects will share $28.9 million in grants under the first development and demonstration grant round of the government’s $50 million National Soil […]
More rain and flooding in parts of NSW and Victoria is further delaying harvest in districts including Narrabri. Photo: Shaine Maunder, JM Harvesting COMPOUNDING effects of rain and flooding are driving apart prompt and new-crop prices in southern markets as harvest delays and logistics issues confound any hopes of volume off-the-header business for the rest […]
Emergency services have said no one was “seriously hurt” in the Barkly Homestead blaze. Click to check the original article.
DIRECT consignment slaughter grid offers from processors have continued to deteriorate rapidly this week, falling another 15-20c in places as processors seek to better align with competitors, in an end-of-year market now approaching over-supply. With just four weeks remaining until the traditional Christmas-New year plant closures, supply and demand is now starting to fall out […]
The US – the world’s second-largest importer of beef after China – is likely to be looking for even more beef from global markets over the next three years, as its own domestic production declines, Rabobank says in a newly-released report. And – while Australia is among the major global beef exporters that could help […]
The government has “no choice” but to start planning how to make up for the shortfall. Click to check the original article.
Ms Kyle first entered the mining industry as an administration contractor at South32’s Cannington Mine, approximately 200 kilometres from Mount Isa, in 2007. A single mother when she first started her career, she was also one of few Indigenous employees and felt somewhat out of place. Click to check the original article.
The group’s managing director, Jennifer Lauber Paterson has been working with North Queensland contact Sandra Richards to coordinate the project in the region, and this week announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Flinders Shire Council to conduct a feasibility study into harvesting prickly acacia and other weeds for the project. Click […]
Pictures from trackside at Inverell Jockey Club. Click to check the original article.
Performers at the Mount Isa School of Dance are readying themselves for back to back shows at the Civic Centre. Click to check the original article.
Shedding breed lambs registered the largest weekly rise in listings across lamb categories, up 228pc, with 2038 head offered. The sharp rise in listings was absorbed well as clearance rates reached 88pc – the highest clearance across all categories. Prices ranged from $98 to $169, to average $149/head, back $19. Click to check the original […]