Bumper harvest on the cards for Dulacca growers despite challenges
The Gibson family has overcome a variety of challenges to harvest this year’s wheat crop. Click to check the original article.
Fatal helicopter crash in Northern Territory’s East Arnhem Land | North Queensland Register
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Photos from the devastating Eugowra floods, November 2022 | The Land
Australian Community Media photographer Carla Freedman travelled over to Eugowra on Wednesday and captured these incredible photos of both the heartache suffered, as well as the absolute good in people who are already rolling their sleeves up to begin the clean-up. Click to check the original article.
Aussie wheat going out the door
We take a quick look at how Australian wheat exports have gone. Click to check the original article.
Why Hughes Pastoral Group is setting course for “Climate Neutral” beef
When the Hughes Pastoral Group produced a Land Management Manual for all their managers, they included a section presenting the science behind their goal to be Climate Neutral. After analysing what climate scientists are saying, the Hughes are concerned that when it comes to methane, the currently used GWP100 accounting method is incorrectly predicting changes […]
Rise in school leavers taking gap years set to bolster bush workforce
The number of graduates taking gap years up north has increased in 2022. Click to check the original article.
Wheat judging underway in western region
2022 AgShowsNSW/Suncorp Dryland Wheat Competition judging moved to the western region this week Click to check the original article.
North Queensland farmers improving land condition: NQ Dry Tropics Year In Review 2021-22 | North Queensland Register
Other NQ Dry Tropics project achievements highlighted in the Year In Review 2021-22 included weed control across 6500 hectares, removing 753 feral pigs and 158 chital deer, planting 30,000 native plants, and collecting 1.42 tonnes of rubbish, including marine debris and plastics. Click to check the original article.
Cath Purcell’s Tractor Club music single to hit streaming services this week | Queensland Country Life
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TSCRA names executive director of government relations
The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA), the largest and oldest livestock association based in Texas, announced Melissa Hamilton as executive director of government relations. Hamilton will oversee legislative and regulatory efforts for TSCRA in Austin and Washington D.C. and direct the TSCRA political action committee. She will advise TSCRA leaders and members on […]
Can feeding corn residue in a round bale feeder meet cow needs?
The drought across much of the western U.S has resulted in low hay production, high hay prices and in some cases, no hay to be bought. Some producers may be considering using corn residue bales. Corn residue has been traditionally used as a roughage source in feedlot diets and more recently mixed with more energy […]
Lower retail prices for consumers
The October Consumer Price Index (CPI) was released last week to a lot of headlines given the importance of the latest inflation numbers. Retail beef prices are included in the CPI and beef is one of the items that has been below a year ago and falling further. Two average retail beef prices are reported: Choice […]