Feedlot cattle production, like nearly all industries, is facing the challenge of how to maintain or increase production and production efficiencies in the face of the pressures brought on by the large-scale labor shortage across the country. The development of new technologies in cattle production has been continuous throughout the evolution of the industry. A […]
The Leewang flock has consistently placed in the first three awards of the Trundle Tom Little Merino Ewe Competition for decades, first starting under the eye of James’ father Grant Nixon, who took over the flock from his father, Will, and Tom Kirk began classing the flock under Will Nixon’s management. Click to check the […]
Find out what this year’s rural achievers have been up to since the Sydney Royal. Click to check the original article.
There are several reasons, in a non-drought year, that most people consider Oklahoma the greatest state for raising beef cattle. One of those reasons is that as a rule of thumb, Oklahoma forages do not have severe mineral deficiencies or high levels of mineral antagonists compared to forages in many other states. In 2022, the […]
Jeremy Spencer of Janine Stone on the secret to achieving creative harmony when building or transforming a house. The beautiful houses created by William Kent, Robert Adam, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Frank Lloyd Wright owe their coherence to the fact that the same hand was responsible for every last detail, inside and out. Increasingly, architects […]
More than 150 leaders from across Nebraska’s beef industry gathered at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Eastern Nebraska Research, Extension and Education Center near Mead Nov. 4 to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Feedlot Innovation Center. The $7.2 million facility will pave the way for world-class research projects and teaching and extension opportunities in a commercial-scale, state-of-the-art […]
So far in 2022, beef exports have increased over the record levels of 2021. The January – September period has total beef exports up 4.6 percent year over year. However, the latest data shows that exports in the month of September, were down 5.7 percent year over year, the largest, and only the second monthly decrease in […]
U.S. pork exports topped year-ago totals for the second consecutive month in September, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. September beef exports were below last year for the first time in 2022, but exports remain on a record pace through the first three quarters of the year. […]
Fluid spaces, thoughtful feng shui and peaceful grounds make Abbey Orchard House in St Albans the ultimate zen escape. Houses in St Albans aren’t cheap, as you’d expect of a charming little cathedral city that’s full of history, green spaces, and with a 20-minute fast train link to the City. Five-bedroom detached homes usually cost […]
Max Armstrong reports on a recent reconnaissance mission to the local grocery store where he checked out the turkey inventory. Max notes that the turkey shopping season is being impacted by the high pathological avian influenza outbreak which has caused the loss of more than 7.5 million turkeys. This loss comes at the same time […]
Girl Power, wool classer Pamela Hammond (left rear), shearers Lola Hutchinson, Alexie Phillips and Emily TeKapa and presser Sierrah Andrews with, in front, shearer Karolin Bunting, roustabout Rali Purnell, Dozer the dog – also female and contractor Jacqui Crowther, Calingiri Shearing Contractors. Click to check the original article.
Since forming to preserve the theatre built as part of the Royal Mail Hotel in 1918, the group operating on a shoestring budget has undertaken a number of restoration projects, including an entrance renovation that highlighted the original features of the historic building, and the building of a new museum space to showcase the unique […]