Freya Weismantel is ICMJ state student champion
Freya Weismantel of Kempsey High School has been named the state champion of the school’s intercollegiate meat judging (ICMJ) competition. Click to check the original article.
Juicy news as reporter joins Queensland Country Life
Meet the new Queensland Country Life reporter to be based in the Wide Bay Burnett. Click to check the original article.
Dry conditions are spreading: How can I reduce my risk?
The most recent drought monitor, released on October 27th, shows the majority of the United States dealing with drought or abnormally dry conditions. While I hope some of those regions received some much needed rain recently, I do think this presents an opportunity to discuss Pasture, Rangeland, and Forage (PRF) Insurance. PRF insurance provides an […]
Beer not the only thing flowing in Toompine during town's historic week
The beers were flowing in Toompine during an exciting week for the small outback community. Click to check the original article.
Dairying era comes to an end
The Nicholls family, Rukenvale near Kyogle, has sold their Holstein milking herd to three local Norco operations. Click to check the original article.
Grafton steers sell firm in keen market
Grass fed restockers drive November store market at Clarence Valley cattle sale. Click to check the original article.
All the action from the Queensland harvest | Photos
Check out some of the harvest action across the regions. Click to check the original article.
How to make chocolate bundt cake with maple and pumpkin
Melanie Johnson’s chocolate bundt cake is a perfect mix of indulgence and using up leftovers. ‘Pumpkins are the perfect seasonal decoration and their flesh will never be wasted in my kitchen’ says our kitchen garden chef Melanie Johnson. The simplest way cooking them is to dice into half-inch cubes and roast for 20 minutes — […]
Traveller at Perth airport with 6kg of meat from FMD-infected country fined $2664
An international traveller has been fined $2,664 and refused entry to Australia after attempting to bring six kilograms of meat products into the country, in a serious breach of Australia’s biosecurity laws. Australian biosecurity officers uncovered the undeclared meat during a baggage inspection at Perth Airport last Tuesday morning, October 18. The traveller failed to declare 3.1 […]
Chemical resistance concerns for worms, ticks and buffalo fly
WORMS, ticks and buffalo flies have all been the beneficiaries of repeated wet years across the east coast – prompting many to ramp up their treatment programs. Buffalo fly have already been sighted well south of Queensland border and worms have been creating issues all winter on the back of relentless rain. But concerns have […]
Cattle Australia board nominations to open this week
BOARD nominations for the grassfed cattle industry’s new peak representative body are set to open tomorrow, with elections to take place before the end of the year. The transition to the new peak body was given the greenlight at a Cattle Council meeting last month, with a resolution to adopt the proposed constitution of Cattle […]
JBS highlights major obstacles for its net zero by 2040 target
JBS sustainability manager Sam Churchill THE world’s largest meat processor, JBS, has highlighted some of the major hurdles the company will need to overcome to reach its environmental target of “net zero emissions by 2040”. JBS is currently going through the baselining phase of its target, taking stock of all its emissions across the supply […]