Penny Churchill takes a look at a wonderful country home whose outgoing owner has transformed in the space of two decades. Farming and life co-exist in perfect harmony at The Mill House and its 227-acre Farm at Bulkington, five miles from Devizes, Wiltshire, which is for sale as a whole through Savills in Salisbury at […]
The rows upon rows of ghoulish, glowing squash down your street can only mean one thing: it’s Halloween. But have you ever stopped to wonder whether a pumpkin is a fruit or a vegetable? Alexandra Fraser investigates. The humble tomato has long captivated the attention and intrigue of avid classifiers with one simple question: fruit […]
Over the course of Country Life’s 125-year history, dozens of readers have shared their tales of ghosts. Here we’ve picked out seven of the most fascinating. Hearing a ghost story is all well and good – a bit of fun, and something most of us can hear without taking it too seriously. But there’s something […]
Gemma Simmonite of the Gastrono-Me cafe shares her recipe for pumpkin muffins, giving you and your kids a Halloween taste without actually having to eat an actual vegetable. There are plenty of squashes that are utterly delicious to eat. Our regular gardening writer Mark Diacono wrote an entire piece on them just a few weeks […]
A new safety gate traffic-light system, a customised grain scoop, lighter-weight gumboots and concave mirrors for better visibility were some of the staff safety suggestions honoured at Australian Country Choice today. The Brisbane-based cattle and beef company this morning named the winners of its inaugural Bright Ideas safety awards. Presenting the processing efficiency and logistics […]
Both yardings will comprise a mix of Friesian steers and first-cross steers. Click to check the original article.
Max Armstrong recalls his first trip to Brazil nearly 40 years ago when the discussion focused on the amazing potential for crop production in that nation and he notes that work has continued. He reports on news from the national supply company in Brazil which reports the output of the country’s soybean crop could be […]
“With NSAI independently certifying combined net 2P reserves and net 2C contingent resources of approximately 399PJ in the Kingia and Wagina Sandstones, Strike can now confirm it has the gas feedstock required to progress its integrated low-carbon fertiliser development, Project Haber,” said Strike managing director and chief executive officer Stuart Nicholls. Click to check the […]
It was no surprise that the Loch family of Rutland Grazing Company, Springsure, took out most successful exhibitor, after winning reserve champion beast, champion pen of eight steer carcasses, best weight gain pen of ten steers on feed, and best weight gain pen of six heifers on feed, as well as the Springsure show prizes […]
Clare Mifsud of Skyview Farming at Glenidol, Clermont, with her two pens which won champion beast and Sally Taylor memorial award, and grand champion exhibit, pen of jap bullocks – grain fed, champion pen of prime cattle and grain fed cattle. The pen made 454c/kg. Click to check the original article.
There remains a high probability for elevated cattle prices in 2023 due to tighter beef supplies, even as the outlook dims for U.S. economic growth. However, despite the supply side of the economic ledger putting upward pressure on prices, the odds are that the demand side will dampen the cattle price outlook. Under this scenario, […]
‘I love the beauty of the woman’s back; her elegant, naturally confident pose; and the fact that she is serenely contemplating herself.’ Jean-Louis Sebagh on My Wife, Nude, Contemplating her Own Flesh Becoming Stairs, Three Vertebrae of a Column, Sky and Architecture by Salvador Dalí ‘As a young medical doctor, training as an aesthetic surgeon […]