Among the highlights of the opening morning’s action is a talk on navigating the minefield of world economic chaos by former Australian treasurer Peter Costello, as well as an in-depth look at the global meat trade sector from McDonalds’ Andrew Brazier, while the ALFA’s excellence in feedlot education medal will also be awarded on Wednesday […]
Prime Minister, The Honorable Anthony Albanese, came to Forbes with Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fishers and Forestry Murray Watt, NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet and National Emergency Management Coordinator General Brendan Moon. Deputy Mayor Chris Roylance coordinated a short Q and A time. Click to check the original article.
The bureau says a minor to moderate flood is possible on the Macquarie to Bathurst if the wet weather eventuates. Click to check the original article.
Budgery is 4012 hectares of generally flat red loam soil grazing country with the potential for farming. Click to check the original article.
Whether buying organic, checking nutrition labels or recycling, men and women display strikingly similar preferences, according to the monthly Consumer Food Insights Report. The survey-based report out of Purdue University’s Center for Food Demand Analysis and Sustainability assesses food spending, consumer satisfaction and values, support of agricultural and food policies, and trust in information sources. […]
The groundbreaking ceremony for the Ranch Life Learning Center featuring Hank the Cowdog took place Oct. 14 at Texas Tech University’s National Ranching Heritage Center (NRHC). Envisioned as an indoor and outdoor comprehensive learning experience for the public, The Cash Family Ranch Life Learning Center will provide all ages an immersive ranching experience, guided by […]
Over the past several months I have received many calls from livestock producers wanting information concerning the application of the Weather Related Sales of Livestock Rules provided by the IRS. Last week, the IRS released Notice 2022-43: Extension of Replacement Period for Livestock Sold on Account of Drought. It reports that livestock producers in all […]
The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) is pleased to announce the release of iGENDEC for constructing custom selection indexes, an industry first. While generalized selection indexes have been broadly available to commercial and seedstock producers for some time, a precision agriculture tool for building custom indexes has not been available to the industry until now. iGENDEC […]
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service recently released the latest Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report. The report provides estimates for production, consumption and trade for beef, pork and chicken for major countries. The article focuses on the Mexican beef and cattle industry. Mexico continues to develop as a major beef exporting country. In recent years, Mexican […]
Anouska Hempel, London hotelier and interior designer, receives one of the great awards in the world of interior design this week. Giles Kime pays his tribute. The closest that the interior-design industry gets to the Grammys is the Andrew Martin Awards that, for more than 25 years, have been an annual celebration of the industry’s […]
Penny Churchill takes a look at Fawley Manor, a glorious 17th century house that’s come up for sale. Occasionally at Country Life we come across a house where the lines are blurred between house, castle, stately home and museum; those places where cosy touches meet grand architecture, and where superb original features somehow co-exist happily […]
Max Armstrong discusses the challenge of avian influenza which has let to the death of 47 million birds according to USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. A lot of those deaths have been with turkeys which may lead to a shortage of birds for Thanksgiving. But the National Turkey Federation shares that consumers buying […]