Congratulations to Jarrod Cook and Regan Lynch, who join 17 other aspiring young agricultural leaders as 2023 Nuffield Scholars (“Nuffield Scholarships for North West residents”, North West Star, 15/9). It seems fitting that, in 2023, more women than ever will join the prestigious Nuffield program and that topics centre on sustainability in agriculture. As we […]
During a White House Competition Council meeting on Sept. 26, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced USDA is publishing a proposed rule updating the Packers and Stockyards Act including changes to contract formation in the livestock sector. USDA also announced $15 million to partner with state attorneys general on the enforcement of competition laws, such as the laws […]
Sally Gall Senior journalist – Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region – its history, tourism, education and communications. Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and […]
Alongside Vince Evert, who discovered in the 1960s, through visitor book signings to his gift and gem business in the town, that there was a much larger volume of tourist traffic through Winton than was generally recognised, Peter Evert and others conceived of a festival to help move through the doldrums of drought in the […]
“This, more targeted and efficient way of delivering biosecurity services includes $3.7 million in funding over five years to enhance biosecurity capability in the region, with a strong emphasis on stakeholder empowerment, education, and partnership,” he said. Click to check the original article.
National rollout of mandatory sheep and goat eIDs set for January 1, 2025. Click to check the original article.
Modernized Endangered Species Act regulations instituted by the Trump administration will be reinstated after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled September 21 that a district court improperly vacated the 2019 revisions. The appeals court determined a district court erred by reversing the regulations without determining whether they were actually unlawful. Those rules were largely […]
The Cattle Contracts Library is one step closer to reality with the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service launch of a pilot library. The Cattle Contracts Library concept came from H.R. 5609 and called on USDA to create a user-friendly cattle contract library that will publish information pertaining to the type of contract; the duration of the […]
The Longhorned tick causes the loss of millions of dollars in agricultural revenue to cattle producers worldwide, and it is now in northern Missouri. Originally found in eastern Russia and the Australasian region, this tick was first found in the United States in 2017 in New Jersey. It has since reached the Mid-Atlantic, New England […]
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report shows that the September 1 feedlot inventory was 11.279 million head, 100.4 percent of last year. Feedlot inventories typically reach a seasonal low in August or September with the low occurring in August in four of the last ten years and six times in September. The September 2022 inventory was […]
As the world’s population grows, the need for a sustainable food supply also increases. Working to meet this need, Arm & Hammer Animal and Food Production recently announced the start of their sustainability journey. This journey focuses on how the company can help customers and the industry meet their sustainability goals by providing products that […]
Many of us almost lived outside during the long hot summer, but these days the end of the hot weather doesn’t mean we head back inside until spring. If you’re looking to spruce up your outdoor living space, here are some tips for getting things back to their best — with the help of a Kärcher […]