Gardener and writer Sarah Raven on the flowers that haven’t wilted in the heat. As late-summer and autumn border fillers, long-lasting cut flowers and container troopers, rudbeckias are stellar — even in all this summer’s heat. The bright golden ones are not my cup of tea, but I adore the aubergines, mahoganies, crimsons and yellow […]
EOPP provides farmers in the Esperance region with more purchasing power. Click to check the original article.
Increased offering at Bogo put a lit on the prices paid Click to check the original article.
There were plenty of people on hand on Saturday, September 24 to watch as 13 novice teams, 29 singles teams and 17 doubles teams from Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory caught either three calves within six minutes, or for doubles, five calves within the allotted time. Click to check the original article.
From Wandoan, Queensland, a line of 160 PTIC heifers 16-24 months, drafted into different breed groupings and weights, sold from 619c/kg for a run of 27 Angus cross types 390kg, to 617c/kg for a run of 52 Droughtmaster cross averaging 377kg; and 600c/kg for a run of 54 Charolais, Charbray and Droughtmaster crosses averaging 337kg. […]
Parish churches may still be physically the centre of communities, but their redundancy as places of worship is becoming a national crisis. Simon Jenkins proffers solutions to the nation’s greatest conservation challenge, including deconsecration and looking to European models. Thousands of England’s most ancient and prominent historic buildings are now standing empty and unused all […]
John Goodall looks at developments in the English house during the Regency period. On October 5, 1826, Hermann, Prince of Pückler-Muskau, wrote from London to announce his safe arrival in England. The letter was one in a whole series written to his former wife over a period of three years that described a tour of […]
The problems associated with having her home grown wool processed into garments and other woollen products was made only to obvious to Sophie Holt, when she set out on her journey to process the lambs wool grown on the Dohne sheep, she and her husband Tom raise on the family property Coonong Station, Urana. Click […]
Before you put me in the discard pile, hear me out! Click to check the original article.
The charity ram at the Claypans sale sold for $3500 with all proceeds donated by the Bolt family, Corrigin, to the Shearing For Liz Pink Day for the Breast Cancer Research Centre – WA. With the ram were Nick Benson (left), Elders Hopetoun, buyer Reece Laycock, East Madden Ag, Ravensthorpe, Steven Bolt, Claypans stud, auctioneer […]
Researchers have shed light on the story behind a large sandstone rock art site north of Barcaldine that features seven star-like designs, large snake-like designs, six-toed human feet and even a penis. Click to check the original article.
Generously supporting the Shearing for Liz Pink Day fundraising for Breast Cancer Research WA, the Squiers family donated the proceeds of lot 200, the Poll Dorset flock sire pictured. The ram sold for $2000 and was purchased by Livestock and Land Kellerberrins Rex Luers, on behalf of B & M Stokes, Tammin. With the ram […]