Silenced Welsh quarries evoke a vanishing world for Fiona Reynolds, as she goes walking through Snowdonia. A year ago, six areas of the North Wales slate landscape were awarded coveted World Heritage status, to recognise the extraordinary remnants of the once-great Welsh slate industry. How times have changed. When Snowdonia was designated a National Park […]
President Joe Biden signed an executive order on advancing biotechnology, which although welcomed by some of the agricultural sector was met with concerns from cattle industry groups which view statements on cultured cell-meat contrary as a way to address food security. The White House executive order on Advancing Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Innovation for a […]
Max Armstrong looks at the Inflation Reduction Act which had $459 billion included and there’s hope that some of the money for climate-smart agriculture could help out West. About $20 billion is available for those program as well as $5 billion on forestry programs. Western grower groups are asking for immediate drought relief from this […]
Prospective buyers in attendance of the 47th annual Tattykeel Poll Dorset Stud Sale, Black Springs, were no match for online bidders which took to AuctionsPlus and accounted for over 57 per cent of the draft. Click to check the original article.
Jon, Bindy, Dave and Dol Warby, Warby Pastoral, Wagganba, Glennmorgan have been buying at Clonlara since inception and this year was no exception taking home a half-a-dozen bulls for a $14,000 average and paid up to $24,000 for Clonlara 21342, another homozygous polled son of Clonlara 16173 with plenty of depth and width. Click to […]
Gindalbie is a 45-minute drive off Kalgoorlie’s beaten track, yet few people would have an opportunity to see this part of the country. Click to check the original article.
The genetics of a bull that the Bassingthwaighte family describes as “without doubt, the best bull that Yarrawonga has produced” have helped break the Santa Gertrudis Australian breed record not once, but twice for the Wallumbilla-based stud. Click to check the original article.
Patrons braved the wet weather to show up again at Henty. Click to check the original article.
THE market for grazing properties that include potential or existing carbon projects is seen as relatively immature due to few transactions and limited transparency. This week’s property review examines whether it is a matter of time before capturing carbon is added to the value of Australian grazing land. CBRE agribusiness national director Simon Altschwager […]
Online bidders took control in the 8th Annual Peak Hill Dorper, White Dorper, and Bulmar Whites Production sale with a whopping 42 rams being purchased through AuctionsPlus. Click to check the original article.
An impressive 20 registered buyers drove up prices at the Northern Stud Breeders’ Association annual sale. Click to check the original article.
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 […]