Bin closure the wrong decision
Former MP questions the closure of a Wheatbelt CBH facility. Click to check the original article.
U8J Cattle Co tops second annual Exton Angus Invitational bull sale at Dalby | Queensland Country Life
Helping spur on the success of this year’s sale was volume buyers such as Burleigh Estates Pty Ltd, Biloela, which purchased six bulls at an average of $14,333, the Hartley family, Roma, which purchased five bulls at an average of $12,400 and Arrabury Pastoral Company, which purchased six bulls at an average of $13,333 for […]
Strong repeat buyer support at Dunoon Angus
Repeat buyers were strong at Dunoon Angus, Holbrook, on Friday Click to check the original article.
A handful of dollars separate top rodeo competitors | Queensland Country Life
Moving across the arena to the timed-event competition for rope and tie, the weekend’s results have shuffled the standings slightly, but the top two are now just dollars apart and it’s a battle of champions with Campbell Hodson in first and Shane Iker just $19 behind in second. With two more champions in third and […]
GRDC and Laconik assess Wheatbelt fallow options | Farm Weekly
As part of the project, six replicated farm scale trials were established at Nungarin, Mukinbudin, Hines Hill, Bonnie Rock, Kalannie and Gabbin to assess three different types of fallows – complete brown out (full chemical fallow), vetch and volunteer pasture (brown manured), against the economics of a continuous cereal. Click to check the original article.
Call for entries for Kimberley Livestock Handling Cup
Returning for its fifth year, the Kimberley Pilbara Cattlemen’s Association Livestock Handling Cup will be held on 15-16 September at the Sandfire Roadhouse on the Great Northern Highway. The two-day event will bring together Northern WA pastoralists, producers, and stock crew in a friendly, competitive, and continuous improvement environment. Cup participants will be able to […]
Foot and mouth vaccine doses arrive in Indonesia
The first shipment of one million foot and mouth disease (FMD) vaccine doses supplied by the Australian Government has arrived in Indonesia. The doses will be distributed by Indonesian authorities to ensure they are delivered to the areas most in need. “We’ve been able to match the doses to the FMD strain present in Indonesia. […]
Qld Rural Press Club: The long road to FMD and LSD freedom in Indonesia
Troy Setter, Greg Pankhurst and Trent Thorne. The extraordinary lengths Consolidated Pastoral Company is taking to shield its two feedlots in Indonesia from foot and mouth and lumpy skin disease outbreaks were highlighted at aRural Press Club of Queensland lunch in Brisbane yesterday. Illuminating first-hand accounts of how the FMD and LSD outbreaks are […]
In Focus: The restorer of ancient cathedrals who has turned to a very 21st century artform
Jane Wheatley meets Piotr Gargas to find out more about his art. After training in classical sculpture in his native Poland, Piotr Gargas spent the early years of his career in Europe restoring and replicating the eroded and damaged stonework of historic buildings. An invitation to work in the colleges and churches of Oxfordshire led […]
Long Drive For Drought hits the road again for farmers
Eight nights, 18 towns and 3000km is a mighty effort, but the team at Long Drive For Drought are on a mission to raise funds for drought-affected farmers. Click to check the original article.
Almond pollination begins in Griffith
Safeguards have been put in place to allow hive movements for the $500 million almond pollination. Click to check the original article.
Recruitment: HR review results confirm hiring and salary pressure in ag
Latest listings on Jobs Central recruitment page: Livestock Manager, Koojan Downs – Harvest Road Rural Pathways Program – Thomas Foods International General Farm Hand, Palgrove – via HR Maximised Pen Rider/Stockperson – Stanbroke Feed Mill Hand – Stanbroke HR Professional – via HR Maximised Commercial Productions Manager – via Agricultural Appointments Manager, Lochinvar – P&J […]