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Merinos part of the big picture at Corrigin | Farm Weekly

Corrigin farmers Cindy and Ben Doyle, pictured with their daughter Tia (seven months), run 4200 Merino ewes and have been concentrating on lifting lambing percentages, better feed management and getting more out of their Merinos for the same amount of inputs. Click to check the original article.

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Chamberlain Model 40K display for Dowerin Field Days | Farm Weekly

It was designed by WA tractor mechanic Bob Chamberlain in the late 1930s, but put on hold during World War II, before the State government encouraged Bob and his brother Bill, who also dabbled in designing and building racing cars and racing boats, to set up a tractor manufacturing factory in Welshpool. Click to check […]

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This Week in Agribusiness, Aug. 20, 2022

Chriss Chinn, Missouri director of agriculture, joins the broadcast virtually to talk about the Missouri State Fair, as well as crop conditions in the state and mental health awareness. The state has launched a local help line, staffed with people who have agriculture and farming knowledge. 833-897-2474 is available 24/7, 365, and you can also […]

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Who was the first person to swim the English Channel?

Captain Matthew Webb was famously the first man to successfully swim the English Channel — or was he? Martin Fone investigates. Like Everest, it presents an irresistible challenge to the adventurous, simply because, to echo George Mallory, it’s there. At its narrowest point — between Shakespeare’s Beach at Dover and Cap Gris Nez, a headland between Calais […]

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Heartland Santa sale to hit 30 in style | Queensland Country Life

“Heartland sale genetics have gone into leading studs in Queensland and New South Wales, though our sale is very much focussed on our commercial clients, where many bulls have found new homes in operations in Roma, Injune, Morven, Mitchell, Surat, St George, Amby, Tambo, Wallumbilla, Yuleba, Taroom and Wandoan areas. Heartland vendors appreciate the continuing […]

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