LNP host largest health crisis meeting in Kingaroy
The LNP held their 20th and largest health crisis town hall meeting in Kingaroy on Tuesday. Click to check the original article.
Lambley Garden & Nursery, Victoria
Central Victoria’s climatic excesses are just the kind of challenge nurseryman David Glenn relishes. David prefers not to battle with the climate and instead has establishing a benchmark dry climate garden as an adjunct to the nursery. Even though it’s mid-November, nurseryman David Glenn has been up at sparrows, watering the frost off the tomatoes. […]
AuctionsPlus notches record cattle value and turnover for 2021-22
Record livestock throughput cemented AuctionsPlus as Australia’s largest digital agricultural marketplace during 2021-22. The online marketing platform offered 898,747 head of commercial cattle and 4,677,638 sheep and lambs across the financial year ended June 30. NSW held onto the top listing state for both sheep and cattle, while Tasmania registered the largest increase in […]
Westpac survey reveals farmers are optimistic about future | The Land
“While COVID-19 created so many unforseen challenges, including impacting supply chains crucial to farmers’ distribution channels, it also helped drive more than 70,000 Australians to move to the regions, which has helped shine another positive light on country life. Click to check the original article.
Fire forum hears warning of escalating fuel loads in SW Queensland | Queensland Country Life
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 […]
Weekly rainfall update + rain outlook 10 August 2022
A SERIES of cold fronts and low pressure troughs swept across southern and south-eastern Australia during the week bringing thunderstorms, showers and damaging winds. Weekly rainfall totals above 100 mm were recorded in elevated areas in north-east Victoria, on the western slopes of ranges in south-east New South Wales, and in north-west Tasmania. The highest […]
Young cattle prices lift: Is it a rally, or a ‘dead cat bounce?’
This month’s resurgence in young cattle prices, as reflected in the EYCI graph below, raises the question: Is it early signs of a rally after the earlier spectacular falls, or is it a ‘dead cat bounce?’ Originating from the finance and stockmarket sector, the term, ‘Dead cat bounce’ describes a small, brief recovery in the […]
How to make better soil management decisions | Queensland Country Life
“The framework shows how adopting more of these practices should have a positive impact on soil properties like soil organic matter, nutrients and compaction, which in turn will help soil better perform functions needed to support a farm enterprise like water holding, nutrient cycling, disease suppression and resilience to weather extremes,” Dr Knox said. Click […]
Wheat futures bounce sideways
Will ship owners take on risks of moving grain from the Ukraine? Click to check the original article.
Daryl Braithwaite a last minute cancellation at Isa Street Festival
Daryl Braithwaite will not play this evening’s Mount Isa Street Festival. Click to check the original article.
New faces added to Mount Isa rodeo hall of fame | The North West Star
In 1969, 25-year-old Maryborough electrician, Leon Stevenson, moved to Mount Isa for six months to save a bit of money. He never left. In 1976 he bought into an electrical contracting business and a few months later, his accountant invited him to join the Mount Isa Rotary Club. Leon’s first rodeo saw him working with […]
Carbon markets: clear premiums showing for certain projects
A GROWING divergence of pricing is emerging in Australia’s carbon market, with nature-based and savanna burning projects demanding a clear premium over the rest. According the Jarden, the price of Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) has dropped $1.25 over the past fortnight and is currently trading at $27.75 – $0.75 higher than 2022 low of […]