Superstitious farmers never wish rain away
I think we can all agree agriculturalists are a rather superstitious bunch. Click to check the original article.
NASA will launch rocket in East Arnhem land near Nhulunbuy in Northern Territory
A remote part of Australia will be lit up tonight in a historical event as NASA launches a rocket from the red dirt. In a first for Australia, US space agency NASA will launch a rocket from a remote area of the Northern Territory on Sunday night. The rocket will launch from the Arnhem Space […]
The Northern Territory is about to launch a NASA rocket
Science: From the red earth all the way to space Click to check the original article.
Crawfords Butch tops Australian Utility Stock Dog Challenge event at Reids Flat | The Land
People travelled from northern NSW and Victoria to attend the event which had Mitch Bennett, Guyra, as the judge of the paddock section, David Crawford, Reids Flat, judging the Level 1 cattle section and AUSDS president Rod Cavanagh, Yea, Vic officiating the yard sections as well as Level 2 cattle. Click to check the original […]
Free content: Have your say on the Sire Shootout winner
Who do you think should win the 2022 Sire Shootout? Click to check the original article.
Local man dies in car crash near Dingo
Local man dies in car crash near Dingo Click to check the original article.
NQR 130: The day live-ex stopped
Cloncurry Mayor, Andrew Daniels, was scathing in his commentary to the North Queensland Register at the time. Click to check the original article.
‘One of the best waterside homes in England’ on the open market for the first time in 145 years
The Haven is a magnificent house by the sea that invites all sorts of superlatives. Penny Churchill takes a look. Is this the best waterside house for sale on the English coast right now? It’s hard to think of a finer one than this example down on the south Cornish coast, where Falmouth-based Jonathan Cunliffe quotes […]
When did the first passenger jet take to the skies?
‘Nowadays we travel to all parts of the globe, often within a day and often without changing planes,’ says Martin Fone, as he muses on the birth of commercial air travel exactly 70 years ago. It was New Year’s Day, 1914. A crowd of 3,000 spectators, having paraded through the streets of St Petersburg in […]
This Week in Agribusiness June 25, 2022
Part 1 Max Armstrong and Mike Pearson are at the desk previewing what might be in the final USDA planting report, due on June 30. Max chats with farm broadcaster Carah Hart or Red River Farm Network. Mike Pearson talks markets with Cesar Cruz, Director of Research at ATI to talk about export data for […]
The Shropshire Union Canal: Thomas Telford’s engineering marvel and enduring legacy
Thomas Telford’s great legacy is the Shropshire Union Canal, a feat of engineering and a delight to walk beside. Fiona Reynolds took a stroll along it. The great canal-building age of Britain left a legacy we all enjoy. We trundle happily along these quiet waterways by narrowboat, foot or bicycle, scarcely appreciating their tempestuous history […]
'Bittersweet' result at Ag-Grow elite horse sale in Emerald
It is believed this year’s average and top price were both sale records. Click to check the original article.