Finance deals going cheap as machinery firms try to revive sales
The farm machinery market is getting generous with finance deals. Click to check the original article.
Agridime Ponzi scheme case progressing
United States District Court Judge Mark T. Pittman for the Northern District of Texas Fort Worth Division has recently entered a preliminary injunction against Jed Wood, Josh Link and Agridime LLC following the discovery of a $191 million Ponzi scheme, a move that essentially continues the Securities and Exchange Commission case that was filed against […]
Five shining examples of how to light a country house in exquisite style
The latest lamps and lighting accessories, selected by Amelia Thorpe. When it comes to choosing lighting, choose carefully — and think about what you really need. It’s a lesson our interiors editor Giles Kime learned the hard way, advising people to ‘seriously question the need for overheard lighting’ in his article ‘10 things I wish […]
Planned and impulse heifer breeding
The January Cattle report from USDA-NASS has included the inventory of beef replacement heifers since 1920. The latest USDA Cattle report pegged the January 1, 2024 beef replacement heifer inventory of 4.86 million head, down 1.4 percent year over year. However, the latest report revised the initial estimates of the 2023 inventory from 5.16 million head down […]
Poppy embraces good support network
Young gun 19-year-old Poppy Blohm was crowned the 2022 John Deere Australia Parts Apprentice of the Year. Click to check the original article.
Farm Progress America, February 13, 2024
Mike Pearson examines the ruling out of the U.S. District Court in Arizona Feb. 6 that revoked the registration of Dicamba for use on cotton and soybeans. The ruling removed the registration from three popular herbicides: The three herbicides were part of a new class of herbicides that made the Dicamba less prone to drift. […]
Three floors, 6,000sq ft and the chance to live in one of London’s most famous landmarks
This penthouse apartment at St Pancras Chambers, formerly the Midland Grand Hotel, occupies a privileged position in one of the world’s most revered Gothic buildings. Do you have a habit of missing trains? Well, thankfully a solution has been found, in the form of this 3-4 bedroom penthouse that sits above St Pancras station on […]
Opposition call for live sheep export report and government response release. | Farm Weekly
Victorian Liberal senator Bridget McKenzie questioned the minister and Department of Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) secretary, Adam Fennessey, on where both the DAFF and the minister on the panel’s report and the government’s progress at this week’s sitting of the senate rural and regional affairs legislation committee. Click to check the original article.
White Dorpers to $3400 for Millmerran's Bellevue
Interstate buyers supported the sale with rams destined for Victoria. Click to check the original article.
Brangus bull tops day two of February All Breeds
In a day of mixed fortunes, 16 pure breeds and their composites witnessed 169 males sell. Click to check the original article.
Genetic Innovation in the Outback: the BreedNorth WA Project
THE BreedNorth project in the Kimberley and Pilbara regions of Western Australia is working towards improving the understanding and application of modern genetic evaluation tools in this remote pastoral region. A Western Australian state government funded initiative with oversight from the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, the project is making the expertise of […]
Eungella hydro dam puts varroa mite-resilient bees at risk
‘A hell of a lot of destruction of our environment for a little blink in time for the south east to keep their air-conditioners running’. Residents on ‘the edge of suicide’ after pumped hydro scheme proposal Click to check the original article.