Littleproud snatches Nationals leadership after marathon contest
Nationals NSW senator Perin Davey was elected deputy. Click to check the original article.
Global wool supply tightens
A more subdued wool market took place last week across Australia as wool supplies also shrink across the world. Click to check the original article.
Lochlea delivers rural lifestyle on a smaller scale | Queensland Country Life
RAY WHITE RURAL: Dalby property Lochlea delivers a rural lifestyle on a smaller scale. DALBY property Lochlea delivers a rural lifestyle on a smaller scale. Covering 81 hectares (199 acres) on Oakey Creek between Bowenville and Jondaryan, Lochlea is 34km east of Dalby and 58km west of Toowoomba. The property ranges from soft alluvial creek […]
Feedgrain Focus: South eases, northern squeeze prevails
Sowing wheat at Berriwillock in the Victorian Mallee. Photo: Crop Smart LOGISTICS issues in the northern market have held prices aloft this week while in southern markets, signs of softening in global pricing as well as improved road-freight ability have allowed wheat prices to drift lower. The market for H2 wheat delivered Brisbane consumer […]
Chief vet to visit Indonesia as FMD, LSD infection widens
Australian Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Mark Schipp and Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Dr Beth Cookson are visiting Indonesia to meet with senior government officials and discuss animal health and biosecurity cooperation. Dr Schipp said the recent detection of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Indonesia, following on from an earlier outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) on […]
Julia Creek to get NBN in $4m federal funding | North Queensland Register
Julia Creek to get NBN in $4m federal funding MORE than $4 million in federal funds are set to flow to the McKinlay Shire to improve digital connectivity in the region. McKinlay Shire Council Mayor Philip Curr thanked the Commonwealth for approving council’s bid for funding under Round 2 of the Federal Government’s Regional Connectivity […]
Aussie wins Timbersports Rookie World Championships | Queensland Country Life
Pictures: STIHL Timbersports Jack Argent has taken the Timbersports world by storm, winning the STIHL Rookie World Championships in Austria over the weekend and breaking a world record in the process. The Blackbutt local placed fourth in the underhand chop, third in the stock saw, fourth in the standing block chop, and sixth in the […]
Landcare helps to connect farmers with Aboriginal communities | The Land
Graham Moore showing Aboriginal artefacts to the participants in the two-day workshop. Photo: Hovells Creek Landcare South East Landcare together with Hovells Creek and Boorowa Community Landcare Groups held a two-day Aboriginal cultural heritage workshop for local farmers in April. Farmers learned how to recognise and record sites on their properties, what the legislation says […]
McGowan Government launches flu vaccination blitz ahead of flu season | Farm Weekly
Free jab to tackle the flu Free influenza vaccines will be made available for all Western Australians during June, with the State government announcing a flu jab blitz. On the weekend the government said it has worked with pharmacies at GPs to expand subsidised vaccinations to every Western Australian during June, as an extra incentive […]
Ewe scanning rates rise 100 per cent in Far West | The Land
Gemma Turnbull said any ewes, Dorper and Merino, joined in October last year through to January this year, before the bigger rain, saw scanning rates at a very poor 30 per cent. “Anything now joined in February to April is coming back at scanning rates of 130 per cent,” she said. Maiden ewe scanning rates […]
Julia Creek to get NBN in $4m federal funding
MORE than $4 million in federal funds are set to flow to the McKinlay Shire to improve digital connectivity in the region. Click to check the original article.
Steers rocket to 788c/kg at Blackall
Agents commented on the “very high” quality of the line-up. Click to check the original article.