What’s in store for 2024?
Peel says even higher prices are ahead as key factors at play in cattle cycle. Click to check the original article.
NCBA announces 2024 Beef Quality Assurance Awards
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, announced the winners of the 2024 Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Awards, sponsored by Cargill. The National BQA Awards, funded in part by the Beef Checkoff, annually recognize outstanding beef and dairy producers, marketers and educators. “These winners are committed to incorporating BQA principles […]
Vytelle, Blocktrust Network collaborating to promote feeder cattle growth, efficiency
Vytelle, the fastest growing, independent IVF company and curator of the world’s largest feed efficiency database, is pleased to announce a strategic collaboration with Blocktrust Network, an innovative, API driven platform to enhance transparency and efficiency in the beef supply chain. The collaboration marks the first of its kind aimed to leverage their respective strengths […]
‘The countryside can pull us together, a connecting point for a nation that sometimes feels as though it is falling apart’
After 75 years, the job required of national parks has changed. They now need to be hothouses of Nature recovery, and it’s time we got on with it, says Julian Glover. Five years ago, I led an independent review for the Government into protected landscapes in England. We looked at all sorts of things, but […]
Meet the dry-stone wallers who restored a 300-year-old sheep pen in Cumbria
Craftsmen Steven Allen and Trevor Stamper hope restored this historic sheepfold as part of a wider campaign to help support and promote common-land grazing Amid the biting wind and freezing rain of winter, two dry-stone wallers have completed the restoration of a 300-year-old sheep pen on the common land of Brant Fell in the Howgills, […]
How to make slow-roasted shoulder of lamb with pistachio-and-feta gremolata
Melanie Johnson shares a mouthwatering lamb recipe that goes perfectly with the new season’s purple sprouting broccoli. The vegetable is one of the finest of the early season. ‘Dress it up, dress it down: purple-sprouting broccoli is robust enough to stand up to strong flavours, yet retain its delicate taste,’ says Melanie. One example is […]
Passionate breeders return to farming
Paynes make successful return to farm to follow their passion. Click to check the original article.
Bob and Margie Little: Keeping the faith in wool growing at Hughenden | 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. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you’ve got a story idea for me. Based at […]
A heavenly thatched home in Oxfordshire that’s a perfect chocolate box cottage
From Summer Fields and the Dragon all the way to Oxford University, Farthing Cottage near Wallingford has got expensive education on the doorstep. Today in cottages that look a bit like Claudia Winkleman, we have this astounding thatched specimen in the village of Newington, near Wallingford in Oxfordshire. Dating back to the 17th century, with […]
Farm Progress America, February 1, 2024
Mike Pearson takes a look at ground water research completed by a group of researchers and the trends revealed. Groundwater is an essential resource for agriculture, populated areas and ecosystems. The research showed declining aquifers under certain cities and growing areas. Scientists have been studying what causes aquifers to rise and fall. A new study […]
Feature Hereford runs jump in price at Wodonga
The market was strong at Wodonga on Thursday. Click to check the original article.
Jundah man missing
Police are seeking public assistance to locate a 74-year-old man missing from Jundah. Click to check the original article.