The National Dahlia Collection in Cornwallwas scheduled to be grubbed up in 2020, but was saved in the nick of time. Kirsty Fergusson visits the 1,700 dahlias now happily settled in their new home and finds out the best to order now for late-summer colour. Photos by Mimi Connolly. For many holiday-making families, the long […]
From a heavenly spa to gleaming copper bathtubs and sculptures woven into Nature, Coworth Park in Ascot gets everything (almost) perfect, finds Carla Passino. The scent of late summer clings to Coworth Park, a wall of lavender flanking the path to the rose garden, where a few delicate blooms defy the mid-October morning frost. The […]
Temperatures may be falling outside but the housing market appears to be warming up. Annabel Dixon lifts the lid on the ‘tentatively promising’ start to the new year. Knight Frank makes ‘big upwards revision’ to its house price forecasts In a sign that the housing market might be turning a corner, Knight Frank has revised […]
However, the National Red Imported Fire Ant Eradication Program is regarded as a global leader in containment, keeping the pest within south-east Queensland since it was detected 20 years ago. Meanwhile, fire ants threaten landscapes from North America to Europe and Asia. Click to check the original article.
Willowbend presents as a 333 hectare property without the additional cost of infrastructure. Click to check the original article.
With the $14,500 top-priced Black Simmental bull at Tuesdays Nutrien Livestock Great Southern Blue Ribbon Female and All Breeds Bull Sale at Mt Barker sold by the Naracoopa stud, Denmark, were Naracoopa connection Liam Blechynden (left), Nutrien Livestock, Albany representative Michael Lynch, Nutrien Livestock commercial cattle manager Damian Halls and Naracoopa stud principals Kevin and […]
Given the right policy settings, producers can lift production and environmental outcomes concurrently. Click to check the original article.
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 […]
India approves export protocol for all-of-Australia avocado producers. Click to check the original article.
A new nest site of red imported fire ants has been detected on the NSW’s Far North Coast. Click to check the original article.
“In March 2022, the government ignored the opportunity to examine regional WA’s unique power issues, batting away a petition signed by over 2,000 regional residents calling for an independent review of Horizon Power and Wester Power’s regional operations,” he said. Click to check the original article.
Also in from Kojonup were 47 steers (three pens) weighing 294-385kg from the Jones family, Wembley Park, which sold between 258-274ckg to return $793-$994, while Howard Farms, Mt Barker, sold 54 steers (three pens) weighing 282-354kg for 258-286c/kg to return $806-$914 and the Smith family, SA & SH Smith, Narrikup, sold 51 steers (three pens) […]