Industry service delivery company Meat & Livestock Australia has launched a recruitment process to appoint a new managing director. The move follows the sudden and unexpected departure of Jason Strong from the role late last year. Mr Strong finished his five-year term on 22 December. Applications for the challenging role are now open and will […]
THE Bureau of Meteorology has defended its long-range forecasting after a predicted hot and dry summer turned into widespread rain and flooding. From as early as March last year, BOM had been warning that Australia was heading towards an El Nino-influenced dry period – a forecast that was reported extensively by media outlets across the […]
Among larger heifer offerings sold on Friday, these 126 Angus heifers 327kg at 12-15 months from Millmerran southern QLD made $1100 or 336c/kg. BOTH offering size and clearance rate increased substantially in AuctionsPlus’s second trading week for the year, completed on Friday. Spurred on by rain and a lift in cattle markets generally, commercial cattle […]
Using traditional rice growing methods is helping to conserve the Australasian bittern. Click to check the original article.
Wayne Gordon with Pioneer technical support manager Ken Haxen and portfolio manager – summer crop Ben Vercoe inspect a Pioneer grain sorghum Seed Technology Research In Key Environments (STRIKE) trial at Brookstead on the Darling Downs. Photo: Pioneer Seeds – Australia GROWER selling has slowed to a trickle since mid-December as consumers generally sit out […]
Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry handed over 500,000 lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccines to the Ministry of Agriculture on Monday, 8 January 2024. With the arrival of the latest shipment, Australia has provided a total of one million doses of LSD vaccine to Indonesia during the past year. This brings Australia’s total donation […]
Yarding 4010 Change +1910 In Wagga, the recent cattle market showcased the prominence of feedlots, asserting their dominance in a larger yarding. The influx of nearly 2000 extra cattle triggered significant shifts in cattle prices, with a particular spotlight on Bullocks. Those sourced from river flats or benefiting from grain assistance experienced a noteworthy 50c […]
The annual Springsure Working Horse Association charity spectacular was a sell-out last weekend. Click to check the original article.
A man has sustained a number of injuries in a motorcycle accident on a rural road in northern NSW. Click to check the original article.
Recalling likeable Jock Gollogly. Click to check the original article.
Getting Started With Breedplan workshops phenomenally oversubscribed. Click to check the original article.
However, when the office of the Minister for Water Glenn Butcher was approached for comment, his office referred to a statement made by Sunwater, which said they had, “no current plans to sell new permanent water from the Burnett River sub-scheme and will continue to engage with customers as the detailed business case for a […]