How this Mackay farm has stayed with one family for 150 years
Sugarcane farming runs deep in the Denman family bloodline. Click to check the original article.
Battle for the best cattle as NSW prices improve
NSW prime sales recorded significant dips in supply but prices at least 20c/kg higher for young cattle. Click to check the original article.
Calls for tougher laws in wake of Tasmania abattoir footage
Give regulators the right tools to enforce animal welfare: processors Click to check the original article.
Tasmania abattoir footage: “Give regulators more grunt” | Farm Weekly
The footage from the Farm Transparency Project, captured at Tasmanian Quality Meats in Cressy in August and September, shows animals being slaughtered without being properly stunned and workers kicking, whipping, beating and throwing calves and sheep. Click to check the original article.
Oklahoma State investigating impact of high growth, carcass traits
Technological advances and breeding for higher growth and carcass traits have allowed producers to raise their cattle to higher weights at faster rates. Every event of life stems from a mother, says Janeen Salak-Johnson, associate professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of Animal and Food Sciences. “Everything that mom experiences her progeny experience, too,” […]
Mexico extends duty exemptions for imported pork, beef, poultry
The Government of Mexico recently issued a decree extending zero-duty treatment of certain food imports – including pork, beef and poultry – from all eligible suppliers through the end of 2024. Erin Borror, U.S. Meat Export Federation vice president of economic analysis, explains that Mexico first suspended these import duties as part of an effort […]
A picture-perfect Georgian manor with striking 1960s interiors which you have to see to believe
Looking beyond decoration to really see a house is probably the most important skill for a housebuyer — and Drayton Manor in Somerset shows just how much it can matter. Every house buyer knows that the décor of the homes they go to view is irrelevant. No matter how wacky the carpets, how startling the wallpaper […]
Are you on offense or defense in 2024?
The majority of the cow-calf sector has been on the defense for the past two to three years due to adverse weather and production cost conditions. Widespread drought has forced significant herd liquidation and resulted in additional feed and other production costs. It appears that the beef cow herd has decreased by roughly 11 percent since […]
Farm Progress America, January 9, 2024
Mike Pearson takes a look at three tech companies seeking approval to take drivers out of semi-trucks completely. The self-driving technology is not new. There are three companies working on the technology: Aurora Innovations, Kodiak Robotics and Gatik AI and have been testing trucks. The tests have been in the southern part of the USA […]
Bambling family celebrates 100 years at Penwhaupell Station
Centenary driven by family bonds and appreciation for the land. Click to check the original article.
Reducing methane: challenges and strategies | The Land
Along with NSW DPI’s senior research scientist, Aaron Simmons, the pair discussed emission reduction strategies, their risks and benefits, and what emissions accounting tools dairy farmers could use to achieve a low-carbon future at Sydney University, Camden, in November. Click to check the original article.
$20m program to support cyclone-ravaged NQ
A multi-million joint government initiative has been announced in the wake of one of the worst storm seasons seen in Queensland Click to check the original article.