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Tenders are open for NSW’s independent Ag Commissioner role | The Land

Ms Moriarty said there were a number of challenges, including increased competition for rural land from population growth and demand for housing, demands from industrial and service providers, energy production, increased investment within the agricultural sector and a need to improve carbon and biodiversity outcomes. Click to check the original article.

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Beef cow slaughter and cow culling trends

By Josh Maples, Mississippi State University Fall is the time of year when beef cow culling peaks as producers decide which cows to carry or not to carry through the winter months. The beef cow slaughter data can be used as an indicator of the level of cow culling. The backdrop of beef cow slaughter […]

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Butchers boost U.S. red meat sales in Colombia

With support from USDA, the National Pork Board and the Beef Checkoff Program, the U.S. Meat Export Federation is helping butcher shops in Colombia more effectively merchandise U.S. pork and beef cuts. USMEF Latin America Representative Homero Recio recently updated USMEF members on the program, explaining the key role butcher shops play in Colombia’s retail […]

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The magic of the Rowan tree

When it comes to driving away witches or keeping off evil, nothing beats the rowan tree, with its gleaming scarlet berries and pentagram markings. Aeneas Dennison walks into a forest of myths. It is strange to think that, for centuries, something so seemingly ordinary and so apparently inanimate as a tree could captivate people across […]

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