Feedlot production continues to develop and reflect changes in cattle genetics and feeding technology and management. This article summarizes trends in production and productivity in Kansas feedlots over the last 15 years. The data is from the Focus on Feedlots survey compiled by Kansas State University. Figures 1-6 depict data as twelve-month moving averages, which […]
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. Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I’ve raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and […]
The operation totals 60,700 hectares with about 24,000 Boer goats. Click to check the original article.
Welcome rain helps fleece to fashion awards celebration Click to check the original article.
A new case of anthrax in beef cattle has been confirmed in North Dakota by the North Dakota State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. The last confirmed case was in August, and the latest case, discovered in Grant County, brings the total number of cases for the year to 25. North Dakota State Veterinarian Dr. Ethan […]
Rising global supplies of agricultural products and drier conditions in Australia are gnawing further at our farm production value forecasts for 2023-24. Click to check the original article.
The International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture has awarded three grants totaling $377,503 to track antimicrobial usage and support better-informed antibiotic treatment for bacteria that cause diseases in swine and beef cattle. The animal agriculture industry is committed to doing its part to lessen antimicrobial resistance and ensure antibiotics are effective for people and […]
St Mary’s Grange is an imposing house which stands in some 12 acres of secluded grounds on the eastern edge of Easthorpe, near Colchester, surrounded by open farmland. Penny Churchill takes a look. Described by the poet Matthew Arnold as ‘deeply rural’, the small rustic village of Easthorpe, three miles from Marks Tey and seven […]
Mike Pearson takes a look at the Asian Longhorn tick and the impact the organism could have on the United States. For the past 6 years, the Asian Longhorn tick has spreading across the eastern USA. It has been deemed a dangerous tick simply because of how fast it can reproduce. Some entomology researchers at […]
2023 Top vendor averages for the 49th Annual Dalby Stock Horse sale. Click to check the original article.
It has already set up a regular youth zone in town, including the purchase and opening of a building, with twice weekly sessions run by its co-ordinator, bought 20 mountain bikes and a trailer for the youth zone and community use, and run regular mental health events and workshops – including for Mental Health Week, […]
Petunias are a great stand by for colour in a dry climate, far more drought resistant in pots than begonias or dianthus. Click to check the original article.