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Slowly getting back up and running

Nearly a year on from being forced to airlift stock out of his farm by helicopter, Murray Brown and his Glamis Border Leicester stud are slowly but surely getting back to the way it was before the devastating floods. Click to check the original article.

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October feedlot inventory second highest since reporting began

USDA released the October “Cattle on Feed” report on Friday. Feedlot inventory totaled 11.6 million head on October 1, 2023, a 1% rise from October 1, 2022. USDA said this is the second highest October 1 inventory since the series began in 1996. The trade had expected the inventory to be unchanged from last year’s […]

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Could bale grazing work for you?

By Christine Gelley, Ohio State University Extension Extending the grazing season is one of the best ways to save money on feed and reduce labor on the farm. In order to add grazing days to the calendar, farm managers must approach grazing with a plan and the willingness to be flexible. Rotationally grazing, utilizing multiple […]

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A modern kitchen perfectly framed by the exquisite ancient beams

Artichoke designed a discreet and timeless kitchen to complement a converted granary. Amelia Thorpe takes a look. The owners of this 16th-century farmhouse in Hampshire wanted to create a larger kitchen to accommodate their growing family. Because planning restrictions prevented the removal of internal walls to increase the size of the existing kitchen, the couple […]

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Westerdale Poll Merino tops $4000, three times | Farm Weekly

Prices hit a high of $4000 three times at the Westerdale Poll Merino on-property ram sale at McAlinden last week for these three rams which were purchased by SE & SA Browne, Bindoon, Rhodes Pastoral Pty Ltd, Boyup Brook and Lindsay stud, Mt Barker. With the rams were Westerdale’s Ashton Lantzke (left), Dale Browne, Bindoon, […]

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