Snake bites, injuries and desexing are all in a days work for rural vets, but In tough times like drought, floods and market fluctuations, their ability to advise, detect and prevent disease is critical to the welfare of livestock and producers’ productivity. Click to check the original article.
Honours shared in ultrafine March and August shorn classes Click to check the original article.
Their middle son, Andrew, praised their endeavours as part of lives well lived, with Michael starting life in Kenya on his parents’ Zebu ranch while he and the girl from Nullla Nulla Creek created history with the Australian Stockhorse, Brahman cattle, Superfine Merino sheep and over the years had a host of other studs that […]
Anyone involved in farming for a long time knows instinctively how variable rainfall can be. Click to check the original article.
From a Wiltshire mansion to a wonderful home on the banks of the River Thames, here’s our pick of homes to come to the market via Country Life in the past week or so. Buckinghamshire — £2,250,000 This Grade II*-listed family home dates back to the 16th century, though it now has a Queen Anne […]
Health benefits of hemp underpin industry expansion. Click to check the original article.
In 2016, the Countess of Bathurst set up the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals, which continues to look after blue-light families and their animals. A lot of people don’t realise how much these animals contribute,’ sighs the Countess of Bathurst, founder of the National Foundation for Retired Service Animals (NFRSA). ‘They have dedicated their […]
Newnham Paddox in Warwickshire — the seat of the Earl and Countess of Denbigh and Desmond — is an ingeniously planned new house on a small scale which takes advantage of the landscape of a large predecessor demolished in the 1950s. John Martin Robinson explains more; photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life. Newnham Paddox […]
Rob Hayward, a Quirindi veterinarian, who has helped more student vets get involved in the Sydney Royal Show presented with the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW Youth Medal. While the presentation was a relatively low-key affair, Mr Hayward’s contribution has been anything but, with his encouragement of student vets at the show having begun in […]
Perri is an agriculture journalist with Farm Weekly. Born in regional Victoria, Perri developed a love of regional and rural news at a young age, and is now passionate about advocating for the agricultural industry. Her interests include science, agronomy, livestock and food production. Perri is an agriculture journalist with Farm Weekly. Born in regional […]
We seem to have collectively lost our appreciation for the greatness of the GP. Click to check the original article.
Emergency services have rescued five people from floodwaters inundating a campsite while 24 others have decided to stay until the water levels drop. Click to check the original article.