In some regions, the rain came too late to add yield. However, this one event will certainly lead to small grain size and pinched grain being a lot less common occurrence than it might have been, as crops were beginning to run out of moisture. Wheat, flowering canola and lentils will see this event’s benefit […]
There can be little doubt that the biggest issue in the cattle industry right now is the question of when herd rebuilding will begin. The challenge of herd rebuilding can be summed up with the following three questions. What do we need to do? Drought-forced herd liquidation due to roving drought from 2020-2022 has pushed […]
Storing apples is neither complicated nor expensive. All you need to store apples safely is plenty of newspaper and a sizeable basket or, alternatively, an apple storage tray. From then on, a little care is needed to ensure that rotten apples aren’t spoiling good ones. The first rule is to only pick them when they […]
Leptospirosis is a serious zoonotic disease that affects both animals and humans. This bacterial disease is commonly spread through the urine of infected animals and rodents, including wildlife and livestock such as cattle and swine. Humans can contract leptospirosis by having contact with water (such as by swimming, rafting, or kayaking) or soil that has […]
THE Priority list of endemic diseases for the red meat industries was updated in 2022. This list of diseases and parasite challenges ranks the most significant issues that create production losses in both the beef sector. The report was updated from the first publication in 2015, with the removal of Bovine Jones disease from the […]
LATEST R&D developments out of research projects including Low Methane Beef, the Southern Multi-breed project and the Angus Sire Benchmarking Program will feature at the Efficient Beef Open Day being staged at UNE Smart Farms Tullimba feedlot in northern NSW next month. Angus Australia members and other industry stakeholders are invited to attend the event, […]
Full clearance at inaugural K.O Angus bull sale at Springsure Click to check the original article.
Rams with a combination of wool and carcase triats sold strong. Click to check the original article.
Accepting the 2023 PGA Rural Achievement Award on behalf of Gina Rinehart, presented by PGA president Tony Seabrook (left), York, were Marguerite Olivier, Hancock Agriculture promotions, Ms Rineharts cousin, Di Hancock, Perth and Hancock Agriculture CEO Adam Giles. Click to check the original article.
The Wellington farm manager and stud principal will head overseas next year. Click to check the original article.
New gillnet-free zones in the Gulf of Carpentaria will destroy the fishing and tourism port of Karumba, according to local fisherman David Wren and Carpentaria Shire Council mayor Jack Bawden. Click to check the original article.
Glynn Tonsor told attendees at the Kansas State University Beef Stocker Field Day Sept. 28 if they take away two points from his beef outlook, to let them be these: We have notably higher cattle prices now, and we’re expecting to sustain those through 2025 at least. Beef demand has held up better than we […]