Martin Fone takes a look at the curious history of the hermits who spent years living happily in the grounds of country houses, perhaps the ultimate garden folly. A garden gnome might well add a touch of whimsy to a corner of a modern garden but their origins are rooted in a darker and curious […]
The average sale price at the Blechynden family’s recent stud sale in Brookton was substantially higher than last year’s sale. Click to check the original article.
There was plenty of action at the annual show. Click to check the original article.
The Grove in Hertfordshire — just outside Watford on the north edge of London — has become one of the best-known hotels in Britain. But does it deserve its reputation? Ben Harris checked in. Follow the long driveway through 300 acres of serene, rolling countryside and past the 18-hole championship golf course, and The Grove’s […]
Merinos are an ‘amazing’ animal Click to check the original article.
Originally laid out in the 1630s, the garden at West Lavington Manor in Wiltshire is today the home of Mr and Mrs Andrew Doman. And in its latest iteration, says Charles Quest-Ritson, has found a perfect balance between planting and design. Photographs by Jason Ingram. There has been a garden at West Lavington Manor in Wiltshire […]
Frontier Genetics board chair Rebecca Burnham, REB Grazing, Augathella, said the approach would take the guesswork out of buying quality bulls by giving breeders the tools and better framework to identify the outstanding performers in the Brahman breed. Click to check the original article.
Volume bidders were prominent at the Weealla’s Merino ram sale last week. Click to check the original article.
Frontier Genetics board chair Rebecca Burnham, REB Grazing, Augathella, said the approach would take the guesswork out of buying quality bulls by giving breeders the tools and better framework to identify the outstanding performers in the Brahman breed. Click to check the original article.
Among larger lines offered this week, these 128 Angus feeder steers in store condition 387kg at 14-20 months from Longreach, western Qld made 270c/kg or $1045. AUCTIONSPLUS commercial cattle listings this week were stable at 9712 head, while clearance slipped 6 percentage points to 40pc. Heifers mostly lost the gains of last week except […]
Elders auctioneer Roger Fris (left), Elders Wagin branch manager Sonia Nalder, Josh Kirk, Sunny View Polls stud, Wagin and Nutrien Livestock, Narrogin agent Ashely Lock, with the $1100 top-priced ram at the annual Sunny View Polls on-property ram sale last week. Click to check the original article.
The secret to the success has been an investment of about $2 million in machinery, including a compost row turner worth around $800,000, a rotating screen that produces manure waste at about 14 millimetres in size and a Volvo loader with a 4.5 cubic metre bucket. Click to check the original article.