AgTech Work Placement Program – Now Recruiting Host Agribusinesses
New program announcement QFF is looking for agribusinesses operating in Queensland to host AgTech Officers as part of a … Click to check the original.
Genetic package drives Brooklana Angus to best sale result | The Land
Chisum, by the recognised US sire S Chisum 255, from Brooklana Flower, a daughter from Millah Murrah Flower G57, presented on sale day at 768 kilograms with 39 centimeter circumference scrotal measurement, 122 square centimetre eye muscle area and 6.8 per cent intra muscular fat. His figures showed +2.3 for birth weight and +115 for […]
NT landholders battle massive blaze
A “monster” fire with a 140km front on the Barkly Tableland has burned through 10,000 square kilometres of pastoral country since starting last Tuesday. The uncontrolled blaze has destroyed grass, fences and water in an area four-times the size of the Australian Capital Territory affecting several Barkly cattle stations. Landholders and their staff have been […]
Short abattoir lairage can increase yields and profitability for grainfed cattle, study
NEW research has found shortening the period of time between arrival at an abattoir and slaughter (lairage) can increase yields and profitability for grainfed cattle. For Australian feedlot cattle, lairage duration is highly variable and can range between 2–36 hours, but more commonly ranges between 12– Dr Melissa George 24 hours, and typically involves an […]
Riverina’s Werai Station joins latest southern property offerings
7493ha Werai Station near Deniliquin is described as a droughtproof property with secure water from three sources TWO Riverina properties and one in South Australia’s South East all feature added security from irrigation to head up the latest southern states property listings. Werai, NSW With the Bureau of Meteorology’s long-range forecast for spring showing below […]
‘It’s taken me years, but I finally understand my father’s dying gift to me’
Carla Carlisle on learning to slow down — and how little life might mean if we don’t. My father did not come to England to live with us. He came to die with us. What I didn’t understand was the honour: in the midnight of his life he wanted to be with his daughter who lived […]
Ken May’s stallion, Axle, jags a first and second at Dalby Stockman’s Challenge & Campdraft | North Queensland Register
Judith Maizey has worked as a journalist and communications specialist for more than 30 years mostly throughout Queensland including Townsville, Longreach, Emerald, Rockhampton, Toowoomba and Brisbane. Working for the North Queensland Register, she is always up for a chat and loves a good story. Contact 0417 546 616. E: [email protected] Judith Maizey has worked as […]
'Extremely safe' country for 2500 breeders sold prior to auction
An ‘extremely safe’ 82,030 hectare aggregation has sold prior to its scheduled auction. Click to check the original article.
Feedgrain Focus: Prices lift as dry creeps south
Wheat starting to ripen in Central Qld last week. Photo: Renee Anderson WHEAT and barley have traded mostly higher this week as dry conditions move south in New South Wales to further limit grower selling. Adding to the price rises is the weaker Australian dollar as small amounts of old crop are booked for shipment […]
Govt seeking feedback on implementing carbon changes
Core samples being taken in a paddock to measure the amount of carbon in the soil. Photo: Carbon Link THE Federal Government is seeking feedback on proposed changes to Australia’s carbon credit scheme – as it looks to implement the recommendations of the Chubb-review. Released in January this year, the independent review of the Australian […]
2024 Nuffield Scholars announced with new drought-focused studies
The 2024 Nuffield Scholars announced in Perth this year. Click on image for a larger view DROUGHT resilience has become a major focus of this year’s Nuffield program, with five new scholarships run by the Federal Government’s Future Drought Fund. Twenty-five scholars will travel the world in the next 12 months, studying topics as diverse […]
Weekly kill: Cattle bookings extend forward, as supply congestion continues to gather pace
POOR seasonal conditions across an ever-expanding footprint of Australian grazing country are only adding to current slaughter cattle congestion, with some Queensland processors now taking direct consignment bookings only from the third week in October onwards. What’s clearly evident in the north is that those extreme dry hot-spots on the map that existed a month […]