Officers from the Queensland Reconstruction Authority have visited north west Queensland to conduct follow-up flood damage assessments, after record monsoonal rainfall that devastated the region in 2022-2023. Click to check the original article.
Agents reported the market saw a large decline as dry weather, abundance of cattle and high grain prices push the cattle market down. Click to check the original article.
A paradigm shift is required when it comes to the way sale bulls are presented, a vet says, with the current method of selling overweight two-year-olds having an impact on their longevity. Shane Thomson, Holbrook Vet Centre, said over-fattening bulls was a problem across breeds and was affecting the productivity of the animal, with the […]
Producers who don’t complete the National Wool Declaration are losing out on money, with non-declared wool being hit with significant discounts. Click to check the original article.
Growers in Central Queensland look set to harvest an above average chickpea crop this season, despite experiencing a warmer winter. Click to check the original article.
Industry needs to re-assess how bulls are presented, with overweight animals having shorter working lives Click to check the original article.
The Huxley family have been beekeepers in the Kempsey region since the 1970s but Varroa mite could threaten that. Click to check the original article.
Beef cow slaughter this year has improved considerably compared to a year ago. Through 33 weeks, beef cow slaughter totals 2.164 million head, or 14 percent lower year over year. Keep in mind that 2022 was the highest beef cow slaughter total in absolute terms since 1996. Compared to 2021, beef cow slaughter is still […]
We invited Sir Keir Starmer, Leader of the Opposition, to set out the Labour Party’s ideas for the countryside. This year, I braved the British summer and holidayed at home in the Lake District. I’ve always felt it’s the perfect place for a family holiday and so it proved. From boating on Windermere to scrambling […]
Mike Pearson tells us about an announcement U.S.A. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack made at the Farm Progress Show for additional funding for renewable energy projects for farmers. It was the best weather last week for thousands of farmers gathering at the Farm Progress Show about the newest technology including climate smart projects. Vilsack announced $266 […]
“That, in considering all the evidence, the current plan for constructing HumeLink as a 500 kilovolt overhead transmission line is the correct approach especially given the applicable regulatory environment and the lack of any action to date in progressing the undergrounding option,” the findings read. Click to check the original article.
Dunbeath Castle and its breathtaking estate have come to the market, a truly rare chance to buy one of Scotland’s greatest privately-owned properties. Few are the privately-owned residences which have the honour of starring on the cover of Country Life; even fewer are those which have had that honour multiple times. So when one of […]