Commercial buyers back Devon Court's program
Devon Court Herefords sold 23 from 33 Hereford bulls sold under the hammer for a top price of $18,000, to average $7339. Click to check the original article.
Annabranch stud top of Dawson Valley Santa Sale | Queensland Country Life
The 23-month-old polled scurred son of Glenn Oaks Quartermaine Q74, out of Annabranch L39, weighed in at 958 kilograms with an EMA of 134 square centimetres, an IMF of 5.5 per cent, scrotal circumference of 47 centimetres, P8 and rib fat measurements of 12 and 8 millimetres, respectively, and scanning 81 per cent in the […]
Talbragar Border Leicester attracts stud interest | The Land
Nutrien Livestock agent Jordan Rhodes, Dubbo, Talbragar co prinicpals, Curl and Daniel Simmons, Dunedoo, buyer Robyn Cosgrove, Rockley, Talbragar Co prinicpal Ben Simmons, Dunedoo, and Nutrien Livestock agent Brad Wilson, Dubbo, with the top priced ram, which sold for $6200. Picture by Elka Devney Click to check the original article.
Alternative indicators for pregnancy success
ACHIEVING successful pregnancies, particularly among the replacement female cohort in any herd requires a degree of pre-planning. Recommendations for producers to consider ahead of joining focus largely on liveweight of heifers. One of the most often cited production targets is that of Critical Mating Weight. While this term is often cited by producers and at […]
Commercial flock a sound choice | Farm Weekly
Joe Dewar, his wife Jess and their son William. The Dewars are known for producing quality Angus sires at their Ardcairnie Angus stud, Guilderton, but are proving that incorporating a commercial Merino flock into their enterprise can be a productive and worthwhile choice for producers. Click to check the original article.
Weekly genetics review: What are some common sources of confusion over BreedPlan?
IN RECENT weeks Beef Central has published several articles within the genetics field that have drawn an interesting range of reactions from producers across the country. While not all of these reactions were published at the time (some being sent as emails, rather than reader comments), there has been a common theme emerging across many […]
Repeat buyers support Jarrah
Sam and Sarah Becker supported by repeat clientele. Click to check the original article.
Charters Towers’s venue for Rural Women Unite fundraiser for mental health service | 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 […]
Iconic windmill restoration | The Land
In it’s brief, the Regional Cultural Fund noted the windmill was imported to Australia before 1883, and that the Federation Council will use working components, rescued and reserved by the local Historical Society and restored by engineers, to reinstate the rare historic windmill in Urana. Click to check the original article.
CSBP invests heavily in Geraldton distribution centre | Farm Weekly
“In Geraldton, the scope of improvements extends to additional granular blending and despatch capacity, Flexi-N despatch capacity and instrumentation improvements, water storage, granular storage asset extension and safety improvement, including corrosion control and guarding,” they said. Click to check the original article.
Kunuma Angus to $11,000, av $7,656
Strong support for Gippsland beef producers at Kunuma Angus bull sale Click to check the original article.
Weekly kill: Processor grids softer again as challenging conditions extend wider
The wave of price corrections in direct consignment slaughter cattle shows no sign of letting up, as many eastern states beef plants are now more or less fully-booked for September deliveries, and accepting space bookings only from October. What’s evidently happening is that the ‘footprint’ of grazing country shifting from marginal or moderate to more […]