Patrick Galbraith: ‘The man had a blood blister on his lip, a gold earring and a Jack Russell in a crate in a pushchair. “The wife’s,” he said, noticing me looking at the dog’

Anyone who laments a lack of tolerance in the country ought to visit the Appleby Horse Fair, says Patrick Galbraith. It seems that every few weeks there’s another spiky think-piece in the papers about the countryside being a hotbed of intolerance. Sure, Suffolk isn’t Soho, but I’ve always found rural Britain curiously open minded. When […]

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Steer market improves at Murgon

There were 640 cattle offered at Murgon last week. Click to check the original article.

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Game-changing Riverina health care model to be rolled out across NSW | The Land

Pictured at last week’s forum in Wagga is Parliamentary secretary for regional health Dr Michael Holland, Murrumbidgee regional training hub associate professor Paul Mara, MLHD CEO Jill Ludford, Finley GP Dr Alam Yoosuff and Murrumbidgee Rural Generalist Training Pathway program director Professor Len Bruce. Picture supplied Click to check the original article.

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North Queensland farmers raising awareness of healthy eating for kids | North Queensland Register

“Kids love snacking on them – but given our region, there is so much abundant tomatoes being produced, eggplants and there’s even been lots of passionfruit and strawberries so I don’t think there’s really been a favourite fruit per se, but it’s great to see students trying a variety,” she said. Click to check the […]

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Weekly kill: Mid-winter slaughter grids find a level

THE balance between slaughter cattle supply/demand, and added factors like processing labour capacity, appears to have found a level of equilibrium this week, with few changes reported in direct consignment grid offers across Eastern Australia. National adult cattle beef slaughter during July has averaged close to 122,000 head a week, easily the highest and most […]

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Farm sector debt hits $109.9 billion, up $9b in one year

ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said the cumulative value of loans outstanding has increased from $100.7 billion at 30 June 2021 to $109.9 billion at 30 June 2022. “The data also shows lending to the farm sector since 2016–17 has increased at an accelerating rate each year,” Dr Greenville said. Dr Greenville said for […]

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$24.4m partnership to tackle three beef threats in northern Australia

A new $24.4 million partnership between Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries and MLA is planning to address three significant threats to beef productivity in northern Australia. Pasture dieback in central Queensland. The Queensland Pasture Resilience Program (QPRP) will incorporate research, development and extension activities across Queensland for the next five years and is also […]

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US beef cow herd slumps to lowest level since 1971

DROUGHT impact has seen the US beef cow herd slump to its lowest level in 51 years, a report issued this week by the US Department of Agriculture shows. Years of drought, high feed costs and relatively low cattle prices have forced US ranchers to send cows to slaughter over the past few years, leading […]

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Northern Australia turns into war training ground as 13 nations gather for largest military exercise

More than 30,000 military personnel from 13 nations have turned northern Australia into a war training ground as the largest training activity between the Australian Defence Force and the United States military – Talisman Sabre 2023 – kicks off. Click to check the original article.