Talk of the Town: The real issue with rural childcare
I believe there is a different elephant in the room when it comes to childcare. Click to check the original article.
Australian Wild Game Harvesters aim to sustainably manage wild deer populations | Queensland Country Life
Kelly is the National Digital Editor for ACM Agri, covering Queensland Country Life, The Land, Farmonline, Stock Journal, Stock & Land, Farm Weekly and the North Queensland Register. Kelly is the National Digital Editor for ACM Agri, covering Queensland Country Life, The Land, Farmonline, Stock Journal, Stock & Land, Farm Weekly and the North Queensland […]
New regional national university proposed in Australian Universities Accord interim report | The Land
The vice-chancellor said he would like to see some of the promised new regional study hubs in locations that would support his university, such as on the NSW south coast. He also said Canberra could be a testing ground for greater collaboration between vocational education and universities, as suggested in the interim report. Click to […]
A 545-acre estate on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, where Elizabethan architecture meets spectacular grounds
Framed by manicured topiary, dripping in Elizabethan design and surrounded by magical gardens, rural farmland and a number of cottages, the Lawkland Hall Estate is a unique hidden gem near the Yorkshire Dales. Imagine a secluded estate ‘in one of England’s most rural and unspoilt counties,’ where you can live off the land, stalk and […]
Curious Questions: What is Worcestershire sauce’s secret ingredient?
The world-famous Worcestershire sauce owes a great deal to a product that comes a very, very long way from Worcestershire itself, as Martin Fone discovers. A thin brown, savoury, tangy, spiced sauce, a delightful hit of umami in a bottle, Worcestershire sauce is firmly established as one of the world’s leading condiments with global sales […]
Hillcroft Farms stud, Popanyinning wins in UltraWhite breeds at Australian Sheep and Wool Show Bendigo | Farm Weekly
This group of three (one ram and two ewes) UltraWhites from the Hillcroft Farms stud, Popanyinning, was sashed the reserve champion cleanskins group in the interbreed competition. Holding the group were Hillcroft Farms stud principal Dawson Bradford (left), Rodney Rose, Rosedale UltraWhite stud, Swan Hill, Victoria and Jason Randall, Shepparton, Victoria. Click to check the […]
Bronc riding no more dangerous than slipping on ice: Alberta cowgirl
You could just as easily break your ankle slipping on ice while crossing a road – that’s the view that Canadian Rae Snider takes towards her hobby of bucking out horses at rodeos. Click to check the original article.
Angus yearling steers hit $1360 at Tamworth | The Land
Tamworth’s Elders livestock agent and territory sales manager, Nathan McConnell, auctioned a line of 270 Angus and Speckle Park steers and heifers for the O’Brien family, Gewa, Quambone. He said the shipment of weaners aged between seven and 10 months, sired by Outwest Angus bulls, was offered as part of the property’s annual offload rather […]
Gstaad in summer: Chalets, cows and the joys of warm mountain air
Gstaad is a name that evokes winter glamour — yet the Swiss town is just as worthy of a visit in the summer as Rosie Paterson found out. In Gstaad, the first snowfall doesn’t just signal a shift in seasons, it signals the arrival of more than 20,000 people. Out of season, the Swiss resort is […]
Solid Katherine Show sale sees cattle change hands | Queensland Country Life
The judge’s pick for the best pen of the show was for 15 very even and true-to-type Brahman steers in from Wave Hill Station, averaging 341kg, which also attracted the sale’s best price of $3.48c/kg (or $1180 per head), selling to Australian Cattle Enterprises (ACE). Click to check the original article.
Stud record set as Mountain Valley Poll Herefords tops $70,000
Injemira Beef Genetics and Bowen Poll Herefords took the top lots. Click to check the original article.
Puffins: The clowns of the sea
It might look adorable, but the stumpy and dangerously endangered puffin is a ruthlessly efficient fish killer that’s so hellbent on finding its family a home, it will chase rabbits out of their own burrows, observes Ian Morton. Photographs by Drew Buckley. It’s the beak, of course. There’s no other beak like it. The bright […]