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Booragul Angus is breeding excellence for the future of Australian beef
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (825+ words) For more than 40 years, Booragul Angus has built a reputation for producing high-performance Angus cattle that combine superior carcase traits, fertility, temperament, and adaptability. More than just a cattle stud, Booragul Angus represents a progressive and commercially-focused breeding operation committed…...
The $10 Royal supreme that sparked a lifelong passion for Suffolk sheep
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (590+ words) Just a $500 investment was enough to start a lifelong passion for the Suffolk breed. Sheep producer Josh Milton, Allora, Qld, was buying lambs on a property when he noticed some ewes in the yard. He asked about the ewes and…...
Strong demand for quality genetics at Dubbo Suffolk auction
1+ week, 1+ day ago (237+ words) Quality genetics met consistent demand at the inaugural NSW Suffolk Society's Dubbo Show ewe sale on May 24. The sale followed a large Suffolk judging at the NSW Sheep Show. Of the 19 ewes, offered via the Helmsman system, 17 sold to a…...
'End of an era': family's vintage tractors find new homes in clearing sale
1+ week, 1+ day ago (654+ words) The clearing sale of a vintage machinery museum has been a chance to celebrate a family's century of farming history - as well as a knockout auction in its own right. More than 200 people, as well as online bidders, visited Beringa,…...
Last sale'o called for Riverina sheep yards to be given final hurrah
1+ week, 3+ day ago (509+ words) The final sale'o will echo through the Jerilderie saleyards in October with the site set to be decommissioned. The future of the saleyards, owned and operated by Murrumbidgee Council, was in question following a comprehensive review last year. In June…...
How a 441km trek is casting a spotlight on inclusive farming and mental health
1+ week, 6+ day ago (509+ words) What will it take to cover 441 kilometres, from Corowa in the north to Yass in the south, in a wheelchair with one good arm? Yass local Samantha Longmore will tell you. "If I think about it physically, I might not…...
Police could treat stock seizures like a 'crime scene' in new welfare reform
2+ week, 2+ day ago (606+ words) Chris Croker, Ayrston, Golspie, has used pain relief treatments during lamb marking his Thalabah-blood Merino sheep for decades. Pain relief has become a mainstay of the farm budget, but the woolgrower said it was still a "kick in the guts…...
The $250, 000 nesting hollow: turning bushland into a biodiversity jackpot
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1384+ words) Tumut producers Lee and Louise Kingma are proving that natural capital isn't just a Canberra buzzword, it's a potential multi-million dollar harvest. Across 300 hectares of their property, Wunelli, the couple is farming biodiversity credits with the same strategic eye they…...
Mulesing laws to change under sweeping animal welfare reform in NSW
3+ week, 2+ day ago (562+ words) New laws to mandate pain relief for sheep during mulesing, no matter their age, have been introduced to NSW parliament, under sweeping reforms to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. In a bill introduced to NSW parliament last Thursday,…...
'I believe I'm a greenie': why this Cessnock cattle operation went full regen
3+ week, 2+ day ago (1230+ words) Six years after first dipping his toes into the world of regenerative agriculture, one of Geoff Payne's biggest realisations is that he has another "600 years of learning" to go. Fortunately, the beef producer isn't a man afraid of taking lessons…...