Lamb survival and dystocia
Lamb survival is a hot topic among producers and researchers alike. Elders livestock production advisor Emma Shattock has the latest on how to lift lamb survival rates. Research…
Animal Health, Sheep, Tech Services
Queensland’s new reef regulations – what you need to know
You’d be hard pressed finding a Queensland farmer who doesn’t love the Great Barrier Reef. It’s a symbol of sorts – grand, beautiful, one of a kind, with an emotional…
Cattle, Cropping, Tech Services
Gold the new standard for wheat
Commercially available for the first time this season, a new variety of wheat, Gold, is wowing agronomists with its yields, protein, low screenings and resilience.…
Agronomy, Cropping, Tech Services
Gallagher animal performance software
Gallagher Animal Performance Software is sending on-farm decision making sky high with a new cloud-based solution. This month, Gallagher releases the latest addition to their…
Animal Health, Seasons, Tech Services
Routine check the turning point for cattle station
A meeting to discuss feed tactics proved to be a turning point for a West Australian cattle station. With the property in the grip of severe drought, the station’s owners had called in Thomas Elder…
Cattle, Seasons, Tech Services
Winter crop nutrition for 2021
By August 2020, after a number of below average seasons and in many areas no crop at all, the winter crop yield potential in many…
Agronomy, Cropping, Farm Supplies, Seasons, Tech Services
Genomic gains and farming management efficiencies in livestock dna testing
Livestock genomics or genetic testing has significantly evolved over the past decade, as a result of advances in scientific research into herd genomics, DNA testing…
Seasons, Tech Services
Monitoring worm burdens in cattle
Monitoring worm burdens through worm egg count tests in cattle following the recent break in the season. Recent rainfall and warmer conditions means that worm…
Animal Health, Cattle, Latest News, Seasons, Tech Services
Keep your eyes on this
A short summary of key factors to keep an eye on in red meat markets during the 2021 season. Cattle Market Global cattle vs domestic…
Cattle, Latest News, Seasons, Sheep, Tech Services, Wool
Considering a soil carbon project? – what you need to know
Soil Organic Carbon represents the largest terrestrial sink for carbon stocks and is directly linked to agricultural productivity – the higher the SOC level, the…
Seasons, Tech Services
Oats and sorghum combination hit weight-gain sweet spot
Combining new rust-resistant forage oat varieties with staged grazing of sweet forage sorghum is helping livestock producers hit the sweet spot of palatability and fibre…
Agronomy, Animal Health, Tech Services
Mice plague slices a third off central Queensland crops
A mice plague has arrived in central Queensland and is set to slash yields by a third according to agronomists, worsening the prospects for farmers…
