Sally Gall

Running enterprises that are compatible with the land and being willing to adapt to circumstances were two of the messages delivered loud and clear by landholders from western NSW and Queensland at the Australian Rangelands Society conference last week.

It's a favourite pastime to claim that your experience is bigger and better than the next man's, and according to DustWatch, it's the same with dust storms.

The one that got away is how Mark and Vicki Murphy describe the ram that topped their annual poll Merino sale at Karbullah, north west of Goondiwindi last week.

A $50 million program to support microgrid pilot projects across regional Australia, announced in the 2020-21 federal budget, was launched by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency on Friday.

Monitor closely and act quickly - that's the message for farmers from authorities warning that the classic crash normally associated with the end of mouse outbreaks hasn't happened.

Speculation is rife in the Gold City and on social media that Charters Towers has been chosen as the next destination to host the Australian Survivor television series.

Australia's leading pastoral companies have given a ringing endorsement of the bush charity that's giving people the power to say no to a beer, if that's what they need to do.

An exclusion fencing loan scheme has been the enabler for Longreach's Rob and Sophie Francis as they work their way back from a debilitating drought that shut down their plans for years.

The anticipation was high and the bidding didn't disappoint at Yarrawonga's Santa Gertrudis bull sale on Thursday, when Scott and Wendy Ferguson, Glenn Oaks stud, Nobby outlaid $150,000 for Yarrawonga Katmandu R236.

Wandoan Santa Gertrudis breeders Daniel and Kasey Phillips received the biggest boost to their breeding career to date at the Heartland Santa Gertrudis bull sale at Roma on Wednesday when Murgona Nightcap (P) was sold for $105,000.