The Land
John Ellicott
John Ellicott
senior journalist

journalist and author

Roo licence cost eligible for $3000 rebate - but you better be quick
John Ellicott
New disposal service for leftover animal medicines
John Ellicott
A new medicines disposal system known as RUM for animal medecines will help relieve farms of leftover medicines.
Budget 2022: money for biosecurity, flood recovery, patient medical travel
John Ellicott
Protecting the farm. James Kahl at his family's property in Narrabri with NSW Agriculture Minister Dugald Saunders. The NSW Government is pouring $164m into biosecurity research and new measures to help stop the spread of exotic diseases.
Funds for isolated medical travel scheme doubled
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Members of the ICPA NSW who have been lobbying the NSW Government and other NSW MPs to expand the IPTAAS medical travel assistance scheme. From left to right at rear Robin Beckwith, David Butler, Bree Wakefield, Libby McPhee, L-R Front Annabel Strachan, Tanya Mitchell President, Myfi Kellahan, Laura Stalley.
A mass of stubble a growing issue for northern croppers
John Ellicott
Canola emerging through the wheat stubble at Courallie Park. Award-winning Bellata wheatgrower Glenn Fernance says he had to increase canola seeding rates, but apart from that it has been business as usual apart from the rain with discs breaking through the top stubble layers for him. Photo by Rachel Fernance.
Central sheep dangers with barber's pole worms and lambing joy in west
John Ellicott
Scanning rates have climbed 100 per cent in the Far West since good rain. The Turners' Polpah ewes and lambs.
Land Services advice packages for western farmers open for applications
John Ellicott
Dave and Tracey Hegarty, Bellenbar, Bourke, used the Land Services Program to increase the productivity on their property, increasing water retention through smart contouring and new water tanks, pasture protection through exclusion fencing and lots of free and subsidised advice and programs through the Western Local Land Services two-year program. New applications are open now.
At last a (little) break in the weather and shearer numbers
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Why wouldn't you be a shearer or a shed hand ? Look what you get just for afternoon tea at Bangate Station woolshed near Goodooga.
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More than 1500 descend on Lightning Ridge races
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A love of horses at Lightning Ridge mounting yard. Photos by Samantha Thompson.
Wheat on wheat way to plant for some after being burnt by chickpeas
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Matthew Madden, Fairfield, east of Moree, in his field of Sunblade wheat planted zero till into chickpea stubble from last year. Many farmers are shunning chickpeas this year.
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