Dry July?
With one of the driest Junes on record, what will July hold for us? For those that received big early rains, the dry spell in June was...
Are you helping or hindering?
We hear all the time about the need for young people to be attracted into agriculture, and the difficulties, particularly in getting them...
Treat your cows like Queens!
How are your cows and heifers performing? Fat? Full milked up udders? Great calves at foot? With a fantastic season, “too much feed” and...
We can be better than just benchmarking!
Is benchmarking leading to mediocrity in our livestock industry? In my opinion it is. Firstly it is actually just comparative analysis,...
Don't stuff it up!
What a start to season! For our area it has to be at least one of the best, if not the best, in my lifetime. And what result will that...
Don't thank a farmer!
Have you seen the campaigns that say things like “thank a farmer for your next meal”? What do you think of them? If our industry thinks...