SPURS Rural Connections

27/03/2018

Queensland's food producers say 'enough is enough'. They say new legislation threatens to strip valuable farming land.

26/03/2018

Here's why you need to stop eating toxic wheat even if you do not have a gluten...

14/03/2018

The Queensland Government is trying to pass new red tape to restrict how farmers manage vegetation. Help back a sensible and fair outcome for farmers and the environment.

09/02/2018

Very important

Fleur Anderson talks to John Moor- the Team Leader of the Resource Consulting Service (RCS) Succession and Continuity Planning Service.John has a lifetime of knowledge of practical solutions and ideas for succession planning. As part of the sixth generation on his family’s South African dairy farm...

08/02/2018

Food for thought

How tillage is helping beat w**d resistance THE WIDESPREAD adoption of no and low-till farming has helped expand cropping in Australia’s northern region and as a result has reduced costs and erosion damage and saved many farming families from economic hardship. Kristy Moroney 05 Feb 2018 12:00 New...

26/08/2017

I think the important thing to always remember is that a set system no matter what style will have different results to a style and system that measures monitors and adjusts constantly in accordance with stocking rate and carrying capacity. Our rural systems are a continual variation, so we have to continually vary as the pasture manager.

Mob grazing (MOB) is a more intensive type of rotational grazing.

20/07/2017

Ranch Cattle Cows Mason, Tx. Llano Texas Hill Country. Chad Lemke. Regenerative Agriculture. Menard River. Grass-fed Beef. Ranchers. Ranching....

20/07/2017

Very simple and really eco friendly

09/07/2017

There are three, and only three, ways to increase profit in any business. Stan Parsons called them The 3 Secrets For Increasing Profit™ and introduced them to Ranching For Profit students in 1980.…

01/07/2017

Studies suggest that regenerating soil by turning our backs on industrial farming holds the key to tackling climate change

25/06/2017

This looks very interesting could be a huge winner

Melbourne-based agri-tech company Agersens is set to make its virtual fencing system available later this year.

23/06/2017

There are now so many examples like this. Use nature to work for you rather than against.

Spot the difference!
1 month old wheat plants, all grown in the same patch of soil. The 3 on the left have received 85kg/ha of NPK.
The 4 on the right received 60kg/hectare organic pelletised wormcastings.
The decision is up to you on what the better farming practice is.
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