Ben Harden, The Land

Ben Harden

The Land

Rockhampton, QLD, Australia

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Emerald goat breeder's warning after Mycoplasma infection claims 300 of her boer goats

Emerald boer goat producer Glenda Valler of Bellarine Boer Goats, caring for some of her ill goats. Picture supplied An Emerald boer goat breeder is pleading with goat producers to look out for Mycoplasma Pneumonias illness in their herds, after her stud lost more than 300 does and kids in one year. → Read More

Texas' Rush family set to pick last cotton crop as business commits fully to cattle trading and sheep breeding

RH Holdings director Dennis Rush in his irrigated cotton crop, just outside of the township of Texas, on the Queensland and NSW border. Pictures supplied The Rush family of Texas, Queensland are on track to pick a favourable cotton crop this season, as the family-run business moves to phase out of cotton to focus more on their cattle trading and sheep breeding operation. → Read More

Texas Cup race day returns after three years

Free content: Crowds flocked to the Texas Cup race meeting on Saturday, three years since it was last... → Read More

Red Brahman industry turns out in force at final day of Rockhampton Brahman Week Sale

See who was spotted on the final day of the Rockhampton Brahman Week Sale on Wednesday. → Read More

Australian polocrosse junior mixed team win test series at Narrabri

The Australian Junior Polocrosse Test Series team. Picture: Kristy Bullen Miss Kayellebee Photography The Australian junior polocrosse mixed team have claimed victory over New Zealand at the Narrabri trans-Tasman test series over the weekend. → Read More

Emerald graziers breed donkeys to protect livestock from wild dog attacks

Dallas and Zara Meek, DZT Livestock Transport, and their son Ty, with 35-year-old donkey Kenny, at the recent Ag-Grow Emerald Field Days. Picture: Ben Harden Donkeys may be the unlikely saviour of Queensland's livestock industry, which loses $90 million to wild dogs each year. → Read More

Ag-Grow working cattle dog sale achieves record top price

The event attracted one of it's biggest crowds to date. → Read More

Ag-Grow Elite bull sale achieves record sale average in Emerald

Amy Whitechurch of 4 Ways Charolais, Inverell, and Shane Murphy of Tayglen, Dysart, Qldm with top price bull 4 Ways MK R18E , who sold for $28,000. Photos: Ben Harden Confidence in the beef industry was evident at the Ag-Grow Elite bull sale on Thursday at Emerald, Qld, where a solid draft of bulls, from six breeds, achieved a record sale average result. → Read More

NT Senepols invitational sale clears 93pc at Gracemere in 2022

The Godfrey family of NT Senepols achieved one of their best sales to date on Monday. → Read More

Yeppoon's Iwasaki Grazing have fine-tuned their full blood Wagyu operation

Inside the coastal resort that is now home to one of Queensland's biggest Wagyu operations. → Read More

Bundaberg cane farmer's 1968 Holden Monaro sells for $200,000 at auction

The rare car attracted more than 400 inquiries from all states and territories. → Read More

Dozen cattle killed in two separate lightning storms in Central Queensland

More than a dozen cattle were killed in two separate lightning strikes in CQ last week. → Read More

Price for a Kelpie expected to rise following Muster Dogs series

Interest in kelpies has risen following the Muster Dogs series. → Read More

Syntropic farming and multi species cropping improves Atherton soil

A Mutchilba farmer has turned to Syntropic farming as a way to improve his soil. → Read More

Beef Australia to receive $6m investment if Labor wins Federal election

Beef Australia to receive funding boost if Labor wins Federal Election. → Read More

Lack of vaccines and approaching La Nina wet season could see a surge in three day sickness in cattle herds

A limited supply of vaccines in outback Queensland, coupled with recent weather conditions, may see a rise in three day sickness cases in herds. → Read More

Kane Brown, Morgan Evans and Brad Paisley to headline CMC Rocks 2022 at Willowbank

Following a two year hiatus, CMC Rocks has announced an epic line-up for its 2022 event. → Read More

Lola's legacy lives on at Rockhampton Brangus Sale

A renowned Brangus breeder is being remembered as a beloved 'matriarch', who's left behind a lasting legacy. → Read More

NSW Sunshine prefix achieves $10,000 average, clears 100pc at Rockhampton Brangus Sale

Successful debut for first time NSW vendor at the Rockhampton Brangus sale in Gracemere. → Read More

Sire Shootout 2021 winner Barronessa Holloway sells for $23,000 at Rockhampton Brangus Sale

ACM's Sire Shootout winner sold under the hammer at the Rockhampton Brangus Sale on Tuesday. → Read More