Post by elnini on Nov 26, 2018 5:32:14 GMT -5
Switzerland to vote on granting subsidies to farmers who allow cows to keep their horns
The people of Switzerland will decide on Sunday whether to subsidise farmers who allow their cows to grow horns, after a cattle herder's eight-year campaign.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-23/swiss-to-vote-on-supporting-farmers-who-keep-cows-horns/10550952
'Arsehole' geese become internet sensations as farmer writes honest for-sale post
All Leslie Du Preez wanted was to add a little tranquillity to her small southern Queensland farm.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-21/badly-behaved-geese-go-viral/10514732
94-year-old farmer Dick Vincent says his job keeps him alive
At age 94, Western Australian cattle farmer and self-described horse 'tragic' Dick Vincent is still working every day on the stud and says it keeps him alive.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-15/dick-vincent-94-year-old-wa-farmer/10496368
Q fever jumps from the paddock to the golf course, with dry winds likely to make it worse
Q fever is a potentially deadly disease. It pops up in unusual places and in unsuspecting victims, and it does not just affect farmers or people who deal with livestock.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-22/q-fever-jumps-from-paddock-to-golf-course-and-beyond/10520156
New predator-proof fences bring hope to Queensland graziers crippled by wild dogs
A million more merinos will be grazing in Queensland's Central West by 2025, bringing much needed jobs back to the region.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-20/new-predator-proof-fences-bring-hope-to-queensland-graziers/10511570
Apiarist strikes gold finding more than 50,000 bees in a bathroom brood and 'monster' hive packed with honey
When Scott Whitaker started cutting into the ceiling of a Sunshine Coast house he had no idea he was about to encounter what "could only be described as a monster", the largest colony of bees he has ever removed from a home.
www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-11-26/apiarist-strikes-gold-finding-more-than-50000-bees-in-roof/10480728
Feral cats close to being eradicated by Indigenous rangers on remote West Island
On the remote West Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Indigenous rangers say after years of hard work, there is now just one feral cat left on the island.
www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-11-26/last-feral-cat-on-west-island-due-to-indigenous-ranger-program/10511880
The people of Switzerland will decide on Sunday whether to subsidise farmers who allow their cows to grow horns, after a cattle herder's eight-year campaign.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-23/swiss-to-vote-on-supporting-farmers-who-keep-cows-horns/10550952
'Arsehole' geese become internet sensations as farmer writes honest for-sale post
All Leslie Du Preez wanted was to add a little tranquillity to her small southern Queensland farm.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-21/badly-behaved-geese-go-viral/10514732
94-year-old farmer Dick Vincent says his job keeps him alive
At age 94, Western Australian cattle farmer and self-described horse 'tragic' Dick Vincent is still working every day on the stud and says it keeps him alive.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-15/dick-vincent-94-year-old-wa-farmer/10496368
Q fever jumps from the paddock to the golf course, with dry winds likely to make it worse
Q fever is a potentially deadly disease. It pops up in unusual places and in unsuspecting victims, and it does not just affect farmers or people who deal with livestock.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-22/q-fever-jumps-from-paddock-to-golf-course-and-beyond/10520156
New predator-proof fences bring hope to Queensland graziers crippled by wild dogs
A million more merinos will be grazing in Queensland's Central West by 2025, bringing much needed jobs back to the region.
www.abc.net.au/news/2018-11-20/new-predator-proof-fences-bring-hope-to-queensland-graziers/10511570
Apiarist strikes gold finding more than 50,000 bees in a bathroom brood and 'monster' hive packed with honey
When Scott Whitaker started cutting into the ceiling of a Sunshine Coast house he had no idea he was about to encounter what "could only be described as a monster", the largest colony of bees he has ever removed from a home.
www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-11-26/apiarist-strikes-gold-finding-more-than-50000-bees-in-roof/10480728
Feral cats close to being eradicated by Indigenous rangers on remote West Island
On the remote West Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, Indigenous rangers say after years of hard work, there is now just one feral cat left on the island.
www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2018-11-26/last-feral-cat-on-west-island-due-to-indigenous-ranger-program/10511880