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I will be publishing an online News Letter to keep all my contacts and network informed of what is happening in the North it will include Markets Livestock special features special talk back interviews and lots more stay tuned.


Queensland enriched by Wyong Millions

Queensland enriched by Wyong Millions

Good quality of Queensland breeding and the Gold Coast market.

  RESULTS on December 17 of both the races at Wyong open only to graduates of Magic Millions yearling sales, the $100,000 Magic Millions Stakes (1200m, 3 and 4yos), one won by Flippant, and...

30-year high annual average cattle prices 2015

30-year high annual average cattle prices 2015

Prime cattle also recorded considerable growth

The rise in cattle prices in 2015 has been spectacular and, in real terms, current values are the highest they have been in 30 years. Furthermore, the increase has been recorded across all classes...

WATER IS THE TOPIC ALL WANT ANSWERS?

WATER IS THE TOPIC ALL WANT ANSWERS?

The current allocations are a good start.

By Roger Hill Water is certainly a hot topic in North and North West Queensland at present. Industry stakeholders are keen to see agricultural industry development across the region. At present...

Pioneer Park

Pioneer Park

Fix Price On Stud Cattle and Finance Leasing

Tony has put up a great draft for the Big Country Sale  Check out our sale draft for Big Country 2016 in Charters Towers - 1st & 2nd February 2016 Check out Pioneer Parks web site for...

M Group Tyre & Mechanical drives holiday safety message

M Group Tyre & Mechanical drives holiday safety message

Make sure there’s enough tread on your tyres this summer.

M Group Tyre & Mechanical drives holiday safety message. With local families preparing to head off on their summer holidays and people spending more time on the roads during the festive...

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces new Cabinet team

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces new Cabinet team

Minister for Racing Grace Grace MP

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has today announced a revamped Cabinet team that will drive the Government’s broad economic and social policy agenda into 2016 and beyond. The Premier said a...

China ‘cloning factory’ to produce cattle, racehorses and pets

China ‘cloning factory’ to produce cattle, racehorses and pets

World’s largest cloning facility in China aims to produce a million cattle a year.

  The world’s biggest animal “cloning factory” is due to open in China, producing one million calves a year, sniffer dogs and even genetic copies of the family pet. The £21 million...

Palmerston couple hook fifth $10,000 NT barra

Palmerston couple hook fifth $10,000 NT barra

When I saw it was one of the competition fish I fell over in the boat.”

A husband and wife from Palmerston have become the fifth $10,000 winners in the NT Government’s Million Dollar Fish competition. Tim Trevena was fishing with his wife Judy this morning when he...

Morrison blocks up S. Kidman sale

Morrison blocks up S. Kidman sale

Australia's largest private land owner

  Treasurer Scott Morrison has blocked the foreign acquisition of S. Kidman and Co Ltd, Australia's largest private land owner. The treasurer said the sale would be contrary to the national...

John Lennon’s song Imagine in Paris

John Lennon’s song Imagine in Paris

Outside the Bataclan Concert Hall

  This had to be the most touching feeling one gets in such a tragic part of time in a world of uncertainty. German pianist Davide Martello, drove 400 miles to play played an emotional...

Minlacowie Sale Success

Minlacowie Sale Success

The Last Sale of the year is done and dusted

The Last Sale of the year is over for us with another very successful result. All 12 of our Bulls sold to achieve the 2nd top average of the sale of $4,417. We sold the equal 2nd top priced Bull...

Beef Country Brahman Bull sale at Nebo Friday 13th

Beef Country Brahman Bull sale at Nebo Friday 13th

Hamdenvale Brahmans have 5 Lots lining up for Sale

Beef Country Brahman Bull sale at Nebo is on Friday 13th November. Hamdenvale Brahmans have 5 Lots lining up for the buyers competition first bull in the ring is,Lot: 15 HAMDENVALE VANCE (AI) (P)...

Wrap Up Melbourne Cup Week

Wrap Up Melbourne Cup Week

Prince of Penzance a well-deserved Cup winner

PENTIRE, the sire of Prince of Penzance, the 6-year-old New Zealand bred gelding who on November 3 became only the fourth 100-1 plus winner of the Melbourne Cup and the first ridden by a female...

Buyers’ Market at Gold City Sale Today

Buyers’ Market at Gold City Sale Today

Very good quality Yarding

Gold City sale today saw a real buyers’ market and buyers were picking out there selections, from a very good quality yarding of bulls. The sale Grossed $312, 000, 00 to average $416075 bulls...

Laguna Brahmans Draft for Gold City Sale

Laguna Brahmans Draft for Gold City Sale

Very special Lot 6

Laguna Brahmans John and Betty Atkinson Proserpine have a very impressive draft heading to the Gold City sale this Friday. 5 Grey bulls Lot 123, Lot 124, Lot 126 Poll Gene Test results all Poll...

Queenslander hooks fourth $10,000 NT barra

Queenslander hooks fourth $10,000 NT barra

A father of five from Bundaberg

A father of five from Bundaberg has become the fourth $10,000 winner in the NT Government's Million Dollar Fish competition.Rob Barrett reeled in an 82 centimetre prize-tagged barramundi at the...

Criterion could make Slipper history in Cup

Criterion could make Slipper history in Cup

VICTORY by Criterion in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup

VICTORY by Criterion in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup, or even a second or third placing, would make Golden Slipper history.This flows from the fact that, despite the huge achievement of Slipper winners...

Second $10k Northern Territory barra caught

Second $10k Northern Territory barra caught

'' I was shaking so much I couldn't believe it."

22 October 2015 Darwin man Brendan Pringle has become the second fisho in just five days to reel in a barramundi worth $10,000 as part of the Northern Territory Government's Million Dollar Fish...

SOLD SOLD SOLD Slatey Creek

SOLD SOLD SOLD Slatey Creek

Brad Mulvihill, TopX Gracemere

SOLD SOLD SOLD Slatey Creek Slatey Creek sold for an undisclosed amount. Slatey Creek is beef breeding, finishing and the potential for a cash grain cropping operation 86 kilometres to Gracemere...

Big news Treble for Cattle Industry

Big news Treble for Cattle Industry

Port Alma, Darwin Port, Feeder Steer $3.40

Big money out of Darwin $$$$$$$. $3.30 to $3.40Feeder steers now a record $3.40 a kilogram (out of Darwin).This will have exporters running around 24/7 trying to fill orders.It was not that long...

Brangus Sale

Brangus Sale

Sale O Sale O Sale O

The Rockhampton National Brangus sale 2015 will be held at the CQLX Gracemere.Here's your chance to buy Brangus Bulls and take advantage of the premiums at saleyards, feedlots & meat processors...

"Voewood" Brangus

"Voewood" Brangus

Six outstanding bulls for the Sale on Tuesday 13th October

"Voewood" owned and operated by the Quinn family. Will be selling 6 bulls at the 39 ABCA sponsored Rockhampton Brangus Sale Tuesday 13th October. Check out Lot 82 if you are looking for figures...

COWBOYS THIS IS IT CHAMPIONS.

COWBOYS THIS IS IT CHAMPIONS.

Well how proud I will be when I touch down in Rockhampton.

Cowboys its Time Well how proud I will be when I touch down in Rockhampton at 8.30 am tomorrow guess it does not get better than this. A new airline going to Rocky Jet Go and its cheaper than...

200,000 Cattle Order

200,000 Cattle Order

Released from Indonesian for a quarter.

As predicted Jakarta released the fourth quarter quota 200,000 cattle immediately for the ¬October-to-December period. 200,000 feeder cattle from Australia is the biggest order to be released from...

Grand final Fever

Grand final Fever

Cowboys deserved to be in the Grand final

Jim Pola column  The North Queensland Toyota Cowboys deserved to be in the Grand final this year through sheer guts and determination, people are comparing Johnathan Thurston as the best...

OOLINE Brahman Stud Brahman Sale Week Bulls

OOLINE Brahman Stud Brahman Sale Week Bulls

Kent Family have a great draft of bulls at this year sale

They have eight bulls in the red section of the catalogue, lots 515- 523 at this year's Brahman Week and what a great draft they have for your competition. Have a good look at this line up of bulls...

Foreign Investment in North Australian agriculture

Foreign Investment in North Australian agriculture

David Warriner speaks out on Foreign Investment

David Warriner The reality is Northern Australia never has, and will not thrive without foreign investment,which is absolutely essential to take agriculture forward.  "It is a great thing!"...

Changes will threaten the livelihood of Landholders and benefit the Mining Industry.

Changes will threaten the livelihood of Landholders and benefit the Mining Industry.

Modernise and Globalise Queensland's resources sector.

The Queensland Government has launched an initiative to replace the current regulatory framework, intended to modernise and globalise Queensland's resources sector. If approved, the new framework...

Droughtmasters Top at $54,000 over two days

Droughtmasters Top at $54,000 over two days

Repeat buyers Minlacowie Wingfield Droughtmasters

The top price of $54,000 at the Droughtmaster National sale went to first time vendor but not new to the selling ring, Anna Hicks, Calaanah Droughtmasters, Moura, the bull was knock down to Skye...

 John and Annette Henwood from "Fossil Downs" Receive award

John and Annette Henwood from "Fossil Downs" Receive award

This is the first time that Life Membership has been awarded to a commercial breeder

During the 2015 DN Bull Sale held in Rockhampton last week, Life Membership of the Droughtmaster Society was awarded to John and Annette Henwood from "Fossil Downs" in Western Australia. John,...

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