A recent article by Sheep Central looks at the progress of the Kalgoorlie Vermin Cell, one of the nation’s biggest vermin exclusion areas. The cell will be enclosed by a 980-kilometre fence and once completed will encircle nine pastoral leases covering 2.4 million hectares along with the mining areas of Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie and Kambalda. It is believed that once the fencing of the Kalgoorlie Vermin Cell is completed and wild dogs are eradicated from within the fenced area, re-establishment of a viable small stock (sheep and goats) industry will be possible. Read more here.
Beef Central reports on a recent study which explores why the preference for highly-processed and refined foods over protein-rich foods is contributing to higher obesity rates in the Western World. The University of Sydney study suggests that our bodies eat to satisfy a protein target – which means people who eat a highly-processed, low-protein diet tend to eat more trying to achieve this target. Read more about this study here.
ABC Weather has released a story entitled ‘Why is it raining so much and when is it going to stop?’ Using everyday language, this article explains what has been driving recent weather events and what may happen in the next few months.
ABC Rural also recently published a short article discussing extreme weather events and ‘the myth of the normal year’ for farming enterprises, suggesting that farmers will need to rethink how they consider weather patterns. Catch up on the whole story here.
The November issue of the Northern Territory Rural Review includes several articles which may be of interest to ARS members.
The latest issue of the FutureBeef Update contains some interesting articles looking at:
Find out what is happening in the SA arid lands by reading the latest Across the Outback Magazine. This publication provides updates from a large and diverse range of projects carried out by the SA Arid Lands Landscape Board including looking at satellite-monitored cattle ear tags, feral pig disease surveillance, property management planning, feral deer eradication and goat management.