Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Hugo Rikard-Bell – Stock Camp, Kalyeeda Station. Note from Kalyeeda Station’s blog co-ordinator: “One of the most exciting musters in the Kalyeeda calendar is the River Paddock muster. As the name suggests this paddock borders onto the river and consequently after a big wet season (like last year) the fences […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Camille Camp – Owner, Kalyeeda Station. I was diagnosed with Anorexia when I was 15. Having an eating disorder is never an easy experience, but when you live six hours from the nearest GP (general practitioner) and a further three hour flight from the nearest Eating Disorder (ED) clinic, life […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. In our first blog this month I mentioned we were on our way to Tasmania to present at a conference. Now . . . being hot weather and hands on, in the bush sort of people, flying to […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. Katherine Rural Campus Show Team – Show Prep and 2017 Katherine Show – Photo Essay: It’s that time of year again at Katherine Rural Campus . . . SHOW TIME! Katherine High School students and CDU staff practising […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. Each year, Sally and Ian Aldridge bring Rural Industries Skills Training Students from Victoria to experience three weeks living and working in the Northern Territory. The program combines two weeks on-station work experience and one week working with […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. In 2017 the Agriculture and Rural Operations team have close to two hundred students on forty stations, scattered across some of the most diverse and remote landscapes the Northern Territory has to offer. Developing student skills and knowledge […]
Host: Charles Darwin University, Katherine Rural Campus Written by Alison Haines – VET Lecturer, Charles Darwin University. Hello Again from Alison and Fiona! You may remember us from our blog last year describing the work that we do for the Charles Darwin University’s Agriculture and Rural Operations team as VET Lecturers / Workplace Assessors (Horse/Cattle […]
Written by Shaelyn Meyer – Consultant, Crossroads Ranch Consulting, Montana USA. Read part 1 here. Below, I will compare the various ways the operation has changed in the past 20 years. These are changes that have worked for us, but holistic management is not about applying a cookie cutter management plan made up by someone else. […]
Written by Shaelyn Meyer – Consultant, Crossroads Ranch Consulting, Montana USA. Hello! I’m writing to you from Montana! I grew up on a 10,000 acre ranch in rural eastern MT, but of course, the “rural-est” places in the U.S. still don’t quite compare to the Australian Outback. I know because I spent a year in AU; […]
Host: HerStory Western Lifestyle Photography Written by Kaylie Franklin With August, nearly behind us at the community pasture things are starting to gear up for the fall season. I know, fall, already! We definitely capitalize on our long summer days in Canada. Sun rise at 5:00am most mornings and sets at 10:15pm most evenings. We […]
Host: HerStory Western Lifestyle Photography Written by Kaylie Franklin Just when we thought winter would never end and the snow would never stop, the sight of green grass and the sounds of momma cows bawling for their new baby began. In my opinion this is one of the best times of year in Alberta, and […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. The bang tail muster of Easter 2017 has come and gone, with weaning taking place earlier than normal due to our season turning dry again. There has been no rain of any significance since Sept 2016. This has led to minimal grass growth and cows […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. Find part one of this article here. I have sat in the yards daily with a sick bull, hand feeding and watering him, pleading with him to hang on, hoping that we could save him only to lose him after three weeks of treatment, too […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. Let me say that what I am writing here is based solely on personal experience in my area, and on Southampton with contributions from friends who live in this district. These are our first hand observations (Warning: For those of a more sensitive nature some […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. Continuing the theme of children and animals, the story I am about to tell you occurred during the Easter muster, fortunately with a happy outcome. Please be aware that there is one photo in this story that may be a little off putting for some […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. After four years as a contributor to the Central Station blog, I feel like I am an old campaigner and have told all the stories that one can tell about their lives living on the land in rural Queensland. But it seems that I have […]
Host: Miss Chardy I was thinking the other day what a very unique way of life we lead up here on an outback cattle station. You see, back in 2001, when I first came up to work in the NT I used to think everyone would love this sort of lifestyle. Why on earth wouldn’t you […]
Host: Miss Chardy Boy, I know I say this all the time, but seriously . . . where has the year gone and how . . . HOW can it be June already???? I have been so slack with my blog posts of late . . . I am not sure if I just haven’t been […]
Host: Miss Chardy Things are in full swing here at Chardy Central. It seems the rain has finally gone and mustering got underway a couple of weeks ago now. I still can’t believe it is now nearly the middle of April. Before the crew can start mustering they have to get all their ducks in a […]
Host: Miss Chardy Well it is the school holidays which means time for another sleepover. Harry has been hatching a plan with his little friend next door for about two weeks. They had it all sorted. Now you know that when I say neighbour it isn’t as simple as walking out the front door and 20 […]
