Host: Anthony Lagoon Station Written by Georgia Clark – AACo Graduate Program 2016. Coming from a small place property in NSW, branding is something I had never experienced and I definitely underestimated the scale and numbers they can work with on a cattle station. Branding has been one of my favourite activities whilst living and learning […]
Host: Jim and Terry Lindsay Written by Anna Tickle. Stock being worked through the yards at an LSS School at Alice Springs. The interesting realm of Low Stress Stockhandling (LSS) can produce a mountain of monetary gain for the average livestock producer – and the proof is in the pudding, as you’ll read later. But […]
Host: Yarrie Station Written by Annabelle Coppin – Owner, Yarrie Station. Building a stronger connection across our complex supply chain. After two weeks of living in the stock camp this month it easy to become quite separated from the rest of the world, to even what is happening in our own cattle industry. The days […]
Host: Ross Ainsworth Want to know more? Keep up to date with Ross’ website the South East Asian Beef Market Report and the Way Laga Cattle & Palm Integration Project on Facebook. The position of Animal Welfare Officer (AWO) is the single most important element to the successful operation of ESCAS (Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System). […]
Host: Dampier Downs Station Written by Anne Marie Huey – Owner, Dampier Downs Station. Cattle producers in northern Australia have had a tough few years. Fortunately, this year is shaping up to be one of the most promising in recent times. Prices are up, large parts of the north have received life-giving rain, and our […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. Water is vital for the survival of all living things. Many properties have at least one dam that provides water to its stock. On “Eversleigh” we only have one large dam with all of our other watering points connected to a system of tanks […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. Cows enjoying cottonseed in a trough. As the name suggests, cottonseed is the seed of the cotton plant that is left after removing the lint and fibres from the cotton plant. Generally it is very cost effective (well, it used to be before the […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. Rainman and Gauge, two poddies that we reared in 2014. A poddy is a baby animal that is reared by hand. Most cattle and sheep stations rear poddies from time-to-time. While it is always best for a calf or lamb to be reared by […]
Host: Nerrima Station Written by Mick Courtney – Manager, Nerrima Station. Co–operative breeders are the key, I believe, to a smooth mustering, drafting, and processing operation. Time and time again I’m sure we’ve all been held up by un-cooperative animals. Quite often throwing the whole day’s logistics out and plenty of unneeded stress on animals […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Barb Camp – Station Hand, Kalyeeda Station. Cows and horses are large, unpredictable animals and they can be pretty bloody dangerous. It’s a fact that more people are killed by cows than sharks every year. This is where when you’re working with animals, you need to work with animals. This idea […]
Host: Kalyeeda Station Written by Barb Camp – Station Hand, Kalyeeda Station. One of the best things about living on a station is the animals we get to have around the place. We’ve had orphan dingo pups and injured wallabies. Corellas that have fallen out the nest and brolgas that like living in the machinery shed. […]
Host: Dampier Downs Station Written by Anne Marie Huey – Manager, Dampier Downs Station. When I said “No more puppies!” I did not expect to come home from town one day to find two tiny kittens installed in my kitchen. These little cats, one girl, one boy, had been abandoned by their mother and were […]
Host: Southampton Written by – Kylie Savidge, Owner, Southampton Station. In my job, my dogs and horses are not only team members but are also part of our family and very much valued. I take good care of them and they take good care of me. A well-educated stockhorse and working dog are vital tools […]
Host: Katherine Research Station Written by Trisha Cowley – Beef Cattle Extension Office, DPIF. I can still vividly remember being told about the ringer who was horned by a scrub bull which gave him a “second bum hole”, or so the storyteller said. Horns on cattle are definitely dangerous, particularly with the increasing proportion of […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. As a teacher my year was organized into four terms of about 10-11 weeks with school holidays in between each term. During the year there were various public holidays as a bonus. As a grazier I basically work seven days a week, 52 weeks […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. Nothing gives me more pleasure than to see a new-born calf with its mother, especially if it a first-calf heifer (i.e. a first time mum). Her innate mothering skills kick in not long after the birth of the calf and she is rapidly transformed […]
Host: Eversleigh Station Written by Jenny Underwood – Owner, Eversleigh Station. The majority of cattle properties throughout northern Australia naturally mate their cows – bulls are put into the paddocks with the females and then nature is allowed to take its course. A lot of cattle operations use controlled mating – the bulls are joined […]
Host: Noreena Downs Station Written by: Kate Paull – Owner/Manager, Noreena Downs Station. Yes, some of you reading this are probably thinking “Who in hell would do a blog on poddy calves?”. Well none the less they are an interesting species in their own little way and are a big part of station life. A […]
Host: BMC Consulting Written by – Blythe Calnan, Consultant, BMC Consulting. Thumbs up Australia! Well Friday has arrived quicker than I expected, so welcome to my last blog for Central Station. Today I shall share with you the most important thing I have learnt in my work in the Middle East. Ironically, my work is […]
Host: BMC Consulting Written by – Blythe Calnan, Consultant, BMC Consulting. The Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS) can be confusing. It is a point of much discussion, and I find that even living, breathing, and working ESCAS for the last two years I can still end up in complex discussions on the finer points. […]
