Host: Anthony Lagoon Station Written by Georgia Clark – AACo Graduate Program 2016. As a rookie from NSW straight out of University, learning I was heading up to Anthony Lagoon Station in the NT sounded like an epic adventure and an amazing way to start my new role as a graduate with AACo. Little did […]
Host: Jim and Terry Lindsay Written by Anna Tickle. Highly functional cows at Landsborough. Maintaining long-term profitability in our business regardless of the seasons, commodity prices, or market direction is often easier said than done. While we haven’t yet mastered making it rain on command, there are aspects of your business that can be managed […]
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: Jim and Terry Lindsay Written by Anna Tickle. This week’s blog hosts, Jim and Terry Lindsay. I begin my chat with Jim and Terry Lindsay in what is the customary way for people in the bush to greet each other. “It’s raining here, Jim,” I say. Then, referring to Hughenden in North West Queensland, […]
Host: Wooroona Grazing Co. Written by Claire Dunne – Owner, Wooroona Grazing Co. The following is an (updated) article from the Graziher blog. Claire Dunne of Wooroona Grazing Co. created the Graziher blog before developing it into a magazine, which is available here. Mother of two, wife, beef producer and avid photographer; Amanda Salisbury sat […]
Host: Wooroona Grazing Co. Written by Claire Dunne – Owner, Wooroona Grazing Co. The following is an article from the Graziher blog. Claire Dunne of Wooroona Grazing Co. created the Graziher blog before developing it into a magazine, which is available here. Talia (Tay) Sheppard has a high flying job. She is the Chief Pilot […]
Host: Wooroona Grazing Co. Written by Claire Dunne – Owner, Wooroona Grazing Co. I’ve worked across three different countries (Australia, Canada, and New Zealand) on sheep farms, cropping enterprises, dairy farms, flower farms and cattle operations, and I wanted to put together a few bits and pieces from people I’ve worked with – I call […]
Host: Wooroona Grazing Co. Written by Claire Dunne – Owner, Wooroona Grazing Co. “A snapshot of the life of an amateur magazine publisher” Another early morning start at the office. So if I told you that I recently launched a women’s magazine, from middle-of-nowhere Queensland, what would you think? Are you thinking scenes of Mcleod’s […]
Host: Wooroona Grazing Co. Written by Claire Dunne – Owner, Wooroona Grazing Co. Naturally, cattle operations are run differently across the country depending on size of land, stocking rates, environmental factors, and the nature of the manager and owner. Here is the quickest overview for how we generally run things across the breeding and fattening […]
Host: Eva Downs Station Written by Kathy Gabriel – Bore Runner, Eva Downs Station. I guess when I think back on last year, a few of the big highlights are things learnt. I really value learning, and lets face it, it’s a massive part of our lives! When you venture north or partake in any […]
Host: Eva Downs Station Written by Kathy Gabriel – Bore Runner, Eva Downs Station. Eva cattle in a Holding paddock down on Tarrabool. Cattle – well, they are the reason we are here, aren’t they? Eva Downs runs a mixture of cattle from Brahmans to AACo’s own composite bred cattle. To go into it a […]
Host: Eva Downs Station Written by Kathy Gabriel – Bore Runner, Eva Downs Station. So why Eva? What makes Eva special to us? Well like any station I seem to go to, I get attached to the place for many of different reasons: horses, land, people. Everything seems to factor in to make a station […]
Host: Eva Downs Station Written by Kathy Gabriel – Bore Runner, Eva Downs Station. Hello and welcome. This is Eva’s first time at hosting Central Station and we all find it rather exciting to be able to share with you all for one week what we as a station get up to, and also what we […]
Host: Lake Nash Station Written by Sarah Hughes – Manager, Lake Nash Station. Howdy Central Station followers, it’s a pleasure to connect with ya’ll! This is Sarah Hughes from Lake Nash Station on the Barkly Tableland, Northern Territory. My husband Fred and I have managed Lake Nash for almost 2.5 years and it is safe […]
Host: Lake Nash Station Written by Paul Jones – Bore Runner, Lake Nash Station. The light of day sneaks through the cracks and its 4:30am again. Time to pull on the boots and see what Cook’s got on. As usual, plenty of tucker – wonderful! Head over to the workshop to check the oil, water, […]
Host: Lake Nash Station Written by Natasha Land – Camp Cook, Lake Nash Station. The mum, the wife, the doctor, the nurse, and the teacher are just a few different hats I wear on a daily basis in addition to being the camp cook at Lake Nash. The camp cook means I cook for the […]
Written by Steph Coombes – Editor, Central Station. As the editor of this website, I get to (ok, technically I have to) read every blog before it’s published; it’s like being the only person at the world premier of a movie every week. Every now and then I’ll send a blog on to my co-manager, […]
Written by Ihsan – Student, 2014 Indonesia Australia Pastoral Industry Program. Editor’s Note: Ihsan is an Indonesian Student who visited Australia as a part of the 2014 Indonesia Australia Pastoral Industry Program. We asked him five questions about his experiences in the Indonesian and Australian cattle industry. The following is not a representation of the […]
Written by Febrina Prameswari – Student, Bogor Agricultural University. Hi I’m Febrina Prameswari. I am 21 and I’m a student of Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) majoring in Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology in the Faculty of Animal Science. Hopefully this is my last year in University so I can graduate and get a job in […]
Host: Riveren Station Written by Georgia Underwood – Manager, Riveren Station. Friday – Assembly day Friday is the children’s favourite school day – not because it’s the last day of the week, but because they have school assembly on IDL. They get to hear what has been happening in other classes during the week, what […]
