Guest Host: Sally Leigo Sally lives in Alice Springs and travels frequently around remote Australia leading a research project for the beef industry called the Precision Pastoral Management Tools Project. It is one of twelve research projects being undertaken by the Cooperative Research Centre for Remote Economic Participation (CRC-REP). She is employed by both the […]
Host: Helen Springs Station Written by Luke Giblin – Outstation Manager, Brunchilly Station. My name is Luke Giblin, I am the Outstation Manager of Brunchilly. Located 120km north of Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, Brunchilly is the outstation of Helen Springs. I started my station life when I was sixteen and got a job on a […]
Host: Dampier Downs Station Written by Anne Marie Huey – Manager, Dampier Downs Station. Earlier this year I wrote a blog about what it takes to be a ringer. As the year draws to a close and employers and employees alike are beginning to think about what next season will bring, I thought I would write […]
Host: BMC Consulting Written by Blythe Calnan – Consultant, BMC Consulting. For the last three years I have had the opportunity to host a group of Nuffield agricultural scholars in Doha, Qatar. Nuffield Australian Farming Scholarships is a unique program that awards primary producers with a life changing scholarship to travel overseas and study an […]
Host: Alexandria Station Written by Stacey Haucke – Head Stockwoman, Alexandria Station. Hi my name is Stacey Haucke. My job title is Head Stockperson of the stock camp here at Alexandria. Home for me is Heidelberg Station, a couple hours west of Bowen (QLD) in the hills not far from Burdekin Dam. The complete opposite to […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Pam Daniell – Manager, Myroodah. Working with animals on a daily basis in a harsh and remote environment like the Kimberley, can be all the more pleasurable with a few extra skills and training. Life can often be unpredictable when working with our four-legged friends, but the stress and effort […]
Host: Katherine Research Station Written by Helen McMillan – Pastoral Production Officer – DPIF. Hi! I’m Helen McMillan and I’ve been with the Department of Primary Industry and Fisheries in Tennant Creek for almost 12 months now. Originally I’m from Deniliquin (southern NSW), but after completing a degree in Rural Science I really wanted to […]
Host: Katherine Research Station Written by Jodie Ward – Pastoral Production Officer, DPIF. I am regularly told that I have the best job in Australia. I get to travel to a number of cattle stations right across the NT, looking at pasture health on trial sites and sharing my passion for the importance of good […]
Host: Katherine Research Station Written by Trudi Oxley – Regional Manager, Katherine Pastoral Production. This week the Katherine Pastoral Production crew from the NT Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPIF) will give a snapshot of some of the many and varied activities we undertake to deliver research and extension. This year we also have a […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Pam Daniell – Manager, Myroodah Station. Aerial shot of Myroodah Station. With unseasonal rain this week, the mustering program has again been hampered. The roads and paddocks need to dry out – this is the third lot of dry season rain we have had this year. We have had to […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Pam Daniell – Manager, Myroodah Station. Undertaking Traineeships in Agriculture are Dylan Lennard, Brendan Button, Kadjana Skinner, Robert Scott, Byran Malay and Wesley Karadada. Myroodah not only aims to produce good quality cattle for their commercial livestock business, but also, and perhaps more importantly we are striving to produce […]
Host: Myroodah Station Written by Pam Daniell – Manager, Myroodah Station. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest” – Benjamin Franklin Myroodah Station Staff during the Low Stress Stockhandling School. When 16 Aboriginal stockmen and women exited the training room on Myroodah station this afternoon, there was a vibe of empowerment and confidence of new […]
