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On one of my train filming outings I spent a few hours next to a small farm with a herd of curious Alpacas. While I waited for the trains to arrive these beautiful animals kept me company.
April 1998 With scrape in sheep, salmonella in chickens and mad cow disease in cattle, what epidemic will strike the pig? None, if we follow the example of Australia’s Great Southern Piggery, the world’s largest free-range pig farm. The Great Southern Piggery raises its pigs outside. The 3000 sows here graze, wallow and furrow in the sunshine - it’s pig heaven. In Europe, legislation will soon stop farmers from making animals spend their whole lives inside. Pork production will be drastically changed. More than 10% of Australia’s pigs are already raised on the open range. In Europe, that figure is now closer to 20%. Here, each sow produces 20 piglets a year - a better yield than the intensive indoor, battery-style pig farming. Once weaned, piglets spend 7 weeks leaping about on straw, developing weight and fitness. Their fate is nevertheless sealed: they all end up being sent off to market. Pigs living outside are fitter and can give birth unassisted. They also don’t get lame from urinating on their own hooves. They’re just a bit dirtier! And profits are good. A charming report on an issue which affects all of those who enjoy our bacon. Produced by ABC Australia Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
this video shows the range of produce we’ve tried growing over tha past 4 yrs at garden farm, we’re always learning…lots of trials happen to do with soil types, compost, positioning, weather conditions then working with the produce which grows best in our conditions….
With home-brand milk as cheap as a a litre in Coles and Woolworths, Today Tonight investigates whether cheap milk is a good as the rest, or are customers simply getting what they pay for? Aussie Farmers Direct has always delivered 100% Australian milk to its customers, with no added permeate - milk the way it should be. And now with the opening of Aussie Farmers Dairy in Camperdown Victoria, milk is bought directly from Australian dairy farms and processed, bottled and delivered to doorsteps across Victoria. Aussie Farmers Direct has reinvented the ‘milkman’, delivering 100% Australian fresh fruit, vegetables, milk, bread, meat and much more direct to your door at competitive prices. Visit our website now: www.aussiefarmers.com.au
Stay in one of our cottages at our permaculture farm, be involved or simply relax all day enjoying the views…… local produce breakfast and brunch provisions are available…. www.gardenfarm.biz
The Herbert family feed lot boasts a proud farming heritage stretching back six generations to 1791. Currently the Herbert family are a major supplier of beef cattle, even growing and fermenting their own silage. When they tried to expand their agriculture business there was no support. With the help that came from Bankwest and their agricultural finance, Australia’s oldest farming family are back on track and looking forward to the next 200 years on the land.
Two groups at our private artisan steak tastings in San Francisco and Napa in March 2010 were in for a surprise treat: New York Strip Loins (Porterhouse) and Rib-Eye (Scotch Fillet) steaks from Eaglecreek Farms in the New England Tablelands Region, New South Wales, Australia. The good fortune was a result of a last minute business trip and the kindness of the people on Twitter, including Christie Connelly of www.figandcherry.com. The steaks from Ian and Sally Vivers’ Black Angus cattle were wet-aged and cut at the family’s own processing facility. For more information including our review and tasting notes, please visit: www.artisanbeefinstitute.com www.eaglehawkfarms.com.au/
The house of evil. Yet another piece of class journalism by local journalist Hank Martin. Hank takes us to a farm in the Wimmera region of Victoria and exposes some unsavoury elements in our midst.
Aussie Farmers Direct has reinvented the ‘milkman’, delivering 100% Australian fresh fruit, vegetables, milk, bread, meat and much more direct to your door. In this video hear from Doug Cush of Bellata Gold in New South Wales, who built his own wheat mill and small pasta production factory and is the only pasta craftsman in Australia that manages the entire process. It’s this paddock-gate to past-plate philosophy that Doug believes is the special ingredient in his business, and you can order from Bellata Gold’s range of pasta by visiting: www.aussiefarmers.com.au
Extended interview of 2GB Radio host Alan Jones on coal seam gas mining of Australian farms. By Leigh Sales, The 7:30 Report, ABC Television, Australia. October 19, 2011.
*Apologies for crap quality - twas a phone cam* I’m driving home, turn my head to the right and see a bloody cop copter hovering above the dried up Lake Gwelup. So I did what any other person would do. Squeal in delight and drive in that direction! Apparently someone had been growing marijuana in the dry lake/swamp (whatever you wish to call it), and it had been there for quiiiiiite some time. The marijuana plants you see in this video is just the start. I left because my phone ran out of battery. Apparently 70+ bushes were discovered. Someone is going tooo bee PISSED OFF!
Aussie Farmers Direct has reinvented the ‘milkman’, delivering 100% Australian fresh fruit, vegetables, milk, bread, meat and much more direct to your door. In this video hear from the husband and wife team behind Huon Aqua Farms in Tasmania, who produce one third of Australia’s salmon needs and supply their exceptional salmon to our Aussie Farmers Direct customers. Chose from a range of market-fresh salmon and seafood, and add some to your order today. Visit www.aussiefarmers.com.au
NEB Farm Pride Eggs commercial featuring Peter Russell Clarke from 1978 transferred from Philips N1700 VCR LP videocassette. Peter Russell Clarke sure was very in with the fashions of the day sporting the long hair and funky outfit like he’s ready to hit the discos.
Practical Beef Management Product Links: Amazon.com: www.amazon.com Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk Amazon DE: www.amazon.de Hi, I am Russell Seears, I have lived on the land and worked in the Australian cattle industry or in associated industries for most of my life. Cattle do have brains, they can understand directions from humans and they will respond to the sound of a human’s voice. Cattle will remember a management system, so give cattle credit for having an understanding and educate them at weaning, then you will find that your cattle management system will work more smoothly and effectively. I do hope you can gain some benefit from my book on the management and handling breeding cows. Regards, Russell Seears.
Practical Beef Management Product Links: Amazon.com: www.amazon.com Amazon UK: www.amazon.co.uk Amazon DE: www.amazon.de Hi, I am Russell Seears and I have lived and worked on the land with cattle, or in associated industries for most of my life. Cattle do have brains, they do understand directions from humans, they do respond to the sound of a human’s voice and they do remember a management system. Give cattle credit for having an understanding and educate them at weaning, then your cattle management system will work more effectively. I hope you can gain some benefit from my book on handling breeding cows. Regards, Russell Seears.
ANCHOR: And in Australia, farmers are worried about an impending locust attack. Australian ABC reported that the New South Wales state government had nine planes on standby yesterday in case the locusts started to pose a threat to drought stricken crop yields. Authorities do no see the current size of the locust swarm to pose a problem but farmers have been asked to report any swarms they spot.
Richard Snashall heads to the edge of the NSW Snowy Mountains to visit an old school friend, Ian and his family, and find out about apple farming in Australia. This story was part of the ABC Alpine Stories series, supported by the Australian Alps Program.
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