“A Twentieth Century Shepherd – The letters of E.H.B. Lefroy” demonstrate the activities and passion of a remarkable Australian who devoted his life to helping others in a science based quest for a more productive and profitable pastoral Merino wool industry.
Read MoreThe excerpts from Neil Black’s diary relate to Western Victoria’s landscapes, pastures, wildlife, livestock, animal husbandry, labour, wages, living conditions and bushfires in 1840.
Read MoreFind out what Victoria’s pastoral landscapes, vegetation and wildlife were like before pastoralism. James Bonwick provides an insight in 1857
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Learning about the biology of the long-haired rat is the key to this book’s intrigue, because the long-haired rat took decades to scientifically identify as the unique Australian rodent, Mus villosissius.
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Pollock’s insights into the connections between ecosystem functions, pastures and grazing management, put him into a rare group of outstanding farm/station ecosystem managers, observers, and influencers in the industry.
Read More“Merino Sheep Breeding” by Murray Elliott is a story that had to be told and few if any other players could write it as well as Elliott who was involved for more than 50 years and had the knowledge and passion to influence change in an industry bogged down by tradition and protectionism.
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I would not recommend this book to most farmers, they have many other more balanced publications and knowledge sources to help them understand and adopt a holistic approach to decision making.
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At last an accurate review of farm biodiversity and its future By Patrick Francis It is refreshing to finally find
Read MoreReview by Patrick Francis The Sheep CRC has just published it’s third “Sheep – the simple guide, making more money
Read MoreBy Patrick Francis The United Nations Conference and trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released its 2013 Trade and Environment Report
Read MoreReview by Patrick Francis Charles Massy’s “Breaking the Sheep’s Back” must be among Australia’s best non-fiction business greed novels. The
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“Cows Save the Planet” Book highlights biology’s role in soil health By Patrick Francis When I read that US journalist
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Review by Patrick Francis It has been a long time coming, but finally a department of primary industries has taken
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Review by Patrick Francis The book “Food Shock” by Dianne Loughnan has a compelling secondary title “the truth about what
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