Frank Island

02/05/2026

30/04/2026

Interesting session

Age of weaning is an important driver of cow condition, calf growth and whole-herd efficiency – but the relationship isn’t always linear, and outcomes can vary depending on season, feedbase and management.

07/04/2026

Hyping Cowgorithm and Halter Technology:
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03/04/2026

Empty 95,000 litre road train at Keith SA on 1/4/26.
From NRMA: “Australia consumes approximately 44 million litres of petrol and 92 million litres of diesel per day (around 136 million litres total per day). On a monthly basis, this equates to roughly 1.32 billion litres of petrol and 2.76 billion litres of diesel, for a total of over 4 billion litres of fuel monthly.”

19/03/2026

From Doom and Gloom Corner… the yellow warning light showing on Australia’s fuel gauge.

“10–18 Days Until Australia Runs Dry
The Clock has already run out and Australia Is Running on Empty.
On 3 March, Energy Minister Chris Bowen told Parliament we had 36 days of petrol, 34 days of diesel, 32 days of jet fuel. The highest levels in 15 years, he said. Sounds reassuring. Here’s what he didn’t say: those figures include fuel sitting on ships within Australia’s Exclusive Economic Zone with — vessels that can be, and routinely are, diverted to whoever pays the most. That fuel is not in Australian tanks. It’s floating past us…
Australia burns through roughly 44 million litres of petrol and 92 million litres of diesel every single day under normal conditions… panic buying has pushed demand 20–30% above normal.”

More at

The Clock has already run out and Australia Is Running on Empty.

15/03/2026

04/03/2026

01/03/2026

54.5mm rainfall from current event - v. thankful

23/02/2026

“Many Americans are coping in their own way with the rising cost of beef—and yet they’re mostly unwilling to give up red meat altogether. Even though prices are at an all-time high, with beef and veal costs up 15% in January from a year earlier, US consumers are nonetheless projected in 2026 to eat the most beef per capita in more than 15 years, estimates from the US Department of Agriculture show. To help square those two seemingly at-odds facts, shoppers are looking for cheaper options in restaurants and at the store—and butchers, grocers and chefs are finding creative ways to oblige.”

[from Bloomberg: ]