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  • 18 Jan 2024
    Woolworths and Coles Dominate Red Meat Market Control, Centralize Operations, and Face Criticism for Alleged Price Gouging
    Woolworths and Coles Dominate Red Meat Market Control, Centralize Operations, and Face Criticism for Alleged Price Gouging Editor: Andrew Dunlop, Australian Beef Association (ABA). Key Points: Woolworths and Coles have established dominance in the re... read more
    1102 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 15 Mar 2022
    Effective Advocacy
    Mitch Hooke's one word answer to explain effective advocacy James Nason, 08/03/2022   FORMER mining sector leader Mitch Hooke offered a simple one-word answer in response to a question at an Australian Farm Institute forum yes... read more
    710 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 15 Feb 2023
    The Carbonism Cult
    ONFARM, 15/12/2023 When you take a high-level look at the environmental/consumer/farmer matrix it looks as if there is a small minority of so-called environmentalists who are exceptionally well resourced and organised on one side, and on the other side w... read more
    654 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 16 May 2022
    How to Graft a Tree Using the ‘Whip and Tongue’ Method
    Spring has sprung and that’s good news for gardeners who’ve been eager to dig into the soil once again. If you’re one of the few who’s added fruit trees to your crop list, there’s one practice you may want to think about integrating this season: grafting.... read more
    611 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • 10 Mar 2022
    A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs: Part 6- Do We Need to Revise De Groot?
    A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS Part 6: DO WE NEED TO REVISE DE GROOT? Beekeeper-Funded Research First Published in ABJ December 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com Bee nutritionists have long cited the essential amino acid ratios suggested ... read more
    577 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 16 May 2022
    Hopguard 3 as a Summer Treatment
    HOPGUARD 3 AS A SUMMER TREATMENT Beekeeper-Funded Research Randy Oliver, with collaboration by Aris Roberts First published in ABJ February 2022   In the summer of 2020, I tested using Hopguard 3 to control varroa. Unfortunately, the label was not clear, ... read more
    538 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 22 Sep 2021
    Ladybug Odor Could Be a Great New Pesticide
    Commercial farmers and home gardeners alike know the deep annoyance and damage that aphids can cause. One highly effective, environmentally safe and adorable method for fighting aphids is to release ladybugs into an affected area, as ladybugs will prey on... read more
    507 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    2022 Extended-Release Oxalic Update: Part 1
    2022 Extended-Release Oxalic Update Part 1 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com First published in ABJ March 2022   As more and more beekeepers try to wean themselves off amitraz, there is great interest in oxalic acid.  Unfortunately, a dose of OA by any... read more
    506 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 20 Oct 2021
    A Test of Thermal Treatment for Varroa: Part 2
    Beekeeper-funded Research A Test of Thermal Treatment for Varroa Part 2 First published in ABJ April 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com Last month I covered the theory of using thermal treatment (hyperthermia) to control varroa, and some of the des... read more
    503 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 16 May 2022
    12 days of homemade Christmas presents, Day 12 Christmas Pudding
    12 days of homemade Christmas presentsDay 12???? Christmas Pudding Talk about saving the best for last! This recipe comes to us from deep in the Local is Lovely blog archives and before that, from Anna Derham aka @derhaminteriors’ late Grandma Booth. Than... read more
    498 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 22 Sep 2021
    How Can Farmers Coexist With Wolves?
    Wolves, and their predation of livestock, are a major issue for farmers, whether that’s a perception or a reality. And large carnivores are coming back to places where they had previously been eliminated, thanks to improved conservation efforts and, as in... read more
    489 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • 22 May 2022
    How Saving Seeds Is Helping This Modern Farmer Reconnect With Her Roots
    When Tiffany Traverse thinks about growing and eating the same food that her ancestors ate, she gets excited. “I want others to feel that way, too! We should all be able to feel that connection to place and food,” says the Indigenous farmer. Traverse and ... read more
    487 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • 05 Apr 2023
    The Real Deal in Livestock Export Education
    ONFARM, 5th April 2023. If anyone was 'remotely' interested in educating themselves about the process and the role that Australia plays in supplying livestock to countries around the world for the sustenance of millions of people every day, it's the team... read more
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  • 16 May 2022
    Tracing the Link Between Slavery and Peanut Farming
    Most Americans think of peanuts in terms of peanut butter or as a snack at baseball games. The history of peanuts in America, of course, is more complicated than that, and it is often tied to the enslavement of African Americans. However, the history of p... read more
    473 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
  • 22 Mar 2022
    Regional Barley is Fueling a Single Malt Whiskey Renaissance
    American whiskey has long been about corn. After all, it’s the star ingredient in bourbon, the country’s beloved spirit. Yet the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which is responsible for regulating and collecting taxes on alcohol, is set to... read more
    468 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
  • 20 Oct 2021
    A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs 2020: Part 1
    A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS 2020 Part 1 Beekeeper-Funded Research First published in ABJ July 2021 Randy OliverScientificBeekeeping.com California has been in a “mega-drought” for a decade. In many areas, there is not enough natural forage in ... read more
    463 | Posted by ONFARM Support
  • 23 Sep 2021
    Tar Spot Disease Is Plaguing Corn Fields Across the Midwest
    Pesky infestations of tar spot disease are expected to put another dent in farmers’ yields across the Midwest, according to a team of scientists that specializes in crop pathology. Tar spot is recognized by its raised black spots that sprout on healthy or... read more
    450 | Published by Modern Farmer
  • 16 May 2022
    The Pandemic’s Gardening Boom Shows How Gardening Can Cultivate Public Health
    This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. As lockdowns went into effect in the spring of 2020 to slow the spread of the coronavirus, reports emerged of a global gardening boom, with plan... read more
    450 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
  • 10 Mar 2022
    A Comparative Trial of the Pollen Subs 2020: Part 2
    A COMPARATIVE TRIAL OF THE POLLEN SUBS 2020 Part 2 First published in ABJ August 2021 Vincent Riciglianoa and Randy OliverbaUSDA-ARS, bScientificBeekeeping.com   Last month I described how we set up our comparative trial of several pollen subs. Now it’s t... read more
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  • 16 May 2022
    How to Harvest Seaweed Sustainably
    Seaweeds are among the fastest‑growing organisms on the planet and are very regenerative if they are harvested properly. The number one rule for harvesting sustainably is: do not rip the seaweed from the rock. Always leave some of the seaweed attached and... read more
    443 | Published by Moder Farmer - Food & Lifestyle
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