Recent studies have demonstrated that straw bales, derived from wheat, barley, and rice straws, can provide competitive thermal performance, with low thermal conductivity ranging between 45 and 65 ...

Households are being urged to immediately remove algae and pondweed from their back gardens during the month of July by using ...

The autumn-born bulls are currently outside on grass and these animals will be housed in the next month or so for finishing, ...

WA’s first hay run to South Australia will set off in late July, as farmers lend a helping hand to their drought-affected ...

The preliminary results from a study evaluating finishing systems for organic lambs were presented in the organic village at ...

Their farming systems are very different, but production efficiency and vision are the common denominators that link these ...

In this intriguing video, we explore the fate of bales of straw and cane when left unattended over time. Discover the natural processes that occur, from decomposition to habitat creation for various ...

Plus, by using straw bales, the kids would be able to help out and the building supplies would be cheaper. “The more we talked about it, the more it made sense to go that way,” Ford said.

Much can happen in four months. And so it’s proved for Isle of Wight contractor Rob Chapman. When we last visited Rob’s base ...