Ruth Schwager

Agricultural features journalist with Fairfax Media. All views are my own.

[Josh Smith @joshuajsmith]

Happy World SOIL day! SOIL is an essential ingredient to agriculture and our livelihoods. @Sydney_Uni @pbinarrabri Plant Breeding Institute Narrabri @NewSouthWales. https://t.co/PHecTTZl1k #WorldSoilDay #agchatoz @CanonAustralia @afsnsw @bencubby @Joe_Hildebrand @tomsteinfort

[Australian House of Representatives @AboutTheHouse]

Following #QT, the Speaker responded to a question on the standard of dress for journalists in the House Press Gallery. Watch his statement below.

[Bill Gates @BillGates]

Can we grow enough food to feed the world? Agricultural transformation is at the heart of reducing poverty and creating prosperity: https://t.co/YYRehcfd88

[Veronica Mars @veronicamars]

Your girl’s back and she’s on the set of the new #VeronicaMars. Investigate our new Instagram so you don't miss a single thing: https://t.co/3KQjcIkqSP

[Shan Goodwin @shangoodwinbeef]

Vet Kev Sullivan at #beefex2018 tackles big issue of community trust & antibiotic use in feedlots

[Tess Herbert @gundamaincattle]

What would it look like if we removed animals from our diet? It doesn’t look good #beefex2018

[Shan Goodwin @shangoodwinbeef]

Aus beef is in demand! As shown by MLA’s Lisa Sharp at #BeefEx2018 ⁦@meatlivestock⁩

[Mark Phelps @MarkQCL]

Qld’s Bryce Camm new lot feeders’ president https://t.co/WKqDUpeM0M via @qclnews #beefex2018

[Shan Goodwin @shangoodwinbeef]

Beef demand to remain solid: Mecardo’s Robert Herrmann at #BeefEx2018

[Shan Goodwin @shangoodwinbeef]

I’m yet to find anyone having fun with regards to grain prices: Mecardo’s Robert Herrmann #BeefEx2018

[Bryce Camm @BryceDCamm]

Here is the 100m foot race from our #BEEFEX2018 #bootcamp @holysmokindogs get excited for tomorrow and the prizes from @GrainCorp Energrow

[Mark Phelps @MarkQCL]

@qclnews #BeefEx2018 US’s rapid cattle herd growth is slowing but increase will continue to 2020. Fed beef production highest since 2002. - David E Williams, Informa Economics

[Shan Goodwin @shangoodwinbeef]

Former Facebook exec Stephen Scheeler opens #beefex2018 in Brisbane ⁦@AustFeedlots⁩

[Ruth Schwager @RubyWrites23]

@gundamaincattle welcoming a big crowd to #beefex2018 @AustFeedlots

[Ruth Schwager @RubyWrites23]

Great read from @nathanjolly. We spent just over $11K for 130 people (30 kids). At the time that was 6 weeks work for the two of us, which is enough to waste on one day! https://t.co/mKI30Xit9i

[Jane Caro @JaneCaro]

Dear fellow white people, maybe we should listen 2 people of colour when they tell us what is racist. It isn't our intent that matters (most prejudice & bias is unconscious), its the effect our denial has on people who have experienced such prejudice & bias all their lives.

[Sam Heagney @samheagney]

You've got to love innovation when you see it in action. How about multiples of these all buzzing around and bringing grain back to a central dump point, eg silos or truck staging area...

[ABC News @abcnews]

A convoy of farmers is driving to the capital to demand stronger and more unified action from the Government on climate change. Third-generation sheep and crop farmer Peter Holding had this message for the new Prime Minister Scott Morrison https://t.co/ks1XlSTLCT @frankelly08