James Preuss
@jamespreuss.bsky.social
5 Gen Southern Yorkes farmer | Company Director | Genetics 🌱🐏🐮🐟breeding | family 👨👩👧👦
Ask hard questions, learning and dabble in factual antagonism
Ask hard questions, learning and dabble in factual antagonism
Our local resident
September 16, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Our local resident
Boss just bought a new car, so I'm heading to Melbourne Saturday night for a longhaul home Sunday morning, solo.
Anyone want to catch up (or can recommend) a good stop for a feed on the way home? Comment here or DM me 🍻
Anyone want to catch up (or can recommend) a good stop for a feed on the way home? Comment here or DM me 🍻
September 16, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Boss just bought a new car, so I'm heading to Melbourne Saturday night for a longhaul home Sunday morning, solo.
Anyone want to catch up (or can recommend) a good stop for a feed on the way home? Comment here or DM me 🍻
Anyone want to catch up (or can recommend) a good stop for a feed on the way home? Comment here or DM me 🍻
Flaherty Beach ⛱️ 😎
Just round the corner!
Just round the corner!
September 4, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Flaherty Beach ⛱️ 😎
Just round the corner!
Just round the corner!
The "world's worst" honey bee parasite, varroa mite, has been detected in South Australia for the first time.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Varroa mite detected in South Australia for first time
Experts say the parasite could almost entirely wipe out the state's wild bees and add significant costs and labour pressures to farmers.
www.abc.net.au
September 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The "world's worst" honey bee parasite, varroa mite, has been detected in South Australia for the first time.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Reposted by James Preuss
“Hormesis is a stimulatory effect produced by low doses of herbicides that are generally toxic at high doses.” Research by Dr Asad (CSU) with resistant tall fleabane shows the hormesis effect at low doses of paraquat compared to higher doses.
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August 16, 2025 at 9:16 AM
“Hormesis is a stimulatory effect produced by low doses of herbicides that are generally toxic at high doses.” Research by Dr Asad (CSU) with resistant tall fleabane shows the hormesis effect at low doses of paraquat compared to higher doses.
buff.ly/ZUYwHib
buff.ly/ZUYwHib
Investing in livestock... hope I dont get stung.
I can't believe its been a decade since becoming a foundation member for the flowhive!
I can't believe its been a decade since becoming a foundation member for the flowhive!
August 16, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Investing in livestock... hope I dont get stung.
I can't believe its been a decade since becoming a foundation member for the flowhive!
I can't believe its been a decade since becoming a foundation member for the flowhive!
Proud Dad moment, Ella's doing a fine job at 1¾ yo.
Put our oldest pet sheep in with the cows, they weren't too impressed!
Put our oldest pet sheep in with the cows, they weren't too impressed!
August 10, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Proud Dad moment, Ella's doing a fine job at 1¾ yo.
Put our oldest pet sheep in with the cows, they weren't too impressed!
Put our oldest pet sheep in with the cows, they weren't too impressed!
What a bloody legend!
New form of protein the political elite and climate change cult class want you to be eating... it's grasshoppers
Tag him if you know him 😏
New form of protein the political elite and climate change cult class want you to be eating... it's grasshoppers
Tag him if you know him 😏
February 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
What a bloody legend!
New form of protein the political elite and climate change cult class want you to be eating... it's grasshoppers
Tag him if you know him 😏
New form of protein the political elite and climate change cult class want you to be eating... it's grasshoppers
Tag him if you know him 😏
Reposted by James Preuss
Dear radical leftist migrants from Threads and X, welcome to Bluesky! 👋
Hi, I’m God.
Hi, I’m God.
January 8, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Dear radical leftist migrants from Threads and X, welcome to Bluesky! 👋
Hi, I’m God.
Hi, I’m God.
Dare now do a Quad 🤩
Just need the No added sugar version!
Those with young kids will appreciate this necessity
Just need the No added sugar version!
Those with young kids will appreciate this necessity
January 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Dare now do a Quad 🤩
Just need the No added sugar version!
Those with young kids will appreciate this necessity
Just need the No added sugar version!
Those with young kids will appreciate this necessity
So the stars do align:
The best day and time to see this four-planet parade is just after sunset until 9pm on January 21, according to the Royal Museums Greenwich. Others suggest 25/01/2025
More details for the full month of January below.
science.nasa.gov/solar-system...
The best day and time to see this four-planet parade is just after sunset until 9pm on January 21, according to the Royal Museums Greenwich. Others suggest 25/01/2025
More details for the full month of January below.
science.nasa.gov/solar-system...
What's Up: January 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA - NASA Science
Each evening, enjoy a sweeping view of four planets at once. Also look for Mars occulted by the Moon and meteors!
science.nasa.gov
January 7, 2025 at 10:26 PM
So the stars do align:
The best day and time to see this four-planet parade is just after sunset until 9pm on January 21, according to the Royal Museums Greenwich. Others suggest 25/01/2025
More details for the full month of January below.
science.nasa.gov/solar-system...
The best day and time to see this four-planet parade is just after sunset until 9pm on January 21, according to the Royal Museums Greenwich. Others suggest 25/01/2025
More details for the full month of January below.
science.nasa.gov/solar-system...
Crack of Dawn, checking on the moos 🐮. Wind turbines spin in the background
December 21, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Crack of Dawn, checking on the moos 🐮. Wind turbines spin in the background
Thanks @JacCoffey and @AdamCoffeyNT a great addition to the wardrobe. Make Cows Great Again!
🐮Biogenic Carbon Cycle
🐮Nutritionally Dense Protein
🐮Can't grow legumes where cattle roam free on rangelands
🐮 Cellulose digesters
Make Livestock Great Again, great for the earth!
🐮Biogenic Carbon Cycle
🐮Nutritionally Dense Protein
🐮Can't grow legumes where cattle roam free on rangelands
🐮 Cellulose digesters
Make Livestock Great Again, great for the earth!
December 18, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Thanks @JacCoffey and @AdamCoffeyNT a great addition to the wardrobe. Make Cows Great Again!
🐮Biogenic Carbon Cycle
🐮Nutritionally Dense Protein
🐮Can't grow legumes where cattle roam free on rangelands
🐮 Cellulose digesters
Make Livestock Great Again, great for the earth!
🐮Biogenic Carbon Cycle
🐮Nutritionally Dense Protein
🐮Can't grow legumes where cattle roam free on rangelands
🐮 Cellulose digesters
Make Livestock Great Again, great for the earth!
Is someone talking shit about you?
Just remember, an empty can rattles the most. 🥃
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, talk about those who can." - Denzel Washington
Just remember, an empty can rattles the most. 🥃
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, talk about those who can." - Denzel Washington
December 18, 2024 at 2:30 AM
Is someone talking shit about you?
Just remember, an empty can rattles the most. 🥃
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, talk about those who can." - Denzel Washington
Just remember, an empty can rattles the most. 🥃
"Those who can, do. Those who can't, talk about those who can." - Denzel Washington
December 15, 2024 at 12:01 AM
GWP*
that's the most relevant equation that the @IPCC and @FAO are having trouble interpreting 🤯
Thanks, @Livestock_SA, for a great evening and @stationmum101
for the invite.
clear.ucdavis.edu/explainers/g...
that's the most relevant equation that the @IPCC and @FAO are having trouble interpreting 🤯
Thanks, @Livestock_SA, for a great evening and @stationmum101
for the invite.
clear.ucdavis.edu/explainers/g...
GWP* — a better way of measuring methane and how it impacts global temperatures
Mitloehner lab Ph.D. student Alice Rocha, M.S. explains why GWP* better measures the short-lived nature of methane in the atmosphere and why it is important to measure methane correctly.
clear.ucdavis.edu
December 12, 2024 at 10:59 AM
GWP*
that's the most relevant equation that the @IPCC and @FAO are having trouble interpreting 🤯
Thanks, @Livestock_SA, for a great evening and @stationmum101
for the invite.
clear.ucdavis.edu/explainers/g...
that's the most relevant equation that the @IPCC and @FAO are having trouble interpreting 🤯
Thanks, @Livestock_SA, for a great evening and @stationmum101
for the invite.
clear.ucdavis.edu/explainers/g...
MLA I want to see your research papers and the methods you used to test for BOVAER-10 in meat and milk products? I also want them to show nil found, not just below the acceptable safety level.
If you cannot provide this detail people won't buy
t.co/jjNx1zy6Fq
If you cannot provide this detail people won't buy
t.co/jjNx1zy6Fq
https://www.mla.com.au/news-and-events/industry-news/bovaer-10-statement-from-meat-livestock-australia/
t.co
December 10, 2024 at 7:15 PM
MLA I want to see your research papers and the methods you used to test for BOVAER-10 in meat and milk products? I also want them to show nil found, not just below the acceptable safety level.
If you cannot provide this detail people won't buy
t.co/jjNx1zy6Fq
If you cannot provide this detail people won't buy
t.co/jjNx1zy6Fq
Reposted by James Preuss
"The value of higher education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think" - A. Einstein
There's a natural/learnt ability people without deep education have that enables them to think, analyse, and make the correct conclusions - that is more admirable, in my opinion.
There's a natural/learnt ability people without deep education have that enables them to think, analyse, and make the correct conclusions - that is more admirable, in my opinion.
December 9, 2024 at 12:39 AM
"The value of higher education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think" - A. Einstein
There's a natural/learnt ability people without deep education have that enables them to think, analyse, and make the correct conclusions - that is more admirable, in my opinion.
There's a natural/learnt ability people without deep education have that enables them to think, analyse, and make the correct conclusions - that is more admirable, in my opinion.
10x the tomatoes 🍅 with a bunch coming on. $100 worth of the good stuff 🤌
🐑 Poo is the only fert used. Worked out last year that a new lot (3 bags) is needed every year to produce 💪
Tomato Puree Ingredients 100% Aussie grown: tomato, olive oil seal
🐑 Poo is the only fert used. Worked out last year that a new lot (3 bags) is needed every year to produce 💪
Tomato Puree Ingredients 100% Aussie grown: tomato, olive oil seal
December 6, 2024 at 11:50 PM
10x the tomatoes 🍅 with a bunch coming on. $100 worth of the good stuff 🤌
🐑 Poo is the only fert used. Worked out last year that a new lot (3 bags) is needed every year to produce 💪
Tomato Puree Ingredients 100% Aussie grown: tomato, olive oil seal
🐑 Poo is the only fert used. Worked out last year that a new lot (3 bags) is needed every year to produce 💪
Tomato Puree Ingredients 100% Aussie grown: tomato, olive oil seal
Preuss Christmas 🎄 today, wish me luck...
nah, they are a great bunch. Think most of us are that one, but I'm definitely the darkest 🤣🤣
nah, they are a great bunch. Think most of us are that one, but I'm definitely the darkest 🤣🤣
December 6, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Preuss Christmas 🎄 today, wish me luck...
nah, they are a great bunch. Think most of us are that one, but I'm definitely the darkest 🤣🤣
nah, they are a great bunch. Think most of us are that one, but I'm definitely the darkest 🤣🤣
We found the drop in the ocean... @concierge_gene R&D arm (me) developed a diagnostic test for Environmental Ocean DNA samples. This qPCR test will help our fisheries industry stay on the front foot with #biosecurity and protect our #Fisheries industry.
www.conciergegenetics.com.au/post/uncover...
www.conciergegenetics.com.au/post/uncover...
Finding the Needle in the...Ocean: Diagnostic qPCR Test for Ocean Pests and the Role of Concierge Genetics in Managing potential Mytella strigata outbreaks
Could a small (20-30mm long as an adult) mussel known as Mytella strigata, an invasive pest be detected before it wrecks havoc? In the vast expanse of the ocean, a microscopic world exists, where threats can go unnoticed until they become disastrous. The innovative Diagnostic qPCR test, paired with the specialized expertise of Concierge Genetics, sheds light on this hidden realm, providing a glimpse into the intricate ecosystem of our oceans.The World Below the SurfaceThe ocean, covering over 70
www.conciergegenetics.com.au
December 3, 2024 at 3:14 AM
We found the drop in the ocean... @concierge_gene R&D arm (me) developed a diagnostic test for Environmental Ocean DNA samples. This qPCR test will help our fisheries industry stay on the front foot with #biosecurity and protect our #Fisheries industry.
www.conciergegenetics.com.au/post/uncover...
www.conciergegenetics.com.au/post/uncover...
Mars Aus and G Fresh do better! Not a single product using Aussie Farmers Produce!
Is there an alternative brand that supports Australian producers? Or do I need to just use fresh whole foods?
Is there an alternative brand that supports Australian producers? Or do I need to just use fresh whole foods?
December 3, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Mars Aus and G Fresh do better! Not a single product using Aussie Farmers Produce!
Is there an alternative brand that supports Australian producers? Or do I need to just use fresh whole foods?
Is there an alternative brand that supports Australian producers? Or do I need to just use fresh whole foods?
Know thy product, know thy country of origin, know thy food production standards!
Sound On 🔊
#AustralianMade #SupportLocal #Onion
Sound On 🔊
#AustralianMade #SupportLocal #Onion
December 3, 2024 at 1:39 AM
Know thy product, know thy country of origin, know thy food production standards!
Sound On 🔊
#AustralianMade #SupportLocal #Onion
Sound On 🔊
#AustralianMade #SupportLocal #Onion
Chook Goals: This breed is on my chicken wish list. Keen to give the crows (raven) a good scare
If I get a rooster... at the crack of dawn, it'd be a scarecrow 🤣
If I get a rooster... at the crack of dawn, it'd be a scarecrow 🤣
December 1, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Chook Goals: This breed is on my chicken wish list. Keen to give the crows (raven) a good scare
If I get a rooster... at the crack of dawn, it'd be a scarecrow 🤣
If I get a rooster... at the crack of dawn, it'd be a scarecrow 🤣