May 17, 2018
Fashion brand Country Road adopts traceable wool program
This week Country Road launched its Australian Traceable Merino Collection, which includes 29,000 units of traceable wool across its men and women’s ranges. The wool used in this collection can be traced back to just 25 farms in Australia.This…
May 17, 2018
Newly formed Sheep Producers Australia searching for a CEO
The Board of Sheep Producers Australia will start its search for a Chief Executive Officer this week to lead the recently formed organisation as it represents the interests of the nation’s lamb and sheepmeat producers both within…
May 17, 2018
Streamlined board for Hereford Australia
A new, streamlined board has been announced for Herefords Australia under the leadership of chairman and Victorian breeder Bill Kee.The Board of Directors has been reduced from 12 to seven following the adoption of a new constitution…
May 17, 2018
Setting a new course for the Livestock Export Industry
Just more than a month ago, I saw footage that shocked and angered me and all Australians. The community was understandably outraged. It was time this industry became transparent and accountable.I immediately called a short, sharp…
May 17, 2018
Barnaby Bank finds a home in Orange NSW
* Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) board to be headquartered in Orange * The board considered several regional cities and their suitability for the RIC * Work continues on getting the RIC open for the benefit of farmers…
May 16, 2018
The Cotton Industry is changing
By Craig McDonald, Extension & Development Agronomist – Central NSWAs someone who has been out of the direct cotton industry for several years it has been very interesting returning to work directly in cotton again. There have been…
May 16, 2018
In the grip of drought the NSW Government appoints Pip Job as the States Drought Coordinator
With more than a third of NSW in drought or approaching drought, the NSW Government has announced the appointment of former National Rural Woman of the Year and respected agriculture leader, Pip Job, as the State’s Drought Coordinator.Premier…
May 16, 2018
Managing for profit and preserving the landscape
EIGHT years ago, when my wife Susannah and I took over the family’s cropping operations in Moree, we realised we had a major disadvantage: not only was it taking me twice as long to spray the paddocks as some neighbours, I was doing…
May 16, 2018
Ag Tech - Talk to the Farmers first
by Andrew Lai and April Heasley, SproutX"Necessity is the mother of invention”, and the more you understand your customer's problems and needs, the higher your chances are of developing a successful new product.Steve Jobs, one of…
May 16, 2018
Video - Wilmot Cattle Co outline how they go about
Watch the brilliant video on how the Wilmot Cattle Co outline how they go about - https://youtu.be/mBOecq1q35Q
May 16, 2018
Case on Case works for the Galls
Red on red is a winning combination. Just ask third-generation farmer Jack Gall, who works alongside father Greg and brother Sam on a family operation near Goorambat, Victoria, where they farm canola, wheat, oats, beans and grow sheep.…
May 16, 2018
Nicoletti's entire Farming operations up for sale
CBRE is offering for sale the Nicoletti Group, one of Australia's largest cropping properties.The opportunity consists of five high quality broad hectare grain farming operations of unprecedented scale (approximately 68,000* combined…
May 15, 2018
Getting the first weed kill right
While many grain growers are looking anxiously for a break in the weather, experts are warning them to be vigiliant about monitoring and managing early weeds this season.Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Crop Protection…
May 14, 2018
Australian Cotton Industry awards finalists announced
Cotton growers, researchers and industry members from cotton-growing regions across NSW and Queensland are amongst the finalists for this year’s Australian Cotton Industry Awards.Cotton Australia CEO Adam Kay says the finalists were…
May 14, 2018
International beef trade is squeezing the local market conditions
By Matthew Cawood The Australian cattle industry has been enjoying a run of historically strong prices, but shifts in the international beef trade are squeezing the market conditions that made the price boom possible.Seasoned industry…
May 14, 2018
Stewart Borg named the 2018 Rabobank Young Beef Ambassador.
North Queensland beef producer and Nuffield Scholar Stewart Borg has been named the 2018 Rabobank Young Beef Ambassador.The award was presented to Mr Borg at last night’s Rabobank Beef Industry Awards Dinner, at Beef Australia 2018,…
May 14, 2018
NAB Beef report for May 2018
By Phin Ziebell2018 has been exceptionally dry across much of Australia, with knock-on downside to restocker interest and young cattle prices.Key points * We are now one-third of the way through the year and while parts of Queensland…
May 14, 2018
Elders deliver a $41.4 million half yearly profit
2018 first half financial results * Statutory net profit after tax of $41.4m, up 8% (+ $3.1m) from pcp * Underlying profit after tax of $39.7m, up 13% (+ $4.5m) from pcp * Underlying EBIT of $45.7m, up 10% (+ $4.2m) from…
May 14, 2018
Bendigo Sheep and Lamb 14/5/18
LambsLamb numbers remained similar at 13,000 and quality was mostly good. The trend for the day was firm to dearer on good lambs. Elders offered a good run of lambs out of the Riverina which ranged from 24kg-36kg averaging $167.50.*…
May 14, 2018
Video - See here the What's Hot report for last week
Video - See here the What's Hot report for last weekhttps://youtu.be/Q1wBBUjXL9U
