May 21, 2018
Tassie researchers partly solve a big meaty problem
Australia has an international reputation for quality red meat products and Tasmanian food safety research is a contributing factor.Food safety researchers at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) have developed a method to…
May 20, 2018
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May 20, 2018
GRDC Scholorship recipient to focus on Canola
A Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Grains Research Scholarship has been awarded to The University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Soodeh Tirnaz, for her work in the area of protecting canola yields from blackleg disease.The…
May 20, 2018
Strong yields boost Riverina Rice Harvest
Leading global branded food company SunRice reports that the forecast 2018 Riverina rice harvest of 600,000 tonnes will be exceeded by around 25,000 tonnes, due to strong yields having been experienced across rice-growing regions…
May 20, 2018
The need to urgently build climate resilience amongst the farming sector
In the face of climate change and dry weather ahead, the NSW Government needs to strengthen its resolve to deliver dairy farmers an aggressive long-term strategy to underpin the sustainability of the industry and farm businesses.…
May 20, 2018
WAFarmer back Live Export recommendations
WAFarmers has welcomed the recommendations made from the Federal Government review into live sheep exports which will see major improvements to the industry. WAFarmers President Tony York said the changes to the monitoring, measurement…
May 18, 2018
Silvan Australia benefits from AusIndustry’s Entrepreneurs’ Programme (EP)
Posted by Mim MonkivitchBased in Dandenong South, Melbourne, Silvan Australia has been a pioneer in the development and manufacture of agricultural machinery since its establishment in 1962. It has Silvan brand leading in horticulture…
May 18, 2018
Solid Sale - Herefords signature sale averages $8183
The whiteface breed flexed its muscles to post a solid average of $8183 and gross of $1.2 million at the 53rd Herefords Australia National Show and Sale.Held on May 17 at Wodonga, the National sale drew 148 registered bidders and…
May 18, 2018
Mustering for a great cause
Epilepsy Queensland will “bring epilepsy out of the bush” by establishing a service on the ground in Regional Queensland with the funds raised by the Great Elders Cattle Muster. The local service will ensure that people in the bush…
May 18, 2018
Faster computers breeding better plants
By Richard Heath - Australian Farm InstituteAgTech Takeaways - the expanded menu (part 3): In March, I participated in an Austrade-facilitated Australian Agtech Delegation to the US and wrote a blog about my takeaways with four main…
May 18, 2018
Always learning growing Canola
In 1991, canola plantings across Australia covered 151,000 hectares. By 2016-17 – just 25 years later – that area had ballooned to 2.3 million hectares, with growers producing more than four million tonnes of the oilseed.According…
May 18, 2018
Business is enabled by good telecoms
By Robbie SeftonIt’s been getting some bad press, but I love this digital age we have arrived at in the 21st Century.In common with 95% of Australia’s adult population, I carry with me a small slab of glass and metal encasing far…
May 18, 2018
Rabobank sees growth in Horticulture and Viticulture - New role created
Agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank has announced the appointment of Hayden Higgins to head up its horticulture and wine sector research.Mr Higgins joins the bank’s food and agribusiness research team from his role as major agribusiness…
May 18, 2018
DEXA take centre stage and wins CRCA Award for Excellence in Innovation
The sheep meat industry’s role in developing the new DEXA meat grading system has been awarded a prestigious Awards for Excellence in Innovation from the Cooperative Research Centres Association.The award is recognition for the benefits…
May 18, 2018
Amazing Wool Market up 52 cents and heading toward the 2000 cent mark
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolThe wool market continued to break through record levels this week as trade buyers looked to cover orders on a diminishing wool supply.The Eastern market indicator increased by 52 cents clean to finish…
May 17, 2018
55 Farms Newsletter - Combine sales up 59 percent in the US
By Casey Collin - www.55farms.comThis week the Association of Equipment Manufacturers reported that combine sales have rose to a 59 percent increase compared to this time last year as producers and custom harvesters prepare for this…
May 17, 2018
Live cattle exports, climate and price risk management
by Matt Dalgleish - MecardoThe debate continues to rage around the live export of sheep to the Middle East and recently a Victorian MP, Sarah Henderson, lent their support to the banning of the trade of live sheep in the upcoming…
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…
