Mar 25, 2018
EMI up 27 cents clean for the week
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolA lower national wool bale offering of 38,849 bales and an Australian dollar which slipped to just under US 77 cents assisted the wool market in posting solid gains on opening this week.The benchmark Eastern…
Mar 22, 2018
Sheep Producers Australia endorse change to the definition of "Lamb"
Sheep Producers Australia has endorsed a change in the industry definition of lamb to be the same as the New Zealand definition, based on a formal, industry-wide call for feedback.The new definition, as outlined in the New Zealand…
Mar 22, 2018
Armidale startup SmartShepherd acclaimed on global stage
Armidale-based AgTech startup SmartShepherd takes out their category at the 2018 Agfunder Innovation Awards in San Francisco.Armidale-based startup SmartShepherd has been recognised at the 2018 Agfunder Innovation Awards on Tuesday,…
Mar 22, 2018
Celebrating World Water Day - One of our most precious commodities
* The theme for World Water Day 2018 is Nature for Water * Minister calls for states to work together on Murray Darling * Australia is a world leader in delivering clean and reliable water in remote areas Minister for Agriculture…
Mar 21, 2018
Fonterra's search as CEO walks early
Fonterra says its Board and Mr Spierings had formally commenced succession discussions last year. As a result of that, the Fonterra Board initiated international searches in November last year to identify potential candidates and…
Mar 21, 2018
Four CSIRO Researchers give a rundown on Digital Ag
By Dr Michael Robertson, Dr Andrew Moore, Dr Dave Henry, Dr Simon Barry - CSIRODigital agriculture is causing excited chatter, especially about its potential benefits for farmers, industry, agribusiness, researchers and government.…
Mar 21, 2018
Fodder needed to help feed fire affected Livestock
The Victorian Farmers Federation is coordinating fodder relief for farmers affected by fires in the South West of the state.“First and foremost, we need farmers, their families and their workers to think of safety and seek support”,…
Mar 21, 2018
O'Connors CEO Mark O'Connor set to retire
A new era is ahead for award-wining Case IH dealer and family business O’Connors, with the announcement today that Managing Director Mark O’Connor will be retiring at the end of this year, after 42 years service to the company.According…
Mar 21, 2018
IoT in agriculture, from oysters to apples
IoT - Watch this - https://youtu.be/TvtP7N1bDXAThe global population is growing fast and by 2050 it is expected to exceed 9 billion. The agriculture industry needs to produce more food to meet the needs of a bigger population. But…
Mar 21, 2018
Plum opportunities ahead for horticulture
By Mark Bennett is Head of Australian Agribusiness at ANZAustralian horticulture is basking in the glow of solid domestic and international growth - and fruit and nut exports to China provide proof, having increased by 500 per cent…
Mar 21, 2018
What in the world is the CPTPP and how does it affect Ag?
By Sam Lawrence - Crowe HorwathThis month, Australia and New Zealand, along with nine other Asia-Pacific nations signed one of the largest and most progressive free trade agreements in history. The agreement opens up new trade opportunities…
Mar 21, 2018
NZ Wool shoe company Allbirds now making shoes from eucalyptus trees
Allbirds, the San Francisco-based shoe brand best known for their shoes made from wool and said to be Barack Obama-approved and a favourite of tech executives, have revealed their latest textile innovation using eucalyptus called…
Mar 21, 2018
EY has been selected to undertake the independent review of AWI
* EY has been selected to undertake the independent review of Australian Wool Innovation's performance and governance * EY brings a strong team and experience in working with the agriculture sectorEY has been selected by the…
Mar 21, 2018
Riverine Plains launches John Hanrahan Scholarship
Riverine Plains Inc recently launched the John Hanrahan Scholarship at an Agribusiness Dinner at Corowa. This new Scholarship is named in honour of John Hanrahan, a successful and respected farmer from Coreen who passed away in…
Mar 20, 2018
$13k up for grabs in Lambex 2018 Young Guns Competition
The biggest prize pool in its history will be up for grabs in the LambEx 2018 Young Guns Competition, with nine finalists and three winners to receive $13,000 worth of prizes at the event on August 5-7 in Perth, Western Australia.Enter…
Mar 19, 2018
Cotton body supports NSW Water metering and measurement regime
Cotton Australia supports the NSW Government's introduction of a new water measurement and metering regime, originally launched in December 2017 and expanded upon in a meeting with industry at Parliament House.The Department of Industry…
Mar 19, 2018
Te Mania to offer 960 Angus Breeding Females
Team Te Mania members will be offering 960 quality breeding females in the Team Te Mania Online Female Sale on Friday, April 13 at 11am.It is the largest offering of cows since the Team Te Mania feature female sales began in 2005,…
Mar 19, 2018
Is the wool industry short of shearers?
By Robert Herrmann - MercardoWe have noticed a lot more chatter in the past 12 months from wool producers regarding the increased difficulty experienced over the latest shearing – unreliable teams, much later finish to shearing and…
Mar 19, 2018
Report finds no premiums for SA's GM Free status
Independent analysis has demonstrated beyond any doubt that there are no premiums being delivered to the majority of South Australian farmers because of the state’s status as free of genetically modified crops.A report (read below)…
Mar 19, 2018
Two new Milling Oat varieties to consider - Durack and Kowari
GIWA Oat Council: Durack Oat Variety Accredited as OAT2 Only In a February 2017 commercial milling trial by Quaker Oats on behalf of the GIWA Oat Council, the recently released, short season variety Durack met industry requirements…
