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…
Mar 19, 2018
Viand - The new water saving Rice variety just released
Viand - short season, water saving, high-yielding, fast maturing medium grain rice that fits high value marketsNSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) plant systems group director, Alison Bowman, today launched a new rice variety,…
Mar 19, 2018
WA broad-acre Farmers going ok
It’s a big numbers game in farming. The potential for high returns can often come with high cash costs, invested in the first place to either sustain a business or lay the foundation for future growth.The record crop in 2016 continued…
Mar 19, 2018
DPI backed SparkLabs' first intake of Ag Tech start-ups
The Australian iteration of Asia-based accelerator and investment company SparkLabs Group, known as SparkLabs Cultiv8, has selected its first cohort of ag-tech start-ups to participate in a seven-month program at the new, DPI-backed…
Mar 18, 2018
This weeks Farm Tender "What's Hot" report
See what the hot items where this last weekhttps://youtu.be/XmZDN5cY8m4
Mar 16, 2018
EMI drifts down 27 cents clean
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolFurther consolidation was seen on the opening of the wool market this week, as most wool categories retreated in value on the final quotes of the previous week.The Eastern Market Indicator finished the…
Mar 16, 2018
Why more young people should work in Ag
FOR those familiar with the world of wool or agriculture in general, it might not seem like the “sexiest” option when finishing your education, figuring out your career path and entering the workforce.For some, the thought of donning…
Mar 15, 2018
Revived Brunswick Cheese Factory good for WA Dairy Industry
WAFarmers has welcomed the announcement from Brownes Dairy that it will revive the old Brunswick cheese factory in order to produce 6,000 tonnes of cheese annually.The $10 million investment will see manufacturing capacities developed…
Mar 15, 2018
Campbells Wines - Another successful family Agribusiness story
Fourth-generation Australian winemaker Colin has spent 50 years among the vines and says there’s no place on earth he’d rather be.Watch a short video here - https://youtu.be/VsBDO-hrXWMAfter five decades in the game – and accolades…
Mar 15, 2018
No end to Pulse Tariff - Growers urged to look for alternative crops
Australian pulse growers are encouraged to take into account global market changes when considering their 2018 pulse planting program.Grain Producers Australia Director, Andrew Earle, has just returned from a visit to India, Australia’s…
Mar 15, 2018
AWI rolls out its controversial WoolQ portal
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) has today launched the first phase of the WoolQ portal.WoolQ, formerly known as the Wool Exchange Portal, has been created after three years of consultation and discussion in response to industry demand…
