Jan 15, 2018
Shade for your Cattle - By Al Rayner
The first few weeks of 2018 have seen temperatures in eastern Australia rise to levels well above average. Hot temperatures challenge livestock as well as challenging people. With another month of summer still to come, its unlikely…
Jan 14, 2018
“You can’t run a business like livestock transport from a boardroom.”
Established 73 years ago, Frasers Livestock Transport may well be the oldest substantial livestock trucking business in Australia still under original ownership.Frasers today runs a fleet of 50 prime movers and 150 trailers operating…
Jan 14, 2018
Video - 48 hours in the Life of Moora Citrus Orange
Moora Citrus, Western Australia A Proud Western Australian Business which is a TRUE AUSSIE BRAND!!!https://youtu.be/jKZDiFYOuPUhttps://mooracitrus.com.au/
Jan 14, 2018
Video - La Trobe highest yielding malt Barley
In collaboration with InterGrain, one of Australia’s leading cereal breeding companies, Syngenta brings elite barley varieties to the Australian grains industry, enabling growers to compete effectively in both domestic and international…
Jan 14, 2018
Preventing spray drift
Spray drift is of great concern for sensitive crops and environments, along with the fact that if the spray doesn’t hit the intended target, you do your dough and your weeds live.“In many cases this means not spraying at night if…
Jan 14, 2018
Purple sweetcorn to attract consumers
Scientists in Queensland are developing purple sweetcorn varieties with the horticulture industry to help growers respond to increasingly health-conscious consumers.Being delivered by the University of Queensland, and jointly funded…
Jan 13, 2018
Are there Animal Welfare Standards for the Land Transport of Livestock?
The Princess Royal BlogAre there Animal Welfare Standards for the Land Transport of Livestock?It is in everybody’s best interest to ensure that livestock are not under any unnecessary stress before, during or after they are transported.…
Jan 13, 2018
Podcast - Outlook for Dairy in New Zealand for 2018
Robobanks Tim Hunt and Michael Harvey take a look at how the 2017/18 New Zealand season is shaping up, now that the peak has passed. They also have a look at what to expect for global markets through the first half of 2018.https://research.rabobank.com/far/en/sectors/regional-food-agri/Podcast-New-Zealand-Dairy-Price-Cuts...
Jan 12, 2018
Video - All you need to know about fencing in Goats
A great video about fencing in Goats. Years ago they would have been trying to fence them outhttps://youtu.be/8nMgEzbKNN8
Jan 12, 2018
The search for Grain demand
With harvest all but done nationally, the market is now looking to confirm the size of the Aussie crop and to determine trade flows for the exportable surplus. Looking across Australia, receival data from some of the larger bulk handling…
Jan 12, 2018
EMI up 58 cents clean - Bursts through 1800 cent barrier
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolOn opening this week, the wool market maintained its pre-recess momentum with further gains across all Merino micron categories, as the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) burst through the 1800 cent barrier…
Jan 12, 2018
Freedom Foods looking for more milk in the Goulburn Valley area
Shepparton's own milk processing plant, run by Australian company Freedom Foods, is ramping up its processing capacity and is looking to northern Victoria for more milk supply. The UHT factory exports about half of its production,…
Jan 11, 2018
Update on Tropical cyclone Joyce
Today we have named tropical cyclone Joyce, which is now located 140 km north-northwest of Broome.Watch the video here https://youtu.be/zpMa9A-j6d4In the last 24 hours, thunderstorm activity around the low was mostly offshore and…
Jan 11, 2018
Heavy Lambs $10-$15 easier at Wagga Wagga
Yarded 42,005Lambs 31,525Sheep 10,180Numbers increased this sale with mutton showing the biggest change. Lamb quality was mixed with some good runs of well finished grain assisted lambs offered along with the plainer types. Heavy…
Jan 11, 2018
Less ugency created a cheaper Lamb market at Hamilton
Yarding 32,175Lambs 32,175Sheep 0There was a slightly smaller yarding of 32,175 lambs sold at Hamilton, down 2,386 head. The quality ranged from average to good. The unshorn lambs continued to show more dryness in their…
Jan 11, 2018
Vic bigger Harvest than NSW - GrainCorp Harvest update to the 8th of January
Since last update (mt) Total* (mt)Queensland 250 556,750New South Wales 6,000 2,067,000Victoria …
Jan 11, 2018
WA Government do backflip - School of the Air saved
The State Government has succumbed to pressure from concerned families and from industry, announcing that amongst other reversals, the Schools of the Air (SOTA) will remain operational in regional Western Australia and the Northam…
Jan 11, 2018
Vic Government walks from National Mobile Black Programme
The Andrews Labor Government announced that it has walked away from the Commonwealth Mobile Black Spot Programme, in favour of its own system. The $11 million planned for the third round of the Commonwealth program will instead be…
Jan 11, 2018
Central Victorian Livestock Exchange over halfway
Central Victorian Livestock Exchange over halfway done. See pictureOnce complete it will cover 30,000m2About the CVLX:At present, livestock sales for the Central Victorian region of Victoria are conducted at the Ballarat saleyards…
Jan 11, 2018
What are beef by-products used for? - The Princess Royal Blog
It is a well-known fact that focus of breeding beef cattle is to produce a food source. As the global population increases, so does the demand for beef.Not all the carcass is fit for human consumption. Apart from the meat being the…
