Jan 07, 2018
American's set to eat more meat that ever in 2018
For all the buzz about pea protein and lab-grown burgers, Americans are set to eat more meat in 2018 than ever before.To be precise, the average consumer will eat 222.2 pounds (100.8 kilos) of red meat and poultry this year, according…
Jan 07, 2018
Video - Mustering Cattle destined for the live export market
New LiveCorp video highlighting the mustering process for cattle destined for the live export market. Filmed at Consolidated Pastoral Company Pty Ltd (CPC)'s Wrotham Park Station in Far North Queensland.https://youtu.be/fmBxQfULxVQ
Jan 06, 2018
Water - Big key to Ag's development
Young farmer Darcy Hare is excited about his new career growing food and fibre for Australians and the rest of the world.He wants politicians to support young food producers like himself and develop water policy which will encourage…
Jan 06, 2018
Hear from this first time Cotton Grower - Geoff Kirkby
Hear first time Cotton grower Geoff Kirkby, Bellata, NSW talk about how the cotton Farmers embrace each other and work togetherhttps://youtu.be/n56BI20iPAchttp://www.acresofopportunity.com.au/
Jan 06, 2018
Win - Reduction of tariffs for Beef exported to Korea from Australia
The Cattle Council of Australia has welcomed the reduction of tariffs for beef exported to Korea from Australia, effective from the 1st January this year.This reduction in tariffs, from 40% to 26.6% is the result of the fifth round…
Jan 05, 2018
Te Mania Bull preview at Beef Week - February 2nd
Beef Week visitors will have the opportunity to preview Te Mania Angus’ largest ever sale offering, of 180 bulls, on Friday, February 2nd.See the invite here https://www.temaniaangus.com/sales-events/event/2018-beef-week-field-dayThe…
Jan 05, 2018
Fire authorities warning about operating Farm Machinery, Equipment and Vehicles
It's your responsibility to make sure you don't start a fire * On hot, dry days, exercise extreme caution before harvesting, grinding, welding, slashing or mowing * Avoid driving vehicles and motorbikes through dry grass or crop…
Jan 05, 2018
BOM update - Short, sharp burst of very hot Weather ahead
Watch this https://youtu.be/5RriCRT20aUA short, sharp burst of very hot weather is on the way for South Australia and the southeastern States during Friday and Saturday.These hot, dry and gusty conditions are likely to lead to elevated…
Jan 05, 2018
Great advice on Financial Farm planning
Rob Brown from Peppin Planners, Deniliquin uses a list of ten checks to help family farms address fundamental financial questions.These checks include:Check 1 – Understanding why checklists work.Along with reflective thinking and…
Jan 04, 2018
Sexing Semen is not new, but it's becoming big business
When it comes to breeding cows, Oakfield Corners Dairy in upstate New York would rather not let nature take its course.To ensure his prime milk-makers produce daughters, Oakfield partner Jonathan Lamb is willing to pay as much as…
Jan 04, 2018
Jason Trompf to run Days Whiteface "Bred Well, Fed Well" Workshop
Lachy and Lou Day, of Days Whiteface, Bordertown, South Australia will be hosting one of the first MLA “Bred Well, Fed Well” cattle workshops on the 22nd of January 2018. This will be one the first of these workshops to be run in…
Jan 04, 2018
Toyota and HiLux sells 47,093 vehicles to top list again
Toyota has delivered its best sales in five years, boosted by a record tally for the popular HiLux which topped the sales charts as Australia's best-selling vehicle for the second year in a row.The industry-leading performance by…
Jan 04, 2018
DEXA hot carcass trials continues
Work is ongoing with DEXA and the calibration studies are underway. Hook tracking is now working well in the Victorian abattoirs – and we expect Bordertown to be operational by late December 2017.The AMPC project for making a new…
Jan 04, 2018
Livestock Farmers need to adopt a Cropping Farmers approach - Jack England
Precision agriculture (PA) and variable rate technology (VRT) have long been used by the cropping industry to enhance productivity, while the livestock sector has often lagged behind in its uptake of these technologies.However, a…
Jan 04, 2018
CSIRO helping Farmers - More bacon and eggs for breakfast
New concepts for protein in Weight Management, affirms the benefits of the CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet for weight control and reveals that the latest scientific evidence supports eating at least 25 grams of protein at each main meal…
Jan 03, 2018
CSD trials expand from Emerald to Swan Hill
Just as the cotton growing area has expanded in 2017, so too has Cotton Seed Distributors’ trial program. With more than 125 trials being conducted by CSD’s Extension & Development (E&D) agronomists this season, the trials program…
Jan 03, 2018
Massive fire at Thomas Foods - Murray Bridge
Thomas Foods International's meat works were heavily damaged by fire last, January 3.Employees were safely and quickly evacuated, but the factory's largest building was destroyed at a cost which will likely run into the millions of…
Jan 03, 2018
Cotton Growers affected by spray drift - Emergency meeting called
The Walgett Cotton Growers’ Association (CGA) has called an emergency meeting to discuss the impact of spray drift, and agronomic strategies to recover damaged cotton crops, in northern NSW.Vice Chair of the Walgett Cotton Growers’…
Jan 03, 2018
Six nominations for CBH Member Director Elections
Following the closure of nominations for the 2018 CBH Group Member Director Elections at 12.00pm on Tuesday, 2 January, the Western Australian Electoral Commission (WAEC) has advised the CBH Group that there are six nominations for…
Jan 03, 2018
GrainCorp Harvest update to the 2nd of January 2018
Site Since last update (mt) Total (mt)Queensland 3000 556,500NSW 84,500 2,061,000Victoria …
