Oct 12, 2017
Coolawang Border's strong Flock Ram average
Coolawang Border Leicester Stud, Mundulla, SA held their annual on-property sale on Thursday10 Stud Rams sold to a total clearance and an average of $5150138 of the 140 Flock Rams entered sold to an average of $1965The top-priced…
Oct 11, 2017
Regional Australians urged to look out for each other
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) is reminding regional Australians to look after one another as part of today’s World Mental Health Day.NFF President Fiona Simson said farmers and those working in the industries that support…
Oct 11, 2017
1700 weeks lost to Q fever each year
THE livestock industry loses 1,700 weeks in productivity each year and millions of dollars across the supply chain due to a lack of understanding around Q fever, an ongoing campaign being run by Victoria’s peak farmer group will show.The…
Oct 11, 2017
Mount Yulong to $3750 top
Mount Yulong Poll Merino Stud, Telangetuk, Vic had their on-property Ram Sale on Tuesday53 of the 60 Rams offered sold to an average of $1821.Top priced lot was bought Peter Remfry for $3750The Sale grossed $96,513 for the Rogers…
Oct 11, 2017
Top of $2750 twice at Cloven Hills Composites
Cloven Hills Maternal Composites, Nareen, Vic held their on-property Ram Sale on Monday.195 of the 200 Rams offered sold to an average of $1421.The top price of $2750 was achieved twiceThe sale grossed $277,095 for the Dorahy familyPicture…
Oct 11, 2017
Inverbrackie Border Leicester's total clearance of 222
Inverbrackie Border Leicester Stud, Finniss, SA held their Ram Sale on Wednesday under the brand new but not quite finished Shearing/Selling shed45 registered buyers combined to buy 222 Rams in a total clearance.Top lot made $3700…
Oct 11, 2017
Melrose Merino's average up $600
Melrose Merino and Poll Merino Stud, Nurrabiel, Vic held their on-property sale on Wednesday.47 of the 48 Rams entered sold to an average of $1644, some $600 up on last year.Top priced Ram was bought by Ron Anderson, Avoca, Vic for…
Oct 11, 2017
Egelabra Merino's Lot 1 makes $15,000
Egelabra Merino Stud, Warren, NSW held their annual on-property sale on Wednesday.The famous stud saw a total clearance of 184 Rams to an average of $2521.Lot 1 was the top priced lot and sold for $12,000.The sale grossed $463,864http://www.egelabra.com/https://www.facebook.com/egelabramerino/
Oct 11, 2017
Tyre cleanup completed in Stawell - See the before and after shot
The EPA and the Northern Grampians Shire along with other public and private sectors have now completed the tyre cleanup on the edge of the Stawell Township. It was estimated before the clean up started to be around 9 million tyres…
Oct 11, 2017
Angus Australia staying strict on labelling
Verification of claims made about breeds of cattle and beef products is a continuing challenge for the Australia beef industry.Every day the desire by consumers to know more about the products they are buying and feeding to their…
Oct 11, 2017
Keep monitoring paddocks for Mice
CSIRO mice researcher Steve Henry recently visited the BCG Main Field Day and urged growers to continue monitoring their paddocks as the season progresses.Mr Henry explained that although mice plagues in southern Australia are quite…
Oct 11, 2017
Planet Barley looking promising in the Vic Mallee
The new barley variety Planet, looking promising in its first year in the Victorian Mallee.Thanks to Cropsmart for the photohttp://www.cropsmart.com.au/
Oct 10, 2017
Bad to worse - 60 Tanker Driver jobs to go at Murray Goulburn
Murray Goulburn Co-operative Limited (MG) today announced it as reshaping its Inbound Logistics (IBL) business in response to the reduction in milk supply and its milk collection needs.This is a continuation of efforts to address…
Oct 10, 2017
Artesian Droughtmasters to $34,000
The Artesian multi-vendor Doughtmaster Bull Sale was held at Blackall, Qld Saleyards on Monday.72 or the 81 Bull offered sold to an average of $7305.The top lot was lot 89, Medway Xcursively selling to the Carrington family from Rondel…
Oct 10, 2017
Bunkers - All you need to know before this Harvest
http://agcrete.com/http://www.bcg.org.au/Grain growers across the Australian wheat belts relished phenomenal yields during the 2016 season however, this was soured by a downwards spiral in grain prices presenting marketing, storage…
Oct 10, 2017
Farm in Focus: Matt Ryan, Birchip, Vic
http://www.bcg.org.au/2000ha, 700 sheep and three trucks keeps Birchip grower Matt Ryan busy. Matt, who farms with his father Tony, brothers Jack and Nick (during school and university holidays) and some additional employees, sows…
Oct 10, 2017
Telpara Hills Miss Van Damme 15M3 sells for $60,000
Telpara Hill Brangus Brangus Stud, Atherton, Qld created history by selling a Brangus Female for $60,000Telpara Hills Miss Van Damme 15M3 sold to Troy Mitchell, NSW for an Australian record for the Brangus breed.Miss Van Damme 15M3…
Oct 09, 2017
Rain, supply and export prices provide a boost
The Mecardo team have been suggesting a price bounce was imminent for the last few weeks given the rainfall forecast, recovery in export prices and falling supply at the saleyards. But as the old trading adage goes, “even a broken…
Oct 09, 2017
Farmer Brad Plant invented this Hay Cap platform
We told you Farmers were the most innovative - See here Farmer Brad Plant's new Hay Cap platform.Fresh out of the workshop today - putting hay caps on when handling bales in 4s and stacking 8 bales high.https://twitter.com/desertfarmer84
Oct 09, 2017
Forest Springs Merino's to $3300
Forest Springs Merino's, Landsborough, Vic held its first every open cry auction in their 4th on-property sale Thursday week ago.Bruce Dean and his family offered up 60 Rams of which 55 sold to a top price of $3300.Kevin Hynam, Hynam…
