Oct 12, 2017
Managing mineral nutrition when grazing cereal crops
Our Australian sheep flocks are showing increasing calcium deficiency issues. We’ve moved from running a primarily Merino based system carrying single lambs, to one of larger framed ewes, often well fed and carrying multiples. That…
Oct 12, 2017
Nindooinbah Brangus and Ultrablack's to $14,000
Nindooinbah Brangus and Ultrablack Studs, Beaudesert, Qld had their Spring Bull and Female sale on Thursday.The combined Brangus and Ultrablack Bull sale saw 62 Bulls sell to an average of $6742 in a total clearance.Lot number 1 proved…
Oct 12, 2017
Detpa Grove White Suffolks to $9000 twice
Detpa Grove White Suffolk Stud, Jeparit, Vic held their annual on-property sale on Thursday.The Stud Ewes went first and they sold 64 of the 80 offered to a top of 1400 and an average of $718.32 Stud Rams were offered and all sold…
Oct 12, 2017
Hazeldean Riverina Merinos to $6500 top
Hazeldean Merino and Poll Stud, Hay, NSW held their Riverina Ram Sale on Thursday.95 of the 99 Rams offered sold to a very good average of $2734.The top price lot sold for $6500The sale grossed $259,730Picture - Selling the Ramshttp://www.hazeldean.com.au/https://www.facebook.com/hazeldean.com.au?ref=ts&fref=ts
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…
