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Feedgrain Focus: Cereals flat as pulses, canola hog action

Posted 2025-01-20 04:54:49

Feedgrain Focus: Cereals flat as pulses, canola hog action

Posted 2025-01-20 04:54:49

PRICES for feed wheat and barley have moved little since mid-December as growers focus on pricing and delivering pulses ...

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Shearing Buick scores open hat-trick in three days

Posted 2025-01-20 04:54:32

Shearing Buick scores open hat-trick in three days

Posted 2025-01-20 04:54:32

THREE open final wins in three days have added a remarkable chapter to Wairarapa shearer David Buick’s recovery from ...

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National Feedbase Summary 20 January 2025

Posted 2025-01-20 04:53:34

National Feedbase Summary 20 January 2025

Posted 2025-01-20 04:53:34

WIDESPREAD rainfall across eastern Australia, particularly in Queensland and New South Wales, has continued to support ...

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Spray drift near Narromine threatens major damage

Posted 2025-01-20 04:06:02

Spray drift near Narromine threatens major damage

Posted 2025-01-20 04:06:02

A grower in NSW's Narromine district has potentially lost more than $500,000 in cotton yield following recent incidents ...

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Australia’s ethanol plants underutilised by 60pc

Posted 2025-01-19 22:53:20

Australia’s ethanol plants underutilised by 60pc

Posted 2025-01-19 22:53:20

As the biofuel industry looks to expand to supply demand for low-carbon energy, Australia’s ethanol refineries are ...

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Operations resume at GrainCorp Mackay after fire

Posted 2025-01-15 03:25:07

Operations resume at GrainCorp Mackay after fire

Posted 2025-01-15 03:25:07

Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire that broke out at GrainCorp’s Port of Mackay facility on Monday ...

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New Zealand shearer to attempt nine hour lamb record

Posted 2025-01-17 05:00:55

New Zealand shearer to attempt nine hour lamb record

Posted 2025-01-17 05:00:55

NEW Zealand shearer and former professional squash hopeful Jamie Skiffington is looking well primed for a solo world ...

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Top 10 Food Equity Stories of 2024

Posted 2025-01-01 13:00:04

Top 10 Food Equity Stories of 2024

Posted 2025-01-01 13:00:04

Food can be a tricky thing. While we produce enough food for people globally, it doesn’t always get distributed ...

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National Feedbase Summary 4 December 2024

Posted 2024-12-04 03:04:20

National Feedbase Summary 4 December 2024

Posted 2024-12-04 03:04:20

AUSTRALIA'S varied rainfall and temperature patterns last month significantly influenced biomass growth, underscoring the ...

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Why One Group is Suing the Government Over Malathion, a Dangerous Pesticide

Posted 2025-01-09 14:51:08

Why One Group is Suing the Government Over Malathion, a Dangerous Pesticide

Posted 2025-01-09 14:51:08

Malathion, a commonly used pesticide for both agricultural use and home gardening, has had a long and widely disputed ...

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Sheep Central - Lamb Processing

Shearing Buick scores open hat-trick in three days

Posted 2025-01-20 04:54:32

THREE open final wins in three days have added a remarkable chapter to Wairarapa shearer David Buick’s recovery from near-crippling injuries in a farm accident three years and three months ...

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New Zealand shearer to attempt nine hour lamb record

Posted 2025-01-17 05:00:55

NEW Zealand shearer and former professional squash hopeful Jamie Skiffington is looking well primed for a solo world nine-hour strong wool lamb record attempt next ...

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Modern early stage wool processor closes in Melbourne

Posted 2025-01-13 04:22:14

EARLY stage wool processing in Australia has lost one of its major players with the closure of Victoria Wool Processors in the Melbourne suburb of Laverton ...

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Victorian wool grower raises integrity scheme concerns

FOR the first time in 40 years, Hamilton district wool growers Michael and Cathy Blake will sell their Merino clip without a wool quality assurance ...

Posted 2024-12-13 06:23:35

Welsh-Kiwi combo fails in world sheep shearing record bid

NEW Zealand’s shearing royalty packed a remote Wairarapa wool shed yesterday for what was the first trans-global attack on a world shearing ...

Posted 2024-12-11 05:31:35

Live sheep and lamb IMF measurement tool shows promise

RELIABLE and accurate technology to measure intramuscular fat in live sheep and lambs would be welcomed in Australia, according to leading seedstock producer and high eating quality lamb marketer ...

Posted 2024-11-27 06:21:05

WoolClip pushes associated NWD uptake to almost 100pc

AUSTRALIA’S online mobile tool for describing and consigning wool clips – WoolClip - has shown it can dramatically increase completion of the important National Wool ...

Posted 2024-11-25 04:27:54

AWU and shearing contractors body agree on national regulator

AUSTRALIA’S peak shearing contractor body has given qualified support to a union proposal for a national industry employer regulator, but rejects a 'poverty wages' ...

Posted 2024-11-22 03:14:42

Handheld microwave device approved to assess lamb IMF

A HANDHELD microwave-based device that can non-invasively measure intramuscular fat in lamb carcases has recently achieved AUS-MEAT accreditation – paving the way towards the development of ...

Posted 2024-11-20 05:17:43

Record-breaker Nikki Lyons sets a mark for female shearers

NEWLY-MINTED world record holder New South Wales shearer Nikki Lyons believes one day a woman will be crowned the world's best ...

Posted 2024-11-20 05:16:55

Grain Central - News

Australia’s ethanol plants underutilised by 60pc

Posted 2025-01-19 22:53:20

As the biofuel industry looks to expand to supply demand for low-carbon energy, Australia’s ethanol refineries are operating at 40pc of their combined ...

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Briefs: Lease at port for Riordan, Kojonup Feeds gets grant, SunRice results

Posted 2025-01-16 00:41:57

In business news, Riordan and GeelongPort have signed a lease agreement, Kojonup Feeds has received a WA Government grant, and SunRice has reported a modest earnings increase in its half-year ...

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Briefs: Riordan lease at Geelong, Kojonup Feeds gets grant, SunRice results

Posted 2025-01-16 00:41:57

In business news, Riordan and GeelongPort have signed a lease agreement, s Kojonup Feeds has received a WA Government grant, and SunRice has reported a modest earnings increase in its half-year ...

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Farmers urged to report mobile telephone issues

FARMERS have been urged to report mobile phone service changes since the 3G network shutdown as the National Farmers’ Federation flagged rural connectivity as a federal election ...

Posted 2025-01-15 06:03:45

Operations resume at GrainCorp Mackay after fire

Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire that broke out at GrainCorp’s Port of Mackay facility on Monday ...

Posted 2025-01-15 03:25:07

Viterra withdraws offer for Cargill’s SA, Dimboola sites

Viterra's plan to purchase Cargill’s grain sites in SA and Dimboola in Vic has been withdrawn, averting a further concentration of the bulk-handler’s might in the wider Adelaide port zone and ...

Posted 2025-01-14 06:23:08

Wide spectrum of career opportunities in latest job listings

There’s been an avalanche of new jobs listed on our popular AgJobs Central recruitment platform since we paused for our Christmas/New Year break. New listings cover a vast spectrum of ...

Posted 2025-01-14 04:06:53

APVMA paraquat, diquat decision delayed until Q4

The APVMA has further revised its timeframes for the publication of a final decision on paraquat and diquat, now expected in the final rather than the second quarter of ...

Posted 2025-01-13 23:50:30

Cotton to benefit from Wyndham Port FPOE announcement

Ord Valley cotton will now be able to be exported via the Port of Wyndham after the Federal Government granted the site First Port of Entry ...

Posted 2025-01-13 02:46:35

Whopper yield puts Croppers on top in NSW wheat comp

GREENHILLS Pastoral in Willow Tree near Quirindi has taken out New South Wales’ top prize for wheat growers in the 26th annual Dryland and Field Wheat competition. The crop, ...

Posted 2025-01-13 02:14:26

Modern Farmer - News

As Foodborne Illnesses Sicken Tens of Millions Each Year, FDA Falls Behind on Mandated Inspections

Posted 2025-01-16 15:12:45

The Food and Drug Administration has not performed its legally required number of food safety inspections each year since 2018, according to a new government watchdog report. Each year, about one ...

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Ready to Garden? Start Here

Posted 2025-01-14 14:21:50

Starting a garden can be a big step. Knowing what to plant, when, and how–that takes time. And what if you want to branch out, and start raising animals? The learning curve is steep. ...

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Why One Group is Suing the Government Over Malathion, a Dangerous Pesticide

Posted 2025-01-09 14:51:08

Malathion, a commonly used pesticide for both agricultural use and home gardening, has had a long and widely disputed history. First approved for use in 1956, it increased in popularity during the ...

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Growing Corn in the Desert, No Irrigation Required

This story was originally published by Reasons to be Cheerful, and is reprinted with permission. When Michael Kotutwa Johnson goes out to the acreage behind his stone house to harvest his corn, ...

Posted 2025-01-07 15:24:53

Top 10 Farming Redefined Stories of 2024

There’s a lot going on in farming these days. Some farmers are looking at succession plans, trying to figure out who will take over the family business. Others are looking to transition away ...

Posted 2025-01-03 13:00:31

Sheep Central - Lamb Production

Feedgrain Focus: Cereals flat as pulses, canola hog action

Posted 2025-01-20 04:54:49

PRICES for feed wheat and barley have moved little since mid-December as growers focus on pricing and delivering pulses and canola, and consumers rest on coverage previously booked for coming ...

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National Feedbase Summary 20 January 2025

Posted 2025-01-20 04:53:34

WIDESPREAD rainfall across eastern Australia, particularly in Queensland and New South Wales, has continued to support biomass ...

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Time to review stubble grazing benefits and pitfalls

Posted 2025-01-13 04:22:44

AGRICULTURE Victoria has highlighted the benefits and pitfalls of grazing sheep on crop stubble in a dry season as grain harvesting is ...

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Feedgrain Focus: More rain hampers southern harvest

VALUES for southern barley and ASW wheat have firmed following rain that has slowed harvest and grain deliveries, but brought to life an SFW wheat market which will satisfy some consumers’ ...

Posted 2024-12-09 06:09:34

National Feedbase Summary 4 December 2024

AUSTRALIA'S varied rainfall and temperature patterns last month significantly influenced biomass growth, underscoring the country's regional contrasts in feedbase ...

Posted 2024-12-04 03:04:20

Feedgrain Focus: Rain ignites quality concerns in NSW and Victoria

RAIN interruptions to harvest across south-eastern Australia have bumped up feed grain values in the south as a few trade shorts put up their ...

Posted 2024-12-02 06:10:57

S&W Seeds Australia is rebranding as AlfaGen Seeds

FORAGE and pasture seed business S&W Seed Company is rebranding as AlfaGen Seeds under its new owner Avior Capital ...

Posted 2024-11-25 04:29:53

Feedgrain Focus: Prices ease despite patchy rain

RAIN across much of the northern region put the brakes on harvest last week and has slowed grain movements to a ...

Posted 2024-11-25 04:29:32

Adoption, not just R&D, is focus of MLA’s productivity push

FOSTERING effective red meat industry research and development is one thing, but it means nothing unless the technology or tool involved is being widely adopted by ...

Posted 2024-11-22 03:15:45

New MLA directors elected at 2024 annual general meeting

RED meat producers and industry representatives on Tuesday attended Meat & Livestock Australia’s 2024 annual general meeting, in-person at Tamworth in New South Wales and ...

Posted 2024-11-20 23:53:02

Grain Central - Cropping

Spray drift near Narromine threatens major damage

Posted 2025-01-20 04:06:02

A grower in NSW's Narromine district has potentially lost more than $500,000 in cotton yield following recent incidents of off-target spray ...

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ABARES cuts sorghum forecast to 2.1Mt

Posted 2024-12-05 06:01:42

ABARES has cut its forecast for Australia’s 2024-25 sorghum crop to 2.1Mt, with area limitations from a big winter crop unable to counter healthy yield ...

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GIWA issues early warning on carry-over canola seed

Posted 2024-12-02 01:20:16

GIWA is calling on WA growers to ensure any carry-over canola seed is stored well and germination tested prior to planting in ...

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Signs of drift damage spark concerns for cotton growers

NSW cotton growers have reported the first signs of off-target spray-drift damage as winter croppers look to control exploding weed populations in ...

Posted 2024-11-29 02:18:55

Crop Protection Forum lifts lid on resistance + PICS

Specialists from across Australia gathered at Highfields today for the annual Crop Protection Forum to find out about the latest in fungicides, herbicides, and ...

Posted 2024-11-27 06:24:42

Hopes high for above-average mungbean crop