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Live export footage investigation underway

Live export footage investigation underway

Ag Minister announces it will investigate whether payments were made to fabricate inhumane conditions.

Family farms targeted by animal activists’ name-and-shame campaign

Family farms targeted by animal activists’ name-and-shame campaign

Aussie Farms charitable status under fire as farmers fire back at campaign to outlaw livestock industries.

LLS rates notices bring drought relief for landholders in the region

LLS rates notices bring drought relief for landholders in the region

Got your rates notice yet this year?

$5000 (twice) for top sale at GSSM

$5000 (twice) for top sale at GSSM

The 72nd annual of Merino rams at the GSSM in Canberra saw steady demand for the rams offered

Family farms targeted by animal activists’ name-and-shame campaign

Family farms targeted by animal activists’ name-and-shame campaign

Aussie Farms charitable status under fire as farmers fire back at campaign to outlaw livestock industries.

Merino breeders focus on lifting fleece weight and quality

Merino breeders focus on lifting fleece weight and quality

Lifting quality through a tough season is credit to Merino breeders

Merinos still making headlines in the national capital

Merinos still making headlines in the national capital

There was a lot of interest from dedicated Merino breeders in the two days of show and one day of sale at the GSSM

Let’s tackle rural road trauma head on

Let’s tackle rural road trauma head on

Last year, more than 60 per cent of fatalities occurred on country roads.

The Outlook | Reliable data limits our long-term outlook

The Outlook | Reliable data limits our long-term outlook

It appears that the eastern states had plentiful rainfall in the past 30 to 40 years of the 19th century, broken by a very occasional extremely dry year such as 1888.

Merinos still making headlines in the national capital

Merinos still making headlines in the national capital

There was a lot of interest from dedicated Merino breeders in the two days of show and one day of sale at the GSSM

Dubbo weaners fetch up to $455

Dubbo weaners fetch up to $455

A smaller yarding and a smaller crowd at Dubbo store cattle sale.

$5000 (twice) for top sale at GSSM

$5000 (twice) for top sale at GSSM

The 72nd annual of Merino rams at the GSSM in Canberra saw steady demand for the rams offered

Let’s tackle rural road trauma head on

Let’s tackle rural road trauma head on

Last year, more than 60 per cent of fatalities occurred on country roads.

LLS rates notices bring drought relief for landholders in the region

LLS rates notices bring drought relief for landholders in the region

Got your rates notice yet this year?

The Outlook | Reliable data limits our long-term outlook

The Outlook | Reliable data limits our long-term outlook

It appears that the eastern states had plentiful rainfall in the past 30 to 40 years of the 19th century, broken by a very occasional extremely dry year such as 1888.

Dubbo weaners fetch up to $455

Dubbo weaners fetch up to $455

A smaller yarding and a smaller crowd at Dubbo store cattle sale.

Clarence blueberry enterprise seeks international buyers

Clarence blueberry enterprise seeks international buyers

The Clarence Valley's largest blueberry producer is seeking international buyers to take the venture forward

Clarence blueberry enterprise seeks international buyers

Northern NSW Hereford youth show champions

Gunnedah agent fined for cattle infringements

Join ‘New Australia-Land’ in MLA’s summer lamb campaign

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Northern hemisphere concerns emerge | Grain Brokers Australia

Northern hemisphere concerns emerge | Grain Brokers Australia

A lack of protective snow is raising concerns in the northern hemisphere.

SunRice half-year profits drop to $14m despite sales lift

SunRice half-year profits drop to $14m despite sales lift

SunRice warns shareholders 2018-19 is shaping up as a tough year, despite a 7pc rise in first half sales.

Coles’ drought milk payout for thirsty dairy farms

Coles’ drought milk payout for thirsty dairy farms

Coles short term drought relief initiative will help almost 640 dairy farmers impacted by the big dry.

Market lifts, investors look for real value

Market lifts, investors look for real value

Some three weeks after the Punter's gloomy prognosis he has some egg on his face.

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Women in meat join forces

Women in meat join forces

Global partnership to support and advance women working in meat business.

Dubbo weaners fetch up to $455

Dubbo weaners fetch up to $455

A smaller yarding and a smaller crowd at Dubbo store cattle sale.

Northern NSW Hereford youth show champions

Northern NSW Hereford youth show champions

All the results from the Herefords Northern NSW Youth Group Heifer Show at Inverell over the weekend.

Brett’s reluctant top heifer sale

Brett’s reluctant top heifer sale

Brett Linke, Mount Napier, Hamilton quit his entire drop of 150 heifers after serious thinking

Live exporters want the truth on footage payments

Live exporters want the truth on footage payments

Whistleblower arrangements need to be transparent: ALEC

Live export footage investigation underway

Live export footage investigation underway

Ag Minister announces it will investigate whether payments were made to fabricate inhumane conditions.

Animals Australia live ex campaign spend tops $4.4m

Animals Australia live ex campaign spend tops $4.4m

If spending is anything to go by, live exporters and those who supply or gain their income from the trade may need to commit to funding a campaign to save the industry.

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Merino breeders focus on lifting fleece weight and quality

Merino breeders focus on lifting fleece weight and quality

Lifting quality through a tough season is credit to Merino breeders

Merinos still making headlines in the national capital

Merinos still making headlines in the national capital

There was a lot of interest from dedicated Merino breeders in the two days of show and one day of sale at the GSSM

$5000 (twice) for top sale at GSSM

$5000 (twice) for top sale at GSSM

The 72nd annual of Merino rams at the GSSM in Canberra saw steady demand for the rams offered

Live export footage investigation underway

Live export footage investigation underway

Ag Minister announces it will investigate whether payments were made to fabricate inhumane conditions.

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Producers urged to take action in national Sheep Parasite Survey

Producers urged to take action in national Sheep Parasite Survey

Advertiser content: Sheep producers are being urged to participate in a national survey that could change the way the industry manages parasites such as worms, flies and lice.

Why does wool breathe?

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Maintaining China’s desire for Aussie wool

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Advertiser content: Trade between China and Australia is fundamental for the Australian wool industry. In 2018, AWI has marked more than half a century of a cross-cultural partnership between Australia and China – spanning trade through to design.

Combating invasive species

Combating invasive species

Advertiser content: The Centre for Invasive Species Solution has launched 21 projects to combat key invasive species problems. Supported by AWI, government departments, research institutions and other RDCs, the centre is a national collaborative research, development and extension (RD&E) organisation formed to tackle the ongoing threat from invasive species, such as wild dogs, foxes, rabbits, wild pigs and feral deer.

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New series shines a light on multi-million dollar challenge of animal health

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ACM partners with Coopers Animal Health to shine a light on the important issues facing Australia's primary producers.

The Coopers Couch E1: Protecting against MH and IBR is important to control BRD

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A silver lining on a less than perfect season

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$5000 (twice) for top sale at GSSM

$5000 (twice) for top sale at GSSM

The 72nd annual of Merino rams at the GSSM in Canberra saw steady demand for the rams offered

Buyers hot for Oatlands shorn lambs

Buyers hot for Oatlands shorn lambs

Bidders had a definite preference for shorn lambs at the Oatlands January store lamb sale

Bidders shackled at Deniliquin

Bidders shackled at Deniliquin

All classes presented in good condition met an acceptable demand at Deniliquin’s sheep sale

Join ‘New Australia-Land’ in MLA’s summer lamb campaign

Join ‘New Australia-Land’ in MLA’s summer lamb campaign

See Meat and Livestock Australia's newest lamb ad campaign.

Suncorp/ASC Dryland Wheat Competition awards

Suncorp/ASC Dryland Wheat Competition awards

See all the placegetters representing each zone at the Suncorp/ASC Dryland Wheat Competition dinner.

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Take a two-pronged attack against silverleaf nightshade

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Silverleaf nightshade is one of the nation’s most difficult perennial summer growing weeds.

Dry season beats chickpea trial

Dry season beats chickpea trial

Hoping for an alternative crop near Lockhart, John Stevenson's chickpea trial run out soil moisture

Wheat win at Bellata

Wheat win at Bellata

Glenn and Rachel Fernance at Courallie Park, Bellata, win the Excellence in Farming Award in ASC wheat comp.

Wheat in their blood

Wheat in their blood

The Johnstone family at Woodstock, near Cowra, won the Suncorp Bank/Agricultural Societies Council Dryland Wheat Competition, after having been knocking on the door as finalists many times through the years.

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The secret tales of vintage machinery

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Vintage machinery has a fascinating backstory if you care to investigate.

The machines that developed our cropping industry

The machines that developed our cropping industry

They may seem small and cumbersome to our eyes today, but the tractors of the first half of the 20th century set up our cropping sector.

The machinery driving farming forward

The machinery driving farming forward

From the hoe to the combustion engine, machinery has driven agriculture forward.

Tractors trend down

Tractors trend down

The 2018 tractor and machinery association sales results

Steiger was built by farmers, for farmers

Steiger was built by farmers, for farmers

Celebrating 60 years since the Steiger was first manufactured.

Novel sprayer for strawberries

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Silvan airboom designed for strawberries

Rounding up hay quality

Rounding up hay quality

Massey Ferguson round baler 3130F launched

Hatz celebrates 35 years of operation

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Hatz Diesel 35 years in Australia

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Mundagai to be auctioned on Feb 22

Mundagai to be auctioned on Feb 22

The Hopgood family's 1947 hectare freehold property Mundagai will be auctioned by Ray White Rural in Brisbane on February 22.

Samara offered with pasture bonus | Video

Samara offered with pasture bonus | Video

Samara will be auctioned by Ray White Rural in Pittsworth on February 15.

Change of guard at historic ‘Trentham’

Change of guard at historic ‘Trentham’

Another of the pastoral icons of the Goulburn district is back on the market.

Lake Cowal opportunity

Lake Cowal opportunity

“Sunshine” is an aggregation of 4814 hectares built up since 2000 by owners Evan and Sharon Mickan.

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Coles’ drought milk payout for thirsty dairy farms

Coles’ drought milk payout for thirsty dairy farms

Coles short term drought relief initiative will help almost 640 dairy farmers impacted by the big dry.

Rate of Holstein genetic gain the big story in January proof release

Rate of Holstein genetic gain the big story in January proof release

A trend has been identified in this month's release of the Holstein Australia January proof run.

Learning from crisis

Learning from crisis

The dairy industry must take seriously the lessons learned from the 2016 milk crisis so that it can genuinely rebuild trust between farmers and processors.

Holstein UK Australia exchange recipients

Holstein UK Australia exchange recipients

Georgina Moody from the United Kingdom will travel to Australia in January as part of the Holstein UK Australia Exchange program.

Dairy’s watershed year

Dairy’s watershed year

Australian Dairy Farmers president Terry Richardson says 2018 a watershed year for Australian dairy industry with sale of Murray Goulburn meaning farmers need to find their voice through industry organisations.

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Let’s tackle rural road trauma head on

Let’s tackle rural road trauma head on

Last year, more than 60 per cent of fatalities occurred on country roads.

Public outcry means politicians must act

Public outcry means politicians must act

"People in the Murray Darling Basin are sick and tired of water reform and do not have the energy to line up again."

Get the little things right says McCormack

Get the little things right says McCormack

Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack wants to work with businesses – big and small – to make regional Australia home.