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Last-minute chaos as Blair pushes water reform through

Last-minute chaos as Blair pushes water reform through

Late flurry of amendments as government re-writes its own Bill

Drought family funds an outlier in preparedness push

Drought family funds an outlier in preparedness push

Social welfare extension as Government policy evolves

Silage pits have been saving the day at Dunedoo for decades

Silage pits have been saving the day at Dunedoo for decades

Silage is a good form of fodder conservation and it's been working at Dunedoo.

Trojon tops female sale at $8000 heifer

Trojon tops female sale at $8000 heifer

Heifers are keenly sought after at Dubbo Shorthorn National.

Drought family funds an outlier in preparedness push

Drought family funds an outlier in preparedness push

Social welfare extension as Government policy evolves

Goolgumbla returns and purchases three

Goolgumbla returns and purchases three

Highlights from Dubbo Shorthorn National.

Breeds join forces for a national showcase

Breeds join forces for a national showcase

Red Angus and Simmental breeds join forces for second year at Dubbo in bull and female marketing showcase.

El Nino odds firm

El Nino odds firm

Don't want any further bad news about the 2018 cropping season? Look away now, the odds of an El Nino are firming.

Telstra to slash 8,000 jobs

Telstra to slash 8,000 jobs

Telstra is slashing 8,000 jobs as part of a plan to simplify its operations and reduce its cost base.

Breeds join forces for a national showcase

Breeds join forces for a national showcase

Red Angus and Simmental breeds join forces for second year at Dubbo in bull and female marketing showcase.

Better collaboration the key

Better collaboration the key

NSW Farmers South West regional services coordinator Danie Brear says the big problems in regional NSW can certainly be solved.

Trojon tops female sale at $8000 heifer

Trojon tops female sale at $8000 heifer

Heifers are keenly sought after at Dubbo Shorthorn National.

El Nino odds firm

El Nino odds firm

Don't want any further bad news about the 2018 cropping season? Look away now, the odds of an El Nino are firming.

Silage pits have been saving the day at Dunedoo for decades

Silage pits have been saving the day at Dunedoo for decades

Silage is a good form of fodder conservation and it's been working at Dunedoo.

Telstra to slash 8,000 jobs

Telstra to slash 8,000 jobs

Telstra is slashing 8,000 jobs as part of a plan to simplify its operations and reduce its cost base.

Better collaboration the key

Better collaboration the key

NSW Farmers South West regional services coordinator Danie Brear says the big problems in regional NSW can certainly be solved.

Bigger, not populist, projects

Bigger, not populist, projects

REST of NSW chairman Bob Wheeldon says regional NSW creates most of our export commodities, but where is its useful infrastructure?

Bigger, not populist, projects

Grain Update | Wheat production forecasts diminishing

Snowy buy-out drives future funds for regional NSW

LLS gets $32m boost, plus $10m extra from farmers' wallets | NSW Budget

Business

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Bustling and bullish – NZ ag’s having a `fielday’

Bustling and bullish – NZ ag’s having a `fielday’

The farm sector commands plenty of attention when it showcases its credentials on the other side of the Tasman.

Geopolitics impacts markets

Geopolitics impacts markets

Geopolitics came back into the spotlight as the dominant theme during May. Markets found themselves having to contend with a fluid political situation in both Italy and Spain.

Growth Farms launches $100m farmland lease fund

Growth Farms launches $100m farmland lease fund

The Australian Agricultural Lease Fund plans to lease mid-sized holdings to nearby family farmers looking to expand.

Farm productivity tipped for $61b

Farm productivity tipped for $61b

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences has just released its farm production forecast for 2018-19.

Beef

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The brief on sheep and beef

The brief on sheep and beef

Be heard on wool levy, producers urged.

Technology a ‘game changer’

Technology a ‘game changer’

Meat Standards Australia trial could help pinpoint a way to assess individual animals' stress levels.

Trojon tops female sale at $8000 heifer

Trojon tops female sale at $8000 heifer

Heifers are keenly sought after at Dubbo Shorthorn National.

Goolgumbla returns and purchases three

Goolgumbla returns and purchases three

Highlights from Dubbo Shorthorn National.

Breeds join forces for a national showcase

Breeds join forces for a national showcase

Red Angus and Simmental breeds join forces for second year at Dubbo in bull and female marketing showcase.

Red meat relishes EU access

Red meat relishes EU access

Challenge on to improve market access in lucrative European markets.

Dubbo Shorthorn National – Show in pictures

Dubbo Shorthorn National – Show in pictures

Champions "standout" in magnificent exhibition.

Sheep

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Oakbank dominates at Hay Sheep Show

Oakbank dominates at Hay Sheep Show

Oakbank took out supreme exhibit at the 67th annual Hay Sheep Show.

The brief on sheep and beef

The brief on sheep and beef

Be heard on wool levy, producers urged.

Shop window for NSW stud

Shop window for NSW stud

Dunedoo stud has been making the trip to Bendigo since first representing the national pair for NSW in 2005.

Sheep Week – Day Two, Riverina

Sheep Week – Day Two, Riverina

It was a big day of open days during day two of Sheep Week in the Riverina.

LambEx 2018

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Modern day shepherd to present at LambEx 2018

Modern day shepherd to present at LambEx 2018

James Rebanks, a modern day shepherd and acclaimed author from the Lake District Northern England, will be one of the key note speakers at LambEx 2018.

US food systems expert returns to LambEx in 2018

US food systems expert returns to LambEx in 2018

CEO for The Center for Food Integrity, Charlie Arnot, key note speaker at LambEx 2018

Disruptive change sparks big changes for NZ lamb production

Disruptive change sparks big changes for NZ lamb production

Key note speaker says it is inevitable that technology will change our way of doing sheep business in the next decade.

Cracking LambEx program released

Cracking LambEx program released

LambEx 2018’s program features a fantastic line-up of international and Australian speakers who will present on an array of local and global issues for the sheep and lamb industry.

Breakfast serves up a meaty slice at LambEx 2018

Breakfast serves up a meaty slice at LambEx 2018

This year in the first time LambEx 2018 will offer delegates the chance to attend three different breakfast events.

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Quad Bikes changes could make vehicles less efficient and more dangerous

Quad Bikes changes could make vehicles less efficient and more dangerous

Advertiser content: While many farmers support helmets and training for quad bikes they fear other proposed changes could make them more dangerous.

Using the right seeding equipment is essential for productivity

Using the right seeding equipment is essential for productivity

Advertiser content: New technology and precision farm equipment is making life on the land easier.

Getting it right from the ground up

Getting it right from the ground up

Advertiser content: An on-property soil analysis has lead to great improvements for these Queensland cropping farmers.

Ultimate journeys of discovery

Ultimate journeys of discovery

Sponsored: Discover the wide, wild and wonderful world that awaits, just beyond the horizon.

Want to bring down your production costs? Look up!

Want to bring down your production costs? Look up!

Sponsored: With the right solar system producers can achieve both energy independence and save tens of thousands of dollars a year.

Photos

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All the frocks and fashion from Walgett | photos

All the frocks and fashion from Walgett | photos

Check out all the photos from Walgett races.

Faces from Norco PrimeX 2018

Faces from Norco PrimeX 2018

See who we snapped wandering the laneways at Norco PrimeX 2018.

Meet the man with one of Australia's largest tractor collections

Meet the man with one of Australia's largest tractor collections

You won't believe how long it took Albert Brimblecombe to restore some of the tractors.

This windmill collection will blow you away

This windmill collection will blow you away

In an age when renewable energy is all the rage, it's nice to see someone preserving the history of one of our oldest and most important sources of power.

Dubbo Poll Hereford sale – in pictures

Dubbo Poll Hereford sale – in pictures

Major sale-making news pics from the 2018 Herefords Australia fixture.

Cropping

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Pilot study delivers ‘overwhelming’ increase in yield

Pilot study delivers ‘overwhelming’ increase in yield

Advertiser content: Indigo Wheat's microbal inoculant is set to change the face of cropping in more marginal regions.

El Nino odds firm

El Nino odds firm

Don't want any further bad news about the 2018 cropping season? Look away now, the odds of an El Nino are firming.

Ukraine expansion for GrainCorp

Ukraine expansion for GrainCorp

GrainCorp is set to open an office in Ukraine.

Australia needs to protect Chinese trade relationship

Australia needs to protect Chinese trade relationship

Historical ties with the US should not be enough for the Aussie government to back trade action against China that could jeopardise exports.

On Farm

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Morris seeding bar potential game-changer

Morris seeding bar potential game-changer

New durable Morris Quantum seedbar

Challenger gets an overhaul

Challenger gets an overhaul

New transmission is just the beggining

Side by sides gain popularity

Side by sides gain popularity

Honda Pioneer SXS 700 M2 at CRT FarmFest

Strong tractor market despite dry weather

Strong tractor market despite dry weather

Tractor and Machinery Association release May sales

Big blue on track at FarmFest

Big blue on track at FarmFest

New Holland launch T9 SmartTrax at CRT FarmFest

New director for Henty Field Days

New director for Henty Field Days

Henty farmer Rohan Bahr is the newest director on the Henty Machinery Field Days board.

It’s all Claas at the field days

It’s all Claas at the field days

New Claas 950 Axion at CRT FarmFest

Kuhn mix it up for feedlots

Kuhn mix it up for feedlots

Kuhn launch Botec 163 trailed TMR mixer at CRT FarmFest

Property

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Central West estate wind-up triggers double sale

Central West estate wind-up triggers double sale

Under normal circumstances a Central West property with an impressive history of production would not be hitting the market just now, looking brown and droughty like the country all around.

Think massive for Coonamble cropland

Think massive for Coonamble cropland

Serious investors in broadacre farming country have been offered a rare opportunity to acquire up to 10,000 hectares of prime hard wheat country in north-west NSW.

The history of a true Lachlan Jewel

The history of a true Lachlan Jewel

Last month one of the most illustrious Lachlan River properties, Jemalong Station, changed hands for the fourth time in 140 years. PETER AUSTIN traces its history.

Country living is given a daring contemporary twist

Country living is given a daring contemporary twist

It’s that winter-warming time when weekend and holiday getaways focus on the Southern Highlands and a chance to consider a more permanent tree-change. Check out what's on offer.

Dairy

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Rugby’s Miller Dairy Connect ambassador

Rugby’s Miller Dairy Connect ambassador

Waratahs Rugby Union blindside flanker Will Miller marked World Milk Day this year by becoming a full cream ambassador for advocacy group Dairy Connect.

NZ mass dairy cull to create global milk supply gap

NZ mass dairy cull to create global milk supply gap

NZ will slaughter up to 150,000 head to eradicate a disease

Milking a fight for farmers’ fair go

Milking a fight for farmers’ fair go

Norco is lobbying State Government to back-flip on a decision to award foreign-owned Lion a 300,000 litre milk contract over the existing, local supplier.

Raleigh dairy dispersal fully firm

Raleigh dairy dispersal fully firm

The complete dispersal of Raleigh Dairy Holdings' best cows, dry and in milk, were sold at Kempsey last week to a firm market.

Dairy processors could face hefty fines if mandatory code adopted

Dairy processors could face hefty fines if mandatory code adopted

If the government adopted a mandatory code of conduct for the dairy industry, processors could be fined hundreds of thousands for breaching the rules.

Opinion

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Water ‘framework’ won’t suffice

Water ‘framework’ won’t suffice

NSW Farmers says the government should not try and absolve itself of responsibility when it comes to water and a ‘framework’ will not suffice if the government has no fear of recourse.

Safe access zones, a big win for women

Safe access zones, a big win for women

CWA of NSW president Annette Turner says the Safe Access to Reproductive Health Clinics Bill is a great step forward for better access to health services.

Jill Ker Conway, a champion of women

Jill Ker Conway, a champion of women

As drought again grips NSW, there’s a certain resonance in the news that Jill Ker Conway, the distinguished Australian-born author, academic and business achiever, has died at the age of 83.