The Land
Tuesday, June 28
Consistency attracts buyers to NT Senepols bull sale
GDL Rockhampton's Georgie Connor, buyer James Bowman of Lorna Vale, Marlborough, Qld, with daughter Tori, 16mths, and vendor Blair Godfrey, Namoona Trig (NT) Senepols, with the top-priced bull, Namoona Ricky Bobbie. Picture: Ben Harden
Ben Harden • 31m ago
Varroa mite threatens bee industry in NSW
Samantha Townsend Jamieson Murphy
Woolies halves feedlot quota as consumers look for cheaper beef
Shan Goodwin • 1hr ago
Canadian group offers to buy Tassal
Ben Seeder • 2hrs ago

 

Riverina cattle breeders plead not guilty
Nikki Reynolds • 2hrs ago
Prudence and Corey Ireland.
Meet 30 sheep young guns under 30
Samantha Townsend
'Senseless' act of vandalism on cotton bales
Samantha Townsend
Photo: NSW Police
Passed in: high rainfall grazing near Orange
Marian Macdonald
Upcoming calving boom to mark major multi-breed project milestone
The first-generation of heifers bred by the Southern Multi Breed project are just days away from calving, with 521 expected to calve beginning in mid-July. Photo: Supplied
Dog rescued after falling down five-metre mine shaft
LUCKY PUP: A black kelpie was rescued from a five-metre mine shaft by Bendigo SES, Huntly CFA and the CFA's Oscar 1 mine rescue team. Picture: SUPPLIED
Chris Pedler
Why the $10 lettuce could spark a food revolution
Jackie French
Growing food is fashionable again. Picture: Shutterstock

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Markets
Wintry weaner heifers top at $2250 at Yass
Isaac Mannion, Butt Livestock and Property, Yass, with Peter Godbee, Wallaroo, and his 11 Angus heifers which were the best presented pen of heifers. Photo: SELX
Stephen Burns
Prices stay solid at Wagga Wagga
Alexandra Bernard
H. Francis and Co agents Scott Myer and Alex Croker with a pen of 13 Angus heifers, 238kg, with Te Mania blood sold for $1470.
In-calf females in demand at Forbes cattle sale
Karen Bailey
Mark McConnell, Redwood Pastoral, Forbes, took home 11 15- to 17-month-old PTIC Angus heifers that were due to calve in three to five months. They were sold by Kierin and Nikki Martin, Forbes, and made $2300 a head.
Lamb's positive trend in NSW
Heavy lambs hit 777c/kg.
Karen Bailey
Merino ewes sold to $184 at Cooma
Stephen Burns
The sheep sale at Cooma on Tuesday featured the dispersal of 1400 November-shorn Cottage Park-blood Merinos on account Rod Smith, Dry Plains. Photo: File
Lamb supply hampered by a rough Bass Strait as saleyard prices rally
Leann Dax
WETHER WATCH: Alby, 2, and Gabrielle Smart, Echunga, SA, were at Mount Pleasant, SA, selling wethers, with Janet and Michael Allen, Warrawee Park, Keith, SA.
Beef
Woolies halves feedlot quota as consumers look for cheaper beef
Shan Goodwin • 1hr ago
EYCI's downward run continues but there is no panic
Shan Goodwin • 2hrs ago
Cattle Council names its board from July
Sheep & Goats
Huftons embrace sheep DNA
Tim Hufton, with the unclassed Bundilla-blood Merino ewes at Naranghi, Harden.
Stephen Burns
Should wool classification become a broad wool commodity?
Elders Wool
STRONG: The best quality superfine Merino, the very few lots available, were stronger, but those not up to spec drifted lower as Chinese demand in particular eased for the finer end.
Live sheep exporters want to know Labor's 'specific concerns' about industry
Brooke Littlewood and Bree Swift
The Livestock Collective has invited new Federal Agricultural Minister Murray Watt to visit live export facilities and see the supply chain first-hand. Photo by The Livestock Collective.
Studstock
Consistency attracts buyers to NT Senepols bull sale
GDL Rockhampton's Georgie Connor, buyer James Bowman of Lorna Vale, Marlborough, Qld, with daughter Tori, 16mths, and vendor Blair Godfrey, Namoona Trig (NT) Senepols, with the top-priced bull, Namoona Ricky Bobbie. Picture: Ben Harden
Ben Harden • 31m ago
Riverina cattle breeders plead not guilty
Nikki Reynolds • 2hrs ago
Prudence and Corey Ireland.
Well-known steer producer purchases high-seller from Winter All Breeds Sale
Hannah Powe
Summit Kung Fu R28, account of Hayden, Jasmin and Arthur Green of Summit Livestock, Uranquinty, sold for the $18,000 sale high to Phil Kirk of Wilworril Limousins, Peak Hill. Photo: Supplied
Cropping
Spanse of Australia represented at Hort Connections 2022 | PHOTOS
Cameron McPhee, Daniel Sutton, Scott Langton and Peter Spagnolo, ready to give guests and insight at a microscopic level to plant nutrition.
Ashley Walmsley
Manure and vermicast success in rebuilding soils at Walcha
Simon Chamberlain
Erica (centre) and Stuart Halliday, Ben Nevis Angus, Walcha demonstrate the success of their soil rehabilitation trials during a farm visit by members of Meat and Livestock Australia
Farming research aimed at making better decisions
Shannon Beattie
West Midlands Group executive officer Nathan Craig said while profitability is often the driving force behind adoption of new farming practices, there are many other factors that affect adoption,
Analysis
Grain prices hit some headwinds
Nathan Cattle, Clear Grain Exchange
Floods push lettuce price up... Aussies take notice of vegetables
Ashley Walmsley
LIMITED: Arnold's Fruit Market general manager Ben Arnold and marketing and promotions manager Louise Arnold have continued to sell iceberg lettuce but supply isn't meeting demand for the Wodonga retailer. Picture: Ash Smith
Agribusiness
Why global food export ban trend may help, and hinder, Aussie trade
Andrew Marshall • 2hrs ago
Canadian group offers to buy Tassal
Ben Seeder • 2hrs ago
Aussie land boom and beef may be hurt in veg clearing crackdown
Marian Macdonald
CLEARING CRACKDOWN: Australia is currently ranked 105 out of 180 countries for tree loss on the Environmental Performance Index. Photo source: DES.
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QUALITY LINE: John and Roz Mercer, Kandanga Valley Stud, will offer some high quality bulls at a forthcoming on-property sale. Photo: Supplied
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FAMILY OPERATION: Rohan Guest with some of the Clunie Range bulls. The Guest family has built the stud over the past 40 years with a client focus.
A phase of great growth
Matt Sherrington
Bright future: Triple B Brangus's Lindsay Barlow says it's an exciting time for the Brangus breed as more science is incorporated into the management and production of the next generation of breeding stock. Photo: Kent Ward
Politics
Labor promised to fix Australia's big water problem. These 6 things must top the to-do list
Stuart Khan
Labor urged to pick up Coalition's long-term biosecurity funding strategy
Jamieson Murphy
FUNDING OPTIONS: New Agriculture Minister Murray Watt (left) said the government is considering all options. His processor David Littleproud (right) urged Labor to continue developing the strategy the Coalition started.
Nationals need to re-engage with women and young people: Littleproud
Jamieson Murphy
POST-ELECTION REFLECTION: New Nationals leader David Littleproud says the party needs to learn and listen to lessons from the election. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Machinery
Two new track widths available for Axion Terra Trac
One of a kind: Claas' Axion Terra Trac is the world's only full-suspension half-track tractor.
Beekeepers bugging hives to avoid goods being stolen
Melody Labinsky
Top tech: The three start-ups use remote-sensing technologies to assist beekeepers and consumers throughout the supply chain.
Landboss adds dual handbrake system to its 1100D UTV
Handy workhorse: The 2023 Landboss 1100D has a towing capacity of 800kg and a carrying capacity of 500kg.
Dairy
Business planning reaps rewards for Victorian dairy farmer
Rabobank general manager, sustainability and community Marc Oostdijk and Victorian dairy farmer Nicole Saunders.
Certainty and systems underpin business growth for Victorian dairy farm
Managing risk: Dairy farmer Jade Clymo with his son Fynn and their new Entegra barn. Picture: Supplied
Dairy Symposium visits NSW Mid North Coast
This years DRF Symposium includes an on-farm day, hosted by Simon Scowen, manager of Manning Valley Dairy, Taree.
Rural Life
Why the $10 lettuce could spark a food revolution
Growing food is fashionable again. Picture: Shutterstock
Jackie French
Why this has to be one of the cutest gigs going: puppy educators needed
Sophie Bennett
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