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Emma’s dream

Emma’s dream

The Man from Snowy River Stockman's challenge ladies event has been won by Emma O'Shea five years running.

NWD encourages best practices

NWD encourages best practices

NSW Farmers Andrew Wood says the National Wool Declaration can help wool growers demonstrate their commitment to animal welfare.

Reality of life on the flood plains

Reality of life on the flood plains

Dairy farmer Sue McGinn talks about life living on a floodplain.

Toolkit to prime bush businesses for e-commerce & China

Toolkit to prime bush businesses for e-commerce & China

Free resource focuses on e-commerce journey of three rural case studies

NWD encourages best practices

NWD encourages best practices

NSW Farmers Andrew Wood says the National Wool Declaration can help wool growers demonstrate their commitment to animal welfare.

Investors giving back

Investors giving back

Local farm managers now overseeing global investments in Australian farms worth $350 million with flow-on being shared in local communities.

Room to move in Gingham Country

Room to move in Gingham Country

'Teralba' was once virtually a bare block, but over the years it has been worked up into a diverse and productive operation, combining grazing with dryland and irrigated farming.

‘Logan Leigh’: A mid north coast riverfront retreat

‘Logan Leigh’: A mid north coast riverfront retreat

Check out "Logan Leigh" - a riverside retreat, rich with history and just three hours from Sydney.

Keeping the lid on cereal root disease impact

Keeping the lid on cereal root disease impact

When it comes to crop root diseases, the more certainly isn’t the merrier.

Room to move in Gingham Country

Room to move in Gingham Country

'Teralba' was once virtually a bare block, but over the years it has been worked up into a diverse and productive operation, combining grazing with dryland and irrigated farming.

All the photos from the Booligal Sheep Races

All the photos from the Booligal Sheep Races

Twenty years of the Booligal Sheep Races was celebrated on a clear autumnal day by one of the biggest crowds seen during the lifetime of the event

Toolkit to prime bush businesses for e-commerce & China

Toolkit to prime bush businesses for e-commerce & China

Free resource focuses on e-commerce journey of three rural case studies

‘Logan Leigh’: A mid north coast riverfront retreat

‘Logan Leigh’: A mid north coast riverfront retreat

Check out "Logan Leigh" - a riverside retreat, rich with history and just three hours from Sydney.

Reality of life on the flood plains

Reality of life on the flood plains

Dairy farmer Sue McGinn talks about life living on a floodplain.

Keeping the lid on cereal root disease impact

Keeping the lid on cereal root disease impact

When it comes to crop root diseases, the more certainly isn’t the merrier.

All the photos from the Booligal Sheep Races

All the photos from the Booligal Sheep Races

Twenty years of the Booligal Sheep Races was celebrated on a clear autumnal day by one of the biggest crowds seen during the lifetime of the event

Find beauty in drought

Find beauty in drought

It's hot and dry but garden guru Fiona Ogilvie says it's a good chance to check out what’s hot and what’s not as far as plants are concerned.

Find beauty in drought

Australian wool across the line in Boston Marathon

Carcoar weaners hit $1130

Quality in front at Braidwood cattle sale

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Agribusiness buzz in brief

Agribusiness buzz in brief

A quick look at what's been happening and who's making news around the traps in agribusiness

Heath to replace Keogh at AFI

Heath to replace Keogh at AFI

Former northern NSW farmer Richard Heath will replace Mick Keogh as Australian Farm Institute boss on May 29.

Keogh gets ACCC deputy chairman’s job

Keogh gets ACCC deputy chairman’s job

Mick Keogh's part-time job at the ACCC becomes full-time from May 30.

MG’s crisis managers leave as Saputo gets FIRB approval

MG’s crisis managers leave as Saputo gets FIRB approval

Saputo’s buy out of troubled farmer-owned dairy processor Murray Goulburn has been approved by the Foreign Investment Review Board

Beef

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Carcoar weaners hit $1130

Carcoar weaners hit $1130

The weaners may have been lighter than past years, but top lines still sold for as much as $1130 a head at Carcoar weaner sale.

Speckle Parks are gaining beef foothold ‘down under’

Speckle Parks are gaining beef foothold ‘down under’

A decade after their introduction into Australia, Speckle Parks numbers are growing strongly along with society members.

Vendors meet the market at Cooma

Vendors meet the market at Cooma

Values are less than last year, and weights are lower but vendors are prepared to set a reasonable reserve on their weaners offered during the sale at Cooma.

Limousins line up for national show and sale

Limousins line up for national show and sale

Australia's top studs will be on show at the 2018 Limousin National Show and Sale on May 3 and 4.

Top genetics on offer in Speckle Park Scone sale

Top genetics on offer in Speckle Park Scone sale

More than 140 lots will be sold in the Speckle Park breed's premier multi-vendor sale at Scone.

Quality in front at Braidwood cattle sale

Quality in front at Braidwood cattle sale

Buyers were selective at Braidwood but continued to make their purchases as vendors are caught in a one-way trap.

More bang for buck with Speckle meat

More bang for buck with Speckle meat

Speckle Park cattle are proving valuable in the butcher shop.

Sheep

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Australian wool across the line in Boston Marathon

Australian wool across the line in Boston Marathon

The Boston Marathon finish line is just the beginning for Australian wool

McCormack rejects live-ex ban but exporters ‘very much on notice’

McCormack rejects live-ex ban but exporters ‘very much on notice’

Michael McCormack says live animal exporters are ‘very much on notice’ and any that transgress in future should be stripped of their export licenses.

Sick to the stomach Shorten demands Middle East live sheep ban

Sick to the stomach Shorten demands Middle East live sheep ban

Bill Shorten has rocked political ranks today, in calling for an immediate ban on live sheep exports to the Middle East.

Liberal MP and Greens live sheep export ban demands rejected

Liberal MP and Greens live sheep export ban demands rejected

Dissenting calls to ban live sheep exports within the Coalition government have been backed by the Greens but rejected by David Littleproud.

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Get ABBA-solutely fabulous at Trundle ABBA Festival

Get ABBA-solutely fabulous at Trundle ABBA Festival

Dancing queens around the country will rejoice as Trundle hosts Australia’s only and original ABBA Festival this May 4-5.

Broadacre advantage with precision farming

Broadacre advantage with precision farming

Sponsored: Precision farming technology is allowing farmers to use innovative practices that will sustain their operation for generations to come.

Specialist financiers – the key to future farming

Specialist financiers – the key to future farming

Advertiser: The Agfarm Accelerate facility is a line of credit secured against future crop production, which farmers can use to purchase all their cropping inputs.

Regional women and rockets to the moon

Regional women and rockets to the moon

Sponsored: The woman at the head of CommBank’s Regional and Agribusiness Banking division in NSW, says women have always been at the heart of regional economic success.

Ten ways to make your life on-the-farm easier and safer this autumn

Ten ways to make your life on-the-farm easier and safer this autumn

Advertiser: A market leader in all things liquid, Rapid Spray consistently delivers products to improve the lives of farmers.

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All the photos from the Booligal Sheep Races

All the photos from the Booligal Sheep Races

Twenty years of the Booligal Sheep Races was celebrated on a clear autumnal day by one of the biggest crowds seen during the lifetime of the event

Farm safety critical: survivor tells

Farm safety critical: survivor tells

Farm safety was forefront of people's minds at a farm near Springside this morning.

Faces from the Goondiwindi Teach the Teacher Cotton Tour

Faces from the Goondiwindi Teach the Teacher Cotton Tour

Check out who we snapped at Cotton Australia's Teach the Teacher tour in Goondiwindi on Wednesday night.

Vote for your favourite photo in our school’s show competition

Vote for your favourite photo in our school’s show competition

The Sydney Royal Easter Show is over for another year - but here's your chance to get behind your school.

130th Gunnedah Show a ‘great success’ | Mash-up Gallery & Videos

130th Gunnedah Show a ‘great success’ | Mash-up Gallery & Videos

Thousands converge on Gunnedah Showground for 2018 show.

Cropping

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Indigo Ag’s organic answer to drought stress

Indigo Ag’s organic answer to drought stress

Advertiser: Technology designed to boost tolerance to heat and drought conditions is already improving returns across Australia's wheat belt.

1.8km train sets record in WA

1.8km train sets record in WA

Drivers had to be patient at level crossings in WA last week, with CBH loading a massive 1.8km long grain train.

Keeping the lid on cereal root disease impact

Keeping the lid on cereal root disease impact

When it comes to crop root diseases, the more certainly isn’t the merrier.

Zika prevention technology used for crop disease management

Zika prevention technology used for crop disease management

Technology used to stop the spread of diseases such as Zika and Ebola will be used to halt the movement of stripe rust in wheat.

On Farm

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Click clack off the front and back

Click clack off the front and back

Kubota launch BX80 sub-compact tractor range

Deere header wins award

Deere header wins award

John Deere S700 wins award

All precision with no frills

All precision with no frills

Amazone launch rigid ED precision air seeder

Under lock, key and GPS

Under lock, key and GPS

Using GPS and fleet management to protect machinery

Stock feed on speed

Stock feed on speed

Kuhn launch Profile 24.2DL double auger silage mixer wagon

Putting the luxury back in Hilux

Putting the luxury back in Hilux

Toyota launch Halo Rugged and Rogue Hilux models

Spread the word, they are teaming up

Spread the word, they are teaming up

Coolamon gets rights to Haze Ag spreader

Substance and style

Substance and style

Agco win Red Dots for Ideal and Valtra

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‘Logan Leigh’: A mid north coast riverfront retreat

‘Logan Leigh’: A mid north coast riverfront retreat

Check out "Logan Leigh" - a riverside retreat, rich with history and just three hours from Sydney.

Room to move in Gingham Country

Room to move in Gingham Country

'Teralba' was once virtually a bare block, but over the years it has been worked up into a diverse and productive operation, combining grazing with dryland and irrigated farming.

SOLD: Tarramia on Lake Mulwala and Bland Creek

SOLD: Tarramia on Lake Mulwala and Bland Creek

The Bourchier family has bought the McPherson family's renowned Tarramia estate on Lake Mulwala for more than $10 million.

Large scale mixed-farm Cairn Curran hits the market

Large scale mixed-farm Cairn Curran hits the market

CBRE Agribusiness has been appointed to sell a large scale cropping and grazing property located along the Cairn Curran Reservoir.

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Dairy strength in Jersey, reckons Sydney Royal judge

Dairy strength in Jersey, reckons Sydney Royal judge

There was no shortage of quality Jersey dairy females at Sydney Royal Show this week

LLandovery lands big Illawarra win

LLandovery lands big Illawarra win

Big win for the Hayes family from Llandovery Illawarras, Girgarre, Victoria.

Benleigh sashed Brown Swiss Champion

Benleigh sashed Brown Swiss Champion

It was a hot competition in the Brown Swiss ring at the Sydney Royal Show

Murribrook claims champion Holstein

Murribrook claims champion Holstein

Rising to the top against tough competition, Murribrook Holstein stud, Moss Vale, has taken home the senior and junior champion Holstein female ribbons under international judge Claire Swale.

Fairytale result for young Jersey breeder

Fairytale result for young Jersey breeder

A schoolgirl from western Sydney has won reserve ribbon for a Jersey cow she bred herself on a postage stamp property with a lot of help from her family and friends.

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NWD encourages best practices

NWD encourages best practices

NSW Farmers Andrew Wood says the National Wool Declaration can help wool growers demonstrate their commitment to animal welfare.

Power debate not serious on real solutions

Power debate not serious on real solutions

Old legislation and old thinking on energy is blocking progress in energy market.

BMP adds value to beef businesses

BMP adds value to beef businesses

Sustainable beef production adds value to the wider industry