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NSW’s irrigation rules spark outcry

NSW’s irrigation rules spark outcry

Fears bad laws, thirsty cotton will drive new wave of water reform

Fire ant emergency: make $380m program work, says council

Fire ant emergency: make $380m program work, says council

Biggest biosecurity program in Australia 'riven by secrecy'

When green power goes dark

When green power goes dark

Green wind power has a dark tinge at Wellingrove outside Glen Innes, where debate over the physical installation of enormous wind turbines has caused enough heartache and division to more than offset environmentally friendly carbon credits purchased in Canberra.

Star Turn lights up Vinery

Star Turn lights up Vinery

STAR Turn, a colt who demonstrated his natural precocity from an early age before producing a stellar three-year-old racing season, has been retired at stud where he joins Vinery Stud, near Scone.

Fire ant emergency: make $380m program work, says council

Fire ant emergency: make $380m program work, says council

Biggest biosecurity program in Australia 'riven by secrecy'

Narromine first cross to $186

Narromine first cross to $186

Selling agents say sheep are going to get much dearer when it rains.

MG squeezed by rising $A and falling supplier numbers

MG squeezed by rising $A and falling supplier numbers

The Australian dollar's recent rises may undermine hopes for Murray Goulburn to lift farmgate milk payments

Fish won’t bite? It’s not your fault!

Fish won’t bite? It’s not your fault!

Breakthrough for unlucky anglers brings good, and bad, news.

Southern Beef Week itinerary change: Rosedale Charolais cancels Dubbo leg

Southern Beef Week itinerary change: Rosedale Charolais cancels Dubbo leg

Rosedale Charolais welcomes the public to it's Blayney property but cancels its Dubbo opening.

MG squeezed by rising $A and falling supplier numbers

MG squeezed by rising $A and falling supplier numbers

The Australian dollar's recent rises may undermine hopes for Murray Goulburn to lift farmgate milk payments

Beef Week interest for sires

Beef Week interest for sires

Starting on 24 July, the opening days of The Land Southern Beef Week 2017 sponsored by Ausmectin saw solid interest by beef producers looking for replacement sires of their preferred breeds.

Star Turn lights up Vinery

Star Turn lights up Vinery

STAR Turn, a colt who demonstrated his natural precocity from an early age before producing a stellar three-year-old racing season, has been retired at stud where he joins Vinery Stud, near Scone.

Fish won’t bite? It’s not your fault!

Fish won’t bite? It’s not your fault!

Breakthrough for unlucky anglers brings good, and bad, news.

When green power goes dark

When green power goes dark

Green wind power has a dark tinge at Wellingrove outside Glen Innes, where debate over the physical installation of enormous wind turbines has caused enough heartache and division to more than offset environmentally friendly carbon credits purchased in Canberra.

Southern Beef Week itinerary change: Rosedale Charolais cancels Dubbo leg

Southern Beef Week itinerary change: Rosedale Charolais cancels Dubbo leg

Rosedale Charolais welcomes the public to it's Blayney property but cancels its Dubbo opening.

Beef Week interest for sires

Beef Week interest for sires

Starting on 24 July, the opening days of The Land Southern Beef Week 2017 sponsored by Ausmectin saw solid interest by beef producers looking for replacement sires of their preferred breeds.

Do you have a passion for Merinos?

Do you have a passion for Merinos?

loving merino wool

Do you have a passion for Merinos?

Water torture for POSCO's NSW coal dream

Life breathed into Twin Hills

Smart Marketing | China’s grain stocks surge

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MG squeezed by rising $A and falling supplier numbers

MG squeezed by rising $A and falling supplier numbers

The Australian dollar's recent rises may undermine hopes for Murray Goulburn to lift farmgate milk payments

Currency headwinds, but grains sector watching weather

Currency headwinds, but grains sector watching weather

The Aussie dollar has risen sharply in the past ten days, what is causing the spike?

Dairy exodus fears over-heated, but recovery is slow

Dairy exodus fears over-heated, but recovery is slow

Australia’s downsized dairy herd and depressed milk production probably won't make much of a recovery this financial year

Agribusiness buzz in brief

Agribusiness buzz in brief

Agribusiness news in a quick bite-sized snack.

Beef

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No two days the same for beef’s next generation

No two days the same for beef’s next generation

Meet ABIF's 2017 Marcus Oldham leadership program recipients

Tycolah’s $30,000 sale top

Tycolah’s $30,000 sale top

Longreach Limousin top at $7250

Longreach Limousin top at $7250

Longreach Leopold made the top money of $7250 at Friday's Longreach Limousin bull sale where a $4556 average was achieved.

Online marketing key for Watsons Creek weaner production

Online marketing key for Watsons Creek weaner production

Brett and Marissa Woods don't put themselves at the mercy of saleyard prices.

Call out for next rising beef champ

Call out for next rising beef champ

Are you one of the best in the next generation of beef?

To be sure… that it is Angus

To be sure… that it is Angus

Who verifies an Angus is truly an Angus in branded beef programs?

Live cattle exports back in action at port of Karumba

Live cattle exports back in action at port of Karumba

Zinc mine's new life a boon for live cattle trade.

Sheep

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Narromine first cross to $186

Narromine first cross to $186

Selling agents say sheep are going to get much dearer when it rains.

Do you have a passion for Merinos?

Do you have a passion for Merinos?

loving merino wool

Store cattle absence at Dubbo yarding

Store cattle absence at Dubbo yarding

Just 102 head were yarded and sold during the Dubbo store cattle sale today, the smallest number in many years.

MLA bomb: ‘We are not your ATM’

MLA bomb: ‘We are not your ATM’

Peak sheep bodies go head-to-head over research investments

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Gallery: Farmers in the House

Gallery: Farmers in the House

NSW Farmers, pollies and agribiz identities mingled at Parliament House last night

Beef goes for the heart

Beef goes for the heart

Launch of new domestic beef marketing campaign.

United rural research focus | Photos

United rural research focus | Photos

Research into the rural sector and increasing the bottom line for producers is in the spotlight.

Spotted at the ASWS day two

Spotted at the ASWS day two

Were you out and about during day two of the Australian Sheep & Wool Show in Bendigo? Have a look through our gallery to see if we snapped you there.

Sheep and wool showcased | Photos, Video

Sheep and wool showcased | Photos, Video

Highlights from the first day of the expo.

Power Struggle

Wholesale electricity offers power minus the nasties

Wholesale electricity offers power minus the nasties

Sponsored: New players in the power market will allow businesses to buy wholesale electricity themselves.

Energy summits calls for an end to political posturing

Energy summits calls for an end to political posturing

Industry leaders from southern Queensland have had enough of political bickering over energy policies.

Grassroots solutions for power price pain

Grassroots solutions for power price pain

On-farm focus to ease electricity cost shock

Power price court ruling “appalling”

Power price court ruling “appalling”

Networks win right to hike rates

Farmers take pulse of power price pain

Farmers take pulse of power price pain

Taskforce warning over lack of affordable electricity network

Cropping

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Tech barriers more than just connectivity

Tech barriers more than just connectivity

Ag tech uptake is being held back by cost and understanding of the products as well as the much-publicised data drought.

Irrigated crop focus at Yanco GRDC Updates

Irrigated crop focus at Yanco GRDC Updates

Grain growers will be offered insights into how they can maximise crop yields in irrigated farm operations as part of the GRDC Updates in Yanco.

Making sustainable decisions

Making sustainable decisions

The Woods family 'Coorangy' seek to make sustainable choices with their cropping enterprise.

Dramatic impact on global grain prices

Dramatic impact on global grain prices

Sponsored: Find out what price volatility means for demand.

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Two new faces on the board at Henty Machinery Field Days

Two new faces on the board at Henty Machinery Field Days

Two new board directors are set to put the spotlight on youth at the Henty Machinery Field Days.

Nardoo roller delivers punch

Nardoo roller delivers punch

Brendan Slattery, Nardoo Welding, Inglewood, has just completed an impressive chopper-roller specifically designed to control regrowth.

Ritchie Bros schedules second Moree auction

Ritchie Bros schedules second Moree auction

Ritchie Bros has scheduled a second agricultural equipment auction for at Keytah, west of Moree, on September 1.

Volvo releases self-steering truck | Video

Volvo releases self-steering truck | Video

Volvo Trucks' new self-steering truck always maintains exactly the right course when it drives to, alongside and away from the harvester.

Croplands launches driverless, optical weeder at CRT FarmFest

Croplands launches driverless, optical weeder at CRT FarmFest

Croplands' new WEEDit PhantomDrive will be unveiled at next week’s CRT FarmFest.

CRT FarmFest ready to roll

CRT FarmFest ready to roll

Prepare to kick some tyres at Qld's biggest machinery field days.

World of Drones coming to Brisbane

World of Drones coming to Brisbane

Brisbane will host the World of Drones congress on August 31-September 2.

New series of Fendt tractors

New series of Fendt tractors

Fendt has released a new series of tractors.

Property

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Hinterland home with views

Hinterland home with views

This nine-bedroom home with magnificent view of the Byron Bay Hinterland could be yours.

Just add rain at Tallimba

Just add rain at Tallimba

This week's property of the week is "Talloon" at Tallimba near West Wyalong.

Clover Downs sold

Clover Downs sold

Hassad Australia's major South West Queensland pastoral operation Clover Downs has sold.

A "spectacular" farm at Geurie

A "spectacular" farm at Geurie

Proximity to Dubbo is just one draw card for this Geurie property, “River Farm”.

Dairy

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MG squeezed by rising $A and falling supplier numbers

MG squeezed by rising $A and falling supplier numbers

The Australian dollar's recent rises may undermine hopes for Murray Goulburn to lift farmgate milk payments

Dairy exodus fears over-heated, but recovery is slow

Dairy exodus fears over-heated, but recovery is slow

Australia’s downsized dairy herd and depressed milk production probably won't make much of a recovery this financial year

Dairy doom: Wagga’s win

Dairy doom: Wagga’s win

Wagga's Riverina Fresh will try to replicate Albury-Wodonga’s beloved Kiewa Iced Coffee.

Dairy code of practice released

Dairy code of practice released

A VOLUNTARY code to help dairyfarmers and processors negotiate contracts has been released today.

Bega raising $160m from share market

Bega raising $160m from share market

Bega is beefing up its capital strength to prepare for more food and dairy business growth

Special Features

The Knowledge Bank

The Knowledge Bank

Glovebox Guide to Mental Health Volume 5

Glovebox Guide to Mental Health Volume 5

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Trust must be earned and Turnbull needs it

Trust must be earned and Turnbull needs it

Malcolm Turnbull urgently needs to capture the nation’s attention.

Keep your finance professionals close

Keep your finance professionals close

It's harvest time for finance professionals.

Keeping the faith in the bush

Keeping the faith in the bush

NSW Farmers meet to keep a 120-year-old tradition relevant for the times.