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Cropping
Emerald's cash contract
2:00 AM | EMERALD Group, via affiliates SQP Grain and Southern Ag Grain, has launched a new pre-harvest grain contract.  | Feed stock fallout | State-by-state grain outlook
Barley holds steady
2:00 AM | AWB’s two 2012-13 barley pools have remained relatively steady in the latest update.  | Plant 'telepathy' breakthrough | Wet weeks change grain game
Rotation critical for herbicides
25 May 13 | REPEATED application of herbicides with the same mode of action (MOA) is the single greatest risk factor for the evolution of herbicide resistance.  | Wet weeks change grain game | Summer crop coming off
Planting on schedule
24 May 13 | WILLAURA district farmer Anthony Evans is well on track with his cropping program after rain in the past fortnight delivered more rain than he had received for the entire year prior to that.
Growers in class action
24 May 13 | MORE than 70 growers and grain traders have registered their interest in a potential class action against independent grain marketing company Emerald Grain.  | CommentsComments (4)
State-by-state grain outlook
24 May 13 | GRAIN production prospects have improved markedly in the past fortnight, with soaking rain across WA and Victoria and forecast rain this week for NSW meaning a solid autumn break for many.  | Plant 'telepathy' breakthrough | 'Chance' sorghum crop a windfall
Feed stock fallout
23 May 13 | ACROSS the State farmers are desperately trying to source feed grain and grain traders are flat out fielding buyer enquiries while being fobbed-off by farmers who have spare, but have decided to hold instead of selling.  | CommentsComments (2)
Plant 'telepathy' breakthrough
23 May 13 | WE can't hear it, but scientists are finding that in the apparently silent world of plants, a whole lot of communication is going on.  | CommentsComments (8) | Summer crop coming off | US bumper crop to hit wheat...
Wet weeks change grain game
23 May 13 | THE DYNAMIC in the Australian grains industry has altered markedly in the past fortnight, with good rain across many areas and more forecast this week for regions that have thus far missed out.  | CommentsComments (1) | Summer crop coming off | US bumper crop to hit wheat...
Summer crop coming off
22 May 13 | FARMERS currently harvesting sorghum crops across southern Queensland and the Liverpool Plains are pleased with the way prices for the feed grain are holding up.  | 'Chance' sorghum crop a windfall | Wheat woes: share the blame
US bumper crop to hit wheat futures
21 May 13 | TRADERS in the grain market remain focused on the North American corn crop, which is in the last few weeks of its planting season.  | CommentsComments (2) | 'Chance' sorghum crop a windfall | Wheat woes: share the blame
'Chance' sorghum crop a windfall
21 May 13 | A “CHANCE” crop of sorghum planted on an isolated rain event that fell on only the two front paddocks of Paul White’s farm, Tarlee, near Edgeroi in North-West NSW has turned into a summer cropping windfall.
Cotton harvest wraps up
21 May 13 | COTTON pickers are moving through the final fields of a 4.35 million bale cotton crop, wrapping up a harvest that has gone smoothly under blue skies and fine conditions.
Wheat woes: share the blame
21 May 13 | MANY bear responsibility for potential loss of control over the wheat trade, writes Andrew Farran.  | CommentsComments (24)
Go direct to profits
21 May 13 | IN A 250-millimetre average annual rainfall district, retaining summer moisture through efficient weed control is a critical component to crop success.  | Patchy start to seeding | Gairdner gets competition
Getting sowing dates right
20 May 13 | THE ISSUE of optimum sowing dates is something that is intensely scrutinised among the farming sector.  | CommentsComments (2) | Pulses welcome southern rain | Forecast record crop casts pall...
Condo’s fibre feat
20 May 13 | THE Kirk family on the Lachlan River irrigation property, “West Borambil”, Condobolin, has finally fulfilled their dream of creating their own “fibre factory”.  | CommentsComments (1)
Pulses welcome southern rain
18 May 13 | PULSE producers will welcome the rain across Victoria and South Australia, not only as a chance to get the 2013 planting season into full swing, but also to lessen the risk of plantback issues.  | Managing the Mallee | Brewers bank on better barley
How Australia cottoned on
18 May 13 | VIDEO: IN THE early 1960s the papers were breathlessly calling cotton “white gold”, but there really was an element of goldrush in the building of the cotton industry.  | CommentsComments (5)
| VIDEO: 50 years of cotton
Crunch time for chickpeas
18 May 13 | AUSSIE grain growers could potentially capture a share of the growing global healthy snack food market by specifically growing chickpeas with desirable “puffing” qualities.
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Cropping

Emerald's cash contract

EMERALD Group, via affiliates SQP Grain and Southern Ag Grain, has launched a new pre-harvest grain contract.
EMERALD Group, via affiliates SQP Grain and Southern Ag Grain, has launched a new pre-harvest grain contract.

Barley holds steady

AWB’s two 2012-13 barley pools have remained relatively steady in the latest update.
AWB’s two 2012-13 barley pools have remained relatively steady in the latest update.
Stock & Land

Planting on schedule

WILLAURA district farmer Anthony Evans is well on track with his cropping program after rain in the past fortnight delivered more rain than he had received for the entire year prior to that.
WILLAURA district farmer Anthony Evans is well on track with his cropping program after rain in the past...

Machinery

Feeling chipper for winter

PARKLANDS have released a new wood chipper just in time for the colder months.
PARKLANDS have released a new wood chipper just in time for the colder months.

Agco merges with GSI

AGCO Australia has merged with the GSI Group - a global supplier of grain storage, material handling, conditioning and drying solutions.

Wool

Wool keeps climbing

FOR the third week running the wool market has gained ground with the Eastern Market Indicator this week closing 16 cents ahead at 1038 cents a kilograms.
FOR the third week running the wool market has gained ground with the Eastern Market Indicator this week...

Wool kicks another 18c

THE wool market has continued its upwards climb, with the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) hitting a six-week high yesterday of 1040c a kilogram.
THE wool market has continued its upwards climb, with the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) hitting a...

Livestock

Quota increase reported in Jakarta

LIVESTOCK industry groups are seeking to confirm media reports that Indonesia has lifted its beef import quota volume from Australia to meet increased demand this year, ahead...

Wool keeps climbing

FOR the third week running the wool market has gained ground with the Eastern Market Indicator this week closing 16 cents ahead at 1038 cents a kilograms.
FOR the third week running the wool market has gained ground with the Eastern Market Indicator this week...
North Queensland Register

Beaut bull pulls $10K at Ponderosa

A TOTAL of 145 bulls sold to gross $435,500 - with the top price bull sold for $10,000 - at the 14th Annual Ponderosa Sale.
A TOTAL of 145 bulls sold to gross $435,500 - with the top price bull sold for $10,000 - at the 14th...

Agribusiness

'Roadmap' for food sector

AUSTRALIA’S first National Food Plan, first flagged by Labor ahead of the 2010 election, was launched in Brisbane this morning after almost two years in the pipeline.
AUSTRALIA’S first National Food Plan, first flagged by Labor ahead of the 2010 election, was launched in...

Landmark's Viterra grab

LANDMARK has snapped up Viterra Australia's agriproducts and wool businesses following 18 months of negotiations.

Horticulture

Pollination plans paramount

THE Pollination Program is warning Australia’'s apple and pear industries to take more notice of the lessons learnt in New Zealand, where the invasion of the Varroa mite has caused significant damage to the beekeeping industry and subsequently impacted the production of pollination reliant crops.
THE Pollination Program is warning Australia’'s apple and pear industries to take more notice of the...
Stock & Land

Fruit science focus at Tas grower conference

Fruit Growers Tasmania will host over 200 delegates at their annual May conference which starts in Hobart later this week.
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