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Lynch family wins WAMMCO top award | Photos

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Cropping

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Positive signs from South Coast growers

Many South Coast farmers are starting to see rewards for their efforts in ameliorating soil.

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Further tonnage shaved off estimates

The Australian winter crop continues to get smaller, with late season frost shaving further off production estimates.

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GrainCorp numbers highlight depth of east coast drought

The entire cropping zones of Queensland and NSW together have contributed just 67,800 tonnes into GrainCorp storages for the year.

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Drought charity leader welcomes probe

Although there is controversy over the allocation of drought charity funds, the leader of one charity welcomes the ACNC investigation.

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Where the money is going: Drought charities respond

Drought charities outline how they are spending their funds.

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Northern Wheatbelt cracks on with harvest

With an exceptional season, Mingenew farmer Clancy Michael said this year was a good year to grow barley.

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Leading weeds initiative focus of GRDC panel visit

Weeds and herbicide resistance cost grain growers $3.3b a year.

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Markets watch for trade war lead

Agricultural markets are still trying to make sense of the rhetoric coming out of Beijing and the White House regarding the trade war.

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Further tonnage shaved off estimates

The Australian winter crop continues to get smaller, with late season frost shaving further off production estimates.

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Drought charity leader welcomes probe

Although there is controversy over the allocation of drought charity funds, the leader of one charity welcomes the ACNC investigation.

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Leading weeds initiative focus of GRDC panel visit

Weeds and herbicide resistance cost grain growers $3.3b a year.

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Online conversation for canola losses

Peter Newman has the ambitious aim of halving, in just two years, the $90 million worth of canola lost from the back of WA harvesters every year.

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Harvest not far away for Babakin farmer

Despite frost losses, harvest will start in the coming weeks for Steven Bolt.

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Where the money is going: Drought charities respond

Drought charities outline how they are spending their funds.

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Northern Wheatbelt cracks on with harvest

With an exceptional season, Mingenew farmer Clancy Michael said this year was a good year to grow barley.

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Markets watch for trade war lead

Agricultural markets are still trying to make sense of the rhetoric coming out of Beijing and the White House regarding the trade war.

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Community spirit on show at Mullewa harvest

THE Mullewa Community Harvest was held last Saturday with a huge turnout of volunteers and support from McIntosh & Son, Geraldton, doing a demonstration with one of its headers.

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Sheep

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Dorpers to graze Malay palm plantation

About 400 head of Western Australian Dorpers may be heading to Malaysia

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Lynch family wins WAMMCO top award | Photos

See photos of all the winners here.

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Lamb barely chops into the weekly pay cheque

Mecardo has crunched the numbers and found some interesting trends on lamb prices in relation to the average weekly wage.

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Edenhope firstcross ewes top $300

Drafts of south-west district young ewes made to $300 a head and ewe lambs to $260 at Edenhope.

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Poll Dorset ram pair tops $1050 at Albany sale

A total of 19 of the Rainbow Park rams were knocked down to the Yorklands account and together they averaged $829.

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Lynch family wins WAMMCO top award | Photos

See photos of all the winners here.

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Lamb barely chops into the weekly pay cheque

Mecardo has crunched the numbers and found some interesting trends on lamb prices in relation to the average weekly wage.

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Bendigo young ewes to $345 as demand turns sticky

Highly polished first-cross young ewes made to a state high so far this season of $345 a head at Bendigo on Friday.

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Winter shorn 3.5yo ewes top $201 at Moora

A record top price was hit at the Elders Moora Ewe and Lamb Sale last week.

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Edenhope firstcross ewes top $300

Drafts of south-west district young ewes made to $300 a head and ewe lambs to $260 at Edenhope.

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Poll Dorset ram pair tops $1050 at Albany sale

A total of 19 of the Rainbow Park rams were knocked down to the Yorklands account and together they averaged $829.

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Bendigo young ewes to $345 as demand turns sticky

Highly polished first-cross young ewes made to a state high so far this season of $345 a head at Bendigo on Friday.

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Winter shorn 3.5yo ewes top $201 at Moora

A record top price was hit at the Elders Moora Ewe and Lamb Sale last week.

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Levy payers up votes on wool levy

More levy payers made valid WoolPoll votes in 2018.

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Italian weaving company buys share in G Schneider

A significant investment into Australian wool has seen an Italian weaving company buy a share in G Schneider Australia and New Zealand.

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The pinnacle prize for Aussie wool

Advertiser content: In 1936, Australian woolgrowers voted for a levy to be imposed on each bale of wool they produced to promote their premium product across the world.

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Tools to help producers with best practise flystrike management plans

Advertiser content: flyboss.com.au is an AWI-funded resource available for all sheep and wool producers. One of the most effective resources on the website is the Flystrike Decision Support Tool.

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Samples needed for new flystrike study

Advertiser content: The development of resistance of the Australian blowfly to flystrike prevention chemicals is an ongoing risk. The last nation-wide survey conducted by the NSW DPI in 2011 found a low-level resistance to the flystrike chemical cyromazine common across Australia, whilst eight of these cyromazine resistant populations were also resistant to dicyclanil.

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Nanotechnology to combat flystrike

Advertiser content: Flystrike and lice are amongst the most costly diseases affecting the sheep and wool industry. A 2015 MLA Report estimated costs of over $173 million and $81 million respectively per year to the Australian sheep and wool industries, in terms of animal health and welfare and production losses

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Improving the success of sheep AI

Advertiser content: An AWI-funded research project aims to improve the success rates and reliability of artificial insemination (Al) programs.

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Cattle

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EU claims de facto pork quotas

EU wants to send even more cheap pork our way.

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Cost creep to push beef processing offshore

Major economic analysis shows Australia's processing costs per head more than twice Brazil's.

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Quality first cross maiden female offering

The beef female selling season traditionally kicks off with the Elders Boyanup Supreme Springing Heifer Sale.

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Three young leaders up for major agribusiness award

2019 Zanda McDonald Award finalists named.

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Beef’s double shot of tariff cuts

October beef exports rebound.

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Meat tax the new social media battlefront

UK university researchers call for meat tax to ease healthcare costs.

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Self herding to do away with fencing

NT trial showing self herding can reduce grazing pressure.

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Property

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Cowarrie to be auctioned on December 12 | Video

The standout Southbrook proporty Cowarrie will be auctioned by Colliers International on December 12.

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Property sales fire despite poor season

Property sales continued to fire in 2018 despite a generally poor season.

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Grand View makes $1.75 million

Northern Tablelands property Grand View has sold at auction for $1.75 million.

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Cambridge Downs sold at auction

The Surat farming and grazing property Cambridge Downs sold under the hammer for $3.95 million.

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Photos and Video

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Old Rams gather for their annual muster | Photos

See all the photos from the Old Ram Muster at the Royal Agricultural Society’s Claremont Showgrounds.

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Lynch family wins WAMMCO top award | Photos

See photos of all the winners here.

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Bendigo young ewes to $345 as demand turns sticky

Highly polished first-cross young ewes made to a state high so far this season of $345 a head at Bendigo on Friday.

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Farmers get a taste of food’s future

All the photos from the Babble On event held at the New Norcia Hotel.

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Blame it on the rain, says naked farmer

Cootamundra sheep farmer strips down to dance after rain brings new promise.

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Weather

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Weather station says it ain’t half hot

No, there has not been a curious case of localised global warming in the Wimmera this week.

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El Niño rears its ugly head again

The BOM has raised the likelihood of an El Niño forming. Combined with an IOD positive event it looks like a dry summer ahead.

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Horror September confirmed as driest on record

September has been confirmed as the driest on record across Australia as a whole.

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El Niño threat drops but IOD now positive

It's a case of out of the frying pan into the fire for Aussie farmers with the odds of an El Niño dropping, but an IOD positive now likely.

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