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Cropping

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Dry season drives early harvest finish

With harvest having come to a close, the Bairstow and McDougall families of Arizona Farms, Lake Grace, are pleased with the outcome of this season's crop.

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Agchem regrouping after decade of depressed sales growth

A sustained run of lower commodity prices has subdued farm input demand and challenged crop protection sector achievements

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Dry season drives early harvest finish

With harvest having come to a close, the Bairstow and McDougall families of Arizona Farms, Lake Grace, are pleased with the outcome of this season's crop.

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No end in sight to SA GM deadlock

South Australia is no closer to a resolution to end the ban on the cultivation of GM crops after an ALP compromise proposal was rejected.

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Smallest sorghum crop on record

Australia could be faced with a sorghum crop as small as 100,000 tonnes, with official predictions currently at 398,000t.

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Horror winds has growers shaking their heads

Horrific wind last month has cost growers in Victoria millions by shaking grain out of the head and onto the ground prior to harvest.

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Basis rebound hurts exports

The recovery in basis levels could prevent exporters from being competitive in global markets.

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Glyphosate alternatives in Syngenta's beefed up R&D pipeline

Syngenta expects to release alternatives to glyphosate if the popular broad spectrum herbicide is pulled off the market

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Agchem regrouping after decade of depressed sales growth

A sustained run of lower commodity prices has subdued farm input demand and challenged crop protection sector achievements

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No end in sight to SA GM deadlock

South Australia is no closer to a resolution to end the ban on the cultivation of GM crops after an ALP compromise proposal was rejected.

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Basis rebound hurts exports

The recovery in basis levels could prevent exporters from being competitive in global markets.

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Australia's driest spring according to BOM

Australia has smashed a number of unwanted high temperature and low rainfall records this spring.

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Celebrating national soil health and sustainability R&D on World Soil Day

Check out local gains in soil health as global spotlight falls below-ground this week.

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Smallest sorghum crop on record

Australia could be faced with a sorghum crop as small as 100,000 tonnes, with official predictions currently at 398,000t.

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Horror winds has growers shaking their heads

Horrific wind last month has cost growers in Victoria millions by shaking grain out of the head and onto the ground prior to harvest.

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Glyphosate alternatives in Syngenta's beefed up R&D pipeline

Syngenta expects to release alternatives to glyphosate if the popular broad spectrum herbicide is pulled off the market

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Frost does not take the gloss off results in southern Mallee

There has been a welcome change in fortune for farmers in the southern Mallee district of Quambatook this season.

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Sheep

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Data-driven grazing mangement a winner at Cavan Station

The collection of timely data is the key to achieving better production and environmental outcomes on Cavan Station at Yass.

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Benchmarking cements Merino focus

WA woolgrower Andrew Scanlon has done the math and says his Merino gross margin beats that of meat sheep breeds.

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Aussie producers leading the way in on-farm welfare practices despite unfair criticism

Aussie sheep farmers leading the world in animal welfare practices in the face of criticism from animal rights groups.

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'The money is in protein'

Victorian Merino breeder Ricky Luhrs says the consistent money for sheep producers is in protein, rather than exclusive wool production.

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Benchmarking cements Merino focus

WA woolgrower Andrew Scanlon has done the math and says his Merino gross margin beats that of meat sheep breeds.

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Trade lamb indicator dips towards 700c on back of big early summer yardings

Big yardings early this week have put pressure on both sheep and lambs prices.

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Exclusion fences boost processor confidence

Queensland's last small stock export processor is hoping western Queensland graziers are fair dinkum about using their exclusion fences to boost sheep numbers when the season recovers.

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It's like a broken record, China keeps gobbling up our lamb and mutton

The month of November has produced the same old story for Australian sheepmeat exports with China dominating the trade.

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Lamb supply and prices down

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Angus Brown analyses the lamb market.

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Exclusion fences boost processor confidence

Queensland's last small stock export processor is hoping western Queensland graziers are fair dinkum about using their exclusion fences to boost sheep numbers when the season recovers.

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Merino sheep handlers get a dressing down from stud boss

Malcolm Kater, chairman of Egelabra stud, Warren, says too many sheep handlers at Merino shows look "daggy".

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'The money is in protein'

Victorian Merino breeder Ricky Luhrs says the consistent money for sheep producers is in protein, rather than exclusive wool production.

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It's like a broken record, China keeps gobbling up our lamb and mutton

The month of November has produced the same old story for Australian sheepmeat exports with China dominating the trade.

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Aussie producers leading the way in on-farm welfare practices despite unfair criticism

Aussie sheep farmers leading the world in animal welfare practices in the face of criticism from animal rights groups.

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Lamb supply and prices down

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Angus Brown analyses the lamb market.

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Merino sheep handlers get a dressing down from stud boss

Malcolm Kater, chairman of Egelabra stud, Warren, says too many sheep handlers at Merino shows look "daggy".

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Sheep Producers looking for new CEO after departure of Graham Smith

The inaugural CEO of Sheep Producers Australia, Graham Smith, has left the company.

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Sheep Producers looking for new CEO after departure of Graham Smith

Demand shift adding plenty of value to mutton

Old-fashioned with European flavour

Another week, another record at Edenhope

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Aussie food waste bill over $10 billion in 2019

Rabobank's annual food waste survey has found Australians are wasting more than ever.

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Leucaena lovers on tour

With the view to investigating new ways to extend the application of leucaena plantings in Queensland, producers have just wrapped up a tour to Colombia and Paraguay.

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New partnership to promote healthy diet for active Australians: MLA

MLA has partnered with sports dietitians to help promote meat as a part of a health diet.

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Processors stare down 'new territory' of tightening supply

New AMIC chair Gary Hardwick says red meat processing has strong future.

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Resurgence in demand from Vietnam for cattle

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Matt Dalgleish crunches the numbers on live cattle exports.

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Producer reaction to damning footage under fire

Is beef under-estimating activist influence?

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Anti live-ex activists take the fight on-farm

Claims 'standard practices' have been taken out of context.

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Property

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Investors eye off sustainable ag assets

Investment in sustainable agriculture looks to be on the rise as WA Super recently launched the WA Impact Fund, which will use impact investing in different spaces, with one being agriculture.

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Commercial property in the heart of Moora

This is a very workable commercial property in the busy regional centre of Moora.

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Small South West farm a cut above the rest

This property is zoned special rural and has plans for 11 lots for future subdivision to be approved,

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Industry weighs in on foreign investment

Debate on foreign investment of Australian farmland is ignited every time an overseas buyer purchases agricultural land, particularly if it is a property of scale or for a substantial price.

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Photos and Video

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Ag ministers to work 'shoulder to shoulder' to help on drought

State and federal agricultural ministers met in Moree on Tuesday.

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Leadership in the spotlight at Rabobank awards: Photos

Farmers and agribusiness leaders from around Australia were in Auckland to mark the 20th anniversary of Rabobank's leadership awards.

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Nuffield scholar looks at post harvest skilling

A Nuffield scholar's report looks at the need for skill development in packhouses.

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37 photos of hope from across the country

Readers have shared their photos of hope with us for the chance to win $5000 cash

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Hort Innovation holds AGM in Sydney | PHOTOS

Folk from throughout the horticulture landscape attended the 2019 Hort Innovation AGM.

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Weather

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WA pastoralists seek urgent financial support

Next year will be "too late" for State and Federal government assistance to prop up drought-affected pastoralists in WA during their time of need, despite the "fringe" financial measures being made available, according to Hedland Export Depot manager Paul Brown.

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Australia's driest spring according to BOM

Australia has smashed a number of unwanted high temperature and low rainfall records this spring.

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Drought not ready to let go - yet

The drought does not look set to let up this year, but a breakdown in the IOD positive event early next year means better hope next year.

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Monsoon running late

The Bureau of Meteorology predicts a dry December

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