Farm Weekly
Monday, August 8
Digging deep on clay application rates
Josh and Shannon Goad, Kojaneerup, are the demonstration site hosts for Stirlings to Coast Farmers and are also clay spreading contractors. They are the owners of all the machines used, with the spreading machine made in Western Australia by Nufab Industries.
Shannon Beattie • 2hrs ago
Banana freckle outbreak much bigger than first feared
HARD TO LICK: The banana freckle outbreak in the NT is worse than first feared.
Chris McLennan • 1hr ago
Guest speakers primed for Mingenew talkfest
Former Australian cricketer and Lifeline ambassador Brad Hogg is one of the guest speakers locked in for the McIntosh & Son Mingenew Midwest Expo.
Iris provides fashion inspiration
Caitlyn Burling
Iris and Wool founder Emily Riggs with her two children Sam (4) and Lucy (nearly 2) on the Riggs familys South Australian property near Burra, where they run a flock of 15,000 Merino sheep.
Wool testing numbers have increased
Mal Gill

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Property
Off the grid living on a small farm in the west
Chris McLennan
INCOME PRODUCER: Run some stock and enjoy living off the grid. Pictures: Elders.
Farm auction a big success
Jasmine Peart
Celebrating the auction, were Colin Lindley (left), who bought the Guests block, Dan Barnett, the Home Farm buyer, with vendors John, Renae, Kane and Madison Corsini, Sandford View Farms and Elders Real Estate agent Will Morris.

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Cropping
Prestigious award for Grampians winery
EASY RIESY: Nicole Thomson, Best's Wines, was delighted with the success of the winery's 2021 Foudre Ferment riesling, which took out James Halliday wine of the year last week.
Gregor Heard • 55m ago
Analysis
Ukraine and price discovery topics at AGIC
Nathan Cattle, Clear Grain Exchange
Farmers to cross the Rubicon with Hardi sprayer
Gregor Heard
HARDI BREED: Hardi Australia national sales manager Zac Harnett at the Mallee Machinery Field Days earlier this week.
Machinery
Plenty planned for big one-day event
Jasmine Peart
New combines set the standard
There is plenty of harvest-maximising technology featured in the John Deere S-Series combine harvesters.
Farmers to cross the Rubicon with Hardi sprayer
Gregor Heard
HARDI BREED: Hardi Australia national sales manager Zac Harnett at the Mallee Machinery Field Days earlier this week.
Sheep & Goats
Iris provides fashion inspiration
Iris and Wool founder Emily Riggs with her two children Sam (4) and Lucy (nearly 2) on the Riggs familys South Australian property near Burra, where they run a flock of 15,000 Merino sheep.
Caitlyn Burling
Wool testing numbers have increased
Mal Gill
South African wool growers fight China export ban
Chris McLennan
FMD WORRY: Like Australia, South Africa is heavily reliant on sales of its wool to China.
Agribusiness
Prestigious award for Grampians winery
EASY RIESY: Nicole Thomson, Best's Wines, was delighted with the success of the winery's 2021 Foudre Ferment riesling, which took out James Halliday wine of the year last week.
Gregor Heard • 55m ago
Ron set to enjoy the quieter life
Jasmine Peart
Elders Real Estates Ron Dewson (left), with Graeme Spock Taylor, Elders Lake Grace/Dumbleyung.
Scholars get together for an update
Mal Gill
Byfields director Craig Lane (left), 2000 Nuffield scholar Andrew Fowler and wife Marie, Esperance and 2006 Nuffield scholar Dave Fulwood, Cunderdin. Byfields was a sponsor of the Nuffield WA annual luncheon.
Politics
Ditch your Bali thongs or risk another shutdown
Holidaymakers Ange Roulestan and Kerstan Unsworth, of Tasmania, on Kuta beach, Bali. Picture: Donna Page
Donna Page
'Not here, there are no problems': why Ketut's foot and mouth thoughts should scare you
Donna Page
Farmer Ketut Suwitera with his 12 cattle, near Ubud in Bali. Picture: Donna Page
Nats vote against putting regions first in climate action policy
Jamieson Murphy
NOT SUPPORTED: Nationals leader David Littleproud says although well meaning, the amendments didn't properly address the impacts of climate policy in the region. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Rural Life
Sustainability more than buzzword for berry industry
Ashley Walmsley
Some of the Mountain Blue crew taking the time out for a photo at the impressive stand.
BerryQuest International draws big crowd | PHOTOS
Ashley Walmsley
Marty Inderbitzin, Qld and Josh McGuinness, Mountain Blue, NSW.
Recommended
Precision technology improves efficiencies without the capital cost
WORKS ON ALL MACHINERY: The i4M monitoring and control systems can be used on existing machinery regardless of brand or type.
1hr ago
All roads lead to Eidsvold bull sale
Alan Welburn
GOOD TYPE:4NG R19E Lot 3 Clare Robin Hood is a prime example of the quality being offered at the Eidsvold Saleyards by Clare Charolais and Elridge Charolais. Photo: Supplied
The Belmont Red edge's clear in Koumala op
Matt Sherrington
Great buy: The Wahroonga Belmont Red bull, which Rod Knutsen and Jane Lindner purchased in 2019, with some of his progeny on their property in Koumala, south of Sarina.
Functional female focus for 3R
FIRST BULL SALE: 3R will offer 40 12 to 18-month-old bulls on September 14 at Goonoo Goonoo Station. All bulls are bred with the commercial producer and Australian beef industry in mind.
Proven performance at Circle 8
Ruth Schwager
EXCEPTIONAL GENETICS: Jeremy and Carmen Cooper, pictured with their dog Maple, will have a large selection of S-drop females available in their 2022 sale on September 9, along with 70 Angus bulls.
Dairy
Recovery lies in 'connection and community', says The Unbreakable Farmer
Jodie O'Sullivan
STRENGTH IN CONNECTION: Warren Davies, The Unbreakable Farmer, says people are our most 'precious resource' ... he will speak at a community event at Corryong, Vic, on August 12. Picture: SUPPLIED
Certainty and systems underpin business growth for Victorian dairy farm
Managing risk: Dairy farmer Jade Clymo with his son Fynn and their new Entegra barn. Picture: Supplied
Studstock
The Belmont Red edge's clear in Koumala op
Matt Sherrington
Great buy: The Wahroonga Belmont Red bull, which Rod Knutsen and Jane Lindner purchased in 2019, with some of his progeny on their property in Koumala, south of Sarina.
A stellar return for Yarrawonga Poll Merinos at Hamilton
Philippe Perez
LONG TIME BETWEEN SALES: Elders NSW stud stock and sheep specialist Scott Thrift representing the buyer Warralea, Gairdner, WA, and Yarrawonga principal Steve Phillips, Harden, NSW, with the top-priced ram Lot 72, M22341.
Special Features
Has the decade long price run-up met its peak?
Kristen Frost
ATTENDEES: Simon Prior, Thomas Foods International, and Mel Simonds, Thornby, Sanderston, SA, were at the recent Mount Pleasant, SA, market.
'Keep calm and carry on' over FMD, says analyst
Andrew Miller
TEMPORARY DROP: Delaney Livestock and Property auctioneer Anthony Delaney says he expects the dip in store cattle numbers to only be temporary.