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Boutique woollen mills thriving amid COVID yarn-buying boom

Well-maintained infrastructure at Lake King

House with history and close to town

Move straight in for peaceful lifestyle

Cropping

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Multiple challenges ahead for agriculture

Marchagee grower Michael O'Callaghan believes machinery and parts supply issues, fertiliser prices and staffing shortages are making times more difficult for farmers.

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Bumper harvest forces Tammin bin to shut

On November 25, Farm Weekly reported that barley segregations at Tammin had shut due to the good crop yields in the area, with the situation escalating earlier this week as the entire site suspended its service and is unlikely to start up again due to a lack of rail availability.

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Barley field trial sets 8t/ha benchmark

The experiments focused on developing new yield benchmarks on ameliorated soils comparing genetic, environmental and management factors that have the potential to drive yield and push productivity.

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Australian wheat crop upgraded to a bin bursting record

Perceptions about the 2023 crop will determine whether wheat prices can go higher in the post-harvest period.

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GrainCorp puts out a further call for workers

GrainCorp is on the hunt for more workers, particularly in the south, as the wild November weather takes its toll on staff movements.

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Wide row spacing boosts lupin crop yields

A good looking lupin crop doesn't necessarily mean it's going to yield well and quite often there is an inverse relationship between biomass and yield.

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Bigger crops a chance to expand storage

As of November 28 more than 9.1 million tonnes of grain had been delivered to the CBH supply network.

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Companion planting to tackle weed control

Companion planting and intercropping is an option that growers can consider to bolster the competitiveness of an otherwise uncompetitive but valuable crop in the rotation.

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Bumper harvest forces Tammin bin to shut

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ANALYSIS

Australian wheat crop upgraded to a bin bursting record

Perceptions about the 2023 crop will determine whether wheat prices can go higher in the post-harvest period.

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Bigger crops a chance to expand storage

As of November 28 more than 9.1 million tonnes of grain had been delivered to the CBH supply network.

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Record crop in spite of downgrades

ABARES is forecasting Australia's largest winter crop on record with the expected 58.4m tonnes topping 16-17's 56.7m tonnes.

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High school trainees ease labour shortage

At the beginning of last year John Sanderson started looking at getting a New Zealander over for seeding and harvest, as they can keep coming back, but then COVID hit, forcing a rethink.

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GrainCorp puts out a further call for workers

GrainCorp is on the hunt for more workers, particularly in the south, as the wild November weather takes its toll on staff movements.

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Wide row spacing boosts lupin crop yields

A good looking lupin crop doesn't necessarily mean it's going to yield well and quite often there is an inverse relationship between biomass and yield.

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Companion planting to tackle weed control

Companion planting and intercropping is an option that growers can consider to bolster the competitiveness of an otherwise uncompetitive but valuable crop in the rotation.

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Another record-breaking delivery week

More than 9 million tonnes of grain has been delivered to CBH so far this harvest.

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Sheep

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Relative calm to keep wool market afloat

Trade anticipates calm conditions for wool leading into the Christmas recess.

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Live exporter to get its licence back

Emanuel Exports will be able to return to the live export game.

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Wool market continues to drift along, with some bullish signs for the new year

As wool prices pick up marginally, the futures market is somewhat bullish from January to June.

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2.5yo ewes sell to $268 at Katanning sale

There were 39 registered bidders who quickly snapped up the yarding of 8236 ewes and lambs.

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Live exporter to get its licence back

Emanuel Exports will be able to return to the live export game.

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Taking shape: Australia's largest genomics centre under construction

The $11 million facility will allow Neogen Corporation to consolidate its operations.

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Shock govt probe into AWI's finances and governance

The federal government is launching an investigation into the finances of Australian Wool Innovation.

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Labour shortage to squeeze processors

It could only be a matter of time before the entire industry is hit with a "huge amount of pain", should staff absenteeism continue.

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Bigger yardings put pressure on trade lamb prices

Increased yardings are putting downward pressure on trade lamb prices, but the market remains strong compared to last year's pre-Christmas prices.

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Taking shape: Australia's largest genomics centre under construction

The $11 million facility will allow Neogen Corporation to consolidate its operations.

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Shock govt probe into AWI's finances and governance

The federal government is launching an investigation into the finances of Australian Wool Innovation.

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2.5yo ewes sell to $268 at Katanning sale

There were 39 registered bidders who quickly snapped up the yarding of 8236 ewes and lambs.

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Labour shortage to squeeze processors

It could only be a matter of time before the entire industry is hit with a "huge amount of pain", should staff absenteeism continue.

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Wool market continues to drift along, with some bullish signs for the new year

As wool prices pick up marginally, the futures market is somewhat bullish from January to June.

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Bigger yardings put pressure on trade lamb prices

Increased yardings are putting downward pressure on trade lamb prices, but the market remains strong compared to last year's pre-Christmas prices.

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Strong lamb supply no threat to prices

Lamb prices continue to remain strong, even as yardings increase.

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Pingelly and Hyden lambs share award

Jeremy and Jenny James, Glenorie Enterprises, Hyden and Jim and Tamara Powell, Pingelly, both used impressive bases of Prime SAMM, White Suffolk and Merino genetics to record their 100 per cent WAMMCO sweet spots.

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Strong lamb supply no threat to prices

Pingelly and Hyden lambs share award

Nothing out of the ordinary is expected for wool in the short term

Proxies help AWI's preferred candidates win the day

Cattle

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Harvest Road expands its WA beef footprint

Twiggy Forrest's Harvest Road grows cattle and beef supply chain with purchase of iconic farm

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Steer weaners sell to $2444 at Boyanup

Overall values eased roughly $100 but with further investigation, a fair share of that was caused by average weights being over 20kg less than the previous week's sale.

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'We're part of Australia's meat industry': v2foods

Plant-based proteins are no vegan fad, says v2foods CEO

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Milestone sale offers 1000 well-bred calves

The milestone sale will be held at the Muchea Livestock Centre on Friday, December 10.

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Monitoring program to reduce calf loss

As part of the project, DPIRD's livestock research officer Tim Schatz used GPS-tracking collars and birth sensor systems to monitor about 200 cows over the 2019-2020 calving seasons.

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Labour shortage to squeeze processors

It could only be a matter of time before the entire industry is hit with a "huge amount of pain", should staff absenteeism continue.

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Zanda Award expands with an innovation summit

MLA partners Zanda McDonald Award to kickstart a new event for young leaders

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AgTrader National

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Winning the war against weeds

Helping farmers clean up their paddocks since 2016.

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Beef Week's back

FOR 30 years, Stock & Land Beef Week has been a highlight in seedstock producers' calendars.

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Save your power

The benefit of making, using, and storing one's own power was brought to front of mind during the Australian bushfires where some properties were faced with an uncertain wait before power was restored.

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All the big thrills in a smaller machine

Over the years, Bourgault Australia has become a household name among broadacre farmers.

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The X-factor solution for harvesting

Introducing John Deere's new model harvester, the X Series.

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Grain cleaner reduces mice impact

Farmers are minimising the cost of grain with grain cleaners.

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FUCHS Lubricants are made in Australia

GREAT people manufacturing locally in Australia and developing proven products - that's how some of the biggest names in agriculture regard FUCHS Lubricants.

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Life of machinery can be prolonged using quality products that avoid wear and tear

Knowing wear mechanisms in key machinery enables these to be put on the maintenance radar.

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Coronavirus

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Victoria, NSW open border to 'free travel'

Victoria has completely thrown open its border to NSW, even to those not fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Agtech for COVID compliance pays off

How agribusiness has had to pivot to keep workers safer in a COVID world

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Shearers threaten to abandon Victoria because of vaccine mandate

Victorian shearers are threatening to take their handpieces and head across the border to escape vaccination mandates.

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NSW pub owners reckon regions get the rough end of the stick in roadmap

Unvaccinated people will lose freedoms from October 11, despite the regional rollout being slow.

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Truckies entering Qld face new vax rules

Drivers using a Freight Pass will need to have had one dose of a vaccine by October 15 and be fully vaccinated by November 15.

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Rex and Qantas make staff vaccination compulsory

Aviation industry moving towards compulsory vaccination.

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2021 AgQuip field days cancelled

The field days have been shelved for this year but a new event is on the horizon.

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Watchdog to probe Vic border exemptions

Victoria's ombudsman is investigating the health department's handling of border exemptions after more than 80 stranded Victorians have complained to the watchdog.

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Property

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Well-maintained infrastructure at Lake King

The property consists of 6643 hectares of thoughtfully cleared farmland providing a total cropping area of 4786 ha or grazing area of 4850 ha, on six titles.

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House with history and close to town

The home sits on 40.35 hectares of freehold land which features the typical rich red sandy clay loams of the region and are highly productive.

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Move straight in for peaceful lifestyle

Some of the many feature include: five kilometres to the schools and shopping precinct, reticulated grounds, ideal horse property, high quality water filtration system and a solar hot water system.

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Established grazing and hay opportunity

1462 Coronation Road, Waroona, is in excellent condition with strong clover and rye pastures which have been augmented by annual fertiliser and lime inputs.

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Severe storms, more floods predicted for rest of week

High rainfall, damaging winds and potentially large hailstones expected throughout parts of the nation.

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South Kipper sold for $3.2 million | Video

The hectare Brisbane Valley property South Kipper has sold for $3.2 million.

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Heatwave in west, flooding on the east coast

Forecasts for high temperatures over the interior and west coast while the east coast continues to be battered by storm activity.

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Kingston sold before auction | Video

The 164 hectare Glen Innes district property Kingston has sold before auction.

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Storms expected to increase and flooding to persist in eastern Australia

Meteorologist Jackson Browne said rain will effect New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania during the BoM severe weather update on Wednesday.

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Weather

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Severe storms, more floods predicted for rest of week

High rainfall, damaging winds and potentially large hailstones expected throughout parts of the nation.

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Heatwave in west, flooding on the east coast

Forecasts for high temperatures over the interior and west coast while the east coast continues to be battered by storm activity.

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Storms expected to increase and flooding to persist in eastern Australia

Meteorologist Jackson Browne said rain will effect New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Tasmania during the BoM severe weather update on Wednesday.

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Wild week widens range of wheat quality issues

It was the Riverina's turn to cop wild weather last week, widening the area of NSW likely to suffer major grain quality downgrading.

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