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Grains industry news in brief

All the news from the grains sector at home and abroad.

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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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GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

Robert Spurway, Fonterra chief operating officer, will head up the GrainCorp business if it gets approval to offload its malt business.

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Harvest deliveries in most zones ease

Harvest deliveries into the CBH network have slowed down over the past week and a half with 1.4 million tonnes delivered across the network, taking the season tally to 8.63mt.

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Crop export values to drop

The total value of Australia's cropping exports is expected to drop to levels not seen for at least five years due to the drought.

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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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GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

Robert Spurway, Fonterra chief operating officer, will head up the GrainCorp business if it gets approval to offload its malt business.

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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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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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Harvest deliveries in most zones ease

Harvest deliveries into the CBH network have slowed down over the past week and a half with 1.4 million tonnes delivered across the network, taking the season tally to 8.63mt.

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Crop export values to drop

The total value of Australia's cropping exports is expected to drop to levels not seen for at least five years due to the drought.

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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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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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'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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Lamb supply and prices down

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Lamb supply and prices down

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

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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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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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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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Merino sheep handlers get a dressing down from stud boss

Sheep Producers looking for new CEO after departure of Graham Smith

Demand shift adding plenty of value to mutton

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Progress made on red meat MoU recommendations: RMAC

RMAC has had another meeting on the MoU recommendations.

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Hand me a can of paint, the cattle need to be striped

Japanese research finds zebra-like stripes halve the flies landing on cattle.

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Swine fever border efforts receive $66m boost

More officers, detector dogs and state-of-the-art x-ray machines on the front line.

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Beefing up trade strengths via sustainability

Initiative to allow producers to measure their practices against sustainability standards.

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The new ways beef is making its way onto menus

Cut-by-cook, subprimals and brands open doors but all are underpinned by quality eating promise

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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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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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