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WA barley plant up by 10pc, says ABARES

Pastures from Space service now improved

Abandoning the ship on biosecurity

Cropping

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New focus on big data for grower profitability

The GRDC is venturing into the transformative field of machine learning to help drive profitability gains for Australian grain growers.

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CBH dangles carrot for earlier estimates

CBH said it was keen to better plan its services this year and was offering the incentive to help with site preparations for harvest.

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Barley still building for its biggest WA planting

WESTERN Australia is still looking at its biggest ever barley planting this year, according to the Grain Industry Association of WA's (GIWA) latest crop report.

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No further India lentil impost for Australia

Contrary to what the Aussie pulse sector first believed, Australia will not be subject to increased tariffs on lentil exports to India.

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Bayer splashes big dollars on glyphosate alternatives

Bayer has put up big dollars to develop alternatives to glyphosate, but an Aussie farm leader warns they need to consider farming systems.

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Big turnaround leads to urea shortages

Fertiliser importers say shipments of urea are soon to land, easing the current shortage of the fertiliser, caused by sudden demand.

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WA barley plant up by 10pc, says ABARES

THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is forecasting a winter crop production of 14.4 million tonnes for Western Australia.

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Paddock planner extension queried by growers

CBH has extended its Paddock Planner crop planning system but not all growers are happy about the move.

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CBH dangles carrot for earlier estimates

CBH said it was keen to better plan its services this year and was offering the incentive to help with site preparations for harvest.

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No further India lentil impost for Australia

Contrary to what the Aussie pulse sector first believed, Australia will not be subject to increased tariffs on lentil exports to India.

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WA barley plant up by 10pc, says ABARES

THE Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) is forecasting a winter crop production of 14.4 million tonnes for Western Australia.

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Crops are coping well despite the late start

Frank and his wife Carlia have put in 4250 hectares of canola, oats, barley and wheat this year and with the crop up and out of the ground, this latest rain will certainly help it to keep ticking along in the short term.

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Wheat imports hit our shore

The first shipment of Manildra's Canadian wheat imports has arrived at Port Kembla as debate rages about remaining Aussie wheat stocks.

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Bayer splashes big dollars on glyphosate alternatives

Bayer has put up big dollars to develop alternatives to glyphosate, but an Aussie farm leader warns they need to consider farming systems.

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Big turnaround leads to urea shortages

Fertiliser importers say shipments of urea are soon to land, easing the current shortage of the fertiliser, caused by sudden demand.

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Paddock planner extension queried by growers

CBH has extended its Paddock Planner crop planning system but not all growers are happy about the move.

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Cotton values to dip

A Rabobank analyst believes Australia cotton prices will fall in the second half of the year on the back of sluggish global demand.

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Sheep

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Work starts on sheep feed facility

Construction underway on new facility to advance WA sheep meat research and development

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Lamb fights for market share

Domestic lamb consumption rates will be just one of the hot topics at Lambition 2019 in Bendigo on July 20.

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Top chef plates the best for Lambition

Meat & Livestock Australia corporate chef Sam Burke will attempt to outdo his amazing menu from Lambition 2018 at the 2019 event on July 20.

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Mulesing pain relief pressure grows | Video

Pressure is mounting to adopt mandatory pain relief for sheep subject to mulesing.

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Lamb fights for market share

Domestic lamb consumption rates will be just one of the hot topics at Lambition 2019 in Bendigo on July 20.

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Prime SAMM lambs up and running

Graydon Bond has been in Quairading for his entire life, on the family farm settled by his great-grandfather, but the Prime SAMMs have only been in the picture for a decade.

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Export sales should see lamb prices hit new records

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Angus Brown writes about export lamb prices.

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Lamb industry faces market juggling act

The drought and soaring demand for Australian lamb means the industry will target the best-value markets with its reduced supply of product.

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Increase in the flock remains a hostage to rainfall

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Andrew Woods writes about Australia's flock projections.

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Export sales should see lamb prices hit new records

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Angus Brown writes about export lamb prices.

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Livestock carrier looks east for work

Changes to the live export industry are impacting on rural businesses with one transporter looking to move east for more opportunities.

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Mulesing pain relief pressure grows | Video

Pressure is mounting to adopt mandatory pain relief for sheep subject to mulesing.

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Lamb industry faces market juggling act

The drought and soaring demand for Australian lamb means the industry will target the best-value markets with its reduced supply of product.

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Top chef plates the best for Lambition

Meat & Livestock Australia corporate chef Sam Burke will attempt to outdo his amazing menu from Lambition 2018 at the 2019 event on July 20.

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Increase in the flock remains a hostage to rainfall

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Andrew Woods writes about Australia's flock projections.

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Livestock carrier looks east for work

Changes to the live export industry are impacting on rural businesses with one transporter looking to move east for more opportunities.

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Garnett appointed as youth ambassador

A WA sheep breeder has being appointed as one of two youth ambassadors by WoolProducers Australia.

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Garnett appointed as youth ambassador

Record mutton price a surprise for Wests

Wham, bam, thank you lamb

How to keep lamb soaring to new highs

Cattle

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China helps drive a spike in live cattle exports

Exports of both feeder and breeder cattle out of Australia have surged in the first five months of this year.

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Brazil beef back into China after BSE scare

Brazilian beef has regained access to the red-hot China market after a temporary ban caused by the discovery of an atypical case of BSE.

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Herd liquidation pace continues to escalate

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Angus Brown writes about female cattle slaughter levels.

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Beef industry continues to slaughter its future, thanks to drought

Latest MLA data confirm the record rate of slaughter among Australia's cattle breeding herd at a time when exportr are booming.

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Are fake meat company's shares selling at a price beyond belief?

Beyond Meat's share price soars after the company's float on the Nasdaq in the United States.

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Full steam ahead for live export conference in Townsville

Townsville will host a major national conference on the livestock export trade at the end of next October.

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Sydney University research teams tackling the heavy cost of BRD in feedlots

Research teams from Sydney University have made significant strides towards helping cattle feedlots counter the impact of bovine respiratory disease (BRD).

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The Coopers Couch

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Coopers Couch E4: The tougher the season, the higher the potential for scours

Sponsored Content: Calf scours costs the industry more than $23 million per year. Vet Steph Bullen explains how you can protect your herd.

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The Coopers Couch E5: Lice eating away at profits

Sheep lice may be tiny but the financial burden they place upon the industry is gargantuan. With a cool dry season almost upon us, producers cannot afford to ignore this bio-security threat.

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The Coopers Couch E3: Ongoing dry creates the perfect storm for Pinkeye

Sponsored content: Cases of pinkeye are on the rise across the country due to the dry and dusty conditions bought on by drought, but there is a solution.

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Property

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Minimise your risk with quality farmland

This property has been owned and operated by the same family for more than 50 years.

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Premium Millbrook property will impress

It may be a small landholding but this could be 'the farm' you've been searching for.

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CPC results defy tough environment

Adverse conditions and the sell down of properties have not dampened CPC's 2019 financials.

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Photos and Video

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Farmer Ken reads to the kids

Warialda Public School's reading program goes viral

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Pratt's Waroona offers scale | Video

The Waroona aggregation is listed at $130/acre (about $13.34 million) through TopX Longreach.

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From Argentina to Aussie agtech - Twynam son's life journey

Agricultural investor and innovative technology enthusiast, Markus Kahlbetzer, shared some thoughts at the Farm Writers Association of NSW's Agribuzz event.

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'Speed breeder' Lee Hickey scores major agrifood award

Dr Lee Hickey has played a key role in developing technology that enables up to six generations a year for major crops.

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Mulesing pain relief pressure grows | Video

Pressure is mounting to adopt mandatory pain relief for sheep subject to mulesing.

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Weather

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Hinck calls for open mind on grain imports

RECEIVING 14 millimetres out of last week's cold fronts has been a benefit to crops on the Hinck family property at Hyden.

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Crops are coping well despite the late start

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Winter crop improvement but still behind average

Solid May rainfall in southern Australia has bolstered national winter crop prospects but a below average year is still likely.

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Late break to the season lifts spirits

The late break to the season has been welcomed by farmers across the State.

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