Farm Weekly
Friday, December 1, 2023
Outstanding line-up makes Charolais judging a hard task
With the WA Charolais Societys Silver Calf Charolais competitions champion pen of Charolais cross steers at the Boyanup weaner sale last Wednesday were Elders Collie/Brunswick agent Craig Martin (left), vendors Clayton and Carla Minson, C & C Minson, Roelands and judge Rodney Galati, Brunswick. The winning pen of 11 Charolais-Angus-Friesian cross calves weighed 423kg and later sold to Kalgrains for 230c/kg and $970.
Kane Chatfield • 54m ago
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Local growers look to value-add to rare WA jarrah honey
The original Forest Fresh family members, Suzy (left), Mike, Matthew, Samantha and Katie Fewster.
Mel Williams • 1hr ago
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Blokes get to socialise and vocalise
Brooke Littlewood
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Watheroo mixed farmer Brad Millsteed started #6Bs in 2017. Photo by Jonathon Shaw, Limitless Studios.
Breaking
ACCC gives green light to Coles plan to buy Saputo factories
Carlene Dowie • 1hr ago
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Coles branded milk is processed at factories at Laverton North, Vic, and Erskine Park, NSW. File picture
Dry start to northern Australia wet season
Brooke Littlewood
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Dry start to northern wet season

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Family-style macadamia operation delivering lifestyle and income
Mark Phelps • 54m ago
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Mountain View is a large, family-style macadamia operation providing both lifestyle and income. Picture supplied
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Mid North auction success in SA with large paddock sold for $1.15m
Chris McLennan
Mid North auction success in SA with large paddock sold for $1.15m

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Cropping
Big West Wyalong farm being offloaded by investment fund
The farm fund manager is selling the Timberscombe aggregation at West Wyalong in the Riverina to diversify its agricultural portfolio. Pictures from Duxton Farms
Chris McLennan
New grain port to open at Geelong
Gregor Heard
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CHS Broadbent managing director Steve Broadbent is upbeat about the prospects of his company's new port investment. Photo supplied.
Rainfall a 'game changer' for cotton growers
Gregor Heard
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Cotton growers are more optimistic about the season ahead following good rain in the past week. File photo.
Machinery
Fingerprints could tell us all about our food
Dr Nina Welti is hoping to put together a map of Australian food production. Picture supplied.
Dakota Tait
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A Maximus effort across the Nullarbor
Belinda Morrissy
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Montague Transport had the job of driving a GrainKing 300T mother bin across the Nullarbor to both South Australia and Victoria via the Great Australian Bight. Photo by Tim Montague.
Balers help southern hay season
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The Lyon family has been using Case IH balers for 25 years on its mixed farming business near Albany.
Sheep & Goats
Animals Australia advisory role questioned
Federal MP for O'Connor, Rick Wilson, in a speech to Parliament, called on the government to remove Animals Australia from its role on the live export advisory group, citing illegal behaviour as part of his reasoning.
Tamara Hooper
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Changes to RWS set to be unveiled in new year
Victoria Nugent
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The Responsible Wool Standard is being combined with seven other Textile Exchange fibre standards.
Live export document impasse
Tamara Hooper
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Live export document impasse
Agribusiness
Australians achieve world-first export of live sheep to PNG
The Meatmaster sheep settling in to their raised igloo shed in Papua New Guinea. Pictures supplied.
Sally Gall
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Big West Wyalong farm being offloaded by investment fund
Chris McLennan
The farm fund manager is selling the Timberscombe aggregation at West Wyalong in the Riverina to diversify its agricultural portfolio. Pictures from Duxton Farms
New grain port to open at Geelong
Gregor Heard
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CHS Broadbent managing director Steve Broadbent is upbeat about the prospects of his company's new port investment. Photo supplied.
Politics
Animals Australia advisory role questioned
Federal MP for O'Connor, Rick Wilson, in a speech to Parliament, called on the government to remove Animals Australia from its role on the live export advisory group, citing illegal behaviour as part of his reasoning.
Tamara Hooper
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Govt 'shifted the goalposts' on basin plan: Littleproud
Dakota Tait
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Nationals leader David Littleproud has slammed the government's overhaul of the Murray-Darling Basin plan. Picture supplied.
MP wary of country school bus changes
Bree Swift
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The Nationals WA MP for Roe and spokesperson for education Peter Rundle is concerned some regional School Bus Service routes could be sacrificed in order to fund new, additional routes in the Albany area.
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Zown is a safe, positive mobile app for children aged between eight and 14. Picture Zown
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Waterways, wine and wildlife are the order of this cruise
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Impressive cliffs scoured by the river over millions of years along the Murray River. Picture Shutterstock
Australian Dairy Conference to explore the power of purpose
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Delegates at the 2023 Australian Dairy Conference at Hobart. Picture supplied
FNQ sunn hemp trials show big potential
Cane grower Neil Maitland is excited by the possibilities for the rotational and cash crop.
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Cane grower Neil Maitland, Aloomba in an abundant crop of sunn hemp which has huge potential as a nitrogen-fixing rotation crop. Picture supplied
A new take on hiring: How Collar® Group is revolutionising the recruitment industry
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Collar® Group is transforming the recruitment sector and taking the industry by storm. Picture supplied by Collar
Rural Life
Women in Ag shine at Bendigo national conference and gala dinner
Ben Loughran
Samantha Jewel, Kirsten Diprose, Emma Coath. Picture by Enzo Tomasiello.
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Breaking
ACCC gives green light to Coles plan to buy Saputo factories
Carlene Dowie • 1hr ago
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Coles branded milk is processed at factories at Laverton North, Vic, and Erskine Park, NSW. File picture
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
First gen seedstock producer awarded $10,000 scholarship
Kelly Butterworth
Winner of the 2023 scholarship Jake Phillips, Naracoorte, South Australia (right), with ARCBA independent chair Thomas George. Picture by Kelly Butterworth.
Sale to cap off Braford NSW 50th anniversary
Matt Sherrington
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The 50th anniversary celebrations will also include the National Braford AGM, to be held at West Tamworth. Picture supplied
Special Features
Another fight is looming over grower payments to AWI
Chris McLennan
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George Millington, Emma Weston and Neil Jackson have been appointed directors of Australian Wool Innovation.
Public holiday-induced short weeks to further impact livestock markets
Leann Dax
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Kym and Gavin Harvie, Booleroo Centre, SA, at the Jamestown, SA, ewe market. Pictures by Vanessa Binks