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Pastoral rent rise puts industry at risk

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Cropping

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Why we need to clean out the Grain Shed

In this week's The Gauge Oscar Pearse compares the reform currently underway in the red meat sector to the grains industry.

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New wheat varieties stand up strong

The old poser that wheat varieties of the past are tougher in tough conditions has been debunked, with QUT researchers involved in the work.

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Newcastle port wins critical Nats backing

The push for a container port at Newcastle is gathering momentum after the NSW National Party voted in favour of supporting the project.

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Host of opportunities to learn at IG Ballarat

The countdown is on to Innovation Generation 2019 - to be held in Ballarat.

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Weed Smart week aims to get management right

The next Weed Smart event will be held in Horsham, where people can learn more about the six tactics to stop problem weeds.

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Rain prompts nitrogen shortage

WA farmers looking to turn around a late season may find a critical shortage of nitrogen fertilisers available this month.

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Industry needs to look beyond pesticides

You've heard the case for the use of herbicides, here is a veterinary scientist's take on why we should look for alternatives.

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Researchers using their noodle

Australian wheat industry officials are trying to ensure we can maintain lucrative noodle markets in south-east Asian markets.

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New wheat varieties stand up strong

The old poser that wheat varieties of the past are tougher in tough conditions has been debunked, with QUT researchers involved in the work.

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Host of opportunities to learn at IG Ballarat

The countdown is on to Innovation Generation 2019 - to be held in Ballarat.

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Industry needs to look beyond pesticides

You've heard the case for the use of herbicides, here is a veterinary scientist's take on why we should look for alternatives.

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Southern, western rain bolsters feed grain prospects

It refuses to rain in northern NSW and southern Queensland, but elsewhere there have been good falls boosting national crop prospects.

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USDA surprise on corn plantings sees market slump

The USDA's shock planting figures for the US corn crop saw grain prices go into a flat spin earlier this week.

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Weed Smart week aims to get management right

The next Weed Smart event will be held in Horsham, where people can learn more about the six tactics to stop problem weeds.

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Rain prompts nitrogen shortage

WA farmers looking to turn around a late season may find a critical shortage of nitrogen fertilisers available this month.

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Researchers using their noodle

Australian wheat industry officials are trying to ensure we can maintain lucrative noodle markets in south-east Asian markets.

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Disease break critical to manage fusarium

A sound rotation is the key to minimising the threat of the deadly fungal disease fusarium.

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Sheep

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Country's sheep on showcase at Bendigo

The 142nd Australian Sheep & Wool Show promises to be much more than an agricultural event.

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Quality Suffolk lamb produced at Blue Rock

Deva Weitman has been involved with Suffolk sheep since she was 12-years-old and is convinced the eating quality of the breed is hard to beat.

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Perfect storm brewing in lamb industry

Seasonal conditions across large sections of Australia continue to bite rapidly driving ewe numbers down writes Jason Trompf

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Optimising lamb surival at Yerong Creek

Scanning ewes into early and late management groups is helping this Yerong Creek producer boost lamb survival.

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Quality Suffolk lamb produced at Blue Rock

Deva Weitman has been involved with Suffolk sheep since she was 12-years-old and is convinced the eating quality of the breed is hard to beat.

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Wool producers wary of potential 'traps' in Australia-EU trade agreement

WoolProducers Australia wants a rewrite of key sections of the draft Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement to protect local livestock producers.

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Hardy breed handles Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island, SA, Polwarth breeders, the McArdle family, have been coming to the Australian Sheep & Wool Show for more than 10 years.

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Mutton prices on trend at historic highs

Mutton prices may ease towards the end of winter but, at historic highs, there will be little cause for producer complaint.

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Fewer ewes in the east, but more in the west

There is little doubt the sheep flock is on the wane with the dry weather writes Mecardo's Angus Brown

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Hardy breed handles Kangaroo Island

Kangaroo Island, SA, Polwarth breeders, the McArdle family, have been coming to the Australian Sheep & Wool Show for more than 10 years.

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Coles offers record $10 a kg for lambs in a bid to secure supplies

The great lamb supply squeeze is worsening with Coles offering record forward contracts of $10 a kg in August for new-season suckers.

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Optimising lamb surival at Yerong Creek

Scanning ewes into early and late management groups is helping this Yerong Creek producer boost lamb survival.

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Mutton prices on trend at historic highs

Mutton prices may ease towards the end of winter but, at historic highs, there will be little cause for producer complaint.

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Perfect storm brewing in lamb industry

Seasonal conditions across large sections of Australia continue to bite rapidly driving ewe numbers down writes Jason Trompf

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Fewer ewes in the east, but more in the west

There is little doubt the sheep flock is on the wane with the dry weather writes Mecardo's Angus Brown

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Coles offers record $10 a kg for lambs in a bid to secure supplies

The great lamb supply squeeze is worsening with Coles offering record forward contracts of $10 a kg in August for new-season suckers.

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Please, comrade, can we have more Australian sheepmeat?

Losing 25 per cent of the world's largest pig herd spurs China's quest for protein.

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Please, comrade, can we have more Australian sheepmeat?

Legally blind but vying for state team honour

Export success making life difficult for local consumers

Tarndie spinning top Polwarth fleece

Cattle

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National cattle herd to hit 24 year low

The ABS has pegged the cattle herd at 26.4 million writes Mecardo's Robert Herrmann

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Carcoar weaner steers sell to $1210 high

There was very solid support from Southern Tablelands and Victorian buyers during the CTLX, Carcoar, store sale on Friday.

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Heifer development to be researched

The University of Adelaid has been given MLA funding to look at the links between heifer health and calving rates, and herd profitability.

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US BBQ season pushing demand for lean Aussie beef

Demand for lean beef has lifted the amount of manufacturing cuts being exported to the US, and also the price. But with Australia still in the grip of drought in many areas, can supply meet demand?

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Impatience a virtue for champion cow

PATIENCE paid off for third-time supreme champion female Miss Impatience and exhibitor Brooke Weir

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It's all about finding best value for our beef

The drought-triggered liquidation of the beef breeding herd has raised fears Australia might not be able to service some of its export markets.

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'Complete package' Brahman claims broadribbon

DESPITE coming from a family of Santa Gertrudis breeders, it was Will Weirs' Brahman bulls that won over the judge at the Alice Springs, NT, Show during judging on Friday.

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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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Pastoral rent rise puts industry at risk

The State government recently announced that pastoral lease holders would have their rents increased.

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Property ready and waiting to be farmed

"Glenmorri ticks most of the boxes."

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Premium, mixed farm soon to be auctioned

This highly productive enterprise consists of about 633 hectares, 40 kilometres west of Mt Barker.

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Rural retreat which oozes historic charm

It's the first time that Grassdale has been offered to the market.

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Photos and Video

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Mackay Macadamias offered with 32,000 trees | Video

Mackay Macadamias features 54 hectares of trees with scope for expansion.

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Country's sheep on showcase at Bendigo

The 142nd Australian Sheep & Wool Show promises to be much more than an agricultural event.

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Herd of Hope delivers outback charity to city kids

Rural charity reaches out to give children from organ donor families a taste of station life.

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Australian Ag gets insight into virtual tools

Augmented, or virtual, reality is now used in many industries and by business in Australia and round the world. This week Australian Agriculture is getting an idea of the tools it can provide to help them and also how it is being used to market what they produce to global consumers.

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Future of industry on show at Alice Springs

A student who began working with cattle earlier this year has won the Rabobank Encouragers award.

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Weather

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Fronts deliver good rain to most areas

GOOD follow up rains across the agricultural area on Thursday and Friday last week have further boosted crop prospects, but there was a risk of frosts this week with a high pressure ridge stationary over the lower half of the State.

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Estimates point to more wheat planted

The estimated area cropped to wheat in Western Australia has jumped seven per cent since June according to the latest Grain Industry Association of WA's (GIWA) crop report.

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Steady rain sets up the season

The second front to hit the State in a fortnight made landfall on the weekend bringing much needed rain across the regions from as far north as the Pilbara down to Esperance.

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Cold snap bites hard with coldest temps in decades recorded

Australia has endured its first cold snap this year, with a persistent high pressure system leading to some freezing overnight temperatures.

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