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Beef

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Research points to higher omega-3s in organic milk and meat

Research points to higher omega-3s in organic milk and meat

Meta-analysis looks at nutritional differences of organic livestock.

Heatwaves wash over livestock country

Heatwaves wash over livestock country

Heatwave week: Give working dogs a few days off.

Angus society rings in 100 years

Angus society rings in 100 years

Angus 2019 conference plans underway, set for Albury in late May.

Restockers benched but weaner premium holds

Restockers benched but weaner premium holds

Fears 2019 cattle shortage will be severe.

Quality bulls on offer this season

Quality bulls on offer this season

With the start of a new stud stock bull selling season around the corner, now is as good a time as any to revisit some pointers worth thinking about when in the market for a new sire.

Live-ex producers demand answers on staged footage claims

Live-ex producers demand answers on staged footage claims

Producer groups want inquiry into Animals Australia.

Studstock

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All rolled into a single week

All rolled into a single week

Wanting quality weaners, Hamilton is your one stop beef shop

Casteton plays the team game

Casterton has missed the mayhem of the drought and its weaners will be better the ever.

Euroa sales almost done

Euroa sales almost done

Euroa Saleyards are mostly done and dusted for the summer weaner selling period

3000 for WVLX weaner feature

3000 for WVLX weaner feature

Since opening 12 months ago WVLX looks forward to its first feature weaner sale

Solid result at Wodonga

Solid result at Wodonga

Local northeast hunt smaller Wodonga yarding with a solid unchanged demand

Demand pulls up in Xmas rush

Demand pulls up in Xmas rush

Pre-Christmas supply chains to the major processors are chock-a-block.

Sales

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Sea of black at Mt Barker Angus weaner sale

Sea of black at Mt Barker Angus weaner sale

It will be a sea of black at the Mt Barker Regional Saleyards today.

Focus shifts to unjoined first-cross sale

Focus shifts to unjoined first-cross sale

This first-cross, unjoined heifer and store sale on Friday, January 11, will be a must for producers looking for replacements for this year’s mating program.

Boyanup beef females offer herd boost

Boyanup beef females offer herd boost

In the sale commencing at 11.30am will be 552 PTIC heifers and 183 unjoined heifers.

Angus-Friesian heifers peak at $2750

Angus-Friesian heifers peak at $2750

Right from the opening pen the 39 registered buyers, back from 64 last year, dictated the sale and made auctioneer Alec Williams work for every bid.

Heifer donation sets $3250 top price

Heifer donation sets $3250 top price

$19,050 was raised for the Albany Hospice.

Beef steers to $1082 at Boyanup sale

Beef steers to $1082 at Boyanup sale

A variety of quality cattle were penned giving buyers a virtual smorgasbord to choose from.

Live Export

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A year of turmoil for live export industry

A year of turmoil for live export industry

The live sheep trade had one of its most unsettling and uncertain years in its history during 2018.

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Weaners steady as they go

Weaners steady as they go

In 2018, we saw pasture conditions deteriorate and grain prices rise, neither of which are good for young cattle prices.

EPA’s stink with saleyard

EPA’s stink with saleyard

Ballarat’s new saleyards have continued to cause a stink with the local community.

Hamilton saleyard to extend roof area

Hamilton saleyard to extend roof area

Southern Grampians Shire has sourced funds to expand the Hamilton saleyards roof area.

Heat stress change to hurt live exports

Heat stress change to hurt live exports

Southern Australia’s entire live export industry is under threat if new safety recommendations are adopted in full.

Ballarat crossbred bids held steady

Ballarat crossbred bids held steady

Widespread soaking rain across Victoria has failed to inspire bidders for Ballarat crossbred ewes.

A momentous year for wool

A momentous year for wool

Despite its early bravery in October, the Eastern Market Indicator was unable to sustain the heady 2,000¢ plus levels experienced through to the end of 2018.

Dairy

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Optimism wanes during tough dairy year

Optimism wanes during tough dairy year

A year of more skinny milk without much cream on top was how most of WA’s dairy farmers found 2018.

Major review for dairy contracts

Major review for dairy contracts

Five dairy processors have agreed to change supply contract terms deemed unfair to farmers.

Watch margins to scoop cream

Watch margins to scoop cream

Dairy farmers can still profit from summer milk margins says Western Dairy’s agribusiness operations manager Kirk Reynolds.

Industry unites for annual Spring Forum | Photos

Industry unites for annual Spring Forum | Photos

All the photos from the Western Dairy’s Spring Forum at Bunbury

Dairy’s watershed year

Dairy’s watershed year

Australian Dairy Farmers president Terry Richardson says 2018 a watershed year for Australian dairy industry with sale of Murray Goulburn meaning farmers need to find their voice through industry organisations.

Learning from crisis

Learning from crisis

The dairy industry must take seriously the lessons learned from the 2016 milk crisis so that it can genuinely rebuild trust between farmers and processors.

Dairy farm that oozes history

Dairy farm that oozes history

The Partridge family’s White Rocks property at Benger oozes history.