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Labor backs major Basin reform after fish kill study findings

Labor backs major Basin reform after fish kill study findings

Findings from the Australian Academy of Sciences show need for less irrigation, more water buybacks across the Basin, Tony Burke says.

Goat demand still strong

Goat demand still strong

Goat industry continues down path of semi-management.

Woolies breaks ranks on cheap milk, lifting price to $1.10/L

Woolies breaks ranks on cheap milk, lifting price to $1.10/L

Woolworths has bowed to dairy farmer pressure and rising consumer concern about the drought, ending its contentions $1 milk price

CBA offers discount loan help for flooded North Queensland

CBA offers discount loan help for flooded North Queensland

Commonwealth Bank has pledged up to $50 million in concessional loans for agribusiness customers

Falling grain-fed prices and flat inputs mean one thing

Falling grain-fed prices and flat inputs mean one thing

Mecardo look at the impact of rising grain prices and a low supply of feeder cattle.

Qld floodwaters recede to show devastation

Qld floodwaters recede to show devastation

Up to 500,000 head of cattle are estimated to have perished from flooding and exposure.

Rewired: NQ refencing appeal launched

Rewired: NQ refencing appeal launched

Rewired, an appeal to directly help farming families impacted by North Queensland's devastating floods, has been launched.

Agribusiness

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Woolies breaks ranks on cheap milk, lifting price to $1.10/L

Woolies breaks ranks on cheap milk, lifting price to $1.10/L

Woolworths has bowed to dairy farmer pressure and rising consumer concern about the drought, ending its contentions $1 milk price

CBA offers discount loan help for flooded North Queensland

CBA offers discount loan help for flooded North Queensland

Commonwealth Bank has pledged up to $50 million in concessional loans for agribusiness customers

Agribusiness buzz in brief

Agribusiness buzz in brief

A quick look at some of the issues and players making news in agribusiness

Bega Cheese to build $34m high value milk protein plant

Bega Cheese to build $34m high value milk protein plant

Bega Cheese is to become one of the world’s largest producers of the special lactoferrin protein

Drought forces cooked chook price rise, but why not milk?

Drought forces cooked chook price rise, but why not milk?

Leaping feed prices and other input costs have effectively forced a truce in the supermarket barbecue chicken discount war.

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Frenetic pace for Young Farmer challenge

Frenetic pace for Young Farmer challenge

With four teams of young farmers competing in the challenge, it was all go from the start with the teams of four all looking to get an edge over their competitors.

Wealth of knowledge for WAFarmers event

Wealth of knowledge for WAFarmers event

An impressive range of speakers have been lined up for a livestock field day this week.

Big ideas set to light up evokeAG

Big ideas set to light up evokeAG

Blue-sky thinkers with the best ideas in agriculture are preparing to converge on Melbourne's evokeAG event.

Darkan Sheepfest set to 'Dunk for Dolly'

Darkan Sheepfest set to 'Dunk for Dolly'

In Dolly’s own words it is now time to “Speak, Even if Your Voice Shakes”.

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Earlslea to be auctioned on March 16

Earlslea to be auctioned on March 16

The 101 hectare Kaimkillenbun property Earlslea will be auctioned on-site on March 16.

Samara listed for $2.1 million | Video

Samara listed for $2.1 million | Video

Inner Darling Downs property Samara has been listed for $2.1 million after being put to auction.

Almost a century since it changed hands

Almost a century since it changed hands

Right in the heart of the renowned Chapman Valley, Roslyn Farm is an undulating property, starting at some quartz hilltops and gradually levelling out onto some extremely fertile, silted loam flats.

Lay the eggs for a profitable business

Lay the eggs for a profitable business

This well established, largely automated, easy-to-run operation keeps 15,000 free range birds producing 14,000 eggs per day and is set on a beautiful 30 hectare block at Ludlow.

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Samara listed for $2.1 million | Video

Samara listed for $2.1 million | Video

Inner Darling Downs property Samara has been listed for $2.1 million after being put to auction.

Spud King bids record $100k for Perth cherries

Spud King bids record $100k for Perth cherries

Two cherry auction rivals went head to head in Perth in December.

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

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.

Ballarat heifers sell well under the circumstance

Ballarat heifers sell well under the circumstance

Ballarat beef heifers have traded well under the circumstance.

Wodonga store cattle prices bat on bravely

Wodonga store cattle prices bat on bravely

An exceptionally large yarding of 4200 store cattle saw prices battled on bravely at NVLX Barnawartha

Wycheproof, better than expected

Wycheproof, better than expected

In-lamb young ewes made to $278/head at Wycheproof

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Qld truckie claims Yowie bashed his bonnet

Qld truckie claims Yowie bashed his bonnet

A Queensland truckie claims he eye-balled a hulking 3-metre tall Yowie in broad daylight.

Industry fears as vets leaving in 'droves'

Industry fears as vets leaving in 'droves'

The Lincoln Institute survey found nearly 90 per cent of veterinary business owners and managers reported unprecedented difficulty filling vacancies.

Still interested in that $100 pub?

Still interested in that $100 pub?

"We’re terrified because we’ve put a lot of energy and money into getting this up and we’re hoping the Australian public will respond."

Book aims to debunk farmer stereotypes

Book aims to debunk farmer stereotypes

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover and a new publication shows you also can’t judge a farmer by a stereotype image.

What are the four personality types of Australian farmers?

What are the four personality types of Australian farmers?

Cam Nicholson is passionate about providing advice to boost farmers’ profitability and productivity, and one of the keys tools he uses is determining the personality types of his clients.

Agronomist unlocks personality types

Agronomist unlocks personality types

An agronmost claims research showed everybody learned and responded differently and in the past 15 years he has developed his own assessment guide to farmers.

VAST funding sends TV signals

VAST funding sends TV signals

The cost of set-top boxes and a need for local programming were two of the issues raised by the Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association when it responded to the federal government review into the newly re-funded Viewer Access Television Service.

Opinion

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A smarter way forward

A smarter way forward

Proposed changes to the live sheep industry are disproportionate when compared to the risk faced. There is a smarter way forward, says Sue Middleton.

Urgent need for ‘drastic’ shift in diets

Urgent need for ‘drastic’ shift in diets

The price of nutrient rich food is a key question for rich and poor countries alike.

Queensland rain to drive cattle markets

Queensland rain to drive cattle markets

Supplies to Qld beef plants set to tighten following heavy rains

Sarah Hanson-Young ignores the facts: NFF

Sarah Hanson-Young ignores the facts: NFF

National Farmers Federation says Greens Senator ignores facts to her further anti-agriculture agenda

Time to plan for a bigger regional Australia

Time to plan for a bigger regional Australia

Jack Archer writes that serious growth in regional cities is crucial if regions are going to thrive in an Australia forecast to hit 50 million people by the 2050s.

Time for the industry to fight back

Time for the industry to fight back

It's time for farmers and farm lobby groups to stand up to activist activities.

Let’s tackle rural road trauma head on

Let’s tackle rural road trauma head on

Last year, more than 60 per cent of fatalities occurred on country roads.

Politics

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Labor backs major Basin reform after fish kill study findings

Labor backs major Basin reform after fish kill study findings

Findings from the Australian Academy of Sciences show need for less irrigation, more water buybacks across the Basin, Tony Burke says.

GM status quo in Western Australia

GM status quo in Western Australia

A government committee in WA threw out a push to implement legislation to protect growers from GM contamination, presented by the Greens.

Call for calm after vegans clash with dairy farmer

Call for calm after vegans clash with dairy farmer

Someone could be seriously hurt, warns Agriculture Minister David Littleproud.

Indonesia trade deal on track to be signed by March

Indonesia trade deal on track to be signed by March

The government looks like it's salvaged a key economic partnership after the PM's Israel embassy announcement angered Indonesia.

Compensation mechanism not needed: GM committee

Compensation mechanism not needed: GM committee

The Standing Committee on Environment and Public Affairs tabled its report in the WA Legislative Council yesterday and committee member and shadow minister for the environment Steve Thomas said the outcome was a pleasing result.

Horses

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Million-dollar mark broken early at Gold Coast yearling sale

Million-dollar mark broken early at Gold Coast yearling sale

More than $150 million expected to change hands at Gold Coast sale this week.

A salute to traditional horsemanship

A salute to traditional horsemanship

Leading riders from across WA and interstate will compete in a series of challenges at the Best of the West Stockman’s Challenge

Melbourne Cup 2018: an average punter’s guide

Melbourne Cup 2018: an average punter’s guide

He's no racing guru, but Matt Findlay's got tips to throw around like he's the Backstreet Boys’ hairdresser in the mid-1990s.

Trisolfen: The neighs have it

Trisolfen: The neighs have it

Trisolfen is successfully being prescribed for the treatment of leg wounds on horses.