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Heifers in demand at Warrnambool

Heifers in demand at Warrnambool
HEIFERS sold to firm demand at the Warrnambool monthly store sale to a high of 170c/kg, while steers...

GSI investors left uncertain

GSI investors left uncertain
CLOUDS are gathering over regional non-bank lender Gippsland Secured Investments, which has held $15...

Ambiguity over loans

Ambiguity over loans
VICTORIAN farmers have been left with more questions than answers following the release of the Feder...

2,4-D review due this year

2,4-D review due this year
DIOXINS, the compounds that Four Corners focused on in the program's investigation of 2,4-D, are eve...
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Sales Reports

Wodonga store cattle dearer

FROM the first pen on Thursday, it was apparent that the Wodonga store sale was going to be dearer.
FROM the first pen on Thursday, it was apparent that the Wodonga store sale was going to be dearer.

Strong demand at Ballarat

COLD, wet and miserable would best describe the day at Ballarat on Friday, but not the mood at the local monthly store cattle sale.
COLD, wet and miserable would best describe the day at Ballarat on Friday, but not the mood at the local...

Heifers in demand at Warrnambool

HEIFERS sold to firm demand at the Warrnambool monthly store sale to a high of 170c/kg, while steers sold to 193 cents per kilogram.
HEIFERS sold to firm demand at the Warrnambool monthly store sale to a high of 170c/kg, while steers sold...
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Sheep & Wool Show 2013

AFTER practising as a vet for several decades, Dr John Steinfort decided to couple his love for agriculture together with his love of innovation to make changes in areas of the industry previously taken for granted.

Harvesting fodder opportunities

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Harvesting fodder opportunities

FODDER growers, contractors and enthusiasts will head north for the 2013 Australian National Fodder Conference early next month.
FODDER growers, contractors and enthusiasts will head north for the 2013 Australian National Fodder...
Queensland Country Life

Sorting sorghum's tricky time

SORGHUM growers are wrapping up what has been a season characterised by difficult conditions for planting and establishment, a late burst of ideal growing conditions and a long, drawn-out harvest in many areas.
SORGHUM growers are wrapping up what has been a season characterised by difficult conditions for planting...
The Land

Late sorghum set to shine

A LACK of rain last summer and a late sorghum sowing last spring has meant a much later than usual harvest across northern NSW, with some crops still coming off in mid-July.
A LACK of rain last summer and a late sorghum sowing last spring has meant a much later than usual harvest...

Machinery

Gessner sold to O'Connors

LONGSTANDING farm machinery company, Gessner Industries, has been sold by its founding brothers, Lindsay and Noel Gessner, to another pair of brothers, former Sherwell Silos owners Michael and John O’Connor.
LONGSTANDING farm machinery company, Gessner Industries, has been sold by its founding brothers, Lindsay...

AgTrader 'fastracks' interface

FAIRFAX Agricultural Media’s AgTrader website, AgTrader.com.au, this week released an interface with the Fastrack Dealer Net which will make it easy for dealers to upload their used equipment to the site.
FAIRFAX Agricultural Media’s AgTrader website, AgTrader.com.au, this week released an interface with the...


Wool

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Dongiemon fleece a champion

A QUALITY fine wool fleece from the Dongiemon stud, Williams, was awarded the champion WA fleece in the Australian Fleece competition at the Australian Sheep and Wool Show in Bendigo, Victoria, last week.
A QUALITY fine wool fleece from the Dongiemon stud, Williams, was awarded the champion WA fleece in the...

Record crowds at show

RAIN and bitter temperatures did not discourage thousands of people from congregating at Bendigo over the weekend for the Australian Sheep & Wool Show.
RAIN and bitter temperatures did not discourage thousands of people from congregating at Bendigo over the...

Livestock

Vet's eye on ag solutions

AFTER practising as a vet for several decades, Dr John Steinfort decided to couple his love for agriculture together with his love of innovation to make changes in areas of the industry previously taken for granted.
AFTER practising as a vet for several decades, Dr John Steinfort decided to couple his love for...

Record exports forecast

HIGH slaughter levels due to drought, combined with sustained growth in emerging markets and the recent devaluing of the A$ have seen record Australian beef exports forecast to continue in 2013.
HIGH slaughter levels due to drought, combined with sustained growth in emerging markets and the recent...

Qld throughput way down

THROUGHPUT decreased substantially at Roma prime in Queensland this week, down 70 per cent, while at Dubbo, NSW, consignments were relatively unchanged.
THROUGHPUT decreased substantially at Roma prime in Queensland this week, down 70 per cent, while at...

Agribusiness

Jackson vies for Namoi board seat

THE former chairman of MSF Sugar James Jackson is going head to head with Louis Dreyfus Australia chief executive Robert Green for a directorship on the board of ASX-listed Namoi Cotton, whose shareholders include some of Australia's richest farmers.
THE former chairman of MSF Sugar James Jackson is going head to head with Louis Dreyfus Australia chief...

Ruralco enlists CHS in Agfarm venture

RURALCO Holdings managing director John Maher said that partnering with US giant CHS Inc will help his company compete with the likes of Archer Daniels Midland after CHS snapped up a 50 per cent stake in Ruralco's grain marketing business, Agfarm.
RURALCO Holdings managing director John Maher said that partnering with US giant CHS Inc will help his...

Horticulture

Queensland Country Life

Rugby Farms scores national honour

QUEENSLAND vegetable grower Matt Hood was a humble recipient of the Australian vegetable industry's highest honour last month.
QUEENSLAND vegetable grower Matt Hood was a humble recipient of the Australian vegetable industry's...

Fruit fly changes in place

The Department of Environment and Primary Industries is reminding horticultural businesses that non-infested Queensland fruit fly host produce entering all areas of Victoria...
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