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Glypho cancer claims a wake-up call

Great big win for Gray

Landcare cuts short-sighted, says Senate

Nats survive country swing

REGIONAL voters have swung towards Labor and the Greens in big numbers, but not enough to make a difference outside the North Coast.

Labor's baby steps in bush

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The Country Minutes

Baird must deliver balance

The Armidale School goes co-ed

One of country NSW most prominent all-boys schools, The Armidale School, will adopt full co-education in 2016.

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2 One of country NSW most prominent all-boys schools, The Armidale School, will adopt full co-education in 2016.

Mike Baird announces new cabinet

2:09 PM Two new faces will be brought into Mike Baird's cabinet under a reshuffle announced today.

Here be dragons: warming wakens wyverns

CLIMATE change could not just impact farming, but also stir sleeping giants who could in turn exacerbate the warming trend.

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6 CLIMATE change could not just impact farming, but also stir sleeping giants who could in turn exacerbate the warming...

Greenwash on North Coast

JUST one issue dominated north-east NSW, and the CSG backlash may have delivered two Nationals heartland seats to the Greens.

4:00 AM JUST one issue dominated north-east NSW, and the CSG backlash may have delivered two Nationals heartland seats to...

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SYDNEY ROYAL 2015

Judging results

Six Star Speckle Park bull on top

SIX star Speckle Park, Fairy Meadow, won the best exhibit in the Speckle Park Judging at the Sydney Royal Show.

Murray Grey quality exceeds expectations

'Smokin' hot bull wins best Charolais

Shorthorn young gun tops breed

GK females triumph in Red Angus ring

Updates

Sydney Royal It's time! Sydney Royal 2015 is underway, we take a look around the traps and behind the scenes...

BLOGS

The secrets you hold, the sights you’ve seen would go far beyond the best gossip columnist

Hire power in the halls of fame

COMMENTS

Agree Makka, I just finished reading the article on the wet ahead. Also @Nico, I'm sorry but

Pacific 'primed' for El Nino

Oliver, high probability you are correct. However, a low probability you are wrong. Would GM

Glypho cancer claims a wake-up call

Nico! The article clearly states 50%- I did read the rest, HOWEVER, 50/50 IS 50/50. Also, they

Pacific 'primed' for El Nino

PHOTOS & VIDEO

Weaners to $950 at Central Tablelands Cold Country Blue Ribbon weaner sale at Carcoar.

ALPA Young Auctioneers Competition Dinner

Agents gathered in Sydney to celebrate the ALPA Young Auctioneers Competition. Photos: Karen Bailey

FEATURES

INTERNATIONAL WOOLMARK PRIZE: WOMENSWEAR

VIDEOS: IN the year of the sheep, five designers competed for the coveted International Woolmark Prize in Beijing.

News and resources on Australian weather and climate conditions, with drought report, warnings, rainfall and local weather links.

Links to all the ABARES Outlook 2015 coverage, including forecasts for beef, sheep, grains, cotton, sugar, farm production and export markets.

It's time! Sydney Royal 2015 is underway, we take a look around the traps and behind the scenes...

AGRIBUSINESS

Barnaby defends 'crackpot' White Paper

BARNABY Joyce says statements accusing the Ag White Paper of promoting “crackpot ideas” are “elitist and cowardly”.

Duopoly tops Harper review concerns

Supply shifts behind TWE turnaround

Chinese 'Aussie Beer' gets $10k fine

a2 Milk finds liquidity at home

Northern Tablelands farmers tackle soil health

28 Mar 15 NORTHERN Tablelands LLS will host a series of soil health and production field days next week.

Supply smacks local mills

NSW Sugar Milling Co-operative boss Chris Connors said it was amazing refining operations constructed to process Australian raw sugar were being serviced by overseas supply.

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1 NSW Sugar Milling Co-operative boss Chris Connors said it was amazing refining operations constructed to process...

SHEEP

Wool auction a showstopper

MORE than $8.2 million worth of wool was sold at a rapid clip in the first-ever auction to occur at the Sydney Royal...

Mudgee Lamb's NBN success

Lamb lift for Easter week

Lamb prices fall in March quarter

Late rally keeps EMI stable

Baling out of old tech with containers WOOL bales have been used to market the fibre for centuries, and have been a mainstay of the industry.

Charity fleece sells for 2400c/kg

2:00 PM A FLEECE has been auctioned for three times its value at the Sydney Royal Show today - all in the name of charity.

Queenslander wins young judges championship

Charlie Brumpton from Queensland has taken out the FCAS National Merino Sheep Young Judges Championship at the Sydney Royal.

12:44 PM Charlie Brumpton from Queensland has taken out the FCAS National Merino Sheep Young Judges Championship at the...

CATTLE

Frankie B to raise $100,000

12-year-old steer Frankie B is set to raise $100,000 for the RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service next month at Beef Australia.

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1 12-year-old steer Frankie B is set to raise $100,000 for the RACQ Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service next month at...

Cattlemen's life medal for Bowen

31 Mar 15 WHEN Luke Bowen became CEO of the Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association, both sides were dealing with unknowns.

Breakaway budget splits grassfed herd LAST week, the organisations advocating for the grassfed cattle sector were united, but this week another group has cried foul.

Strong demand from local restockers at Glen Innes

STRONG demand from local restockers pushed prices to a top of $866 a head at the Glen Innes EU-accredited weaner...

Shorthorns the key to unlock the lunchbox

Autumn sales start

Northern NSW weaner selling hits top gear

Stars align for $105,000 Irelands Jeopardy

CROPPING

Insights into early sown wheat

28 Mar 15 THE 2014 cropping season in southern NSW has shed new light on the benefits of early sown wheats.

Grains of truth in dietary data

EATING whole grains and cereals has been linked with reduced risk of premature death, according to researchers from Harvard Public School of Health.

23 Mar 15 EATING whole grains and cereals has been linked with reduced risk of premature death, according to researchers from...

Queensland's top-notch growers

QUEENSLAND Country Life catches up with the growers who help produce the state's top 10 commodity crops.

GM cost appeal on hold

Chief scientist calls for GM debate

Crushing legumes into dollars

Cultivating climate-resilient crops

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MACHINERY

Hay Hustler with the right stuff

FOLLOWING three years' development and 20 months' field testing, Hustler has released the new X5000 chainless bale...

The little tractor with grunt

Depth control key to air drill

Ripper returns with Agrowplow

Cutting fatigue key to header health

Where's your tractor bean? THEY are built to grow grain crops, but today's tractors and other cropping machinery are also increasingly being built from grain crops.

HORTICULTURE

Wild macadamias get support

29 Mar 15 A BUNDABERG macadamia company is helping to protect the industry’s botanical heritage.

Melon grower calls for full apology

MELON grower Terry O'Leary remains dissatisfied with a response from Alan Jones regarding allegations about “toxic” CSG water use.

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2 MELON grower Terry O'Leary remains dissatisfied with a response from Alan Jones regarding allegations about “toxic”...

PROPERTY

Buyers circle historic ‘Norwood’

29 Mar 15 A FORTHCOMING receivers' property auction at Goulburn is generating diverse and widespread interest for its heritage...

Double exposure on the northern border

TWO adjoining properties to the south east of Goondiwindi have been listed for an April 17 auction in a move set to stand out for those on the lookout for high quality grazing land combined with irrigated fodder cropping.

28 Mar 15 TWO adjoining properties to the south east of Goondiwindi have been listed for an April 17 auction in a move set to...

Rural land sales hit $13.7b

Outlook raises stakes for farmland values

Lower $A, tariffs attract Asian investors

Stonehenge for sale, comes with farm

S Kidman moves on from Santos pastures

Chinese group swoops on rural deal

Valuation boost for Linkletters estate

McWilliams vineyards sold to HK firm

RURAL LIFESTYLE

A change of pace

THEY might be city born and bred, but the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW’s past president, Glenn Dudley, is...

Memories of the working horse

Sheep shock! Camden town mobbed

Restoring glory

Haunted halls part of Braidwood pub’s rich history

Testing times for ag pioneers THE Prell family is famous for pioneering superphosphates, but after 110 years the next generation will test the family legend.