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Meat sector squeezed but farms still escape dollar’s pain

Three months of unexpected strength in the Australian exchange rate has not yet stirred much nervous chatter at farmgate level.

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Debt-heavy Glencore to sell down agri interests

Mining and commodity trading giant, Glencore, is selling 40 per cent of its agricultural business to the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPID) for $US2.5 billion.

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“Barnawartha nine” phone records seized by ACCC

Details of the ACCC's investigation of last February's boycott of the Barnawartha saleyards - uncovered during a Senate inquiry hearing this week - has revealed phone records were seized during the evidence gathering process.

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Big sales win for Australia Day lamb campaign

MLA's Australia Day lamb campaign delivered a record increase in lamb sales for the January 26 holiday period.

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Issues paper released for ACCC beef and cattle market study

The ACCC's issues paper detailing its upcoming study of the national beef and cattle market has been released.

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Bothwell result strong on pitiful numbers

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Stanthorpe weaners red hot | Photos

Quality steers and heifers were in demand at GNF's annual weaner sale in Stanthorpe.

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“Barnawartha nine” phone records seized by ACCC

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Wellard live-ex forward contract bull calf lure

On the back of the best-ever beef weaner selling season, Australia’s largest live cattle exporter, Wellard, is offering forward contracts and a price premium to producers of European and British breed cattle to keep their bull calves entire.

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ACCC demands tougher competition laws

The ACCC says tougher competition laws dealing with concerted practices should be introduced by federal parliament and would have helped it deal with collusion allegations against the "Barnawartha nine".

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Monaro weaners hold strong prices

The sixth annual weaner sale conducted by Monaro Livestock and Property, Cooma, had a complete clearance of the 4200 quality cattle offered.

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Dry weather prompts big sheep auction

Deteriorating seasonal conditions prompted a bigger than average sell off of sheep and lambs at the Wagga Livestock Marketing Centre.

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Big sales win for Australia Day lamb campaign

MLA's Australia Day lamb campaign delivered a record increase in lamb sales for the January 26 holiday period.

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Throw a chop on the barbie in Tokyo

Japanese shoppers are not normally known for their appetite for sheepmeat products, but changing consumer trends could see more lamb on their barbecues alongside Australian beef.

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Wool outperforms commodities

GLOBAL wool prices outperformed other commodities in the last 12 months, despite subdued retail sales in the northern hemisphere.

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Big numbers flood onto the market at Wagga sale | Photos | Video

The dry seasonal conditions prompted a big sell off of 42,000 lambs and 11,000 sheep at Wagga.

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Big sales win for Australia Day lamb campaign

MLA's Australia Day lamb campaign delivered a record increase in lamb sales for the January 26 holiday period.

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Throw a chop on the barbie in Tokyo

Japanese shoppers are not normally known for their appetite for sheepmeat products, but changing consumer trends could see more lamb on their barbecues alongside Australian beef.

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Senate boosts farm co-ops

An inquiry into the operation of co-operatives and mutuals by the Senate Economics References Committee has made a number of recommendations to improve the sector's outlook including greater education and an improved regulatory environment.

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Easter inspires wool market

Despite an increase of supply at the Northern Region’s special Sydney Royal Show auction, the one-week Easter recess spurred a positive price rise across national wool markets last week.

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Wool outperforms commodities

GLOBAL wool prices outperformed other commodities in the last 12 months, despite subdued retail sales in the northern hemisphere.

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Big numbers flood onto the market at Wagga sale | Photos | Video

The dry seasonal conditions prompted a big sell off of 42,000 lambs and 11,000 sheep at Wagga.

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Senate boosts farm co-ops

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Easter inspires wool market

Despite an increase of supply at the Northern Region’s special Sydney Royal Show auction, the one-week Easter recess spurred a positive price rise across national wool markets last week.

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Vendors dig deep for charity

Miss Wagga winner Melissa McKinnon was at the sheep sale selling livestock to raise funds for charity.

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Top returns for quality sheep at Wagga | Photos | Video

VENDORS were rewarded for quality at the first sale back at Wagga after the Easter recess.

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Stanthorpe weaners red hot | Photos

Quality steers and heifers were in demand at GNF's annual weaner sale in Stanthorpe.

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Big numbers flood onto the market at Wagga sale | Photos | Video

The dry seasonal conditions prompted a big sell off of 42,000 lambs and 11,000 sheep at Wagga.

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World’s biggest hay relief effort winds down | Photos, video

As the biggest hay relief effort in the world winds down, Burrumbuttock Hay Runners founder Brendan Farrell has begun looking beyond the current drought.

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Clearly Innocent claims final

SCONE’S Greg Bennett and jockey Tommy Berry joined forces to win the prestigious The Country Championships Final at Randwick on Saturday.

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Hay and happiness handed out

The usual population of Ilfracombe in western Queensland is 200 but that has risen to around a thousand people this weekend as the Burrumbuttock Hay Runners machine rolled into town.

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HARVEST SPECIAL

Summer crops are being harvested in the Riverina with some high yields recorded.

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Senate boosts farm co-ops

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Hard summer stunts sunnies

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Making a meal of mung beans

Midwest 18.0m front makes easy work of mung bean harvest

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Mahindra enters global harvester business

Mahindra joins with Finnish harvester manufacturer

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Loadall marks milestone

JCB's Loadall marks 200,000th machine

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Deere forage harvester wins design award

John Deere forage harvester wins Red Dot design award

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Customvac moves to succession

Grain handing equipment company Customvac realises succession plan

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Euro farm gear sales gloomy

Gloomy predictions for European farm equipment sales

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Getting grain off clean, fast

Grain Unstacker offers a bunker alternative during harvest

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Liquid jets cutting rubble fuss

Water jet cutting of stubble enters on-farm seeding trial

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One Tree buys Kinbeachie

One Tree Agriculture has bought the Goondiwindi property Kinbeachie.

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Koramba targeting $120m sale price

The integrated Border Rivers' cotton business Koramba could sell for more than $120 million according to corporate advisory company BDO.

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Golspie getaway block has upside

An ideal “add on” property or a productive getaway block for a city-based family will go under the hammer at Taralga on the Southern Tablelands next month.

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Pasture-rich privacy at “Willowvale”

Rarely does a property of commercial scale come on the market in the picturesque Kanimbla Valley.

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Illawarra cow is a Stella champion

Llandovery JA-Bob Stella Illawarra senior female champion at the Sydney Royal.

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Legend returns to arena

Charlie Shearer, Singleton wins senior Brown Swiss champion.

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Jersey board appoints new GM

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Introducing children to the origin of their milk

Luke Micallef showing school children during the Sydney Royal Show the fun in milking dairy cows

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Mycotoxin management website updated

Animal health company Alltech has updated in its Knowmycotoxins.com website.

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Water inquiry good idea, but is it useful?

Several key questions must be answered before the new water inquiry is judged a success

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Plan for pasture success

By waiting for the autumn break, then madly chasing seed of appropriate varieties and then adding to the pasture puts producers at a big disadvantage.

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Land clearing treated like a magic pudding

How can farmers increase production given the NSW government’s native veg laws.

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