Decades of knowledge A large-scale prime lamb enterprise with staff that total nine decades of employment, have capitalised on the quality lamb producing Poll Dorset ram. Test
Border Leicester a win for producer A Tottenham producer is staying true to an Armatree Border Leicester stud, with the bloodline helping to achieve desired breeding aims in his prime lamb enterprise. Test
First-cross ewe lambs help snatch high return Selecting elite Border Leicester breeders for more than 30 years has allowed a Tottenham producer continued success in first-cross lambs. Test
Border Leicester a win for producer A Tottenham producer is staying true to an Armatree Border Leicester stud, with the bloodline helping to achieve desired breeding aims in his prime lamb enterprise. Test
Simple approach to success Following his father's advice for more than 35 years, a Currabubla, prime lamb producer is reaching almost 100 per cent conception rates by using a simple combination. Test
Wellard’s lean live export margins hit profit prospects The surging beef cattle market looks to have trampled the profit expectations of big live export shipping company Wellard. Test
Market know-how the vital key A large scale prime lamb operation depends on an industry professional that is backed by knowledge, to market thousands of second-cross lambs annually. Test
Hartsuyker on backpacker tax review THE controversial backpacker tax review has officially commenced with federal Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce and his Assistant Minister Luke Hartsuyker leading the process. Test
Wellard’s lean live export margins hit profit prospects The surging beef cattle market looks to have trampled the profit expectations of big live export shipping company Wellard. Test
First-cross ewe lambs help snatch high return Selecting elite Border Leicester breeders for more than 30 years has allowed a Tottenham producer continued success in first-cross lambs. Test
Market know-how the vital key A large scale prime lamb operation depends on an industry professional that is backed by knowledge, to market thousands of second-cross lambs annually. Test
Hartsuyker on backpacker tax review THE controversial backpacker tax review has officially commenced with federal Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Barnaby Joyce and his Assistant Minister Luke Hartsuyker leading the process. Test
Media ‘ignores’ 3.24 million hectares conserved Australian Farm Institute executive director Mick Keogh takes aim at coverage of NSW land clearing Test
Wellard’s lean live export margins hit profit prospects The surging beef cattle market looks to have trampled the profit expectations of big live export shipping company Wellard. Test
Ruralco culls staff and business costs as profits slide Ruralco is retrenching staff, considering branch closures and restructuring its Total Eden water business and live export subsidiary, Frontier International Agri. Test
Brand build all about the personal story The value of a brand is not lost on Tasmanian marketer Helen Waterworth, who helped create the iconic King Island Dairy image that survives to this day. Test
Sorry farmers - dollar’s downward run has (probably) ended If you’re perplexed by the Australian dollar’s ability to stubbornly defy expectations and remain remarkably buoyant, you are in good company. Test
Butchers battle as supermarket meat war rages on INDEPENDENT butchers are banking on the service to keep their heads above water amid cheap supermarket meat. Test
Wagyu future will bank on best genetics With 120,000 Angus breeders being joined to Wagyu bulls and that figure expected to rise to 833,000 by 2020 there are plenty of concerned eyes looking at the future of premium beef. Test
Big data’s big benefits BIG data is being fed back into the breeding decision-making process at progressive Queensland beef operation Strathdale Wagyu. Test
Wellcamp will offer export opportunities Livestock producers in Eastern Australia have half the world’s population just 12 hours from Toowoomba’s Wellcamp Airport and the opportunities are endless. Test
New approach to Johne’s diesease in cattle puts focus on the producer BIG changes in the way Johne’s disease in cattle is managed that does away with zones and quarantining has met with solid producer approval. Test
Maintaining the tradition for Herefords Maintaining the family Hereford heritage is very important for Col Pitson, “Carinya”, Holbrook. Test
Hereford bulls reach $18,000 Bulls sold to a top of $18,000 and averaged $7350 at the 23rd annual Mountain Valley Poll Herefords sale at Coolatai on August 11. Test
Simple approach to success Following his father's advice for more than 35 years, a Currabubla, prime lamb producer is reaching almost 100 per cent conception rates by using a simple combination. Test
Lamb production is one slice of large operation MH Premium Farms produce grain, beef and sheep, plus irrigated cotton and sugar cane on 20 properties stretching from far north Queensland to southern NSW. Prime lamb production at Boorowa is one vital link in the chain. Test
Merinos working well on multi-purpose farm Managing different enterprises that compliment each other has been honed down to a fine art by Andrew Cumming and Richard Davis, “Mount Mulga”, West Wyalong. Test
Photos of the week Some of the highlights from The Land photographer and journalists across the state this week. Test
Basin plan fuels community fears in North | Video The Wee Waa community is one of the many towns that have expressed concern over the plans of the Murray Darling Basin Authority’s (MDBA) Northern Basin review. Test
Readers, it’s time to get voting! Vote for your pick in the top 10 of the Glove Box Guide to Mental Health photo competition. Test
Throwback Thursday: Agriculture in 1965 | Photos The Land takes you back to August 1965 to have a look at some of the photos that made the paper. Test
Around the sites at AgQuip 2015 | Photos Photos from around the ground at last year's AgQuip field days. Test
Crops lose out at Lockhart The delugehas wrought havoc at Lockhart, in the Riverina, where locals are copping losses from sodden soil. Test
As knowledge grows, so too do profitable results Soil tests need local research to fully exploit their results, often trace element demands can be met with the right plant varieties and fertiliser Test
Who will take our potential bumper crop? In a good year it is expected Australia will turn off five to seven million bales of quality cotton, so who will take our product then? Test
Yield is king in low-price season Dubbo cropper, Tom Harvey, “Enterprise”, plans to make the most of recent rain by top-dressing paddocks as soon as he can get onto them. Test
Mobile way to contain grain Adding efficiency to bulk grain loading with a cost effective mobile container loading system Test
TMA appoints new director The Tractor and Machinery Association has appointed Gary Northover as executive director replacing Richard Lewis. Test
Auto calf feeder offers insight An automated calf feeder delivers calves exactly what they want when they need it Test
Liquid trial on fast approach Equipment dealer Emmetts is set to demonstrate in-crop liquid applicators across Victoria and South Australia in coming weeks. Test
Planning to save on features Farmers tailor their enterprises to suit their land, climate and business knowledge. Test
Drones take flight again Organisers of this year’s AgQuip will have an active agricultural drone demonstration area for the first time. Test
One Tree Agriculture buys Qld farm for $5.6m One Tree Agriculture has acquired a 966-hectare cropping property in Queensland's Darling Downs for $5.6 million. Test
Grazing properties snapped in NSW Tablelands Two mixed grazing properties near Yass have been sold at auction at prices well above expectations. Test
Rare listing at Bruinbun The Lindsay family property, "Willow Glen", is on the market for the first time ever. Test
Time is ripe for a pastoral move A well-known and historic pastoral leasehold in the Wanaaring district has hit the market. Test
Coles to launch Farmers Fund milk as branded sales soar Coles will attempt to repair the reputational damage caused by $1 a litre private label milk by launching a new milk brand next week that will funnel cash into a hardship and innovation fund for struggling Victorian dairy farmers. Test
Don’t drop guard on dairy animal welfare Farmers are being urged not to lose sight of livestock welfare priorities as they battle to stay profitable. Test
Lion shuts Asia dairy unit but plans intact Food and beverage company Lion Co is changing tack on its Asian expansion strategy, pulling the plug on a new standalone unit and integrating it into the core dairy and drinks business. Test
Murray Goulburn loses $100m Woolworths contract Murray Goulburn has lost a $108 million Woolworths contract to competitor Bega Cheese. Test
Compare apples when you shop opening milk prices, farmers told Dairy farmers have been urged to make sure they are comparing apples with apples should they go down the path of ‘processor shopping’ based on opening milk prices. Test
Media ‘ignores’ 3.24 million hectares conserved Australian Farm Institute executive director Mick Keogh takes aim at coverage of NSW land clearing Test