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EDITOR'S PICKS

Nats outline next bold ag plan

Libs promise funding for new saleyards

DFES fire levy management under review

Ardcairnie cracker sets $13,400 top

IF last week's Ardcairnie Angus bull sale is anything to go by then this year's sale season is set to be a cracker.

Shearing reveals scars of Scaddan fire

Grower group preserves its soil system

Call for share bush telco towers

Beef producers monitor selenium levels

BEEF producers looking to make the most of high cattle returns, and conscious of the challenges that come with a flush of feed, are turning a close eye to trace elements.

14 Feb 17 BEEF producers looking to make the most of high cattle returns, and conscious of the challenges that come with a...

Allegria Park Angus tops at $13,000

14 Feb 17 ALLEGRIA Park Angus stud principal Andrew Kuss achieved a goal last week.

New kid on the block kicks precision goals

14 Feb 17 BELLEVUE-based company Furrow Management Systems Australia (FMSA) may be the new kid on the block.

Feedlots keep cool through heatwaves

SOPHISTICATED heat stress management in cattle, including web-based risk assessment and site-specific forecasts, have allowed feedlot operators to literally keep their cool through relentless waves of high temperatures this summer.

14 Feb 17 SOPHISTICATED heat stress management in cattle, including web-based risk assessment and site-specific forecasts,...

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BLOGS

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COMMENTS

The collection of a FSL should be designed to provide plant & equipment for fire fighting &

DFES fire levy management under review

I totally sympathise with you. We have a small scale pig farm in Victoria and have been trying

Call for small farm understanding

APVMA is funded by levies on ag chemicals and vet medicines. Money spent on capital costs and

The high cost of Canberra

PHOTOS & VIDEO

Images of the raging bush fire that tore though the south west.

Angus weaner steers topped at $1330 and heifers at $1400 on the first day of the Wodonga sales.

FEATURES

Meet this year's finalists in the Syngenta Growth Awards.

FutureBeef: Information for rural business in North Queensland

Click to read the March edition of Landcare in Focus.

The official journal of the Australian Lot Feeders Association.

AGRIBUSINESS

Profit down, but rebounding Nufarm is seeking acquisitions

Australian farm chemical manufacturer Nufarm has repaired its balance sheet and is now hunting for acquisition...

Bayer’s $88b Monsanto merger bites Aussie cotton R&D;

Agrium merger makes super-sized fertiliser parent for Landmark

China’s Rifa pays $55m to beef up its NSW estate

GrainCorp syndicate withdraws from CBH bid

Flooding forces closure of grain lines

New kid on the block kicks precision goals

Grower group preserves its soil system

Patience the key for grain gains

Heavy rain prompts double crop

Water for Food plan to get more funds

Nats outline next bold ag plan

Lower value pulses hard to move

CATTLE

China resumes importing US beef

China has followed through with flagged plans to resume importing United States beef, lifting a ban that has existed...

Indonesia re-opens secondary beef cut market

Terabyte technologies take the beef industry forward

Lawsons Angus online only bull sale heralds new era

Indigenous pastoral enterprise looks to diversify and grow

Quiet temperament leads to quality meat BOYUP Brook cattle producers Rob Bass and Kerry Pinch are as passionate about the Murray Grey breed as they come.

Submission against new dairy levy poll

NO poll of dairy farmers is needed this year to determine how much Dairy Produce Levy they should pay, an inaugural industry advisory committee has decided.

01 Feb 17 NO poll of dairy farmers is needed this year to determine how much Dairy Produce Levy they should pay, an inaugural...

Researching a perfect effluent system

ACCORDING to Dardanup dairy farmer Michael Twomey there is 'no perfect system' for dealing with the effluent generated by 500 cows being milked twice a day.

31 Jan 17 ACCORDING to Dardanup dairy farmer Michael Twomey there is "no perfect system" for dealing with the effluent...

SHEEP

Where the rain falls, broad wool grows

The recent rainfall will lead to a change in the micron profile of the Australian wool clip next spring, while...

Lamb market’s rain cheque

Breeders scarcity behind “extreme” prices

New sire trial to lift Merino performances

Campaign aimed to revive Merino numbers

Targeting Wild Dogs WILD dog control measures are only half the battle – recording data for effective targeting is a huge task. And that’s where we come in.