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Royal Canberra Show – Day Two|Photos

Royal Canberra Show – Day Two|Photos

Keen competition among the Australian and British prime lamb breeds saw Supreme longwool presented to Ric Houlihan, Rose-lea Corriedales, Rydal, and Jason Barker, Timor White Suffolk stud, Parkes, taking the Supreme shortwool sash.

New weapon to fight our worst farm pest

New weapon to fight our worst farm pest

A new RHDV1 K5 strain will be released nationwide to help put a stop to wild rabbits.

CCA launches $350m share buyback amid falling sales

CCA launches $350m share buyback amid falling sales

Coca-Cola Amatil remains committed to vegetable and fruit packer SPC while shaking up its fizzy drink business and replacing its chairman

Rifts aplenty in ag supply chains

Rifts aplenty in ag supply chains

Supply and demand in agriculture is not as straight forward as it used to be.

Heysen rural art treasure unearthed 60 years later

Heysen rural art treasure unearthed 60 years later

Record watercolour auction price expected for Heysen work unearthed in Germany

Isis River wellspring

Isis River wellspring

Bidding for Crawney Station is expected in a range from $5.5-$6.5 million.

Royal Canberra Show | Rolling coverage

Royal Canberra Show | Rolling coverage

Keep up with what's happening at the Royal Canberra Show.

Business

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CCA launches $350m share buyback amid falling sales

CCA launches $350m share buyback amid falling sales

Coca-Cola Amatil remains committed to vegetable and fruit packer SPC while shaking up its fizzy drink business and replacing its chairman

Rifts aplenty in ag supply chains

Rifts aplenty in ag supply chains

Supply and demand in agriculture is not as straight forward as it used to be.

Difficult six months for MG: CEO

Difficult six months for MG: CEO

Murray Goulburn (MG) chief executive Ari Mervis has said the last six months had been “particularly difficult” for Australia’s biggest dairy processor.

Taylor replacement announced at GrainCorp

Taylor replacement announced at GrainCorp

GrainCorp chairman Don Taylor has formally announced he will step down on May 1.

Politics

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Anderson: plenty of fake news in agriculture

Anderson: plenty of fake news in agriculture

FAKE news is an ever-present danger for Australian agriculture that hinders access to scientifically approved Genetically Modified wheat varieties.

NFF: Time to get serious about workplace reform

NFF: Time to get serious about workplace reform

LAST week, the National Union of Workers (NUW) officially declared war on the horticulture industry.

Legal action due against agricultural firms

Legal action due against agricultural firms

AGRICULTURAL related businesses are set to face upcoming legal action pushed by the competition watch-dog, for alleged breaches the Competition and Consumer Act.

Farm Household Allowance pilot aims to expedite assistance

Farm Household Allowance pilot aims to expedite assistance

A NEW pilot program has been established to streamline the Farm Household Allowance application process.

Anderson: world “drowning” in wheat despite global warming

Anderson: world “drowning” in wheat despite global warming

New Crawford Fund Chair John Anderson has raised an interesting point about global over-supply of wheat and the science of global warming.

Property

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Isis River wellspring

Isis River wellspring

Bidding for Crawney Station is expected in a range from $5.5-$6.5 million.

Bogan floodplain opening

Bogan floodplain opening

A prime western NSW grazing block just listed for sale is ideally located to serve as a breeding outstation for a more intensive mixed farming operation further east.

Glen Alvie video released

Glen Alvie video released

A video showcasing the highly productive Ebor aggregation Glen Alvie has been released.

Gurley farm boasts stable yield

Gurley farm boasts stable yield

Nestled at the centre of the Moree cropping belt, “Coomooma” at Gurley offers a little over 1000 hectares of well-managed dryland farming.

Life & Style

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Filly trifecta as Frolic wins Inglis Classic at Randwick

Filly trifecta as Frolic wins Inglis Classic at Randwick

Virginia Harvey's wrap of last week's races at Randwick.

Riders saddle up for King of the Ranges

Riders saddle up for King of the Ranges

Horseman and women are preparing for a huge weekend of competition at the annual King of the Ranges Stockman’s Challenge.

A bowser of service

A bowser of service

Reg and June Riley have been servicing an extremely agriculturally productive community for the last 40 years.

It’s time to order bulbs

It’s time to order bulbs

My winter flowering jonquils are poking up through the ground already, a handy reminder to get spring bulb orders in, writes Fiona Ogilvie.

Inglis Gold Riband session tops at $400,000

Inglis Gold Riband session tops at $400,000

Virginia Harvey's wrap of the opening round of selling at the Inglis Classic Yearling Sale at Newmarket.

Don’t overlook the daffodils

Don’t overlook the daffodils

It’s tempting when ordering spring flowering bulbs to get carried away by novelties while neglecting old favourites, writes Fiona Ogilvie.

Roma campdrafter takes out Classic title

Roma campdrafter takes out Classic title

Roma campdrafter Brendan Fitzgerald has won the Landmark Classic campdraft.

Events

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Beehivers – Send in your holiday snaps to win

Beehivers – Send in your holiday snaps to win

Are you a beehive member? Then send in a great photo of your summer holidays to win.

Land Generation competition | Photos

Land Generation competition | Photos

Entries have now closed, but take a look at the wonderful photos that came in. Voting kicks off next week.

Landholders to benefit from sheep workshop

Landholders to benefit from sheep workshop

Landholders in the far north-west of the state have a great opportunity to gain valuable insights into how to get the best returns from their livestock.

Roma campdrafter takes out Classic title

Roma campdrafter takes out Classic title

Roma campdrafter Brendan Fitzgerald has won the Landmark Classic campdraft.

Unlocking door to their past

Unlocking door to their past

A book produced in time for the 90th annual conference of CWA Riverina Group, records the history of the Country Womens Association in the Riverina.

Butchers vie for sausage title

Butchers vie for sausage title

Top state butchers to compete for Sausage King title

Country Music Festival in full swing | Photos

Country Music Festival in full swing | Photos

Highlights from day seven of the Tamworth Country Music Festival.