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Scholarships to progress grain leaders

Slugs and snails threaten in the south

Summer rain the saviour so far

Shearer tales documented in new video

A TRIP back in time to an era almost forgotten in WA’s wool history began for many old shearers when the lights went down recently at

FMDs on track to set benchmark

Regional water use better than the city

WA students in national wool challenge

Chilled lamb for Chinese market

4:00 AM WESTERN Australian meat processor V&V; Walsh will launch its Amelia Park chilled lamb range in China this month.

AGCO releases beefy Fendt 1000 tractor

4:00 AM AGCO this week unveiled its new Fendt 1000 Vario Series tractor for the Australian and New Zealand market.

Changing track to organic crossbred lambs

FROM superfine Merino wool production to organic crossbred lambs, Rob and Anne Battley, Gelfro Farm, Williams, aren’t afraid to try something different.

03 Jun 17 FROM superfine Merino wool production to organic crossbred lambs, Rob and Anne Battley, Gelfro Farm, Williams,...

Kikuyu pastures godsend for producer

A DEDICATION to finding the right pasture combination to suit his superfine wool production system is certainly paying dividends for Wellstead grower Morgan Sounness.

03 Jun 17 A DEDICATION to finding the right pasture combination to suit his superfine wool production system is certainly...

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BLOGS

I blinked and missed that sad day when Australia’s feistiest agri-politicians decided to retire

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COMMENTS

I'm a hobby farmer and only run 20 breeders. If this goes ahead I guess I will just let the

Stance on Boyanup yards upsets locals

PGA are living in the 18th century. If they think we hold some kind of market advantage my

Wheat wars continue

$2.5 million over four years will only be soaked up by wages, redtape and protocols.

UWA wheat research gets $2.5m boost

PHOTOS & VIDEO

See how was at the annual event on April 22.

Dairy Innovation Day, Busselton, May 4

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

FMDs on track to set benchmark

Glencore considers Bunge jump

McCain: US withdrawal from TPP ‘major strategic mistake’

Ruralco posts record half-year profit

WA farm values increase marginally

Elders finalises its live-ex division sale

Roy opens doors for WA agribusiness

A demanding science to hay production

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.