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Veal carcase winners push grading system

Veal carcase winners push grading system

Northern Co-operative Meat Company at Casino announces 2019 veal carcase winners

Coona's calling all young riders for big expo event

Coona's calling all young riders for big expo event

From far and wide schools are gathering 'to the fray'

An affordable future for lamb

An affordable future for lamb

Marketing more than the lamb chop, cutlet and roast.

Bourke abattoir slows its processing line

Bourke abattoir slows its processing line

Rain causes supply issues for Bourke goat abattoir

Coona's calling all young riders for big expo event

Coona's calling all young riders for big expo event

From far and wide schools are gathering 'to the fray'

'Uncharted territory' as goats hit $10.30/kg

'Uncharted territory' as goats hit $10.30/kg

The price of goats over the hooks has now hit 'uncharted territory', jumping more than a dollar per kilogram in just two weeks.

Push for shearing to be a sport

Push for shearing to be a sport

The Sport Shear NSW state team selected at Dubbo

Annual crop irrigators look to high security water

Annual crop irrigators look to high security water

Irrigators prepare to spend big on water certainty

Booragul Angus top at $9000

Booragul Angus top at $9000

Catch up on all the results from today's Angus auction.

Push for shearing to be a sport

Push for shearing to be a sport

The Sport Shear NSW state team selected at Dubbo

US farmers 'cob' wet weather

US farmers 'cob' wet weather

In our part of the world, follow up rain is badly needed, but on the other side of the globe too much rain is rattling markets.

Bourke abattoir slows its processing line

Bourke abattoir slows its processing line

Rain causes supply issues for Bourke goat abattoir

Annual crop irrigators look to high security water

Annual crop irrigators look to high security water

Irrigators prepare to spend big on water certainty

An affordable future for lamb

An affordable future for lamb

Marketing more than the lamb chop, cutlet and roast.

Booragul Angus top at $9000

Booragul Angus top at $9000

Catch up on all the results from today's Angus auction.

US farmers 'cob' wet weather

US farmers 'cob' wet weather

In our part of the world, follow up rain is badly needed, but on the other side of the globe too much rain is rattling markets.

New Zealand judge commends Corriedale feature

New Zealand judge commends Corriedale feature

New Zealand judge John Burrows from Eudunda Corriedales, Oxford, joined forces with associate Brooke Baker, Camden, to take on the Corriedale feature show judging.

New Zealand judge commends Corriedale feature

Blackleg breakthrough

Outlook spells caution for winter planting

Sweet rewards flow from fish disaster

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Young Aussie 'change-makers' selected for global ag summit

Young Aussie 'change-makers' selected for global ag summit

Grace Scott and Guy Coleman are off to the Bayer Youth Ag Summit in Brazil.

Webster's drying crop, livestock and nut profits drop to $2m

Webster's drying crop, livestock and nut profits drop to $2m

Diverse agribusiness, Webster, buys into bees, but feels the impact of drought and lower walnut prices

AACo confesses to quiet deals with Tavistock tech companies

AACo confesses to quiet deals with Tavistock tech companies

Australian Agricultural Company shares ownership in ventures part-owned by billionaire Joe Lewis' Bahamas-based investment firm, Tavistock Group

Shepparton gets lion's share of Freedom's $130m upgrade spend

Shepparton gets lion's share of Freedom's $130m upgrade spend

Freedom Foods' production upgrade plans will focus largely on its northern Victorian milk plant

Beef

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Are you one of the beef industry's rising champions?

Are you one of the beef industry's rising champions?

An initiative of the Cattle Council of Australia, entries are now open for this year's NAB Agribusiness Beef Rising Champion awards.

Television cooking show boom has 'good chef, bad chef' impact on beef industry

Television cooking show boom has 'good chef, bad chef' impact on beef industry

A celebrity chef says the proliferation of cooking shows on television has shone a spotlight on red meat production.

Depiction of beef industry on ABC science program ruled 'unfair'

Depiction of beef industry on ABC science program ruled 'unfair'

The depiction of the beef industry in an ABC television science program has been found to being unfair and misleading.

Costco boss sings praises of Angus beef

Costco boss sings praises of Angus beef

Global retail giant, Costco, is heaping praise on the success of Angus Reserve brand beef in its Australian stores and now wants Chinese consumers to share the joy.

Is it time to do away with days to calving EBVs?

Is it time to do away with days to calving EBVs?

The figures for Limousin submissions shocked producers.

Booragul Angus top at $9000

Booragul Angus top at $9000

Catch up on all the results from today's Angus auction.

Angus has hit the top now the challenge is to stay there, warns Peter Parnell

Angus has hit the top now the challenge is to stay there, warns Peter Parnell

Angus Australia's CEO, Dr Peter Parnell, says the Angus breed has hit the top of the beef cattle industry but now has to stay there.

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An affordable future for lamb

An affordable future for lamb

Marketing more than the lamb chop, cutlet and roast.

AWN industry team a first for National Merino Challenge

AWN industry team a first for National Merino Challenge

Australian Wool Network sends an industry team into the National Merino Challenge.

East Grampians farmers to benefit from pipeline

East Grampians farmers to benefit from pipeline

A new pipeline will provide water security for 1500 farm businesses in the East Grampians region.

Lamb prices heat up as numbers tighten

Lamb prices heat up as numbers tighten

Processors forced to shell out for share of tightening lamb numbers across eastern states.

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Solar sheds power costs, saves on emissions and boosts cashflow on feedlot

Solar sheds power costs, saves on emissions and boosts cashflow on feedlot

Advertiser content: A large-scale solar power system installed at Queensland feedlot is generating $40,000 in annual savings for the business.

Give your child space to thrive at Scots All Saints College

Give your child space to thrive at Scots All Saints College

If you'd like your child to enjoy more than just a standard education, it's important to find a school that goes above and beyond for every one of its students.

Deadline nears to apply for environmental and farming sustainability fencing grants

Deadline nears to apply for environmental and farming sustainability fencing grants

Sponsored content: Landcare and electric fence pioneer Gallagher have joined forces in a new grants program supporting projects delivering environmental or sustainable agricultural outcomes.

Search for a better feeder behind Australian farmer's innovative creation

Search for a better feeder behind Australian farmer's innovative creation

Advertiser content: A farmer's frustration with existing saliva lick feeders drove him to invent a new feeder that would solve the problems he faced.

What impact will the continued dry have on winter cropping?

What impact will the continued dry have on winter cropping?

Agfarm take a look at what the continued dry means for soil health, planting intentions, fertiliser and chemical applications.

Recent rains signal ideal time to invest in a concrete water tank

Recent rains signal ideal time to invest in a concrete water tank

Advertiser content: Concrete water tanks last for years, are free from algae and disease, will not rust, burn, melt or blow away, nor are there any inside liners to be replaced, making them the perfect investment for your water supply.

Renee Murfett crowned winner of the Multimin Performance Ready Challenge

Renee Murfett crowned winner of the Multimin Performance Ready Challenge

After 12 intensive months of in-depth trace mineral trials conducted by seven farmers around Australia and their mentors, the results of the Multimin Performance Ready Challenge are finally in: Victorian dairy farmer Renee Murfett is the Queen Supreme.

Shearwell helping increase efficiency and producers make better management calls

Shearwell helping increase efficiency and producers make better management calls

EID tags are revolutionising the way we care for our flocks and helping producers make smarter evidenced based management decisions, informed by accurate on the spot data.

Livestock Leaders

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Herefords Australia - Black baldy progeny pile on the kilos

Herefords Australia - Black baldy progeny pile on the kilos

Advertiser content: Benefits of the hybrid vigour in black baldy progeny has been quantified with the release of preliminary calving and weaning results from the Herefords Australia Black Baldy trial.

Genomics refine data

Genomics refine data

Advertiser content: Pooginook Merinos is backing up breeding decisions with DNA parentage and genomic testing.

A decade in the making

A decade in the making

Advertiser content: Speckle Park breed leader, Wattle Grove Speckle Park was established in 2008 by the Humphries family, with the purchase of a bull and 100 imported Canadian embryos.

Grass-fed beef in focus for Greenham

Grass-fed beef in focus for Greenham

Advertiser content: Greenham is meeting demand for humane, grass-fed beef with its NEVER EVER program.

Data focus at Bingara

Data focus at Bingara

Advertiser content: Hugh and Sinclair Munro, are the fourth and fifth generation of the family to farm at Keera, Bingara, NSW, home to Booroomooka Angus.

Meat quality in focus

Meat quality in focus

Advertiser content: Quality meat from high yielding carcases is the objective of Kilburnie Angus stud as they breed bulls for clients who want their cattle to produce quality meat profitably.

Genomic testing boosts data accuracy

Genomic testing boosts data accuracy

Advertiser content: Bogo Merinos is working to boost data accuracy with genomic testing.

Breeding better bulls

Breeding better bulls

Advertiser content: At Circle 8 Bulls, the Cooper family has a clearly focused breeding philosophy that eating quality and fertility are the two most important profit drivers.

The Coopers Couch

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Coopers Couch E4: The tougher the season, the higher the potential for scours

Coopers Couch E4: The tougher the season, the higher the potential for scours

Sponsored Content: Calf scours costs the industry more than $23 million per year. Vet Steph Bullen explains how you can protect your herd.

The Coopers Couch E5: Lice eating away at profits

The Coopers Couch E5: Lice eating away at profits

Sheep lice may be tiny but the financial burden they place upon the industry is gargantuan. With a cool dry season almost upon us, producers cannot afford to ignore this bio-security threat.

The Coopers Couch E3: Ongoing dry creates the perfect storm for Pinkeye

The Coopers Couch E3: Ongoing dry creates the perfect storm for Pinkeye

Sponsored content: Cases of pinkeye are on the rise across the country due to the dry and dusty conditions bought on by drought, but there is a solution.

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Perfect day trackside at 2019 Moree Picnic Races | Photos

Perfect day trackside at 2019 Moree Picnic Races | Photos

The 2019 Golden Triangle got off to a top start on Saturday.

Angus interbreed champions dominate Dubbo Show

Angus interbreed champions dominate Dubbo Show

Cow trailed by calf wins supreme exhibit.

See who was at the Capitalise on Carcase conference in Armidale

See who was at the Capitalise on Carcase conference in Armidale

The Limousin Society's conference covered a range of industry topics.

Banana growers gather on the Goldy

Banana growers gather on the Goldy

The Australian Banana Industry Congress is happening in Qld.

Dubbo RSL race day

Dubbo RSL race day

Adults stepped aside at the Dubbo RSL family race day.

Cropping

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Big benefits in conservation ag in North Africa

Big benefits in conservation ag in North Africa

Conservation agriculture is not just for farmers in developed countries - it is having a big impact in north Africa.

Annual crop irrigators look to high security water

Annual crop irrigators look to high security water

Irrigators prepare to spend big on water certainty

Young Aussie 'change-makers' selected for global ag summit

Young Aussie 'change-makers' selected for global ag summit

Grace Scott and Guy Coleman are off to the Bayer Youth Ag Summit in Brazil.

East Grampians farmers to benefit from pipeline

East Grampians farmers to benefit from pipeline

A new pipeline will provide water security for 1500 farm businesses in the East Grampians region.

On Farm

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Boost your signal in the tractor

Boost your signal in the tractor

The Telstra Go network extender has proved popular on quads and tractors

Cutting back on herbicides

Cutting back on herbicides

Agrifac has launched AiCPlus, optical weed spray technology

Mechanisation moving in on cane cutters

Mechanisation moving in on cane cutters

The Samart Grasshopper is helping to mechanise cane harvest in developing agriculture

NZ Coroner finds quad bike protection may have saved dairy worker

NZ Coroner finds quad bike protection may have saved dairy worker

A New Zealand coroners report looks at Australian safety reccomendations

Stoll joins O'Connors offering

Stoll joins O'Connors offering

O'Connors partner with Aussie spray technology company Stoll Boomsprays

Farming systems sowing seeds of change

Farming systems sowing seeds of change

New Flexi-Coil precision air cart

Red herring helmets, kids on quads and roll over protection

Red herring helmets, kids on quads and roll over protection

Quad war: Honda accuse National Farmers Federation of misleading farmers

Unlocking your machines potential

Unlocking your machines potential

John Deere's latest upgrade to CommandCenter unlocks automation features

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A mixed farming flagship

A mixed farming flagship

Widely regarded as the flagship property in the Bland farming area, Warrakimbo is located at at the junction of the Mid-Western and Newell Highways and is available in it's entirety, comprising a total area of 3992.34 hectares.

Upper Hunter wool and weaner factory

Upper Hunter wool and weaner factory

A substantial property just listed for sale in the Upper Hunter is likely to appeal to an investor seeking a proven low-cost sheep or cattle breeding base as an adjunct to a more intensive operation elsewhere.

De-stocked and rain-ready

De-stocked and rain-ready

One of the larger mixed farm holdings in the Central West will go under the hammer in Dubbo next month, by which time - the vendors and selling agents hope - long-awaited rain might have fallen.

Avocado, mango farm opportunity

Avocado, mango farm opportunity

The Gracemere avocado and mango operation MMM Farm is being offered through an expression of interest process.

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Shepparton gets lion's share of Freedom's $130m upgrade spend

Shepparton gets lion's share of Freedom's $130m upgrade spend

Freedom Foods' production upgrade plans will focus largely on its northern Victorian milk plant

Milk production fall accelerates

Milk production fall accelerates

Australian milk production continues to decline with double-digit drops recorded for the first four months of the year.

Better fertility practices lift profit

Better fertility practices lift profit

Tasmanian dairy farmer Stuart Burr has improved fertility management of his herd lifting in-calf rates and eliminating the use of induction.

Dairy health benefits reaffirmed

Dairy health benefits reaffirmed

The Australian dairy industry is promoting the health credentials of its product as the government review the Health Star Rating front-of-pack labelling.

Freedom raising $130m to boost dairy nutritional output

Freedom raising $130m to boost dairy nutritional output

Freedom Foods is set to become the world's third biggest producer of specialist dairy nutritional products

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Sweet rewards flow from fish disaster

Sweet rewards flow from fish disaster

Communities in the Central darling region are now benefiting from new government funding.

Why our best practice 'diet maps' aren't working

Why our best practice 'diet maps' aren't working

Opinion: What if almost everything we eat and do (to stay healthy) is wrong?

Health in focus at CWA conference

Health in focus at CWA conference

CWA of NSW president Stephanie Stanhope, says the organisation will continue to work on improving access to health care services in the bush.