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Wednesday, August 17
Racks of lamb still on the menu in the US
RACK 'EM UP: The taste for Aussie lamb remained ignited to the US in July, albeit exports down 7.4 per cent on 2021 figures.
Kristen Frost • 16m ago
Analysis
CBOT wheat futures lift
Nathan Cattle, Clear Grain Exchange • 2hrs ago
Scott Morrison refuses to resign, defends secret portfolio power grab
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Former prime minister will front the media at 12.15pm amid calls for him to resign over the secret portfolios scandal. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Central Queensland property to run 1300 cattle
Mark Phelps
Hourn and Bishop Qld: Theodore property Malo will be auctioned in Moura on September 29.
Big crop increasingly likely
SMELL THE BEANS: Crops throughout Australia's grain belt, such as this faba bean crop in Victoria's Wimmera, are in rude health moving into the critical spring period.
Gregor Heard
Perfect storm causes turbulent ride for sheep and lamb market
Kristen Frost
DAY OUT: Katie and Josh Brown, Hamley Bridge, SA, with grandfather Sean Brown, Eden Valley, SA, at last month's Mount Pleasant, SA, market.
BOM's super computer boost bolsters forecast capabilities
Gregor Heard
LOOKING AHEAD: BOM may be able to better forecast periods of wet weather with further investment in a high performance computing system. Photo: Gregor Heard
Analysis
Beef exports drop
Ken Wilcock
FALL: After beef exports for May and June nudging 80,000 tonnes, July volume was down at just 74,949t.

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Central Queensland property to run 1300 cattle
Hourn and Bishop Qld: Theodore property Malo will be auctioned in Moura on September 29.
Mark Phelps
Home renovators invited back to school
Chris McLennan
BACK TO SCHOOL: The former Windermere Primary School near Ballarat has just hit the market while the (inset) Ni Ni Well School near Nhill has been on the market for a while.
Landmark building hits the market dripping with history
Chris McLennan
FAMOUS LANDMARK: One of the more recognisable historic buildings in country South Australia is for sale which takes in a whole block. Inset: An early picture of the post office/telegraph station. Pictures: Raine and Horne.
Cronin's offer versatile farming and grazing operation
Mark Phelps
Nutrien Harcourts: The Cronin brother's 2590 hectare Trundle aggregation will be auctioned online on September 15.
Queensland Gold Coast country presents land banking, sand mining opportunities
Mark Phelps
COLLIERS: Country situated midway between Brisbane and the Gold Coast is being presented as both a land banking opportunity and having the potential for sand mining.

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Beef
What's driving the cattle market's about-turn
Shan Goodwin
China beef ban rumours send industry scrambling
Shan Goodwin
Will 'lifestyle precinct' push ACC Brisbane abattoir out of town?
Shan Goodwin
IDEAL LOCATION: ACC's Cannon Hill beef processing plant in Brisbane.
Agribusiness
Analysis
CBOT wheat futures lift
Nathan Cattle, Clear Grain Exchange • 2hrs ago
Canadian takeover of Tassal looks likely as board backs offer
Sean Ford
Picture: Brodie Weeding.
Farmland options abound with new money and ideas says goFARM boss
Andrew Marshall
Managing director of goFARM's $1 billion agricultural portfolio, Liam Lenaghan.
Analysis
CBOT wheat bounces sideways
Nathan Cattle, Clear Grain Exchange
Dairy
Saputo flags 'streamlining' of Australian operation
INTAKE: Saputo president and CEO Lino Saputo says managing milk intake is the top priority for its Australian business.
Carlene Dowie
Dairy factory home of threatened crayfish species
Rodney Woods
Staying alive: A burrow of the central north burrowing crayfish which live on the Fonterra Spreyton site. Picture: Supplied.
Paulger family carries on an Ekka legacy and reigns supreme
Billy Jupp
Wayne Bradshaw, Jefo Australia, owner Shane Paulger, RNA president David Thomas, owners Julia and Sharon Pulger and judge Kevin Smith with the supreme champion dairy cow. Picture: Billy Jupp
Sheep & Goats
Racks of lamb still on the menu in the US
RACK 'EM UP: The taste for Aussie lamb remained ignited to the US in July, albeit exports down 7.4 per cent on 2021 figures.
Kristen Frost • 16m ago
Perfect storm causes turbulent ride for sheep and lamb market
Kristen Frost
DAY OUT: Katie and Josh Brown, Hamley Bridge, SA, with grandfather Sean Brown, Eden Valley, SA, at last month's Mount Pleasant, SA, market.
Putting the clamp on sheep in the yards
Gregor Heard
SAFE HANDLING: Wayne Coffey, Combi Clamp, says there has been good interest around his stock handling invention.
Cropping
Big crop increasingly likely
SMELL THE BEANS: Crops throughout Australia's grain belt, such as this faba bean crop in Victoria's Wimmera, are in rude health moving into the critical spring period.
Gregor Heard
BOM's super computer boost bolsters forecast capabilities
Gregor Heard
LOOKING AHEAD: BOM may be able to better forecast periods of wet weather with further investment in a high performance computing system. Photo: Gregor Heard
La Nina chances increase but not official yet
Gregor Heard
BUILDING UP: The odds are strongly in favour of a wetter than average spring in many parts of the country. Photo: Gregor Heard.
Politics
Scott Morrison refuses to resign, defends secret portfolio power grab
Former prime minister will front the media at 12.15pm amid calls for him to resign over the secret portfolios scandal. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Dan Jervis-Bardy
Country health blow as 10 clinics close their doors
Chris McLennan
GP BLOW: Another major blow for country people wanting to access a local doctor with the closure of a string of medical clinics across Australia today.
Feral water buffalo, pig and pest FMD outbreak risk
Jamieson Murphy
Recommended
Changes to WA state employment laws
Changes to the Western Australian industrial relations system came into effect on 20 June 2022 - here's what they mean for businesses. Photo: Supplied
Polaris side-by-side youth vehicles protect kids with safety technology features
Polaris has developed a range of sophisticated safety technologies for its Youth SxS models to protect kids while they learn and gain confidence. Picture: Supplied
All roads lead to Eidsvold bull sale
Alan Welburn
GOOD TYPE:4NG R19E Lot 3 Clare Robin Hood is a prime example of the quality being offered at the Eidsvold Saleyards by Clare Charolais and Elridge Charolais. Photo: Supplied
Proven performance at Circle 8
Ruth Schwager
EXCEPTIONAL GENETICS: Jeremy and Carmen Cooper, pictured with their dog Maple, will have a large selection of S-drop females available in their 2022 sale on September 9, along with 70 Angus bulls.
The Belmont Red edge's clear in Koumala op
Matt Sherrington
Great buy: The Wahroonga Belmont Red bull, which Rod Knutsen and Jane Lindner purchased in 2019, with some of his progeny on their property in Koumala, south of Sarina.
Machinery
Demand revs up for trucks and trailers
Buoyant market: Tracserv truck sales manager Aaron Colbran says there are no quick fixes for machinery wait times but customers are becoming more accepting of the situation. Picture: Melody Labinsky
Melody Labinsky
John Deere upgrades its 5M tractor range
Enhanced offering: John Deere has redefined its 5M series tractors.
Driverless tractors on track for the future
REPEATED: With the GOtrack system fitted, once the tractor's route is programmed the tractor autonomously follows the configured route and repeats the actions and functions as it has been taught.
Markets
Analysis
Beef exports drop
FALL: After beef exports for May and June nudging 80,000 tonnes, July volume was down at just 74,949t.
Ken Wilcock
Updated
NSW, SA backgrounders, Victorian feedlots among Bairnsdale buyers
Bryce Eishold
SALE-O: Rhyme, 15, with parents Lance and Lyric Anderson and Bryan Hayden, Buchan Station, Buchan, sold 85 Angus steers, 12-14 months, to a top price of $2440.
Has the decade long price run-up met its peak?
Kristen Frost
ATTENDEES: Simon Prior, Thomas Foods International, and Mel Simonds, Thornby, Sanderston, SA, were at the recent Mount Pleasant, SA, market.