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Agribusiness buzz in brief

Agribusiness buzz in brief

A quick look at some of the people and companies making news in agribusiness

Tractor industry of the future

Tractor industry of the future

Tractor and machinery conference focuses on disruption

Brazil freight crisis causes corn export uncertainty

Brazil freight crisis causes corn export uncertainty

Brazil's grain logistics sector is in disarray due to a truck strike.

Ensure we endure, like butter

Ensure we endure, like butter

Rabobank speak to Tractor Machinery Association (TMA) on consumer disruption

Tractor industry of the future

Tractor industry of the future

Tractor and machinery conference focuses on disruption

Sentence for Victorian fatal farm shooting

Sentence for Victorian fatal farm shooting

A Victorian farmer who says he accidentally shot dead a man on his farm is due to be sentenced for manslaughter.

Robots and drones need rules

Robots and drones need rules

Ethical and legal frameworks needed for farm drones and autonomous machinery

Barnaby jets in for WA live export meeting

Barnaby jets in for WA live export meeting

Barnaby Joyce was expected to be a surprise guest at a WA live export meeting today.

Drought ranks toughest yet

Drought ranks toughest yet

Wellington farmer says his main priority is to keep his stock alive.

Robots and drones need rules

Robots and drones need rules

Ethical and legal frameworks needed for farm drones and autonomous machinery

Partnering for farmer health

Partnering for farmer health

A partnership between Metalcorp and the National Centre for Farmer Health aims to improve outcomes for rural Australians.

Ensure we endure, like butter

Ensure we endure, like butter

Rabobank speak to Tractor Machinery Association (TMA) on consumer disruption

Barnaby jets in for WA live export meeting

Barnaby jets in for WA live export meeting

Barnaby Joyce was expected to be a surprise guest at a WA live export meeting today.

Brazil freight crisis causes corn export uncertainty

Brazil freight crisis causes corn export uncertainty

Brazil's grain logistics sector is in disarray due to a truck strike.

Drought ranks toughest yet

Drought ranks toughest yet

Wellington farmer says his main priority is to keep his stock alive.

Partnering for farmer health

Partnering for farmer health

A partnership between Metalcorp and the National Centre for Farmer Health aims to improve outcomes for rural Australians.

Farmers don’t want drought handout

Farmers don’t want drought handout

Farmers generally want the opportunity to manage drought risk themselves with no subsidies according to NFF president Fiona Simson.

Farmers don’t want drought handout

See ‘The Naked Farmer’ help raise money, awareness for mental health services

Sheep still stranded as demand runs hot

GM moratorium ‘national embarrassment’

Meet The Team

Andrew Marshall - Agribusiness

Agribusiness with Andrew Marshall

Sheep and Wool with Kristen Frost

Sheep and Wool with Kristen Frost

Gregor Heard - Grains and Sugar

Grains and Sugar with Gregor Heard

Shan Goodwin - Beef

Beef with Shan Goodwin

Rural Affairs with Mike Foley

Rural Affairs with Mike Foley

Machinery and Ag Technology with Sharon O'Keeffe

Machinery and Ag Tech with Sharon O'Keeffe

Agribusiness

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Agribusiness buzz in brief

Agribusiness buzz in brief

A quick look at some of the people and companies making news in agribusiness

Partnering for farmer health

Partnering for farmer health

A partnership between Metalcorp and the National Centre for Farmer Health aims to improve outcomes for rural Australians.

Farmers don’t want drought handout

Farmers don’t want drought handout

Farmers generally want the opportunity to manage drought risk themselves with no subsidies according to NFF president Fiona Simson.

Bega buys former MG Koroit plant for $250m

Bega buys former MG Koroit plant for $250m

Bega Cheese pays $250m for Koroit

Politics

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Barnaby jets in for WA live export meeting

Barnaby jets in for WA live export meeting

Barnaby Joyce was expected to be a surprise guest at a WA live export meeting today.

Bite the bullet and build Inland Rail through to port

Bite the bullet and build Inland Rail through to port

Funding solutions for pricey urban corridors key to open export potential

Albo arcs up on Inland Rail finances and port links

Albo arcs up on Inland Rail finances and port links

Funding and final leg of freight link risk future viability, Albanese says

Local challenges along Inland Rail collide with nation building

Local challenges along Inland Rail collide with nation building

Community challenges a conundrum for Nationals big picture agenda

Ag Minister on trade mission to Americas

Ag Minister on trade mission to Americas

Littleproud to visit US, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina

Beef

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Fickle cattle market so hard to read

Fickle cattle market so hard to read

Market sensitivity at extreme levels.

Beef targets the mid-week, easy meal seeker

Beef targets the mid-week, easy meal seeker

Latest MLA domestic market campaign hits the spot.

Fake news hits beef

Fake news hits beef

Virgin says "no ounce of truth' in claims beef is off its menu.

Meat processing’s new ways to engage

Meat processing’s new ways to engage

Less promises, more understanding, sought from Canberra.

Drench resistance widespread in southern beef herds

Drench resistance widespread in southern beef herds

Researchers say combination drench prudent in the future.

Recommended

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What does La Niña actually mean?

What does La Niña actually mean?

Sponsored: Any rain brought on by La Niña will be a double-edged sword.

There is definitely money in beef!

There is definitely money in beef!

IF you wanted to make some money over the past 24 months, you couldn’t argue against investing in beef.

Beef Year Book: Grain-fed numbers surge

Beef Year Book: Grain-fed numbers surge

Despite the continuing contraction of the national beef cattle herd, grain-fed cattle numbers have defied all expectations to date this year.

Prioritise mental health during times of adversity

Prioritise mental health during times of adversity

TAKING care of your physical and mental health isn’t always the first priority when dealing with a natural disaster,but it can be first step towards true recovery.

Dorper and White Dorper 2018: The ideal feed converters

Dorper and White Dorper 2018: The ideal feed converters

Huge potential in lotfeeding Dorpers.

Sheep

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Barnaby jets in for WA live export meeting

Barnaby jets in for WA live export meeting

Barnaby Joyce was expected to be a surprise guest at a WA live export meeting today.

Drought ranks toughest yet

Drought ranks toughest yet

Wellington farmer says his main priority is to keep his stock alive.

Sheep still stranded as demand runs hot

Sheep still stranded as demand runs hot

The Islamic religious festival Eid on Tuesday, August 21 is driving demand for live sheep to a peak.

Shearers back anti lock gear

Shearers back anti lock gear

Shearing Contractors Association of Australia is calling for workplace updates with safe equipment that will pay for itself in productivity.

Emanuel Exports blocked in attempt to re-enter sheep trade

Emanuel Exports blocked in attempt to re-enter sheep trade

Bid to gain export licence through a subsidiary company rejected

LambEx 2018

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Cracking LambEx program released

Cracking LambEx program released

LambEx 2018’s program features a fantastic line-up of international and Australian speakers who will present on an array of local and global issues for the sheep and lamb industry.

Register for LambEx before June 30

Register for LambEx before June 30

Register before June 20 for LambEx 2018 and tickets will be tax deductions for this financial year.

Modern day shepherd to present at LambEx 2018

Modern day shepherd to present at LambEx 2018

James Rebanks, a modern day shepherd and acclaimed author from the Lake District Northern England, will be one of the key note speakers at LambEx 2018.

US food systems expert returns to LambEx in 2018

US food systems expert returns to LambEx in 2018

CEO for The Center for Food Integrity, Charlie Arnot, key note speaker at LambEx 2018

Disruptive change sparks big changes for NZ lamb production

Disruptive change sparks big changes for NZ lamb production

Key note speaker says it is inevitable that technology will change our way of doing sheep business in the next decade.

Breakfast serves up a meaty slice at LambEx 2018

Breakfast serves up a meaty slice at LambEx 2018

This year in the first time LambEx 2018 will offer delegates the chance to attend three different breakfast events.

Grains

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Brazil freight crisis causes corn export uncertainty

Brazil freight crisis causes corn export uncertainty

Brazil's grain logistics sector is in disarray due to a truck strike.

Farmers don’t want drought handout

Farmers don’t want drought handout

Farmers generally want the opportunity to manage drought risk themselves with no subsidies according to NFF president Fiona Simson.

Farm safety more than a box ticking exercise

Farm safety more than a box ticking exercise

Farm safety issues can often be lost amidst the hustle of running a business day-to-day but a WA growers says it is worth the effort.

Making leasing ag land pay

Making leasing ag land pay

With land prices soaring in many areas people continue to turn to leasing to get a foothold in the agriculture industry.

Commercial concerns destroyed the desk

Commercial concerns destroyed the desk

It was not the single desk mechanism itself at fault but the overpriced service fees AWB charged that killed off the bulk wheat monopoly.

Machinery

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Ensure we endure, like butter

Ensure we endure, like butter

Rabobank speak to Tractor Machinery Association (TMA) on consumer disruption

Tractor industry of the future

Tractor industry of the future

Tractor and machinery conference focuses on disruption

Robots and drones need rules

Robots and drones need rules

Ethical and legal frameworks needed for farm drones and autonomous machinery

Safe farms are profitable farms

Safe farms are profitable farms

Kubota Farm Safety Week machinery message

Quad bike quagmire of safety subsidies

Quad bike quagmire of safety subsidies

FCAI and NSW Farmers disagree on NSW quad bike safety rebate

Multimedia

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Hobart hub for rma conference

Hobart hub for rma conference

Kevin Sheedy, David Williams, Michael O'Brien among key rma network conference speakers.

Faces from the Innovation Generation conference

Faces from the Innovation Generation conference

See all the photos from GrainGrowers Innovation Generation conference at Wagga Wagga.

CVLX open day impresses

CVLX open day impresses

A crowd of almost 700 has inspected the soon to open CVLX Miners Rest saleyards.

Prices bounce in small Kyneton sale

Prices bounce in small Kyneton sale

A smaller Kyneton store cattle market has seen prices bounce back strongly

60 reasons to celebrate working dogs

60 reasons to celebrate working dogs

Check out these amazing photos of working dogs in action to celebrate Take Your Dog To Work Day.

Property

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Growth Farms launches $100m farmland lease fund

Growth Farms launches $100m farmland lease fund

The Australian Agricultural Lease Fund plans to lease mid-sized holdings to nearby family farmers looking to expand.

WA’s largest farming business on the market

WA’s largest farming business on the market

John Nicoletti has listed his entire WA farming portfolio for sale, with the hope of fetching up to $85m.

Leyburn’s New Farm passed in | Video

Leyburn’s New Farm passed in | Video

The Leyburn property New Farm was passed in at a Ray White Rural auction for $2.2 million.

Opinion

GM moratorium ‘national embarrassment’

GM moratorium ‘national embarrassment’

SA’s moratorium on genetically-modified crops has been labelled ‘nothing short of a national embarrassment’ by British author and environmental activist Mark Lynas.

Nats’ coal call risks energy errors of the past

Nats’ coal call risks energy errors of the past

Market must decide the best investment for power generation

Royal Commission fails to address ‘receivers’

Royal Commission fails to address ‘receivers’

Opinion: The CEO of the WA Rural Financial Counselling Service says the use of receivers often leaves both farmers and the banks worse off financially.