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Wool opens strongly after recess

Wool opens strongly after recess

Wool's bullish trend not finished yet.

Historic decision in Californian Roundup case

Historic decision in Californian Roundup case

A Californian jury has found the herbicide Roundup was responsible for a man's cancer and ordered Monsanto pay more than $A395 in damages.

Nats spruik NEG power price potential for regional businesses

Nats spruik NEG power price potential for regional businesses

National Energy Guarantee gains Coalition support, but role of coal still unclear

Win a Landboss UTV for your Dad

Win a Landboss UTV for your Dad

Find out how you could win your father a Landboss utility vehicle worth $15,990 for Father's Day.

Historic decision in Californian Roundup case

Historic decision in Californian Roundup case

A Californian jury has found the herbicide Roundup was responsible for a man's cancer and ordered Monsanto pay more than $A395 in damages.

The ewes of the future

The ewes of the future

Industry expert says sheep producers will have to be more flexible than ever before to prosper in the new world.

Weather forecasting the next decade

Weather forecasting the next decade

The CSIRO is working on decadal climate and weather forecasting.

Fraser Anning’s racial idiocy risks farmers’ export future

Fraser Anning’s racial idiocy risks farmers’ export future

Not just a disgraceful nod to the Nazi's, this was also a boneheaded move against a key trading partner.

Kicking genetic gain goals in beef

Kicking genetic gain goals in beef

Strong uptake of eating quality graded cipher, ARCBA told.

Weather forecasting the next decade

Weather forecasting the next decade

The CSIRO is working on decadal climate and weather forecasting.

NSW Water under the pump over drought relieving allocation

NSW Water under the pump over drought relieving allocation

Urgent need for allocation before it's too late for crops in the ground

Win a Landboss UTV for your Dad

Win a Landboss UTV for your Dad

Find out how you could win your father a Landboss utility vehicle worth $15,990 for Father's Day.

Fraser Anning’s racial idiocy risks farmers’ export future

Fraser Anning’s racial idiocy risks farmers’ export future

Not just a disgraceful nod to the Nazi's, this was also a boneheaded move against a key trading partner.

Nats spruik NEG power price potential for regional businesses

Nats spruik NEG power price potential for regional businesses

National Energy Guarantee gains Coalition support, but role of coal still unclear

Kicking genetic gain goals in beef

Kicking genetic gain goals in beef

Strong uptake of eating quality graded cipher, ARCBA told.

NSW Water under the pump over drought relieving allocation

NSW Water under the pump over drought relieving allocation

Urgent need for allocation before it's too late for crops in the ground

Crushside genotyping in beef on our doorstep

Crushside genotyping in beef on our doorstep

Genomics guru Prof Ben Hayes on what modern science is serving beef.

Crushside genotyping in beef on our doorstep

Plenty on offer besides the steak sandwiches

Bringing Mr Average Bull Buyer into EBV fold

Drought support switching focus to preparedness policy

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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Capilano board sweet with $190m takeover bid

Capilano board sweet with $190m takeover bid

Kevin Rudd's family connections are behind the investor group bidding for Capilano's honey business

CBA customers give $1.75m to drought aid

CBA customers give $1.75m to drought aid

CBA's new CANgive digital tool in the CommBank app lets customers donate to the Red Cross disaster relief appeal.

BASF gains ag momentum from Bayer-Monsanto merger

BASF gains ag momentum from Bayer-Monsanto merger

Bayer's ag asset sale boosts BASF’s Australian workforce by 50 per cent

What does a good ag business account look like?

What does a good ag business account look like?

Many agricultural business owners struggle with an answer to this question.

Politics

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Nats spruik NEG power price potential for regional businesses

Nats spruik NEG power price potential for regional businesses

National Energy Guarantee gains Coalition support, but role of coal still unclear

NSW Water under the pump over drought relieving allocation

NSW Water under the pump over drought relieving allocation

Urgent need for allocation before it's too late for crops in the ground

Drought support switching focus to preparedness policy

Drought support switching focus to preparedness policy

Turnbull says new measures will be announced in coming weeks

Labor targets drought social services support

Labor targets drought social services support

Opposition pledges 100 Centrelink drought officers

Drought drives push for adaptation policy reform

Drought drives push for adaptation policy reform

Calls mount for for future-proofing reforms as climate risks increase

Beef

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Kicking genetic gain goals in beef

Kicking genetic gain goals in beef

Strong uptake of eating quality graded cipher, ARCBA told.

Crushside genotyping in beef on our doorstep

Crushside genotyping in beef on our doorstep

Genomics guru Prof Ben Hayes on what modern science is serving beef.

Bringing Mr Average Bull Buyer into EBV fold

Bringing Mr Average Bull Buyer into EBV fold

Consultant Don Nicol on where beef breeding has gone wrong.

How US cattle producers are realising end-point value

How US cattle producers are realising end-point value

ARBCA scholar Brad Cavanagh outlines US program with potential here.

New grain fed standard launched

New grain fed standard launched

Grain Fed Finished in play from next month.

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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.

White Suffolk: Positive Lambplan results

White Suffolk: Positive Lambplan results

White Suffolks continue to lead the way in terminal breeds for weaning weights and eating quality, according to the latest data from Lambplan.

Sheep

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The ewes of the future

The ewes of the future

Industry expert says sheep producers will have to be more flexible than ever before to prosper in the new world.

Bringing lamb back into fashion

Bringing lamb back into fashion

Fabricating cuts to suit the modern consumer.

Happy result in Win a Ewe

Happy result in Win a Ewe

The popular Win a Ewe competition has been drawn at LambEx 2018.

WA producers told to reach out to the east on live-ex

WA producers told to reach out to the east on live-ex

Sheep Producers Australia president Allan Piggott urged delegates at LambEx to get behind the live sheep trade.

How the dry will impact lamb supply

How the dry will impact lamb supply

Mecardo analyst Robert Herrmann explains how the drought is expected to impact lamb supply and prices.

LambEx 2018

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The ewes of the future

The ewes of the future

Industry expert says sheep producers will have to be more flexible than ever before to prosper in the new world.

Matching the consumer with the product

Matching the consumer with the product

The consumption of sheepmeat across the world is determined by the combination of several factors.

The multicultural product

The multicultural product

Lamb was built as an Australian product and now it is a multicultural product.

Production lift challenge

Production lift challenge

Sheepmeat processor told delegates at LambEx sectors have to be ready to lift production.

Happy result in Win a Ewe

Happy result in Win a Ewe

The popular Win a Ewe competition has been drawn at LambEx 2018.

WA producers told to reach out to the east on live-ex

WA producers told to reach out to the east on live-ex

Sheep Producers Australia president Allan Piggott urged delegates at LambEx to get behind the live sheep trade.

Littleproud announces $1.5 million for drought stricken WA farmers

Littleproud announces $1.5 million for drought stricken WA farmers

The Federal Agriculture Minister has announced $1.5 million for pests and weeds for drought declared farmers in WA.

WAMMCO history detailed in new book

WAMMCO history detailed in new book

How WAMMCO International rose to become a global lamb leader has been recounted in a new book launched at LambEx on Monday night.

Grains

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Historic decision in Californian Roundup case

Historic decision in Californian Roundup case

A Californian jury has found the herbicide Roundup was responsible for a man's cancer and ordered Monsanto pay more than $A395 in damages.

Bulk handlers give port code thumbs down

Bulk handlers give port code thumbs down

GrainCorp and CBH leaders have had a crack at the port access code, saying it creates unnecesary costs for the grains industry.

Grain stocks tighten but US to cap upside

Grain stocks tighten but US to cap upside

The grains industry is coming to terms with a marked drop in supply this season due to drought in Australia, the EU and the Baltic States.

Shock glyphosate ban in Brazil

Shock glyphosate ban in Brazil

A Brazilian judge has handed down a shock decision to ban the use of the herbicide glyphosate until further safety testing is carried out.

Freight and transport logistics a priority

Freight and transport logistics a priority

The Federal Government is committed to improving freight logistics through both infrastructure and legislation according to Keith Pitt.

Machinery

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Weather forecasting the next decade

Weather forecasting the next decade

The CSIRO is working on decadal climate and weather forecasting.

Plenty on offer besides the steak sandwiches

Plenty on offer besides the steak sandwiches

AgQuip will have plenty of new machinery and technology to see.

Hydrogen fuelled tractors a step closer

Hydrogen fuelled tractors a step closer

CSIRO have developed technology to extract hydrogen from ammonia so it can be better transported.

Wagga apprentice recognised

Wagga apprentice recognised

Claas Harvest Centre Wagga apprentice Connor Griffin has won a Strive Excellence Award.

Tractor drought on horizon

Tractor drought on horizon

Tractor Machinery Association launch the state of industry report at annual conference.

Multimedia

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Bush faces in Canberra for ICPA conference

Bush faces in Canberra for ICPA conference

The Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association (ICPA) hosts its annual federal conference in Canberra

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

Property

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Five reasons financial freedom is vital for farmers

Five reasons financial freedom is vital for farmers

Financial adviser Ben Law from The Financial Bloke is talking all things finance for farmers and graziers.

Dawson River irrigation opportunity

Dawson River irrigation opportunity

The highly acclaimed Dawson River irrigation property Harcourt will be auctioned in Rockhampton on August 30.

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

Fraser Anning’s racial idiocy risks farmers’ export future

Fraser Anning’s racial idiocy risks farmers’ export future

Not just a disgraceful nod to the Nazi's, this was also a boneheaded move against a key trading partner.

An undervalued resource, our drought toughened diamonds

An undervalued resource, our drought toughened diamonds

Time to embrace the largely untapped economic potential of female leadership in agriculture

‘Drought Survivor’ shouldn’t chase ratings

‘Drought Survivor’ shouldn’t chase ratings

QCL's columnist, Bryce Camm is pleading for better understanding of rural issues and national conversations around things like water storage, rather than tear-jerking coverage of the drought.