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Building the credentials behind beef's stories

Building the credentials behind beef's stories

In a world where provenance and traceability rules, integrity systems are king.

'Prospects are pretty grim': Moree farmers call for more drought support in future

'Prospects are pretty grim': Moree farmers call for more drought support in future

Local farmers sent a strong message to policy makers on Tuesday.

Giving voice to bush businesses

Giving voice to bush businesses

Long before the awesome Buy from the Bush campaign, Cunnamulla's Samantha Meurant was trying to give voice to regional, rural and remote business women.

Progress made on red meat MoU recommendations: RMAC

Progress made on red meat MoU recommendations: RMAC

RMAC has had another meeting on the MoU recommendations.

'Prospects are pretty grim': Moree farmers call for more drought support in future

'Prospects are pretty grim': Moree farmers call for more drought support in future

Local farmers sent a strong message to policy makers on Tuesday.

SA farmers receive rate reprieve in $21M drought package

SA farmers receive rate reprieve in $21M drought package

IMMEDIATE council rate and pastoral lease rent relief will be granted to SA farmers, after the state government announced a $21 million drought relief package.

Hand me a can of paint, the cattle need to be striped

Hand me a can of paint, the cattle need to be striped

Japanese research finds zebra-like stripes halve the flies landing on cattle.

Grains industry news in brief

Grains industry news in brief

All the news from the grains sector at home and abroad.

Queries on Victorian water shift

Queries on Victorian water shift

Irrigators on the Broken Creek system northern Victoria have questioned claims by Goulburn-Murray Water that shifting them out of the Murray Valley district will result in cost savings.

Hand me a can of paint, the cattle need to be striped

Hand me a can of paint, the cattle need to be striped

Japanese research finds zebra-like stripes halve the flies landing on cattle.

GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

Robert Spurway, Fonterra chief operating officer, will head up the GrainCorp business if it gets approval to offload its malt business.

Progress made on red meat MoU recommendations: RMAC

Progress made on red meat MoU recommendations: RMAC

RMAC has had another meeting on the MoU recommendations.

Grains industry news in brief

Grains industry news in brief

All the news from the grains sector at home and abroad.

Giving voice to bush businesses

Giving voice to bush businesses

Long before the awesome Buy from the Bush campaign, Cunnamulla's Samantha Meurant was trying to give voice to regional, rural and remote business women.

Queries on Victorian water shift

Queries on Victorian water shift

Irrigators on the Broken Creek system northern Victoria have questioned claims by Goulburn-Murray Water that shifting them out of the Murray Valley district will result in cost savings.

GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

Robert Spurway, Fonterra chief operating officer, will head up the GrainCorp business if it gets approval to offload its malt business.

Drought forces Namoi Cotton to slash 50 jobs

Drought forces Namoi Cotton to slash 50 jobs

Namoi Cotton reduces head office numbers by almost half and restructures ginning and grower services jobs in NSW and Queensland.

Drought forces Namoi Cotton to slash 50 jobs

Swine fever border efforts receive $66m boost

Beefing up trade strengths via sustainability

Evans returns as Western Dairy chairman

100 Stories of Hope

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Giving voice to bush businesses

Giving voice to bush businesses

Long before the awesome Buy from the Bush campaign, Cunnamulla's Samantha Meurant was trying to give voice to regional, rural and remote business women.

Outback tourism partners with #buyfromthebush

Outback tourism partners with #buyfromthebush

In a first for regional tourism, the Outback Queensland Tourism Association has partnered with #buyfromthebush to offer western Queensland accommodation and experiences.

Marvellous machine making more maize with a lot less moisture

Marvellous machine making more maize with a lot less moisture

Maize crops can be sown in medium rainfall dryland or irrigated paddocks just two weeks after silage and spraying, thanks to a monster three-in-one machine created by Gippsland father and son team, Wayne and Hayden Bowden.

Send us your photos of hope for your chance to win

Send us your photos of hope for your chance to win

As part of our 100 Stories of Hope initiative we have $5000 cash up for grabs.

New drought body will put 'boots on the ground'

New drought body will put 'boots on the ground'

The Hon. Shane Stone AC QC will lead the National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency.

Welcome to 100 Stories of Hope and Inspiration

Welcome to 100 Stories of Hope and Inspiration

It is our genuine hope sharing these stories will provide some inspiration as we inch ever closer to rain.

37 photos of hope from across the country

37 photos of hope from across the country

Readers have shared their photos of hope with us for the chance to win $5000 cash

Hanging in there

Hanging in there

Monsoon rain flooded properties 15 kilometres from the McConachy family at Barenya near Hughenden, but they didn't receive enough to break the drought

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Building the credentials behind beef's stories

Building the credentials behind beef's stories

In a world where provenance and traceability rules, integrity systems are king.

Progress made on red meat MoU recommendations: RMAC

Progress made on red meat MoU recommendations: RMAC

RMAC has had another meeting on the MoU recommendations.

Hand me a can of paint, the cattle need to be striped

Hand me a can of paint, the cattle need to be striped

Japanese research finds zebra-like stripes halve the flies landing on cattle.

Swine fever border efforts receive $66m boost

Swine fever border efforts receive $66m boost

More officers, detector dogs and state-of-the-art x-ray machines on the front line.

Beefing up trade strengths via sustainability

Beefing up trade strengths via sustainability

Initiative to allow producers to measure their practices against sustainability standards.

The new ways beef is making its way onto menus

The new ways beef is making its way onto menus

Cut-by-cook, subprimals and brands open doors but all are underpinned by quality eating promise

Aussie food waste bill over $10 billion in 2019

Aussie food waste bill over $10 billion in 2019

Rabobank's annual food waste survey has found Australians are wasting more than ever.

Leucaena lovers on tour

Leucaena lovers on tour

With the view to investigating new ways to extend the application of leucaena plantings in Queensland, producers have just wrapped up a tour to Colombia and Paraguay.

Dairy

Queries on Victorian water shift

Queries on Victorian water shift

Irrigators on the Broken Creek system northern Victoria have questioned claims by Goulburn-Murray Water that shifting them out of the Murray Valley district will result in cost savings.

Evans returns as Western Dairy chairman

Evans returns as Western Dairy chairman

Western Dairy has gone back to the future with new chairman Peter Evans elected last month.

'Godspeed' Furner in dairy crisis says North Qld milk industry

'Godspeed' Furner in dairy crisis says North Qld milk industry

The dairy crisis will part of the discussions at next week's AgMin meeting in Moree.

Murray-Darling Basin Authority rejects water criticism

Murray-Darling Basin Authority rejects water criticism

'Water sharing and Plan are two different things'

Records crucial to fertility gains in Gippsland

Records crucial to fertility gains in Gippsland

Precise records ensured the Auchterlonie's Gippsland herd was selected to be part of DataGene's Ginfo program, the dairy industry's reference database for genetic information.

Job too tough for A2 Milk boss Jayne Hrdlicka; Babidge returns

Job too tough for A2 Milk boss Jayne Hrdlicka; Babidge returns

Former managing director, Geoff Babidge, returns to take the helm after recently appointed Jayne Hrdlicka announced the job involved too many travel and health pressures

Ag's getting tough, but farmers keep investing in solid outlook

Ag's getting tough, but farmers keep investing in solid outlook

Almost 80 per cent of farmers still plan to lift or maintain current farm investment spending in the difficult year ahead

'Make it a 20c/litre milk levy' after Coles caught skimming millions

'Make it a 20c/litre milk levy' after Coles caught skimming millions

Coles has been told it should offer a 20c/litre levy to farmers after it was caught skimming millions off the 10c drought levy.

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Data-driven grazing mangement a winner at Cavan Station

Data-driven grazing mangement a winner at Cavan Station

The collection of timely data is the key to achieving better production and environmental outcomes on Cavan Station at Yass.

Jump in quantity punctures the wool market balloon

Jump in quantity punctures the wool market balloon

A sudden increase in rostered quantity for auctions next week was a trigger for buyers to run and hide.

It's like a broken record, China keeps gobbling up our lamb and mutton

It's like a broken record, China keeps gobbling up our lamb and mutton

The month of November has produced the same old story for Australian sheepmeat exports with China dominating the trade.

Aussie wool growers showcased in New York bridal collection

Aussie wool growers showcased in New York bridal collection

Thanks to a young up-and-coming Australian fashion designer, wool grown in the district of Berremangra, NSW, is being showcased on the world stage.

Lamb supply and prices down

Lamb supply and prices down

The Stock Take: Mecardo's Angus Brown analyses the lamb market.

Meet The Team

Andrew Marshall - National Agribusiness Writer

Andrew Marshall - National Agribusiness Writer

Campbell Cooney - Southern Beef Writer

Campbell Cooney - Southern Beef Writer

Gregor Heard - Grains and Sugar Writer

Gregor Heard - Grains and Sugar Writer

Mike Foley - Politics and National Issues Writer

Mike Foley - Politics and National Issues Writer

Machinery and Ag Technology with Sharon O'Keeffe

Sharon O'Keeffe - Machinery and Ag Tech Writer

Carlene Dowie - Australian Dairyfarmer Editor

Carlene Dowie - Australian Dairyfarmer Editor

Penelope Arthur - National Agricultural News Editor

Penelope Arthur - National Agricultural News Editor

Shan Goodwin - Northern Beef Writer

Shan Goodwin - Northern Beef Writer

Vernon Graham - Acting Sheep and Wool Writer

Vernon Graham - Acting Sheep and Wool Writer

Kim Chappell - Digital Specialist

Kim Chappell - Digital Specialist

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Let's celebrate National AgDay!

Let's celebrate National AgDay!

Sponsored content: CommBank are getting behind National AgDay by celebrating all our Aussie farmers and the wider industry, big and small, old and young.

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

By getting on the front foot to control the angst of gift giving and large bills before Christmas, you will be set up for a happy New Year.

Future Focus: connecting regional Australia

Future Focus: connecting regional Australia

The latest edition of Future Focus magazine examines the role of technology, communications and transport in building a more prosperous regional Australia.

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

Vehicles face airbag registration ban

State and territory government traffic authorities are considering deregistration of vehicles fitted with faulty Alpha and critical airbags where owners have ignored repeated requests to have them replaced.

A case for rotational grazing

A case for rotational grazing

Sponsored content: Carbon farming presents a real economic opportunity for livestock producers in the future and the best time to get started given current climatic conditions is now.

Creating choice in the North

Creating choice in the North

Advertiser content: Optus investments in the mobile network is creating a doorway to choice for people living and travelling through the north of Queensland.

We're off and running for mental health

We're off and running for mental health

NSW Farmers is shining a spotlight on farmers' mental wellbeing with a series of panel discussions at the state's major field days.

Social licence for animal ag

Social licence for animal ag

Lorraine Gordon explores the future of animal agriculture, aiming to break down misconceptions, both on behalf of farmers and consumers.

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Further consolidation of Deere dealers

Further consolidation of Deere dealers

Agriquip Machinery has been bought out by Sydney based LandHQ

Dealer doldrums as drought bites

Dealer doldrums as drought bites

The Tractor Machinery Association reports further decline in November sales.

Turning your tractor into a self-propelled sprayer

Turning your tractor into a self-propelled sprayer

New Amazone products allow you to turn your tractor into a spray rig for a fraction of the cost

Manage your machinery

Manage your machinery

Farm Service Manager app includes some new features

Farmsafe gets a funding boost

Farmsafe gets a funding boost

The government has granted $1.9 million to Farmsafe Australia

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Grains industry news in brief

Grains industry news in brief

All the news from the grains sector at home and abroad.

GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

Robert Spurway, Fonterra chief operating officer, will head up the GrainCorp business if it gets approval to offload its malt business.

Crop export values to drop

Crop export values to drop

The total value of Australia's cropping exports is expected to drop to levels not seen for at least five years due to the drought.

Canadian farmers can't take a trick this year

Canadian farmers can't take a trick this year

Heavy snow and rain during harvest across the Canadian Prairies leaves about 2 million acres of canola buried under snow until spring.

No end in sight to SA GM deadlock

No end in sight to SA GM deadlock

South Australia is no closer to a resolution to end the ban on the cultivation of GM crops after an ALP compromise proposal was rejected.

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GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

Robert Spurway, Fonterra chief operating officer, will head up the GrainCorp business if it gets approval to offload its malt business.

Drought forces Namoi Cotton to slash 50 jobs

Drought forces Namoi Cotton to slash 50 jobs

Namoi Cotton reduces head office numbers by almost half and restructures ginning and grower services jobs in NSW and Queensland.

Leadership in the spotlight at Rabobank awards: Photos

Leadership in the spotlight at Rabobank awards: Photos

Farmers and agribusiness leaders from around Australia were in Auckland to mark the 20th anniversary of Rabobank's leadership awards.

Aussie food waste bill over $10 billion in 2019

Aussie food waste bill over $10 billion in 2019

Rabobank's annual food waste survey has found Australians are wasting more than ever.

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SA farmers receive rate reprieve in $21M drought package

SA farmers receive rate reprieve in $21M drought package

IMMEDIATE council rate and pastoral lease rent relief will be granted to SA farmers, after the state government announced a $21 million drought relief package.

Ag ministers to work 'shoulder to shoulder' to help on drought

Ag ministers to work 'shoulder to shoulder' to help on drought

State and federal agricultural ministers met in Moree on Tuesday.

States should pay rates, give crown lease holidays during drought says Littleproud

States should pay rates, give crown lease holidays during drought says Littleproud

All of the States need to step up on the level of assistance they provide during drought, says federal Drought Minister David Littleproud.

Murray-Darling Basin Authority rejects water criticism

Murray-Darling Basin Authority rejects water criticism

'Water sharing and Plan are two different things'

National push to protect farmers' income

National push to protect farmers' income

NSW wants to be one-stop shop for drought relief

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Iconic country landmark is up for sale

Iconic country landmark is up for sale

This 90-year-old building is an iconic element of the Kellerberrin's identity and history.

Scene set for northern investment

Scene set for northern investment

Agricultural investments into Australia's north are set to be encouraged through a new project with the Co-operative Research Centre for Developing Northern Australia.

Gina Rinehart buys another New England property

Gina Rinehart buys another New England property

Gina Rinehart buys another New England property for Wagyu export business

Southern Queensland's Kurrajong sold at auction

Southern Queensland's Kurrajong sold at auction

The Biddeston property Kurrajong, in southern Queensland, has sold at a Ray White Rural auction for $1.2 million.

Smoothy buys Karamarra in North Queensland

Smoothy buys Karamarra in North Queensland

WA pastoralist and businessman Brent Smoothy has bought Charlie and Kaye Wilson's Dingo property Karamarra.

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Ag ministers to work 'shoulder to shoulder' to help on drought

Ag ministers to work 'shoulder to shoulder' to help on drought

State and federal agricultural ministers met in Moree on Tuesday.

Leadership in the spotlight at Rabobank awards: Photos

Leadership in the spotlight at Rabobank awards: Photos

Farmers and agribusiness leaders from around Australia were in Auckland to mark the 20th anniversary of Rabobank's leadership awards.

Nuffield scholar looks at post harvest skilling

Nuffield scholar looks at post harvest skilling

A Nuffield scholar's report looks at the need for skill development in packhouses.

37 photos of hope from across the country

37 photos of hope from across the country

Readers have shared their photos of hope with us for the chance to win $5000 cash

Hort Innovation holds AGM in Sydney | PHOTOS

Hort Innovation holds AGM in Sydney | PHOTOS

Folk from throughout the horticulture landscape attended the 2019 Hort Innovation AGM.

Opinion

Do you have the digital skills to drive agriculture?

Do you have the digital skills to drive agriculture?

In this week's The Gauge, Brooke Sauer looks at the digital capability of those driving Australian agriculture.

Troy Setter: Don't extinguish vital bushfire service

Troy Setter: Don't extinguish vital bushfire service

In this week's The Gauge, CPC CEO Troy Setter is calling on the federal government to commit to the Northern Australia and Rangelands Fire Information Service (NAFI).

Deputy PM: 'We're giving you water security not spin'

Deputy PM: 'We're giving you water security not spin'

Opinion: As farmers rally for a second day outside Parliament House, calling for the Murray Darling Basin Plan to be axed, Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack says his government will deliver transparency in the water market.