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Agents have extended the expressions of interest period for large-scale north-west NSW grazing property, Narran Park.

Wet conditions delay large-scale sale at Brewarrina

The supreme exhibit of the Queensland State Sheep Show with Elders' Bruce McLeish and owner Garry Kopp.

Find out who nabbed the coveted supreme exhibit of the Queensland State Sheep Show on Friday.

NSW stud takes top honour at Queensland State Sheep Show

Pure-bred Senepol weaner heifers. Senepol cattle are helping northern producers boost weight gain and improve milking in their herds.

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BEING able to finish bullocks earlier – and with good fat cover – is a major benefit of Senepol genetics for Queensland commercial beef producers David and Lyn Anderson.

Senepol genetics boost weight gain at Tindarra

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TOUGH NIGHT: Barnaby Joyce made a solemn victory speech in Tamworth. Photo: Mark Kriedemann

The Nationals have avoided the bloodbath voters inflicted on the Liberals by retaining all 16 of their electorates, but the party's hopes of picking up new seats have been dashed.

Nationals defy Coalition bloodbath and look set to hold all seats

Senior Nationals are confident of retaining all the party's seats, but admitted the Coalition's chances of forming government slimmed with every independent candidate elected.

Nats confident in regions but warn teals may stop Coalition govt

The Coalition has pledged $53.3 million for a state-of-the-art animal health vaccine research and manufacturing facility, as the number of biosecurity threats on the nation's doorstep continues to grow.

$53m pledged for new animal vaccine centre as bio threats grow

Foot and mouth disease may be Australian agriculture's biggest fear, but the nation has been fortifying and fine tuning its defences against the virus for decades.

The FMD pathways we should and shouldn't be worried about

Labor has promised to deliver long-term sustainable funding for the nation's biosecurity system as foot and mouth disease and lumpy skin threaten to breach the northern borders.

Labor commits to long-term biosecurity funding as threats loom

The Victorian MP said he had "no personal relationship with Mr Joyce whatsoever" who had sacked him "as a Minister twice, without credible reasons".

Senior Nat distances himself from Barnaby due to Vic voter concern

The Deputy Prime Minister won't be drawn on whether he'll have the numbers to retain the Nationals leadership after the election, as a number of Barnaby Joyce's key allies leave the party room.

Barnaby won't speculate on leadership as allies retire and McCormack looms

NATS MIXED MESSAGE: Water Minister Keith Pitt, Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and Agriculture Minister David Littleproud have all given different answers about extending the MDBP deadline.

Three Nationals frontbenchers walk into a bar in Nicholls. The barman asked if they support extending the Murray-Darling Basin Plan water recovery deadline. One says yes, one says no and one avoids the question. This is not a joke.

Three Nats walk into a bar and give different MDBP answers

Because the dam will support a massive spike in exported produce and is entirely funded by the Commonwealth, questions have been asked if Australia would be left open to international trade disputes. Several of Australia's free-trade agreements have limitations on federal government support for farmers.

Gifting $5.4b dam not a farm subsidy or breach of trade deals: govt

WOMBAT TRAIL: While known for his abrasive and confrontational on-camera demeanour, grassroots campaigning is a core pillar of Barnaby Joyce's regional appeal. Photo: Supplied

On the day of Barnaby Joyce's electorate campaign launch, the wooden wombat that symbolises the National Party's leader election trail throughout regional Australia broke. A more superstitious man might have taken it as a bad omen, but Mr Joyce laughed it off.