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Dramatic demand in increase for emergency drinking water

Dramatic demand in increase for emergency drinking water

Requests for emergency drinking water from Australian farmers are up 250 per cent, according to a major rural charity.
Monday, August 21, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1056)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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ACCC demands fertiliser companies modify supply contracts

ACCC demands fertiliser companies modify supply contracts

The competition watchdog has cracked down on potentially unfair contract terms involving fertiliser sale contracts with farmers.
Monday, August 21, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1060)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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$30 million grains risk project launched at AgQuip

$30 million grains risk project launched at AgQuip

A sweeping $30 million grains risk management program has been launched at AgQuip.
Monday, August 21, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (867)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Goat slaughter reaches highest level in six years

Goat slaughter reaches highest level in six years

NSW is driving high goat slaughter numbers.
Monday, August 21, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1175)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Jemalong is a rare sale offer in tightly held South East

Jemalong is a rare sale offer in tightly held South East

Agents say water-rich Jemalong is a rare sale offering near Lucindale in SA's South East
Monday, August 21, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (992)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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VFF commodities in call for constitutional change halt: talk of 'historical failings'

VFF commodities in call for constitutional change halt: talk of 'historical failings'

Dissatisfaction over VFF's constitutional changes continues to grow.
Monday, August 21, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (697)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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World awash with cheap lamb as Kiwis start to roll

World awash with cheap lamb as Kiwis start to roll

NZ sheepmeat shipments will more than double between now and March.
Monday, August 21, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (880)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Canola on track for third biggest year

Canola on track for third biggest year

Canola production is set to hit 5.59 million tonnes, the third biggest crop ever, in spite of a big drop from last year's record.
Monday, August 21, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (615)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Regions rush to new uncapped data Sky Muster satellite service

Regions rush to new uncapped data Sky Muster satellite service

Half of the nation's Sky Muster Plus customers have upgraded to the uncapped service since it was announced in June.
Monday, August 21, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1083)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Jersey Australia announces first group of Master Breeders

Jersey Australia announces first group of Master Breeders

The new award is part of Jersey Australia's Jersey Elite awards.
Monday, August 21, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1092)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Cropping farm offered in three handy add-on blocks on SA's Yorke Peninsula

Cropping farm offered in three handy add-on blocks on SA's Yorke Peninsula

The hot demand for any add-on cropping blocks hitting the market on YP is expected to continue .
Monday, August 21, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1176)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Elders' profits fall as farm fortunes slip

Elders' profits fall as farm fortunes slip

A forecast lift in profits on the back of another good cropping season has failed to materialise for major agribusiness Elders.
Sunday, August 20, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (792)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Best cattle buying ever but will it go begging

Best cattle buying ever but will it go begging

"El Nino is having a bigger effect on the job than it deserves."
Sunday, August 20, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (955)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Seasonal uncertainty shapes shorn wool prediction

Seasonal uncertainty shapes shorn wool prediction

Uncertainty over seasonal conditions could drive shorn wool production down, with it forecast to drop by 1.1 per cent in the 2023/2024.
Sunday, August 20, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (850)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Sunshine Farms tipped to make more than $90 million

Sunshine Farms tipped to make more than $90 million

AAM Investment Group is selling its 14,074 hectare Sunshine Farms Aggregation in NSW's Lachlan Valley.
Sunday, August 20, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (909)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Dry times could see water prices of $200/megalitre says Aither

Dry times could see water prices of $200/megalitre says Aither

Dry conditions and federal buybacks biggest water price influences.
Sunday, August 20, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (883)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Superior western grazing country heads to auction

Superior western grazing country heads to auction

Productive property Laidlaw is 15,068 hectares of superior, sweet grazing country.
Sunday, August 20, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (884)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Labor backs down on 'anti-farming' call to end land clearing

Labor backs down on 'anti-farming' call to end land clearing

The proposal was put to hundreds of party delegates at Labor's national conference in Brisbane.
Sunday, August 20, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (618)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Cheese connoisseur recognised with dairy industry award

Cheese connoisseur recognised with dairy industry award

The chief judge of the Royal Adelaide Show dairy products section has been recognised for her dedication to the dairy industry at the Dairy Awards evening earlier in the month.
Sunday, August 20, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (929)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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SA opposition says state govt delays in providing eID plan details are 'not good enough'

SA opposition says state govt delays in providing eID plan details are 'not good enough'

SA's sheep and goat industry is growing impatient for answers about the state government's eID roll out plan, including how they can get hold of their less than $1 tags.
Saturday, August 19, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (568)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Retiring farmer selling lifestyle block to finance travel plans

Retiring farmer selling lifestyle block to finance travel plans

Retiring farmer says its time to say goodbye to the little farm near Benalla and say hello to international travel.
Saturday, August 19, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (972)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Analyst says export alternatives need time

Analyst says export alternatives need time

The live sheep export industry closure has the potential to cause irrevocable damage if rushed through, without appropriate time spent establishing alternatives.
Saturday, August 19, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (662)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Why the diet of stingless bees are in the spotlight

Why the diet of stingless bees are in the spotlight

Scientists are researching stingless bees to determine how the food they eat impacts on hive health and their ability to pollinate crops.
Saturday, August 19, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (907)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Analysts say current oversupply of Australian wine could take several years to deplete

Analysts say current oversupply of Australian wine could take several years to deplete

Report stated a wine oversupply could see the local wine industry slow in production.
Saturday, August 19, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (86)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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National launch of fodder stocktake to drive research and development

National launch of fodder stocktake to drive research and development

Fodder industry seeks long-term strategic priorities for sector.
Saturday, August 19, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1043)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Talia's owners open to offers on either lease or freehold country

Talia's owners open to offers on either lease or freehold country

The owners of South Australia's historic Talia Station are open to offers for either the freehold or pastoral lease sections.
Saturday, August 19, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (975)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Tiny Queensland town has its own Picasso Cow

Tiny Queensland town has its own Picasso Cow

Quinalow Prep-10 State School students painted their very own Picasso with some help from renowned outback artist, Lyn Barnes from Quilpie.
Saturday, August 19, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (938)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Agriculture needs to control messaging

Agriculture needs to control messaging

The key is to engage and inform as many people about Australia's innovative agricultural industry, by telling 'our' stories.
Friday, August 18, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (847)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Cotton yield quest prompts fertiliser research project

Cotton yield quest prompts fertiliser research project

Cotton growers are always chasing bigger yields. But does that mean they need to increase nitrogen and phosphorus rates?
Friday, August 18, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (961)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Wirchilleba offers quality grazing, organic farming

Wirchilleba offers quality grazing, organic farming

Wirchilleba is a quality 8419 hectare mixed organic dryland farming and grazing enterprise.
Friday, August 18, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (751)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Offshore demand lifts prices

Offshore demand lifts prices

The demand is nationwide with grain trading across 17 port zones in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia.
Friday, August 18, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (749)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Road rule restrictions hinder dairy farm work, says frustrated side-by-side user

Road rule restrictions hinder dairy farm work, says frustrated side-by-side user

A Riverina farmer complains he has no choice but to purchase a heavier and fuel hungry side-by-side that travels on public roads slower than his pushbike.
Friday, August 18, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (609)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Ambitious effort to green up the desert

Ambitious effort to green up the desert

Fans of the central Australian project hope it can be scaled up across millions of hectares to engineer the desert climate to become cooler and wetter.
Friday, August 18, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (572)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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South-west Victorian dairy women celebrate at luncheon

South-west Victorian dairy women celebrate at luncheon

"It's an opportunity to check in and to share our successes and have a laugh."
Friday, August 18, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (596)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Wait still on for LSD test results in the north

Wait still on for LSD test results in the north

"Our two organisations interact with a strong spirit of openness and cooperation."
Friday, August 18, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (786)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Robina offers 13,780ha of exceptional grazing country

Robina offers 13,780ha of exceptional grazing country

Robina Downs is 13,780 hectares of exceptional, exclusion fenced grazing country.
Thursday, August 17, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (701)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Coles carbon neutral beef goes to more stores, as pork range launched

Coles carbon neutral beef goes to more stores, as pork range launched

Coles CN beef is now in 95pc of its stores.
Thursday, August 17, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (721)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Delatite Station on why supplying CN beef is really paying off now

Delatite Station on why supplying CN beef is really paying off now

"If you are efficient to start with, you're in a good position on carbon."
Thursday, August 17, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (986)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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The rebuild is over; herd slips into liquidation

The rebuild is over; herd slips into liquidation

"Carcase weights were falling due to the dry conditions."
Thursday, August 17, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (647)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Fonterra slices its forecast NZ farmgate milk price again

Fonterra slices its forecast NZ farmgate milk price again

The whole milk powder price fell 10.9 per cent at the August 15 auction.
Thursday, August 17, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (669)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Live sheep ban sets dangerous social license precedent: GPA

Live sheep ban sets dangerous social license precedent: GPA

Grain Producers Australia have thrown their support behind WA sheep producers, arguing a ban on live sheep exports will be bad news for the whole of agriculture.
Thursday, August 17, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (727)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Lots of history with sale of two farm blocks on YP

Lots of history with sale of two farm blocks on YP

Demand for add-on cropping blocks like these has been red hot on the Yorke Peninsula.
Thursday, August 17, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (844)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Research hub to help sesame street ahead

Research hub to help sesame street ahead

Researchers are upbeat about the prospects of sesame as a hardy, high value crop for northern Australia.
Thursday, August 17, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1069)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Dairy's newest milk quality experts complete milk quality program

Dairy's newest milk quality experts complete milk quality program

Elevated counts cost Australian farmers about $42.6 million annually.
Thursday, August 17, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1613)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Ridley's stockfeed gains keep profit steady after 20pc revenue lift

Ridley's stockfeed gains keep profit steady after 20pc revenue lift

Ridley Corporation continues to firm up its balance sheet in anticipation of acquisition opportunities.
Thursday, August 17, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1318)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Reimagined orchards focus on future profitability

Reimagined orchards focus on future profitability

Research is underway to transform orchards, with a strong focus on future profitability.
Thursday, August 17, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1191)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Top macadamia farms to be sold as a single operation

Top macadamia farms to be sold as a single operation

A group of six orchards in one of Australia's most favoured macadamia production areas is set to be sold as a single operation.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (985)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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How Australia is building grains capacity in Indonesia

How Australia is building grains capacity in Indonesia

An innovative training and capacity-building program is helping to build ties with Indonesia to benefit Australia's grains industry.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (668)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Global dairy prices plunge to lowest level in five years

Global dairy prices plunge to lowest level in five years

The pressure of international prices is hitting Australian market.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (1191)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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Beef exports up in July

Beef exports up in July

Beef exports were reported at 97,305 tonnes SW for July to all destinations, up on the 94,000t recorded in June and up substantially on the 75,000t shipped in July last year.
Wednesday, August 16, 2023/Author: SuperUser Account/Number of views (814)/Comments (0)/ Article rating: No rating
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