Manildra Group has issued a letter to Australian growers explaining how and why it will be including high-protein Canadian wheat in the feedstock for its Shoalhaven Starches plant…Read More
John Honan, Manildra Group managing director, May 22, 2019
An expanding oaten hay industry in Victoria has seen a rising number of growers add a hay crop to their rotations and exporters move to increase processing capacity…Read More
Neil Lyon, May 22, 2019
The Mundulla Aggregation is South Australia’s Southeast has been sold to mostly local interests in separate lots to fetch $7.9 million. ..Read More
Grain Central, May 22, 2019
Australia’s March chickpea exports totaled 25,364 tonnes, down 46 per cent from the February figure, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics…Read More
Liz Wells, May 22, 2019
In the past week, rainfall was recorded in the south of WA; the eastern half of the Top End and the southern half of the NT; the far north and coastal SA; southwestern and central Victoria; western and northern Tasmania; far northeastern NSW and along the east coast and northern interior of Queensland…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, May 22, 2019
Debate about excessive moisture in the US got more complex amid threat of abandonment and HRW quality downgrades, while over in Russia the wheat crop is faring better…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, May 22, 2019
Global pulse trader Peter Wilson is calling on the Australian grain trade to better target its customers, and improve its supply chain as competition in the global market heats up…Read More
Peter Wilson, Wilson International Trade, May 21, 2019A proven dryland cropping spread northeast of Moree is being offered for sale by the Turnbull family for $7413 per hectare…Read More
Grain Central, May 20, 2019Market impact and biosecurity threats have been singled out as reasons for the Australian grains industry to speak out against imports of grain which could follow the Canadian wheat being brought to Australia by The Manildra Group…Read More
Henry and Liz Wells, May 20, 2019Manildra Group has issued a letter to Australian growers explaining how and why it will be including high-protein Canadian wheat in the feedstock for its Shoalhaven Starches plant…Read More
John Honan, Manildra Group managing director, May 22, 2019Farmers are being warned not to put their lives at risk by tangling with electricity infrastructure on their properties following three tractor-hit pole incidents in South Australia…Read More
Grain Central, May 20, 2019The Queensland Agricultural Merchants (QAM) Association meeting yesterday not only heard from guest speaker Australian Lot Feeders Association president Bryce Camm, but also gave a fitting sendoff to now-retired Dalby grain identity, Terry Deacon…Read More
Henry and Liz Wells, May 17, 2019Global pulse trader Peter Wilson is calling on the Australian grain trade to better target its customers, and improve its supply chain as competition in the global market heats up…Read More
Peter Wilson, Wilson International Trade, May 21, 2019The Mundulla Aggregation is South Australia’s Southeast has been sold to mostly local interests in separate lots to fetch $7.9 million. ..Read More
Grain Central, May 22, 2019A robust, national and public grain stocks reporting regime is essential to give growers confidence that there is a need to import grains to meet a domestic supply shortage, according to NSW Farmers…Read More
Grain Central, May 21, 2019ALFA president Bryce Camm told a Queensland Agricultural Merchants’ gathering that demand for custom-feeding places as well as for beef had helped to lift cattle-on-feed numbers to a new record…Read More
Liz Wells, May 17, 2019Drought in eastern Australia has bitten into sales volumes for leading Australian fertiliser company Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL), which has this week released its financial results for the half-year ended 31 March…Read More
Grain Central, May 21, 2019The value of Bio security in Australia should never be underestimated- the risk of such a breach could never be worth the apparent saving by end user proposing to..
Alastair starrittUp goes our public liability premium to insure someone else's asset. On our own farm we have 70 poles that are mapped by myself for operator safety. The..
Brett RobertsMany agribusinesses and processors are having to import grain this year to survive and meet domestic demand. The grain simply isn't there and specialty grains like adzuki..
Dennis WardImported grain means Australian grain growers are subject to biosecurity risk. The absurd policy of mandating ethanol production from grain must be reviewed and stopped. Making fuel from..
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Manildra Group has issued a letter to Australian growers explaining how and why it will be including high-protein Canadian wheat in the feedstock for its Shoalhaven Starches plant…Read More
John Honan, Manildra Group managing director, May 22, 2019
Drought in eastern Australia has bitten into sales volumes for leading Australian fertiliser company Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL), which has this week released its financial results for the half-year ended 31 March…Read More
Grain Central, May 21, 2019
Drought conditions across large parts of eastern Australia have impacted Elders’ half-year results announced today, with statutory net profit down $14m from the same period last year to $27.4m…Read More
Grain Central, May 20, 2019
The Queensland Agricultural Merchants (QAM) Association meeting yesterday not only heard from guest speaker Australian Lot Feeders Association president Bryce Camm, but also gave a fitting sendoff to now-retired Dalby grain identity, Terry Deacon…Read More
Henry and Liz Wells, May 17, 2019
In the past week, rainfall was recorded in the south of WA; the eastern half of the Top End and the southern half of the NT; the far north and coastal SA; southwestern and central Victoria; western and northern Tasmania; far northeastern NSW and along the east coast and northern interior of Queensland…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, May 22, 2019
Winter is likely to be drier than average for much of Queensland, NSW, Victoria, southeast SA, northern Tasmania, the NT, and northern and far southwest WA according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s ‘first look’ forecast for the period released today. released today…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, May 16, 2019
A cold front brought light to moderate falls to southern parts of South Australia at the start of the week, while a vigorous cold front and a complex low pressure system produced moderate to locally heavy falls to parts of southeastern Australia, including Tasmania during the middle of the week…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, May 15, 2019
Weather derivatives are worth considering as risk-management options for farmers operating in climates where adverse events like frost are a distinct possibility at certain times in the cropping cycle…Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, May 14, 2019
An expanding oaten hay industry in Victoria has seen a rising number of growers add a hay crop to their rotations and exporters move to increase processing capacity…Read More
Neil Lyon, May 22, 2019
Australia’s March chickpea exports totaled 25,364 tonnes, down 46 per cent from the February figure, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics…Read More
Liz Wells, May 22, 2019
Improved ryegrass control can be achieved through stacking crop competition tools with robust pre-emergent herbicide mixes – tools that are easy to adopt at relatively low cost…Read More
Peter Newman, May 21, 2019
A recent study has found that excessive P-fertiliser may actually hurt the plants it is trying to help by altering the composition and function of the microbes in the soil…Read More
Grain Central, May 20, 2019
Manildra Group has issued a letter to Australian growers explaining how and why it will be including high-protein Canadian wheat in the feedstock for its Shoalhaven Starches plant…Read More
John Honan, Manildra Group managing director, May 22, 2019
Australia’s March chickpea exports totaled 25,364 tonnes, down 46 per cent from the February figure, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics…Read More
Liz Wells, May 22, 2019
Debate about excessive moisture in the US got more complex amid threat of abandonment and HRW quality downgrades, while over in Russia the wheat crop is faring better…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, May 22, 2019
A robust, national and public grain stocks reporting regime is essential to give growers confidence that there is a need to import grains to meet a domestic supply shortage, according to NSW Farmers…Read More
Grain Central, May 21, 2019
The National Class 1 ag vehicle notice that is now in place across large parts of regional Australia removes the need for farmers to apply for permits to move many agricultural combinations on public roads…Read More
Neil Lyon, May 17, 2019
National Farmers Federation (NFF) workforce committee chair, Charlie Armstrong, has taken to task quad bike manufacturers who are threatening to withdraw from the market if they are forced to adopt stricter safety measures…Read More
Grain Central, May 13, 2019
Farm vehicle manufacturer Honda has threatened to stop selling ATVs in Australia if a draft standard proposed by the ACCC becomes law…Read More
Grain Central, May 3, 2019
A new agricultural vehicle movement notice is now in place across large parts of regional Australia, removing the need for growers and contractors to apply for permits to move agricultural machinery and combinations on public roads…Read More
Grain Central, May 1, 2019
The Mundulla Aggregation is South Australia’s Southeast has been sold to mostly local interests in separate lots to fetch $7.9 million. ..Read More
Grain Central, May 22, 2019
A proven dryland cropping spread northeast of Moree is being offered for sale by the Turnbull family for $7413 per hectare…Read More
Grain Central, May 20, 2019
Harvard University has listed the 32,567-hectare Lachlan River Portfolio, giving investors the chance to buy into well-watered and positioned irrigation and dryland Riverina country…Read More
Grain Central, May 7, 2019
Another corporate investor is set to exit the Menindee district in western NSW with Thomas Foods International’s (TFI) listing of its 5278-hectare property Texas Downs…Read More
Liz Wells, April 30, 2019
A study of public attitudes about farm animal welfare suggests that, while a majority of the public think Australian farmers do a good job, consumer attitudes are shifting and.. Read More
Beef Central and Sheep Central are very pleased to announce that respected and highly experienced cattle and sheep market commentator Murray Arnel is joining our editorial team from this.. Read More
After a short but sharp rally following Scott Morrison’s federal election win on Saturday, the Australia dollar is again heading towards three-year lows against the US currency. A lower.. Read More
Japan has dropped age restrictions on US slaughter cattle, a move some analysts suggest may impact ground beef markets in the US...Read More.. Read More
AUSTRALIA’S sheep and prime lamb producers need detailed cost-benefit comparisons of pain relief options for on-farm surgical procedures, according to south-west Victorian producer Tim Leeming. The Pigeon Ponds farmer.. Read More
Beef Central and Sheep Central are very pleased to announce that respected and highly experienced cattle and sheep market commentator Murray Arnel is joining our editorial team from this.. Read More
A STUDY of public attitudes about farm animal welfare suggests that, while a majority of the public think Australian farmers do a good job, consumer attitudes are shifting and.. Read More
LAMB and mutton prices continued to rise in saleyards early this week putting further pressure on domestic and export processors seeking quality supplies...Read More.. Read More