The shipment program which is delivering Canadian wheat to Manildra Group’s Shoalhaven Starches plant is in full flight as Grain Producers Australia calls on government to keep risk off the farmers’ purse…Read More
Liz Wells, June 17, 2019
Farmers are bracing for a tough winter after autumn rains eluded much of the country, but the grain sector remained the most positive sector in Rabobank’s latest Rural Confidence Survey…Read More
Grain Central, June 17, 2019
A far-reaching northern farming systems project is investigating whether cropping performance in Central Queensland can be improved by modifying the farming system…Read More
Grain Central, June 17, 2019
China is Australia’s largest barley market, importing, on average, 4.5 million tonnes – enough to fill 4.5 Melbourne Cricket Grounds – of Australian barley worth $1.2 billion…Read More
Grain Central, June 17, 2019
More women than ever before are now choosing professions in the agricultural sphere. But does this translate to more women actually being employed in agriculture? Statistics say not, or at least not yet…Read More
Friday futures trade saw US markets follow the trend from earlier in the week; Chicago and MATIF wheat closing up, Minneapolis down on welcome rain in the north. Corn and soybeans continued firmer…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, June 17, 2019
One of the ‘founding fathers’ of no-till farming, Jeff Esdaile, continues to be a passionate advocate of the low disturbance, stubble retention farming system that has revolutionised Australian crop production…Read More
Neil Lyon, June 14, 2019A heartfelt open letter written and posted to social media on Sunday night by South Australian grain grower John Gladigau seeking to explain “what farmers do and why” has attracted thousands of shares and comments…Read More
John Gladigau, Bulla Burra Operations executive director, June 11, 2019One of the ‘founding fathers’ of no-till farming, Jeff Esdaile, continues to be a passionate advocate of the low disturbance, stubble retention farming system that has revolutionised Australian crop production…Read More
Neil Lyon, June 14, 2019A patchy start to the winter-cropping season in New South Wales and Queensland is likely to see grain shipped from interstate continuing to supplement local wheat and barley supplies once new-crop becomes available…Read More
Liz Wells, June 12, 2019Winds of change are coming to Australian cotton, as the world market prices in the doldrums permeate new season outlook…Read More
Grain Central, June 13, 2019The shipment program which is delivering Canadian wheat to Manildra Group’s Shoalhaven Starches plant is in full flight as Grain Producers Australia calls on government to keep risk off the farmers’ purse…Read More
Liz Wells, June 17, 2019Much-needed rain from WA to southern NSW has seen wheat and barley values in southern markets ease, but prices in the northern markets have been steady to higher as prospects for late planting get slimmer by the day…Read More
Liz and Henry Wells, June 13, 2019The ACCC has raised concerns about Landmark’s proposed acquisition of Ruralco, asking for stakeholder comment on the competition impact a merged national agency business might have on the agriculture sector…Read More
Grain Central, June 13, 2019ABARES’s latest crop report released today reflects mixed conditions across Australia and lower than average performance of the 2018-19 winter crop…Read More
Grain Central, June 12, 2019Despite Adelaide experiencing its wettest day in more than two years this month, a new study by the University of South Australia shows droughts are becoming longer and more severe in SA…Read More
Grain Central, June 14, 2019April wheat shipments of 830,320 tonnes, compare with 950,184t in March and 833,608t in February as cheaper wheat from other origins trims Australia’s sales…Read More
Liz Wells and Henry Wells, June 11, 2019An excellent way to communicate our concerns in a non threatening way to our City cousins. Well done!!!!!..
Albert EnzerinkBrilliant..
Mike IntrovigneHi Andrew and Michael , I speculate that this Weed chipper machine could be used in row crops of 1 MT row spacing or single skip or 2..
Paul McIntoshI think it is too early to say that India is going to ease import quantity norms and prevailing import duty.There is enough stock of pulses in central pool(..
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Farmers are bracing for a tough winter after autumn rains eluded much of the country, but the grain sector remained the most positive sector in Rabobank’s latest Rural Confidence Survey…Read More
Grain Central, June 17, 2019
More women than ever before are now choosing professions in the agricultural sphere. But does this translate to more women actually being employed in agriculture? Statistics say not, or at least not yet…Read More
Agricultural Appointments, June 17, 2019
One of the ‘founding fathers’ of no-till farming, Jeff Esdaile, continues to be a passionate advocate of the low disturbance, stubble retention farming system that has revolutionised Australian crop production…Read More
Neil Lyon, June 14, 2019
Low water availability and high water prices have seen just 54,000 paddy tonnes of rice harvested in the Riverina this season, a fraction of the 2018 crop of 623,000 tonnes…Read More
Grain Central, June 13, 2019
Despite Adelaide experiencing its wettest day in more than two years this month, a new study by the University of South Australia shows droughts are becoming longer and more severe in SA…Read More
Grain Central, June 14, 2019
The Australian Farm Institute mid-year conference “Farming in a risky climate” to be held in Brisbane will examine Australian agriculture’s changing risk exposure and management options,..Read More
Grain Central, June 14, 2019
An upper-level trough produced moderate falls in Queensland’s northern and central interior, while a series of strong cold fronts produced moderate falls in southwest Western Australia…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, June 12, 2019
Severe multi-year drought continues to affect large parts of eastern Australia and May rainfall was below average for most of Western Australia, according to the latest drought statement from the Bureau of Meteorology…Read More
Grain Central, June 6, 2019
A far-reaching northern farming systems project is investigating whether cropping performance in Central Queensland can be improved by modifying the farming system…Read More
Grain Central, June 17, 2019
One of the ‘founding fathers’ of no-till farming, Jeff Esdaile, continues to be a passionate advocate of the low disturbance, stubble retention farming system that has revolutionised Australian crop production…Read More
Neil Lyon, June 14, 2019
Scientists in the US have discovered that the common US farming weed, waterhemp, has resistance to Group 15 herbicides, the first documentation of a non-grass plant to be resistant to Group 15 herbicides…Read More
Grain Central, June 14, 2019
Low water availability and high water prices have seen just 54,000 paddy tonnes of rice harvested in the Riverina this season, a fraction of the 2018 crop of 623,000 tonnes…Read More
Grain Central, June 13, 2019
The shipment program which is delivering Canadian wheat to Manildra Group’s Shoalhaven Starches plant is in full flight as Grain Producers Australia calls on government to keep risk off the farmers’ purse…Read More
Liz Wells, June 17, 2019
China is Australia’s largest barley market, importing, on average, 4.5 million tonnes – enough to fill 4.5 Melbourne Cricket Grounds – of Australian barley worth $1.2 billion…Read More
Grain Central, June 17, 2019
Friday futures trade saw US markets follow the trend from earlier in the week; Chicago and MATIF wheat closing up, Minneapolis down on welcome rain in the north. Corn and soybeans continued firmer…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, June 17, 2019
Vietnam’s appetite for bread and noodles made from premium Australian wheat could jump 44 per cent by 2030, according to new AEGIC analysis…Read More
Grain Central, June 14, 2019
New machinery monitoring technology that provides real-time data on a tractor or harvester’s ‘health’ is helping farmers and their service providers identify emerging problems and nip them in the bud before they become full-blown issues. ..Read More
Neil Lyon, June 7, 2019
The Tasmanian government is set to introduce a $700,000 package of measures to improve quad bike safety, including a $500,000 rebate scheme for the fitting of approved rollover or crush protection devices to farmers’ quad bikes…Read More
Grain Central, June 4, 2019
The sale of 18 prime movers and 29 trailers by South Australian-based grain and fertiliser cartage specialists, Bee Jays Haulage, represents a strategic restructuring of the business in response to shifting demand in a tough season…Read More
Neil Lyon, June 3, 2019
Farmers will now be able to move tracked tractors on Victorian roads under the latest regulatory changes…Read More
Grain Central, May 23, 2019
Biloela sisters Chelsea and Jessica Howard and Phillipa Leahy have paid $4.125 million at auction for the Central Queensland fodder and cattle property Glenreagh which covers 966 hectares and an impressive planting of leucaena…Read More
Grain Central, May 27, 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
More women than ever before are now choosing professions in the agricultural sphere, fulfilling roles which are highly technical, and developing and displaying extremely advanced skillsets. With this in.. Read More
The financial payback to justify installation of DEXA equipment in meat processing plants was driven by opportunities in robotics and automation, rather than advances in meat yield, a Herefords.. Read More
MLA managing director Jason Strong told yesterday's Herefords Australia forum that the red meat sector should not over-react to animal activism or veganism or the advent of alternative proteins,.. Read More
The ACCC has raised concerns about Landmark’s proposed acquisition of Ruralco, asking for stakeholder comment on the competition impact a merged national agency business might have on the agriculture.. Read More
A SELF-REPLACING 18 micron Merino operation has come out on top in the latest gross margin analysis of sheep operations in New South Wales...Read More.. Read More
ON-FARM trials of Australia’s unique wool bale identification system – eBale -- have been expanded to include the eastern states following grower interest in wool clip traceability...Read.. Read More
WESTERN Australian research has raised the prospect of a genetic test for sheep temperament that could also have implications for human stress assessment...Read More.. Read More
WESTERN Australian sheep and goat owners not complying with the state’s traceability laws will risk fines of up to $500 in a statewide crackdown on stock movements starting next.. Read More