Strong winds and ‘catastrophic’ fire danger conditions have prompted SA growers to call a halt to harvest today. The state’s major bulk handler, Viterra, has so far taken in almost 1.5Mt following a busy week. ..Read More
Neil Lyon and Liz Wells, November 20, 2019
Australia could be supplying some of the feed barley which Saudi Arabia has bought for February-March 2020 delivery in its latest tender covering 17 cargoes…Read More
Grain Central, November 20, 2019
Aerial geophysical surveys have been underway in the Pilbara region of Western Australia to identify sites that may be suitable to store water underground for future irrigated agriculture development…Read More
Grain Central, November 20, 2019
The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC) is at the centre of efforts to standardise whole grain guidelines for flour mills and offer a method for authenticating whole grain flour…Read More
Grain Central, November 20, 2019
A series of cold fronts produced moderate to heavy falls in western Tasmania, while thunderstorms produced isolated moderate falls in the northern tropics; also the central to southeast coastline of Queensland…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, November 20, 2019
EU and Canadian canola firmer, US futures mixed. USDA misfires data again. Saudi buys barley optional origin including Australian. Vic Wimmera harvest gets a start…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, November 19, 2019
While China looks likely to steer away from Australian feed barley while its anti-dumping investigation continues, Saudi Arabian interest appears to have been sparked by competitive new-crop prices…Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, November 19, 2019GrainCorp Limited has announced an underlying net loss after tax of $82 million for the year to 30 September, within its forecast range, and no surprise given drought-reduced intake and tough terms of trade…Read More
Grain Central, November 14, 2019Winter crop harvest tonnages in Western Australia have dropped below earlier forecasts with total production now predicted to be around 11.42 million tonnes (Mt),..Read More
Neil Lyon, November 15, 2019While China looks likely to steer away from Australian feed barley while its anti-dumping investigation continues, Saudi Arabian interest appears to have been sparked by competitive new-crop prices…Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, November 19, 2019After more than two decades plying its trade in Australian paddocks, one of the first Case IH Steiger Quadtrac tractors has been restored and returned to its manufacturing ‘birthplace’ in the United States…Read More
Grain Central, November 18, 2019Short covering for wheat and sorghum has lifted values for both grains, and supported barley prices, as the wait for Victorian grain in volume continues and GrainCorp issues its first 2019/20 harvest report…Read More
Liz Wells, November 14, 2019China has announced it is extending its anti-dumping investigation into Australian barley exports by six months, meaning a decision is now due in May 2020 instead of this month…Read More
Grain Central, November 15, 2019Western Australian growers are completing their barley harvest and moving into wheat as deliveries to the state’s dominant bulk-handler CBH Group shoot past 3 million tonnes…Read More
Grain Central, November 18, 2019Scientists have found the world’s first case of metabolism-based resistance to glyphosate in samples of barnyard grass taken from the Ord River region of Western Australia…Read More
Peter Newman, AHRI, November 14, 2019The drier outlook continues into December for southern Australia, eastern Queensland, far northeast NSW and much of the NT, with the remainder of the country having roughly equal chances of being wetter or drier than average…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, November 15, 2019A dry spring in all but mainland Australia’s southernmost growing areas has prompted a 21-per-cent cut in the Australian Oilseeds Federation tonnage estimate for the canola crop now being harvested…Read More
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The Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre (AEGIC) is at the centre of efforts to standardise whole grain guidelines for flour mills and offer a method for authenticating whole grain flour…Read More
Grain Central, November 20, 2019
Five centres of excellence and a network of focus farms will be established in high yield potential grain-growing environments across Australia as part of a major new investment in the GRDC’s new five-year Hyper Yielding Crops initiative…Read More
Grain Central, November 18, 2019
Farming entrepreneur Jo Palmer recognised there was a talent pool in rural Australia that employers were missing out on, so she set up a website to help employers tap into this talent pool…Read More
Grain Central, November 18, 2019
Winter crop harvest tonnages in Western Australia have dropped below earlier forecasts with total production now predicted to be around 11.42 million tonnes (Mt),..Read More
Neil Lyon, November 15, 2019
A series of cold fronts produced moderate to heavy falls in western Tasmania, while thunderstorms produced isolated moderate falls in the northern tropics; also the central to southeast coastline of Queensland…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, November 20, 2019
The drier outlook continues into December for southern Australia, eastern Queensland, far northeast NSW and much of the NT, with the remainder of the country having roughly equal chances of being wetter or drier than average…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, November 15, 2019
Cold fronts brought moderate falls to Tasmania and Victoria, while the tropical north had isolated thunderstorms and showers…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, November 13, 2019
Showers and thunderstorms produced moderate falls in the inland east and tropics, while cold fronts brought moderate falls to parts of the southwest and southeast Australia…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, November 7, 2019
Crop farmers grappling with drought could be taking on 100 per cent of their production risk if they suffer through another summer of extreme weather as insurers retreat from agricultural products too risky for their business models…Read More
Grain Central, November 19, 2019
A simple online survey of 147 farmers from around Australia has added weight to the observations that growers are rapidly adopting harvest weed seed control methods that best suit their farms…Read More
Grain Central, November 19, 2019
A dry spring in all but mainland Australia’s southernmost growing areas has prompted a 21-per-cent cut in the Australian Oilseeds Federation tonnage estimate for the canola crop now being harvested…Read More
Grain Central, November 18, 2019
New wheat varieties with improved tolerance to the fungal disease Stagonospora nodorum blotch (SNB) are a step closer, with the discovery in WA of suitable wheat germplasm and several resistant genes…Read More
Grain Central, November 15, 2019
Strong winds and ‘catastrophic’ fire danger conditions have prompted SA growers to call a halt to harvest today. The state’s major bulk handler, Viterra, has so far taken in almost 1.5Mt following a busy week. ..Read More
Neil Lyon and Liz Wells, November 20, 2019
Australia could be supplying some of the feed barley which Saudi Arabia has bought for February-March 2020 delivery in its latest tender covering 17 cargoes…Read More
Grain Central, November 20, 2019
EU and Canadian canola firmer, US futures mixed. USDA misfires data again. Saudi buys barley optional origin including Australian. Vic Wimmera harvest gets a start…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, November 19, 2019
While China looks likely to steer away from Australian feed barley while its anti-dumping investigation continues, Saudi Arabian interest appears to have been sparked by competitive new-crop prices…Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, November 19, 2019
After more than two decades plying its trade in Australian paddocks, one of the first Case IH Steiger Quadtrac tractors has been restored and returned to its manufacturing ‘birthplace’ in the United States…Read More
Grain Central, November 18, 2019
The latest in high-tech innovations, from farming robots to precision earthworks controllers, were on display at this year’s AgTeCH2019 at Emerald in Central Queensland…Read More
Neil Lyon, November 14, 2019
A new weed seed impact mill from Canada will give Australian growers a third option for destroying weed seeds – adding to the Australian-built iHSD and Seed Terminator…Read More
Cindy Benjamin, October 18, 2019
CQ-based SwarmFarm Robotics has signed a memorandum of understanding with WA-based Roesner to develop a fully autonomous fertiliser spreader…Read More
Grain Central, October 17, 2019
Warakirri is road-testing the flavour of fruit and nuts as part of its latest agricultural fund aimed at high net-worth investors…Read More
Liz Wells, November 6, 2019
A first-class lamb breeding and feedlotting operation with huge cropping potential at Tottenham in NSW is on the market with the listing of the Mogal Plain Aggregation…Read More
Liz Wells, November 5, 2019
A parcel of prime Lachlan Valley irrigated and dryland farming country is for sale with The Island, which offers attractive winter and summer cropping options, and potential for further development…Read More
Grain Central, November 1, 2019
The impending sale of Ingredion’s Sydney mill is likely to end 125 years of corn processing on the banks of the Lane Cove River…Read More
Liz Wells, October 29, 2019
The world’s largest beef producer, the Australian Agricultural Co, reported positive operating profit and cash flow despite ongoing drought conditions, in its half-year results delivered this morning...Read More
A family owned business is playing a leading role in helping to grow Australian beef’s share of the protein snacking market...Read More
A softer Australian economy is putting pressure on household budgets, but despite higher prices sales of premium red meat products are holding up, a domestic market forum at Red Meat..Read More
A year after the tragic death of young Queensland cattle industry leader Lachlan Hughes, a charity foundation has been established in his memory with a focus on furthering his passion..Read More
RESEARCH to identify a 'gold standard' for sheep pain relief should be fast-tracked to enable producers to effectively compare the available pain relief products, a Victorian veterinarian said this week...Read More
AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation has shrugged off suggestions its social media support for 2019 director election candidate Michelle Humphries represented inappropriate agri-political activity...Read More
REVERSING the decline in the nation’s sheep flock is an immediate priority, according to Sheep Producers Australia...Read More
AUSTRALIA'S red meat sector is seeing the emergence of a cultural shift in the way adoption of research and development is conducted, the opening session of Meat & Livestock Australia’s..Read More