Rain in the past week has helped to consolidate yield prospects for many southern crops and prompted some selling of stored grain, but new-crop feedgrain rates are holding as the market eyes limited production prospects in northern regions…Read More
Liz Wells and Henry Wells, July 18, 2019
Australian scientists have played a key role in developing crops super-charged with extra vitamins and minerals that are now being used to overcome life-threatening nutrition issues in the Third World…Read More
Neil Lyon, July 18, 2019
China’s cotton imports in 2019/20 are expected to surpass the previous year’s robust level, reinforcing its position as the world’s largest importer…Read More
Grain Central, July 18, 2019
Nuffield scholar Daniel Meade has investigated the factors which make agricultural groups ‘tick’ and operate successfully…Read More
Grain Central, July 18, 2019
US corn is getting sold heavily, US wheat prices facing harvest pressure, Russian yields are down, protein quality up while in critical phase French maize crops are facing 40 degree days. Just another normal Friday in the office…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, July 19, 2019
Farmers working to build an integrated weed management system that suits their farms are ticking off many of the ‘Big 6’ tactics each season to achieve their goals…Read More
Grain Central, July 18, 2019
Cooler and drier weather outlook continued for the US corn belt which raised row crops hopes and had futures continue to gradually slip lower there, while in Europe the August rapeseed contact made a new high. Australia wanted rain…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, July 18, 2019As the takeover of Ruralco by Landmark-owner Nutrien moves toward creating a rural merchandise retailing and wholesaling behemoth in Australia, Elders Limited has announced an acquisition move that will extend its own competitive footprint beyond rural retailing and into wholesaling as well…Read More
Grain Central, July 15, 2019The Brett family’s recent purchase of Welldown at Toobeah shows confidence in the region’s ability to produce grain in challenging seasons…Read More
Liz Wells, July 17, 2019A Dalby farm machinery manufacturer that builds the world’s widest crop harvesting platforms is set to double production and create up to two dozen jobs with a $250,000 funding boost from the Palaszczuk Government…Read More
Grain Central, July 16, 2019On-farm prices for Central Queensland sorghum are softening now that its harvest is past the halfway mark, and demand is shifting to the Brisbane and Darling Downs markets. ..Read More
Liz Wells, July 15, 2019The 2019 winter crop outlook is a mixed bag, with a solid, late break in WA, Victoria and SA driving strong plantings, while NSW and Queensland continue to face very tough conditions…Read More
Grain Central, July 17, 2019Rain in the past week has helped to consolidate yield prospects for many southern crops and prompted some selling of stored grain, but new-crop feedgrain rates are holding as the market eyes limited production prospects in northern regions…Read More
Liz Wells and Henry Wells, July 18, 2019Visiting University of Illinois professor of crop physiology, Fred Below, has a common-sense ‘recipe’ for achieving high maize yields…Read More
Neil Lyon, July 16, 2019Australia exported 302,334 tonnes of barley in May, down 2 per cent from 309,408t in April, with bulk shipments to Japan, Kuwait and Thailand bolstering demand in the face of reduced buying from China, according to the latest export data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics…Read More
Liz Wells, July 15, 2019With it becoming harder to get reliable autumn rains to germinate weeds that can be knocked down before seeding the crop, should farmers be delaying seeding, even when there is a late break, to get a knockdown before seeding?..Read More
Peter Newman, AHRI, July 17, 2019A hot and dry end to the growing season in parts of Russia is lifting wheat proteins but cutting yields, and is behind export forecasts for this major world supplier…Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, July 16, 2019There is much mention of “water is going back into the environment” - does this mean the saved water is going back into the rivers because that is where..
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Australian scientists have played a key role in developing crops super-charged with extra vitamins and minerals that are now being used to overcome life-threatening nutrition issues in the Third World…Read More
Neil Lyon, July 18, 2019
The 2019 winter crop outlook is a mixed bag, with a solid, late break in WA, Victoria and SA driving strong plantings, while NSW and Queensland continue to face very tough conditions…Read More
Grain Central, July 17, 2019
A team of NSW DPI scientists has developed a portable tool to test plant DNA and help land managers keep ahead of serrated tussock and Chilean needle grass outbreaks. ..Read More
Grain Central, July 16, 2019
As the takeover of Ruralco by Landmark-owner Nutrien moves toward creating a rural merchandise retailing and wholesaling behemoth in Australia, Elders Limited has announced an acquisition move that will extend its own competitive footprint beyond rural retailing and into wholesaling as well…Read More
Grain Central, July 15, 2019
Several strong cold fronts generated moderate to heavy falls in southeast Australia, and snow in Alpine regions.
Showers produced moderate falls along the north tropical coast and in central Queensland…Read More
A positive Indian Ocean Dipole is likely to bring below average winter–spring rainfall, above average temperatures, and an earlier start to the fire season for southern and central Australia…Read More
Grain Central, July 10, 2019
Onshore flow brought moderate falls to southeast Queensland and coastal New South Wales, while strong cold fronts produced moderate falls in the southwest and southeast of Australia…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, July 10, 2019
Onshore flow brought moderate falls to southeast Queensland and coastal New South Wales, while strong cold fronts produced moderate falls in the southwest and southeast of Australia…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, July 3, 2019
China’s cotton imports in 2019/20 are expected to surpass the previous year’s robust level, reinforcing its position as the world’s largest importer…Read More
Grain Central, July 18, 2019
Farmers working to build an integrated weed management system that suits their farms are ticking off many of the ‘Big 6’ tactics each season to achieve their goals…Read More
Grain Central, July 18, 2019
The 2019 winter crop outlook is a mixed bag, with a solid, late break in WA, Victoria and SA driving strong plantings, while NSW and Queensland continue to face very tough conditions…Read More
Grain Central, July 17, 2019
With it becoming harder to get reliable autumn rains to germinate weeds that can be knocked down before seeding the crop, should farmers be delaying seeding, even when there is a late break, to get a knockdown before seeding?..Read More
Peter Newman, AHRI, July 17, 2019
Rain in the past week has helped to consolidate yield prospects for many southern crops and prompted some selling of stored grain, but new-crop feedgrain rates are holding as the market eyes limited production prospects in northern regions…Read More
Liz Wells and Henry Wells, July 18, 2019
China’s cotton imports in 2019/20 are expected to surpass the previous year’s robust level, reinforcing its position as the world’s largest importer…Read More
Grain Central, July 18, 2019
US corn is getting sold heavily, US wheat prices facing harvest pressure, Russian yields are down, protein quality up while in critical phase French maize crops are facing 40 degree days. Just another normal Friday in the office…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, July 19, 2019
Cooler and drier weather outlook continued for the US corn belt which raised row crops hopes and had futures continue to gradually slip lower there, while in Europe the August rapeseed contact made a new high. Australia wanted rain…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, July 18, 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
The Brett family’s recent purchase of Welldown at Toobeah shows confidence in the region’s ability to produce grain in challenging seasons…Read More
Liz Wells, July 17, 2019
The impending sale of seven items of farm equipment housed on Currabubula Station is not related to the operations of associated company United World Enterprises (UWE), which remains solvent as a Sydney-based commodities trader…Read More
Liz Wells, July 5, 2019
Irrigated and dryland wheat crops, a stand of leucaena and plenty of water to plant cotton in coming months are features of Emerald property Codenwarra West. ..Read More
Grain Central, June 26, 2019
Two irrigation and dryland properties at Mungindi in the Barwon River catchment are on the market, and up to 35 per cent of some separate water licences are also being offered in a separate sale…Read More
Grain Central, June 25, 2019
An intrepid young horse enthusiast from Central Qld is about to embark on the experience of a lifetime, competing in this year’s 1000km Mongolia Derby endurance horse ride. Twenty-one.. Read More
One of the keys to retaining valuable employees is to hire the right resources in the first place. It sounds simple, but it can often be more difficult than.. Read More
International meat broker and trade analyst Simon Quilty told delegates at the 60th annual Grassland Society of Southern Australia conference at Creswick VIC yesterday that Australian lamb and beef.. Read More
The Australian Beef Sustainability Framework steering group says it strongly stands by the approach it uses to measure changes in tree cover in beef producing regions from year to.. Read More
AN intrepid young horse enthusiast from Central Queensland is about to embark on the experience of a lifetime, competing in this year’s 1000km Mongolia Derby endurance horse ride. Twenty-one.. Read More
LAMB prices climbed to a new national peak of $355 at Forbes’ Central West Livestock Exchange in New South Wales yesterday...Read More.. Read More
AUSTRALIA’S largest sheep and wool show starts in Bendigo on Friday with more than 3000 sheep from 30 breeds, the nation’s largest fleece display and the opportunity to shear.. Read More
A MAJOR superfine wool contract has been offered to Australian growers for non-mulesed wool only for the first time...Read More.. Read More