Australia’s biggest faba bean processor is months away from starting up at Horsham, which this week hosted the Australian Pulse Conference, and its isolates are already in hot demand across the globe…Read More
Liz Wells, October 18, 2019
Australia’s wheat crop is forecast to reach only 15.5 million tonnes this year after a tough spring brought low rainfall, frost and heat to key production regions, according to the NAB Rural Commodities Wrap…Read More
Grain Central, October 18, 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
The ACCC is calling on irrigators and other water market participants to share their views on the operation of water markets in the Murray-Darling Basin…Read More
Grain Central, October 18, 2019
Crop competition is making a come-back as a simple way for growers to increase crop yield and reduce weed seed set, without breaking the bank…Read More
Chris Davey, Agriservices Agronomist, YP AG, October 18, 2019
Lachstock explains why Russian wheat prices climbed above $200/t and flags Argentina’s place in setting Australian export prices. Barley export demand beckoning. Hotter temperatures moving west to east next week…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, October 18, 2019
Rapid onset of early barley harvest explains why the barley price fell 8pc while wheat prices delivered feedlot didn’t. But feedlots entering a third year of hard grind might welcome the chance briefly to shut the order book. ..Read More
Henry Wells, October 17, 2019Two big parcels of cropping country in north-west NSW have come on the market; one aggregation of 20,489ha north of Coonamble over 10,000ha cropping, the other, 5,717ha at Burren Junction in the lower Namoi Valley…Read More
Liz Wells, October 15, 2019Rapid onset of early barley harvest explains why the barley price fell 8pc while wheat prices delivered feedlot didn’t. But feedlots entering a third year of hard grind might welcome the chance briefly to shut the order book. ..Read More
Henry Wells, October 17, 2019A season-ending freeze in Canada’s prairie provinces would have the greatest impact on canola output, while cotton crop potential in Australia and India is a story of two extremes, according the USDA…Read More
Grain Central, October 14, 2019One of Australia’s largest seed companies is changing names, with Heritage Seeds to be known as Barenbrug from October 28, 2019…Read More
Grain Central, October 16, 2019The first several dozen loads of new crop grain were delivered to the South Australian handling system last week, aided by a window of dry days before the showery weekend…Read More
Grain Central, October 16, 2019US futures were a sea of red after WASDE on Thursday, but by Friday that had all turned around on news of an interim deal involving China buying more US agricultural products…Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, October 15, 2019Exports of Australian feed barley dwindled over August to 6372 tonnes, compared with 129,504t in July, while shipments of malting barley more than doubled, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics…Read More
Liz Wells, October 14, 2019The Federal and NSW governments have announced a $1 billion water infrastructure package for dam construction and upgrades in drought-affected NSW…Read More
Grain Central, October 14, 2019Canada’s PSP Investments has entered into an agreement with NSW irrigator and cotton and nut producer, Webster Limited, to extend its ownership of ordinary shares from 19.1 per cent at present to 100pc…Read More
Grain Central, October 15, 2019New pulse varieties have been released by Plant Breeders Australia at the Southern Pulse Agronomy Field Day which kicked off the annual Australian Pulse Conference in Horsham yesterday. ..Read More
Liz Wells, October 16, 2019"To arrive at a complete picture of agriculture’s labour challenges, statistics need to be combined with the unique complexities of actual accounts from farmers.” What an astounding comment from the....
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Australia’s biggest faba bean processor is months away from starting up at Horsham, which this week hosted the Australian Pulse Conference, and its isolates are already in hot demand across the globe…Read More
Liz Wells, October 18, 2019
The ACCC is calling on irrigators and other water market participants to share their views on the operation of water markets in the Murray-Darling Basin…Read More
Grain Central, October 18, 2019
One of Australia’s largest seed companies is changing names, with Heritage Seeds to be known as Barenbrug from October 28, 2019…Read More
Grain Central, October 16, 2019
Canada’s PSP Investments has entered into an agreement with NSW irrigator and cotton and nut producer, Webster Limited, to extend its ownership of ordinary shares from 19.1 per cent at present to 100pc…Read More
Grain Central, October 15, 2019
Rainfall is likely to be below average for most of the country for the remainder of October and November. However, north west WA has roughly equal chances of being wetter or drier across most outlook periods, with a slightly increased chance of being wetter than average in December…Read More
Guest Author, October 17, 2019
Cold fronts brought showers to Australia’s southwest and east coast, while a trough over eastern Australia brought rainfall to eastern Queensland…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, October 16, 2019
Climate outlook: Northern Australia is likely to see fewer cyclones than usual this season, but hot, dry weather will increase the risk of fire and heatwaves across eastern and southern Australia…Read More
Jonathan Pollock, Andrew B. Watkins, Catherine Ganter and Paul Gregory, October 15, 2019
Cold fronts brought showers to coastal southern Australia, while onshore flow brought showers and storms in eastern Queensland…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, October 9, 2019
Crop competition is making a come-back as a simple way for growers to increase crop yield and reduce weed seed set, without breaking the bank…Read More
Chris Davey, Agriservices Agronomist, YP AG, October 18, 2019
Crop competition using broadacre crops to deprive weeds of sunlight and space is taking the pressure off herbicides as the ‘heavy lifters’ of in-crop weed control…Read More
Grain Central, October 17, 2019
The Southern Pulse Agronomy Field Day showed off the Victorian Wimmera’s place as a powerhouse of pulse production to visitors to this week’s Australian Pulse Conference in Horsham…Read More
Liz Wells, October 16, 2019
New pulse varieties have been released by Plant Breeders Australia at the Southern Pulse Agronomy Field Day which kicked off the annual Australian Pulse Conference in Horsham yesterday. ..Read More
Liz Wells, October 16, 2019
Australia’s wheat crop is forecast to reach only 15.5 million tonnes this year after a tough spring brought low rainfall, frost and heat to key production regions, according to the NAB Rural Commodities Wrap…Read More
Grain Central, October 18, 2019
Lachstock explains why Russian wheat prices climbed above $200/t and flags Argentina’s place in setting Australian export prices. Barley export demand beckoning. Hotter temperatures moving west to east next week…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, October 18, 2019
Rapid onset of early barley harvest explains why the barley price fell 8pc while wheat prices delivered feedlot didn’t. But feedlots entering a third year of hard grind might welcome the chance briefly to shut the order book. ..Read More
Henry Wells, October 17, 2019
Aggressive pricing from Canada on red lentils is likely to take some import demand from chickpeas in Pakistan, a key Australian market in the important export sector, the Australian Pulse Conference in Horsham, Vic, heard…Read More
Liz Wells, October 17, 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
New, mandatory safety standards for quad bikes, including the compulsory fitting of rollover protection devices, have been announced by the Federal Government today…Read More
Grain Central, October 10, 2019
Regularly adjusting harvester settings could dramatically boost profits for farmers by reducing canola losses from the back of harvesters…Read More
Grain Central, October 8, 2019
Two big parcels of cropping country in north-west NSW have come on the market; one aggregation of 20,489ha north of Coonamble over 10,000ha cropping, the other, 5,717ha at Burren Junction in the lower Namoi Valley…Read More
Liz Wells, October 15, 2019
Central Queensland’s ability to produce crops and turn off cattle in dry times is increasing values for well-presented and large-scale holdings…Read More
Liz Wells, October 4, 2019
Auscott has sold its Midkin operation at Moree in north-west NSW to a joint venture said to include local and offshore interests…Read More
Liz Wells, September 23, 2019
The Noble Park Aggregation in north-west NSW’s Golden Triangle region is on the market, and sources are reporting the sale of Prospect Downs and Bonnie View at Biniguy for close to $11,000 per hectare. ..Read More
Grain Central, September 4, 2019
A good livestock agent, like many service providers, can be invaluable to a livestock business, but a bad one can be very expensive. The agency game has seen a lot..Read More
Meat & Livestock Australia and Queensland producer group AgForce have responded to the Red Meat 2030 meat industry strategic plan released yesterday with varying reactions...Read More
The Australian Government has introduced improvements to the Farm Household Allowance (FHA) designed to help more than 30,000 farmers gain access to immediate support. ..Read More
A plan to guide and grow Australia’s red meat industry over the next 10 years has been released this morning, setting an ambitious goal to double the value of industry..Read More
MAJOR live exporter Rural Export and Trading WA has reported above average survival rates for multiple shipments involving more than 700,000 sheep in the past 12 months...Read More
RAINFALL is likely to be below average for most of the country for the remainder of October and November. However, north-west Western Australia has roughly equal chances of being wetter..Read More
PRESSURE is continuing on Australian Wool Innovation and its board nomination committee to release documents and information relating to a recommendation to re-elect former AWI chairman Wal Merriman and fellow..Read More
AUSTRALIA’S arm of international luxury fibre processor The Schneider Group has decided to accept only wool from non-mulesed or ceased mulesed flocks for branding under its Authentico integrity scheme...Read More