A lack of selling interest from growers in Victoria and southern NSW has lifted prices in southern markets this week, while the north is under some pressure as growers make room for new-crop sorghum. ..Read More
Liz Wells, January 20, 2022
A sorghum pre-breeding project aims to minimise the incidence of lodging and associated yield losses…Read More
Grain Central, January 20, 2022
After years of hovering around the same price, the value of Australia’s carbon credits has tripled in the past year…Read More
Eric Barker, January 21, 2022
Australia exported 213,493t of canola in November, with Pakistan the biggest market, according to the latest ABS data…Read More
Liz Wells, January 21, 2022
NSW Farmers says the state has finished a bumper harvest, with GrainCorp along receiving 7.5Mt, and the Port of Newcastle having its biggest wheat-export year since 1990…Read More
Grain Central, January 21, 2022
DPIRD is calling for WA landholders to survey their properties for skeleton weed as part of a program which this year will cover more than 400,000ha…Read More
Grain Central, January 21, 2022
Wheat markets closed mixed and oilseed contracts closed higher in overnight trading, with Chinese demand supporting the soybean complex…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, January 21, 2022
The call for bulk faba beans and lentils is driving both markets, chickpea trade is thin now that mainly rain-affected seed remains unsold, and mungbean markets are steady as planting continues and the early harvest starts. ..Read More
Liz Wells, January 19, 2022THE Western Australian Government on Thursday pledged $3.2 million through its Carbon Farming and Land Restoration Program which aims to mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration. The single biggest recipient..Read More
Grain Central, January 17, 2022The call for bulk faba beans and lentils is driving both markets, chickpea trade is thin now that mainly rain-affected seed remains unsold, and mungbean markets are steady as planting continues and the early harvest starts. ..Read More
Liz Wells, January 19, 2022John Nicoletti is offering two WA mixed-farming aggregations totalling 45,057ha and complete with plant, inputs and joined ewes through a LAWD EOI campaign…Read More
Grain Central, January 17, 2022Australian grain industry leaders are keeping a close eye on potential disruptions to domestic and export supply chain as a wave of Omicron infections sweeps across eastern States…Read More
James Nason, January 17, 2022China’s appetite for feedgrain is seen as strong in the near term at least as it seeks to reduce its reliance on agricultural imports including soybeans…Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, January 18, 2022Bangladesh was the biggest market for both chickpeas and lentils shipped from Australia in November, according to the latest export data from the ABS…Read More
Liz Wells, January 19, 2022Some cases of brackling have been noted in parts of Victoria in the Intergrain barley variety Spartacus CL…Read More
Grain Central, January 17, 2022Harvest is on the wind-down in south-eastern Australia as GrainCorp receivals hit 12.87Mt, it said in its last Harvest Update for the season…Read More
Grain Central, January 17, 2022A lack of selling interest from growers in Victoria and southern NSW has lifted prices in southern markets this week, while the north is under some pressure as growers make room for new-crop sorghum. ..Read More
Liz Wells, January 20, 2022Australia exported 1,630,698 tonnes of wheat in November 2021, up 10pc from 1,478,241t in October, according to the latest export data from the ABS, with China the biggest destination by far…Read More
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A sorghum pre-breeding project aims to minimise the incidence of lodging and associated yield losses…Read More
Grain Central, January 20, 2022
After years of hovering around the same price, the value of Australia’s carbon credits has tripled in the past year…Read More
Eric Barker, January 21, 2022
NSW Farmers says the state has finished a bumper harvest, with GrainCorp along receiving 7.5Mt, and the Port of Newcastle having its biggest wheat-export year since 1990…Read More
Grain Central, January 21, 2022
The Federal Government has pledged $20M, being matched dollar for dollar by state and territory governments, to help manage pests and weeds…Read More
Grain Central, January 19, 2022
Tropical cyclone Tiffany produced widespread rainfall across northern and central Australia, while troughs brought showers and thunderstorms to eastern Australia…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, January 19, 2022
Rainfall was recorded across the northern tropics and eastern Australia while the remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Seth produced rainfall totals in excess of 400 mm to 700 mm in the Wide Bay and Burnett District in Queensland…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, January 12, 2022
BOM climate driver update points to persistence of the 2021–22 La Niña continuing to increase the chance of above-average summertime rainfall across much of northern and eastern Australia…Read More
Grain Central, January 6, 2022
A cloudband and surface trough brought significant falls to the eastern seaboard throughout the past week, while thunderstorms and showers continued across northern Australia…Read More
Grain Central, December 15, 2021
DPIRD is calling for WA landholders to survey their properties for skeleton weed as part of a program which this year will cover more than 400,000ha…Read More
Grain Central, January 21, 2022
Growers have been told to adhere to best practice for spraying paddocks during summer in a united message from four industry bodies…Read More
Grain Central, January 19, 2022
Some cases of brackling have been noted in parts of Victoria in the Intergrain barley variety Spartacus CL…Read More
Grain Central, January 17, 2022
A sorghum harvest expected to yield at least 2Mt has started slowly, and exports from it totalling around 1.5Mt look set to start in March, with China again the likely volume customer…Read More
Liz Wells, January 12, 2022
A lack of selling interest from growers in Victoria and southern NSW has lifted prices in southern markets this week, while the north is under some pressure as growers make room for new-crop sorghum. ..Read More
Liz Wells, January 20, 2022
Australia exported 213,493t of canola in November, with Pakistan the biggest market, according to the latest ABS data…Read More
Liz Wells, January 21, 2022
Wheat markets closed mixed and oilseed contracts closed higher in overnight trading, with Chinese demand supporting the soybean complex…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, January 21, 2022
The call for bulk faba beans and lentils is driving both markets, chickpea trade is thin now that mainly rain-affected seed remains unsold, and mungbean markets are steady as planting continues and the early harvest starts. ..Read More
Liz Wells, January 19, 2022
John Deere unveiled its first entirely autonomous tractor for large-scale use last week in the US, where it is expected to be available as early as this year, with other countries to follow…Read More
Grain Central, January 13, 2022
Equipment finance loans to NAB small business customers have jumped 341 per cent in total value over the past two years, as farmers around Australia are stocking up on critical agricultural equipment…Read More
Grain Central, December 15, 2021
Australia is scrambling to secure an alternative source of AdBlue, the essential anti-pollution additive required to run heavy vehicles and machinery, as supplies from China dry up…Read More
Neil Lyon, December 8, 2021
Rural and regional areas are struggling to find qualified machinery technicians, and apprentices, with the high level of demand highlighted by a recent survey by Case IH and New Holland Agriculture parent company, CNH Industrial…Read More
Grain Central, November 16, 2021
John Nicoletti is offering two WA mixed-farming aggregations totalling 45,057ha and complete with plant, inputs and joined ewes through a LAWD EOI campaign…Read More
Grain Central, January 17, 2022
THE Western Australian Government on Thursday pledged $3.2 million through its Carbon Farming and Land Restoration Program which aims to mitigate climate change through carbon sequestration. The single biggest recipient..Read More
Grain Central, January 17, 2022
Three aggregations in northern NSW have been sold by Shenhua Watermark Coal to 12 local farming families and one corporate investor…Read More
Linda Rowley, January 11, 2022
Proterra’s 22,500ha Corinella aggregation has been broken up and sold to local interests for more than $360 million…Read More
Grain Central, December 16, 2021
A new beef industry supply chain risk management tool is drawing closer to commercial launch – likely around mid-February. Project developer StoneX is readying its new cash-settled Feeder Cattle Swaps..Read More
With the Northern Australian mustering season set to start in the next two months, companies are preparing for their first season of COVID cases in their communities...Read More
Ben Reardon, the head stockman at Stanbroke's Kamilaroi Station in the Gulf, sends his new recruits each year a few words of wisdom which he has developed over the years..Read More
Two ABC television shows highlighting the unique skills of livestock producers are set to kick off in the next fortnight. With Muster Dogs premiering this weekend and Outback Ringer starting..Read More
AUSTRALIA’S national Merino breeders association has lost the support of its two largest state membership bodies – in New South Wales and Western Australia...Read More
LAMB marketing has gone guerrilla at the Australian Open and it’s a winner for producers and retailers...Read More
KELPIE lovers and working dog owners will get their next fix with the keenly anticipated Muster Dogs series starting on ABC TV this Sunday...Read More
SOLID increases in finer Merino fleece and skirting types helped drive the Australian wool benchmark indicator higher this week...Read More