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Monday, September 30, 2024

Investors like Select Harvests almond outlook, despite debt, freight worries

About $5 million from the Select Harvests capital raising will go to upgrading processing capacity at the Carina West factory in northern Victoria. File photo.
Andrew Marshall • 4m ago
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Phantom bidding at bull sales: Here's something you probably didn't know

Shan Goodwin
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission deputy commissioner Mick Keogh. Picture Shan Goodwin.

Meet the new Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports

Jason Gregory • 1hr ago
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Dr Katherine Clift has been appointed Australia's first Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports. File picture.
'Excited to be a dairy farmer again': Hunter Belle rings the changes
Dakota Tait • 1hr ago
Jason and Annie Chesworth with children Teddy, Vinnie and Trixie at the dairy farm at Aberdeen, NSW. Picture supplied.
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Peter Dutton appears at Perth Royal Show in support of live sheep export

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton met with the Fairclough family, from Stockdale Poll Dorsets. Picture by Perri Polson.
Perri Polson • 1hr ago

Coalition considering EV road users tax to deal with 'wicked problem'

Jason Gregory • 2hrs ago
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Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie. Picture by Elesa Kurtz.

Recently discovered genetic disorder causes calf muscle weakness and deaths

Carlene Dowie • 2hrs ago
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A calf affected by the recently identified Holstein calf muscle weakness. Picture supplied by DataGene
SA wool broking firm buys big Sunraysia winery
Chris McLennan
The big Karadoc winery near Mildura has been bought by a family-owned wool broking business in South Australia. File picture.
Caradoc Park: Grain and beef powerhouse built for performance | Video
Caradoc Park is a 6157 acre grain and beef powerhouse on the edge of the Liverpool Plains. Picture supplied
Mark Phelps
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Owners ready to retire with sale of long-held Murray Valley farm
Chris McLennan
A highly productive irrigation property in the Murray Valley is for sale after long family ownership. Pictures from Nutrien Harcourts.

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SA wool broking firm buys big Sunraysia winery

The big Karadoc winery near Mildura has been bought by a family-owned wool broking business in South Australia. File picture.
Chris McLennan

Caradoc Park: Grain and beef powerhouse built for performance | Video

Mark Phelps
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Caradoc Park is a 6157 acre grain and beef powerhouse on the edge of the Liverpool Plains. Picture supplied

Owners ready to retire with sale of long-held Murray Valley farm

Chris McLennan
A highly productive irrigation property in the Murray Valley is for sale after long family ownership. Pictures from Nutrien Harcourts.

Large scale Bowthorn Station presented with more than 6000 breeders | Video

Mark Phelps
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The very well watered property features multiple year-round natural water courses including the Nicholson River. Picture supplied

Turners Well offers large-scale cropping in the Murray Mallee

Chris McLennan
Turners Well offers large-scale cropping in the Murray Mallee

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Beef

Meet the new Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports

Dr Katherine Clift has been appointed Australia's first Inspector-General of Animal Welfare and Live Animal Exports. File picture.
Jason Gregory • 1hr ago
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Phantom bidding at bull sales: Here's something you probably didn't know

Shan Goodwin
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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission deputy commissioner Mick Keogh. Picture Shan Goodwin.

Applications now open for MLA's renowned ambassadors for red meat program

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Expressions of interest are now open for Meat & Livestock Australia's Ambassadors for the Red Meat Industry training program. Picture by Kelly Butterworth.
 

 

Agribusiness

Ten big forces and risks looming for your farm; what we should think about

What's on the horizon as likely to shape the good and bad of Australian agriculture's future. Digital artwork by Josh Hall.
Andrew Marshall
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Agribusiness buzz in brief

Andrew Marshall
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Sanitarium's NSW processing plant already makes both Weet-Bix and Uncle Toby's Vita Brits wheat biscuits. File photo.

Olam, ACCC get serious about gin sale - public comments sought

Andrew Marshall
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is seeking industry views about the potential Wee Waa gin sale by October 11. File photo.
Downsized Wellard rethinks its future in 'highly variable' live export game
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Wellard Limited's last remaining vessel, the M/V Ocean Drover, will again be officially owned by the shipping company by October. File photo.

Dairy

'Excited to be a dairy farmer again': Hunter Belle rings the changes

Jason and Annie Chesworth with children Teddy, Vinnie and Trixie at the dairy farm at Aberdeen, NSW. Picture supplied.
Dakota Tait • 1hr ago

Recently discovered genetic disorder causes calf muscle weakness and deaths

Carlene Dowie • 2hrs ago
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A calf affected by the recently identified Holstein calf muscle weakness. Picture supplied by DataGene

Technology helps WA dairy farmer maximise on-farm irrigation efficiency

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Dardanup, WA, dairy farmer Michael Twomey has adopted improved irrigation practices as a result of a research project. Picture supplied by Dairy Australia

Sheep & Goats

Peter Dutton appears at Perth Royal Show in support of live sheep export

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton met with the Fairclough family, from Stockdale Poll Dorsets. Picture by Perri Polson.
Perri Polson • 1hr ago

Top White Dorper sire sells for $4400 at Bellevue Dorpers ram sale

Victoria Nugent
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MacDougall and Sons agent Ross Ellis and Bellevue Dorpers' David Curtis, Sophie Madge and Meg McKinley with the $4400 top priced ram.

Keep The Sheep campaign is owned by everyone in WA to support agriculture

Paul Brown, Keep the Sheep
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Paul Brown from Keep The Sheep, with his wife Bec. Picture by Darren O'Dea.

Cropping

Cereal covers central to a soil focus on the eastern Darling Downs

Third generation farmer Grant Porter focuses on improving soil health and reducing how often the land is ploughed between crops. He is pictured in a cereal cover crop. Picture supplied.
Sandra Godwin

How can we help? New project aims to help sustain Wheatbelt farming

Belinda Hickman
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Wheatbelt Connect aims to lease salt-affected and unproductive farmland for multi-species tree planting across the region - supporting farmers in the process. Photo: Supplied.

Growers impressed by Japanese hospitality and industry operations

Belinda Morrissy
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Nick Turner (left), Ravensthorpe, and Curtis Guthrie, Bolgart, during a visit to a rice farm in Oita Prefecture seeing firsthand how differently the Japanese manage their farms compared to Australia. Photo by Belinda Morrissy.

Politics

Peter Dutton appears at Perth Royal Show in support of live sheep export

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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton met with the Fairclough family, from Stockdale Poll Dorsets. Picture by Perri Polson.
Perri Polson • 1hr ago

Coalition considering EV road users tax to deal with 'wicked problem'

Jason Gregory • 2hrs ago
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Nationals senator Bridget McKenzie. Picture by Elesa Kurtz.

Koala Airlines: Can the sleepy startup be Australia's next big small carrier?

Jason Gregory
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Fledgling carrier Koala Airlines hopes to fill gaps in Australia's aviation network unwanted by Qantas or Virgin. Picture from koalaair.com.au.

Machinery

Isuzu Power Solution driving revamped irrigation system in Victoria

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Plunkett Orchards maintenance manager Brenton Rae and general manager Andrew Plunkett. Picture supplied
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Autonomous tractor technology on show at South Australia's Hart Field Day

Paula Thompson
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University of Adelaide's Dr Joe Marks, Dr Lei Chen and Associate Professor Luke Mosley with the autonomous Trektor and an infiltrometer. Picture by Paula Thompson
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Revolutionising horticultural farm labour by embracing the latest tech

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A range of technologies are being explored to help address the horticulture sector's labour issues. Picture supplied

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Weather insights helping farmers plan for safety and more effective labour

AirAgri customer, farmer Russel Saunders, from Mansfield in Victoria, with his device. Picture supplied

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Loam Bio to deliver better soil health for growers

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Evan and Suzanne chose to partner with Loam because they wanted to not only improve their soils, but also earn carbon credits. Picture supplied

Strong interest expected in sale of large Goulburn Valley water entitlement

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The large permanent water entitlement in the Goulburn Valley is up for auction on October 10. Picture supplied

Elevate Your Online Presence: The Ultimate Guide to SEO in Melbourne

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Mastering the art of SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) will increase visibility to potential customers by ranking higher in search engine results pages. Picture Shutterstock

Markets

Questions surround appropriate price for new-season lambs coming through

Richard Chabrel and Ash Knight, both of Red Creek, SA, at the recent Mount Pleasant, SA, sheep market. Picture by Vanessa Binks
Leann Dax
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This week's lamb prices follow the reduced trend that started last week

Leann Dax
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The lamb market has softened after a price surge two weeks ago. Picture by Alastair Dowie

Goat sustainability questioned but steady future ahead

Helen de Costa
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Dean Hague with his daughter, Willow, 6, Condobolin, while mustering goats due to be sold. Photo Helen De Costa.