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Saturday, May 25, 2024
Rabobank predicting farmgate milk price to drop by more than 10 per cent
Bernice Lumsden, Leitchville, says prices were front of mind, with the Rabobank's forecast meaning a "pretty major drop" in the milk price. Picture by Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller
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Have your say on power line safety devices which help reduce bushfires
REFCLs were installed at substations supplying 22 kilovolt power lines in the highest bushfire risk areas following the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. Picture supplied by Essential Services Victoria
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NFF & Labor: a breakfast brouhaha the line in the sand
Jason Gregory
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NFF & Labor: a breakfast brouhaha the line in the sand
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High rainfall grazing country fails to sell at auction
Chris McLennan
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An offer of $5900 per acre was made for this piece of Drumborg farmland. Pictures from A1 Real Estate Solutions.
Avian influenza outbreak detected at Victorian egg farm
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Preliminary testing has confirmed the presence of avian influenza virus at an egg farm at Meredith, Victoria's Chief Veterinary Officer Graeme Cooke says. AP photo
Angus steers hit 400c/kg as feedlots battle for cattle at Leongatha
Agent Paul Wilson, SEJ Leongatha, with Tom and Lin Butcher, Allambee South, sold 38 Angus cattle at Leongatha’s fortnightly sale.
Bryce Eishold
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Yea spring-drop weaner steer prices push up to 400 cents a kilogram
Andrew Miller
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Canadian visitor Kalli Harasymchuk, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was at her first Australian store cattle sale. Her parents run INC Cattle Company, a Speckle Park stud, Cudworth, Saskatchwan. She's been here for eight months, helping her boyfriend on his Glenburn property and goes home in the next few days.
Bow hunter caught stalking deer in a national park
Chris McLennan
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One of the men caught hunting deer in a national park was armed with a hunting bow. File picture.
Energy officials hope cash will persuade rural people to love thy neighbor
Chris McLennan
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How close is too close? Victorians are being asked to suggest what a neighbour to a powerline project looks like. Picture from VicGrid.
Cattle prefer company of women over men, 'exciting' US study finds
Cattle prefered the company of women over men, a new study has shown. Picture by Barry Murphy
Barry Murphy
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Bird flu detected at second chicken farm in Victoria
Jason Gregory
Victorian authorities have confirmed that the avian influenza virus has been detected at a second Victorian poultry farm, control orders in place. Picture supplied.
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Picturesque property Garthowen delivers Ocean View elegance | Video
Mark Phelps • 2hrs ago
Garthowen is located about an eight minute drive from Dayboro, which offers a wide variety of services, and about an hour from the Brisbane CBD. Picture supplied
More regulation urged for banks 'failing' rural towns
Stephanie Gardiner
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A committee has spent a year in rural areas to hear about the impacts of country bank closures. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
NFF & Labor: a breakfast brouhaha the line in the sand
Jason Gregory
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NFF & Labor: a breakfast brouhaha the line in the sand

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Picturesque property Garthowen delivers Ocean View elegance | Video
Garthowen is located about an eight minute drive from Dayboro, which offers a wide variety of services, and about an hour from the Brisbane CBD. Picture supplied
Mark Phelps • 2hrs ago
Touch of Paradise at Mount Whitestone | Video
Mark Phelps
Mount Whitestone Paradise is an attractive 225 acre property located in the Mount Whitestone district. Picture supplied
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High rainfall grazing country fails to sell at auction
Chris McLennan
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An offer of $5900 per acre was made for this piece of Drumborg farmland. Pictures from A1 Real Estate Solutions.

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Markets
Angus steers hit 400c/kg as feedlots battle for cattle at Leongatha
Agent Paul Wilson, SEJ Leongatha, with Tom and Lin Butcher, Allambee South, sold 38 Angus cattle at Leongatha’s fortnightly sale.
Bryce Eishold
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Yea spring-drop weaner steer prices push up to 400 cents a kilogram
Andrew Miller
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Canadian visitor Kalli Harasymchuk, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, was at her first Australian store cattle sale. Her parents run INC Cattle Company, a Speckle Park stud, Cudworth, Saskatchwan. She's been here for eight months, helping her boyfriend on his Glenburn property and goes home in the next few days.
Pakenham steers pass 390c/kg as heifers with calves hit $2800 at third-last sale
Bryce Eishold
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Tony van der Heyden, Longwarry, and agent Glenn Barwick, Alex Scott & Staff, Pakenham, caught up at the fortnightly Pakenham store sale.
Bairnsdale cattle head north and south as grown steers pass $2000 a head
Elders Bairnsdale livestock manager Morgan Davies sells a pen of cattle. File picture
Bryce Eishold
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Heavy steers and heifers have bumped up nearly $100 a head at Ballarat CVLX
Rachel Simmonds
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Gerald, Harriet and Kate Toohey, Springbank, sold 45 Angus steers at Ballarat's store sale this week, with the tops making 380 cents a kilogram and seconds making 377c/kg.
Angus steers pass 400c/kg at Mortlake as Gippslanders, NSW buyers step up to the rail
Bryce Eishold
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Byron Blain, Cowleys Creek, Timboon, sold 121 cattle at Mortlake, including Angus-cross grown steers to a top price of 336c/kg or $1937.
Studstock
High quality genetics for Shorthorn national sale
Vendors Trent and Janelle Johnstone, Ronelle Park, Lyndhurst, buyers Andrea, Peter and Lachlan Falls, Malton Shorthorns, Finley, with James Brown, Ray White, and Ryan Bajada, Elders. The Johnstones sold the $106,000 record breaking bull Ronelle Park Slurpie S29 at the 2023 sale. Picture by Rebecca Nadge
Ruth Schwager
In pictures: bulls and sunshine at National Hereford Show and Sale in Wodonga
Barry Murphy
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Hugo Baulch (11), Illowa, with his cousins Tom and Indianna Baulch, Jaclinton Herefords, Illowa.
Willaura stud bags top-priced bull at Hereford National Show and Sale
Barry Murphy Helen Decosta
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Grand champion and top-priced bull Mawarra Whiteout T290, with Logan and Peter Sykes, Mawarra Genetics, Longford, Craig Brewin, Mick Peterson and Anthony Baillieu, Yarram Park Herefords, Willaura, with Ross Milne and Paul Dooley, Elders. Photo by Barry Murphy.
Beef
MLA shock: 15 staff have been made redundant
Big red meat research and development body MLA has made redundant 15 staff.
Shan Goodwin
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Cattle prefer company of women over men, 'exciting' US study finds
Barry Murphy
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Cattle prefered the company of women over men, a new study has shown. Picture by Barry Murphy
Bindaree Food Group's new processing deal with old mates at Casino
Andrew Marshall
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Bindaree Food Group is returning to its roots with new processing arrangements at Casino abattoir. Photo Shan Goodwin.
Sheep & Goats
Collinsville ram sells for $50,000, bound for Vic
Tony Brooks, Brooks Merino Services, with Collinsville general manager Tim Dalla and the $50,000 ram Collinsville Imperial 225719, bound for Avonmore Poll Merino Stud, Elmore, Vic. Picture supplied
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Murray Watt stands by live sheep ban timeline
Victoria Nugent
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Murray Watt in Toowoomba for the Sustainable Agriculture Summit. Picture: Victoria Nugent
Sheep farmers with record scanning results brace for 'perfect storm' lambing
Barry Murphy
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Tim Leeming, Precision Lambing, Coojar, told sheep farmers to properly plan their lambing paddocks at the Paraway Pastoral carbon conference, Barton Station, Moyston. Picture by Barry Murphy
Dairy
Rabobank predicting farmgate milk price to drop by more than 10 per cent
Bernice Lumsden, Leitchville, says prices were front of mind, with the Rabobank's forecast meaning a "pretty major drop" in the milk price. Picture by Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller
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Specialist dairy group to provide vital industry connections
Specialist dairy group to provide vital industry connections
Genetics powers sustainability solutions
Carlene Dowie
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Fazel Almasi's several different methods for measuring methane emissions from cows. Picture by Carlene Dowie
Cattle prefer company of women over men, 'exciting' US study finds
Barry Murphy
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Cattle prefered the company of women over men, a new study has shown. Picture by Barry Murphy
Fonterra needs to provide greater detail on its plans, say dairy bodies
Andrew Miller
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United Dairyfarmers of Victoria president Bernie Free, Winslow, has joined calls for Fonterra to provide more information about its plans. Picture by Anthony Brady
Politics
NFF & Labor: a breakfast brouhaha the line in the sand
NFF & Labor: a breakfast brouhaha the line in the sand
Jason Gregory
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Environment department rejects Great Artesian Basin carbon project
Alison Paterson
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Claire and Cate Kennedy, 9, from Dirranbandi with (front) Lola Andreasson, 6, of Brisbane, show their support for the GAB at AgForce's court case earlier this year. Picture: Alison Paterson
Energy officials hope cash will persuade rural people to love thy neighbor
Chris McLennan
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How close is too close? Victorians are being asked to suggest what a neighbour to a powerline project looks like. Picture from VicGrid.
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New technology builds soil carbon
Wirrinya farmer Steve Nicholson has partnered with Loam Bio to run a carbon project on his property. Picture supplied
Waratah® and Nutrien Ag Solutions® have fencing for the future of Australian agriculture top of mind
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Sam Callanan from Nutrien Ag Solutions in Deniliquin says Waratah has spent more than 100 years developing fencing post technology to suit Australian conditions. Picture supplied
Jarrah Reds - the "Clean-Coated Flatbacks" built around fertility
Linda Mantova
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Jarrah Genetics principals, Sarah and Sam Becker with daughter, Matilda. Picture by Kent Ward
New Holland reveals T9, T7 tractor ranges to Australian market
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Ben Mitchell, Ag Product and Portfolio Manager - ANZ, says the T7.300 (pictured) was in response to customers wanting a tractor with more power without bigger frames and more weight, while maintaining manoeuvrability. Picture supplied
Changing silage perceptions
Alex Turney, managing director, Lallemand Australia with some high quality corn silage which can be integrated into a beef production system for more profitability. Picture supplied
Cropping
Crop estimates continue to drive prices
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Crop estimates continue to drive prices
Nathan Cattle, Clear Grain Exchange • 1hr ago
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Corteva zeros in on biologicals with new product launch
Corteva Agriscience launches biological fertiliser, Utrisha N.
Ashley Walmsley
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Utrisha N is the first in a promised suite of new biological products from Corteva Agriscience. Picture supplied
Pulse prices soaring as India reopens to chickpeas
Gregor Heard
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Chickpeas prices are booming as the Indian market reopens. FIle photo.
Biofuel key for bright oilseeds future
Gregor Heard
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Dennis Voznesenski, Commonwealth Bank, says biofuel demand will continue in spite of a push towards electric vehicles. Photo by Gregor Heard.
Thinkerbell to spruik Australia's $16b fruit & veg sector in mega deal
Jason Gregory
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Thinkerbell aims to drive growth in consumption behaviours for the $16.3 billion horticulture sector through innovative multi-platform grower-funded marketing campaigns. Picture supplied