Jun 26, 2018
National OJD program is no longer
Management of Ovine Johne’s Disease (OJD) in Australia beyond 2018 will continue as part of the Sheep Health Project at Animal Health Australia, enabling producers to still be able to use all the on-farm practices and tools currently…
Jun 26, 2018
$27 million available for 15 innovative Farming partnerships
* More than $27 million for 15 projects through round one of Smart Farming Partnerships grants * Grants of up to $4 million are part of the $134 million Smart Farms Program * Part of the $1.1 billion phase two of the National…
Jun 25, 2018
Could this be the Wild Dog game changer?
A groundbreaking new Wild Dog Alert system is being developed to help protect livestock by sending real-time messages about wild dog presence directly to producers and land managers.NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) invasive…
Jun 25, 2018
BlockGrain announce partnership with Back Paddock
BlockGrain and Back Paddock announced a strategic partnership to provide farmers and their consultants with a suite of software products that extend from pre cropping all the way through to post harvest storage, contracting and logistics…
Jun 25, 2018
25.5% for Farming ratepayers only, now 2.25% for all ratepayers, That's fairer
The Northern Grampians Shire Council has backflipped over farm rates. Rates for farmland will now increase by 2.25 percent in the new financial year. This was announced in the NGSC’s budget adoption meeting on Monday afternoon. Farm…
Jun 25, 2018
“Can I farm it?” but rather, “Should I?”
Some farmers are using soil probes to test land they might farm—not just land they already do.That’s because a probe can explain more about the land than the eye can see, including what’s beneath the surface and what happened on that…
Jun 25, 2018
$4 a tonne reduction in CBH fees for 18-19 season
The CBH Group will reduce storage and handling fees by $4 per tonne from the upcoming 2018-19 harvest, continuing our commitment to provide the lowest cost, most efficient grain supply chain for Western Australian growers.CBH Chief…
Jun 25, 2018
Trade and heavy Lambs up to $24 dearer at Bendigo
Bendigo Sheep & Lamb 25/6/18Lamb numbers increased to 18,000 with quality being very mixed but with a good run of lead Lambs. The trend for the market was $15-$20 dearer across the board. Where we saw the biggest climb was in trade…
Jun 25, 2018
Outstanding Western Victoria grazing properties hit the market
More than 1,500ha of grazing land at the foot of the Grampians in Victoria’s Western District has been listed for sale. Comprising a combined 1,587 hectares, Mokanger (1,089 hectares) and Lewana (498 hectares) operate as a single…
Jun 25, 2018
Video - See here the latest Farm Tender "What's Hot" report
See here Dwain Duxson with the latest "What's Hot" report for Farm Tender and Farm Tender "Prime"https://youtu.be/EkUadVr1y80
Jun 24, 2018
Mapping Soils for better Crop Production
The explosion of Agtech has resulted in an ever-evolving industry requiring a new set of skills and presenting numerous opportunities to improve farm business and agricultural suitability.Through funding from the National Landcare…
Jun 24, 2018
Tips for controlling Wild Oats
Grain growers in Queensland and New South Wales can now access the latest tips and tactics for controlling the common and economically damaging weed wild oats.Wild oats (Avena spp.) is one of the most problematic weeds of northern…
Jun 24, 2018
WAFarmer believe Emanuels Exports live export suspension only short lived
WAFarmers has had confirmation from the directors of Emanuel Exports that the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources suspended the companies live export licence today. This has come after it was confirmed some weeks ago that…
Jun 24, 2018
A $50bn risk to Australian Farmers
By Andrew Whitelaw - MecardoIn recent years overseas travel has become cheaper and easier and people are travelling to more exotic and ‘unusual’ destinations.This travel brings with it the risk of disease spread on the feet of travellers,…
Jun 22, 2018
6228 Tonnes of Grain head North in record Grain Train haul
The longest grain train in the history of the ARTC network has been loaded at Cargill's GrainFlow site at Crystal Brook, South Australia. Record Train GrainFlowLoaded with 6228 tonnes of wheat from the southern Flinders Ranges area,…
Jun 22, 2018
Start your Grain marketing with CBH's Flexi-starter
With seed now in the ground and rain falling across most regions, growers may start to think about their grain marketing. For some who are keen to get their marketing done before harvest, it can be a bit of a tussle between how many…
Jun 22, 2018
Video - See here our main man in the US Casey Collins with this weeks 55 Farms rundown
55 Farms Casey Collins gives a big shout out to all Crop Dusters in the US after they lost one of their own during the weekhttps://www.facebook.com/55farms/videos/386729271733823/www.55farms.com
Jun 22, 2018
And the winner is India.....
For the fourth consecutive season, India is expected to be the largest producer of cotton in 2018-19, with the crop projected at 28.5 million bales, unchanged from the previous year, according to the latest US department of agriculture…
Jun 22, 2018
WA based Wide Open Agriculture to launch IPO
A WA-BASED PRIVATE equity business has recently launched an Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the aim of becoming the world’s first ‘4 Returns’ company to list on a stock exchange.Wide Open Agriculture is the parent company to three…
Jun 22, 2018
Ag innovator Rob Damin finalist in Entrepreneur award
South Australian agricultural innovator Rob Damin has been named a Regional Finalist in the 2018 EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards.Rob was recognised for guiding his company – Pasture Genetics – from a small three-person operation…
