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Palgrove punching above its weight gain

Gyranda's key to weight is good temperament

Thumbs up for tourists the message from WQ

Wyuna, Neverfail head to auction

Beef

Wallawong sells to a $12,000 top

Bulls head to four different states with a Murray Grey bull to make his home in Tasmania.

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Calf scours alert after high rainfall, herd rebuild plans

Calf scours could be more prevalent this season following good rainfall across areas of Australia and producers looking to rebuild their herd, according to Dr Alison Gunn of Herd Solutions.

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Speckle Park takes most popular in Sire Shootout

Votes were received from across the world.

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"Wow factor" bull wins Sire Shootout

His impressive dimensions caught the judge's eye.

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Agribusiness

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Big free-range chicken farm switches on mega Tesla battery

A large free-range poultry farm in South Australia has switched on a major renewable energy system.

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How farm benchmarking drives successful decision making

Phil Holmes says benchmarking is a tool many managers of highly profitable agricultural businesses find invaluable in informing and evaluating their decision-making.

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Bega Cheese announces 74 jobs will be cut at Bega site

Bega Cheese has announced it will cut over 70 positions at its Bega site by the end of the year.

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Positive season trumps virus uncertainty

The positive seasonal conditions outweigh the current COVID-19 inspired uncertainty in most ag commodities according to Rural Bank.

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Property

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Prospect Park makes $8.6 million at auction

The 1559 hectare Bauhinia property Prospect Park has sold at auction for $8.6 million.

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Gas country up for lease

Some 18,421 hectares of country owned by gas producer APLNG is available for lease.

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'Clean slate' with potential on market in south-west Victoria

A property located in south-west Victoria is being marketed on behalf of Macquarie Bank as part of the windup of their 2008/09 forestry project.

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Andrew and Nicola Forrest confirm Kimberley station purchase

The purchase includes 221,408 hectares and 11,500 quality cattle.

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Limousins progressing in leaps and bounds

The annual society-sponsored Northern Limousin Breeders Sale will be happening this year on Friday, August 7, from 12pm to 5pm.

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Hundreds of Booroomooka Angus' top bulls go under hammer in blockbuster sale

The Booroomooka Angus Bull Sale (August 14) will see 231 of the prestigious stud's high quality animals go under the hammer.

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Lawral Park SAMM genetics lift lamb growth at Bordertown

The SAMM sheep breed is the backbone of the Pietsch family's mixed farming operation at Bordertown in South Australia, producing quality ewes for prime lamb production.

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World's largest Speckle Park sale garners attention across the beef industry

Many commercial beef producers are looking to the Speckle Park to improve the efficiency of their herd.

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Hazeldean Angus announces inaugural bull sale in Tamworth, NSW

Seedstock industry leader, Hazeldean Angus, will hold its first bull sale in Tamworth on Wednesday, August 19, to better service clients in northern NSW.

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Boosting production, profits with Belmont Reds

The 2020 Seifert Belmont Reds sale is on July 30, on property and via AuctionsPlus.

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Bringing the sale yard to you

New online platform FarmGate Auctions is in development to add stud sales to its services.

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Getting the right mixer essential to efficiency

For 47 years, Italian family-owned business Faresin Industries has been manufacturing feeding solutions to assist producers to maximise feed efficiency.

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There's more ugliness to come, Victoria

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The great fried chicken farce and more

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Advice for 2020: Please scream inside your heart

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Thumbs up for tourists the message from WQ

Seeing carfuls of tourists and visiting families with smiles on their faces beginning to fill the streets and shops again on a recent trip to Longreach has prompted Ingrid Miller to start a campaign to recognise that and say thanks.

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'We are all Victorians now', says the PM

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Border closes first, then Melbourne to be ringfenced

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'A dangerous new phase' of COVID-19 looms

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Labor wins Eden-Monaro, locked down 'win' rent relief

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Photos & Video

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You're a sugar addict and you don't even know it

Dr James Muecke explains his five A's of sugar toxicity

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OPINION

Dietary advice we've been fed for decades is wrong

Why the Australian Dietary Guidelines are flawed

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'Fanging' it to escape brown snake

A MAN who was busted speeding along a central Queensland highway was in a battle to the death with a brown snake.

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Clearwater sold for $1.475 million | Video

Richard and Ellanor Brimblecombe have bought the 1300ha Glenmorgan property Clearwater for $1.475m.

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Vote for your favorite in Sire Shootout

Who deserves to win the Sire Shootout title?

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Cropping

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World wheat record smashed in New Zealand

A New Zealand farmer has smashed the world record for highest wheat yield. What did the bumper weigh in at?

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Winter break: East coast low set to spark heavy falls

NSW is the headline act but many parts of eastern Australia can expect good rain in the next eight days with two fronts sweeping through.

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Substantial drop in Ukraine wheat

Hot weather in some parts and heavy rain in others have seen forecasters make another cut in Ukrainian wheat production this year.

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Positive season trumps virus uncertainty

The positive seasonal conditions outweigh the current COVID-19 inspired uncertainty in most ag commodities according to Rural Bank.

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US crop data predicts lower planted area but higher grain stocks

USDA reports a shift in the global grain balance sheet on the back of new US crop estimates.

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Machinery

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'Perfect storm' sends tractor sales soaring in June

Tractors sales soared past 2000 units in June on the back of rain and government tax incentives.

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Automated guidance for John Deere utility tractors

John Deere has updated its 5R and 6M utility tractors.

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Electric cars an option but what happened to biofuels?

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Vic farmers facing criminal charges under industrial manslaughter laws

New industrial manslaughter laws could have serious impacts on Victorian farmers.

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Push to derail new quad bike laws is 'crazy' say rural doctors

The Rural Doctors Association of Australia has blasted moves to halt new quad bike safety laws.

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JCB unveils hydrogen-powered excavator

Global machinery manufacturer, JCB, has unveiled the prototype of a hydrogen-powered excavator.

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More than one way to kill a weed says leading researcher

Laser and electrical weed control have the potential to take pressure off herbicides in grain cropping regions.

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No-till farming at risk if glyphosate is lost says weed expert

One of Australia's foremost weed experts says agriculture must retain the herbicide glyphosate for as long as possible.

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Sheep

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AWI tapping into Amazon strategy

AWI marketing Australian wool in the US using one of the world's largest online shopping platforms.

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Solid demand as buyers compete to fill orders

Wool market rises for second week as annual recess spurs buyers on.

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How farm benchmarking drives successful decision making

Phil Holmes says benchmarking is a tool many managers of highly profitable agricultural businesses find invaluable in informing and evaluating their decision-making.

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First-cross ewes reach new heights while global outlook varied

Another national record was broken for first-cross ewes online last week while global uncertainty is continuing to impact the retail market.

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Dairy

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Charities give vital support to drought-hit farmers

Without the terrific work of charitable organisations many dairy farmers in Queensland and NSW would have had to throw in the towel before now.

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Boss Macleod leaves troubled Freedom Foods as books get fresh audit

The man who guided Freedom Food's rapid expansion for almost two decades resigns after financial irregularities revealed

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Change at the helm for Lactalis' bargaining group

Peter Garratt has been appointed chairman of collective bargaining group Premium, which handles negotiations with Lactalis.

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Freedom Foods says business strife won't upset commitment to farmers

Freedom Foods has assured farmers it will honour its milk contracts, and even expand its partnerships as trading conditions improve

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Senate inquiry listens to needs of farmers

Senators who attended the inquiry were genuinely interested in hearing about the concerns, priorities and needs of dairy farmers.

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Opinion

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Beef production the more natural energy system

Current renewable energy systems have a limited life cycle and are not self-regenerating like cattle and grass, says View From the Paddock columnist Mark Davie.

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OPINION

Dietary advice we've been fed for decades is wrong

Why the Australian Dietary Guidelines are flawed

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Why governments should provide support to agriculture

The Gauge columnist Peter Mailler says there is plenty of evidence to support an argument for government assistance for agriculture.

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