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Agribusiness

Dry weather drives feedlot numbers to new highs

Dry weather drives feedlot numbers to new highs

Cattle on feed numbers continue to swell as a result of the ongoing dry weather and strong demand for high quality beef.

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Wheat futures bounce back

Wheat futures bounce back

After plunging to their lowest level since mid January 2018, CBOT wheat futures rallied sharply last Friday.

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Threatening risk outlook for ag without better farmer, govt plans

Threatening risk outlook for ag without better farmer, govt plans

Agriculture needs to make more use of insurance strategies and derivatives markets and get better at planning for the unexpected

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Agribusiness buzz in brief

Agribusiness buzz in brief

A quick check on some of the people and organisations making news in agribusiness

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Australia a likely loser in trade war

Australia a likely loser in trade war

The ongoing trade tension between the US and China is unlikely to be good news for Australian agricultural exporters.

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Changing of the guard

Changing of the guard

Expanding pasture seeds and fodder crop business Heritage Seeds has appointed a new managing director.

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How union boss Bob won ag's respect with economic reforms

How union boss Bob won ag's respect with economic reforms

Bob Hawke led economic changes warmly endorsed by the farm sector.

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Southbrook vegetable facility sows first seedlings

Southbrook vegetable facility sows first seedlings

A state-of-the art automated growing facility on the Darling Downs has sown its first vegetable seedlings.

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Meet the 2019 Diversity in Agriculture leaders

Meet the 2019 Diversity in Agriculture leaders

Ten impressive women from across rural Australia have been named as the 2019 Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program participants.

Foreign investors want buying rules simplified by new parliament

Foreign investors want buying rules simplified by new parliament

Critics say foreign investors and farmers selling their land are getting an expensive, raw deal from Canberra.

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Drought charity inquiry ongoing

Drought charity inquiry ongoing

The inquiry started last November by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission into drought relief charities Rural Aid Ltd and Aussie Helpers Ltd is ongoing.

Granite Belt producers face a bleak winter

Granite Belt producers face a bleak winter

Unprecedented drought bites Granite Belt and Traprock region.

Water inquiry hopes rise as tight market sinks family farms

Water inquiry hopes rise as tight market sinks family farms

Here's why irrigators are warning government it must to deliver on its promise for an inquiry into the southern Basin water market.