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No 'ring of steel' but significant police patrols on major roads into Ballarat

Snow falls send shivers down the spines of some of the state's farmers

'Stay at home' rules strictly enforced

What's in the 5-in-1 vaccine and why your stock need it

Sheep

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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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Shearer training underway

The Victorian government is rolling out its shearer training program.

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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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Cattle

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"Wow factor" bull wins Sire Shootout

His impressive dimensions caught the judge's eye.

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One-in-five head sold online

Around one in every five cattle and sheep offered at auction are sold via the AuctionsPlus platform and, the saleyards association believes that, five years from now, online bidding will part of normal sale days at half of Australia's saleyards.

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Why Simmy bull was passed in at $47,500

The young sire had a $50,000 reserve.

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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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Why beef must promote its massive benefits

The beef industry needs to stop apologising and start promoting itself for the massive benefits it already delivers.

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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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COVID meatworks hit as union calls for moves to protect supply chain

The production of JBS Australia's Brooklyn plant, one of two Victorian abattoirs identified on Monday as having a coronavirus case, has not been affected.

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Beef exports on downward trend

Ken Wilcock notes that with the exception of January, beef exports each month have been down on the corresponding month last year.

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One-in-five head sold online

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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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COVID meatworks hit as union calls for moves to protect supply chain

The production of JBS Australia's Brooklyn plant, one of two Victorian abattoirs identified on Monday as having a coronavirus case, has not been affected.

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Vote for your favorite in Sire Shootout

Who deserves to win the Sire Shootout title?

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Firm rates at Leongatha as steers sell to $2470

Agents drew for 3800 cattle.

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Why beef must promote its massive benefits

The beef industry needs to stop apologising and start promoting itself for the massive benefits it already delivers.

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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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Beef exports on downward trend

Ken Wilcock notes that with the exception of January, beef exports each month have been down on the corresponding month last year.

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New NVDs released | Video

New versions of the Livestock Production Assurance National Vendor Declaration have been released.

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Dairy

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Smarter Irrigation for Profit

Dairy Australia is partnering with the cotton, sugar, grain and rice industries in a project to deliver the benefits of new efficient water use technologies to Australian farmers.

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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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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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What 50 years of farming taught a family about succession

Succession planning was something Henry McKenzie have only have dreamed of when he bought his first plot of land but half a century later, it's front and centre.

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Moo-vers and Shakers

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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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Coronavirus

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Advice for 2020: Please scream inside your heart

Our Informer will keep you up to date with everything you need to know today.

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Shearer training underway

The Victorian government is rolling out its shearer training program.

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'We are all Victorians now', says the PM

Our Informer will keep you up to date with everything you need to know today.

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Farmers' markets hit by latest shutdown

Markets affected but livestock sales will face minor distruptions.

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No 'ring of steel' but significant police patrols on major roads into Ballarat

The army has been called in to help police close off regional Victoria's borders.

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'Stay at home' rules strictly enforced

Booze buses and automatic number plate recognition will be used to monitor new regulations.

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New rules to save regional Victoria from metro virus spike

Premier Daniel Andrews vows to stop the spread of coronavirus to regional areas.

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COVID claims '20 Kelpie Muster

The Casterton Kelpie Association has cancelled its 2020 Australian Kelpie Muster.

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Cropping

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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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Crops providing a steady return in south west Victoria

Crop growers in the south-west sing the praises of cereals, oilseed and pulses.

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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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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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Machinery

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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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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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Vic farmers facing criminal charges under industrial manslaughter laws

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

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Save quad bikes from laws that won't reduce deaths says campaigner

A bike dealer from Dalby in Queensland has launched a national campaign to reverse new laws which he says aren't necessary on quad bikes and will force them from the Australian market.

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Property

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Wyuna, Neverfail head to auction

The Eulo properties Wyuna and Neverfail will be auctioned by Nutrien Harcourts in Bourke on July 30.

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Scenic Rim irrigation opportunity

A 299 hectare property with 182ha of irrigated cultivation on the Logan River at Innisplain is on the market.

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A winx and a nod: North Richmond property jewel sold to poultry dynasty

Hambledon Park, a 253-hectare grazing propery in the Hawkesbury Valley north west of Sydney has been sold.

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Rural property market strong heading into busy spring season

Demand for rural property in the southern states has stayed firm despite the overall property market taking a hit because of coronavirus.

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Opinion

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Let's make COVID crisis unite us, not divide us

A mean and petty streak has emerged in parts of Australia in the wake of the horror COVID-19 news in Melbourne - it needs to be stopped.

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REAL AUSTRALIA

Despite rain, drought 'still real' for many across nation

It can take months for rain to translate into money, and that doesn't cancel out the years of lost income.

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OPINION

CWA urges quad bike advocate to 'publish the evidence'

Opinion: In this week's The Gauge, CWA national president, Tanya Cameron, said the CWA supports changes that make quad bikes safer.

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Water

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G-MW winter works half way through

G-MW cleans channels, installs meters and replaced bridges as part of this year's winter works program.

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Waranga Basin fills early

Rainfall fuels confidence after Waranga fills early.

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Doubt cast over river use for Latrobe Valley mine rehab

Irrigators have welcomed the findings of the report.

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Gippsland's irrigation potential studied

Study to look at expanding irrigation development in Gippsland.

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Line in sand, at MinCo

Concerns over progress, transparency, on water recovery.

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Risk of spill now 60 per cent

Risk of spill determinations issued, on back of rain and end of irrigation season.

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Northern irrigators see prices drop

GMW's savings to be passed on to customers.

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Reject 75GL plan: Loddon irrigators

Loddon irrigators seek full inquiry into water savings.

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