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Release Melbourne water to northern irrigators: Ryan

Restockers lead way at Sale

Farmer confidence drops to a 12-month low

GMW's Broken Creek claims questioned

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Farmers find personal challenges and rewards in regenerative agriculture

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Giving voice to bush businesses

Long before the awesome Buy from the Bush campaign, Cunnamulla's Samantha Meurant was trying to give voice to regional, rural and remote business women.

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Outback tourism partners with #buyfromthebush

In a first for regional tourism, the Outback Queensland Tourism Association has partnered with #buyfromthebush to offer western Queensland accommodation and experiences.

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Send us your photos of hope for your chance to win

As part of our 100 Stories of Hope initiative we have $5000 cash up for grabs.

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Marvellous machine making more maize with a lot less moisture

Maize crops can be sown in medium rainfall dryland or irrigated paddocks just two weeks after silage and spraying, thanks to a monster three-in-one machine created by Gippsland father and son team, Wayne and Hayden Bowden.

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Welcome to 100 Stories of Hope and Inspiration

It is our genuine hope sharing these stories will provide some inspiration as we inch ever closer to rain.

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New drought body will put 'boots on the ground'

The Hon. Shane Stone AC QC will lead the National Drought and North Queensland Flood Response and Recovery Agency.

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37 photos of hope from across the country

Readers have shared their photos of hope with us for the chance to win $5000 cash

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Huge upgrades unveiled at Creswick Mill

More than $1 million was injected into the tourist attraction.

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Data-driven grazing mangement a winner at Cavan Station

The collection of timely data is the key to achieving better production and environmental outcomes on Cavan Station at Yass.

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Jump in quantity punctures the wool market balloon

A sudden increase in rostered quantity for auctions next week was a trigger for buyers to run and hide.

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It's like a broken record, China keeps gobbling up our lamb and mutton

The month of November has produced the same old story for Australian sheepmeat exports with China dominating the trade.

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Cattle

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Biosecurity funding boost welcomed by processors: AMIC

A federal funding boost has been welcome by Australia's meat processors

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China our biggest beef buyer

China will end up taking around 295-300,000t of our beef for 2019, making it Australia's biggest beef customer by volume.

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Huge mixed quality yarding at Wodonga

There was 1000 more cattle offered for sale at Wodonga than originally advertised.

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Progress made on red meat MoU recommendations: RMAC

RMAC has had another meeting on the MoU recommendations.

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Hand me a can of paint, the cattle need to be striped

Japanese research finds zebra-like stripes halve the flies landing on cattle.

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Swine fever border efforts receive $66m boost

More officers, detector dogs and state-of-the-art x-ray machines on the front line.

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Beefing up trade strengths via sustainability

Initiative to allow producers to measure their practices against sustainability standards.

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The new ways beef is making its way onto menus

Cut-by-cook, subprimals and brands open doors but all are underpinned by quality eating promise

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China our biggest beef buyer

China will end up taking around 295-300,000t of our beef for 2019, making it Australia's biggest beef customer by volume.

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Progress made on red meat MoU recommendations: RMAC

RMAC has had another meeting on the MoU recommendations.

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Beefing up trade strengths via sustainability

Initiative to allow producers to measure their practices against sustainability standards.

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Aussie food waste bill over $10 billion in 2019

Rabobank's annual food waste survey has found Australians are wasting more than ever.

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Leucaena lovers on tour

With the view to investigating new ways to extend the application of leucaena plantings in Queensland, producers have just wrapped up a tour to Colombia and Paraguay.

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Hand me a can of paint, the cattle need to be striped

Japanese research finds zebra-like stripes halve the flies landing on cattle.

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Swine fever border efforts receive $66m boost

More officers, detector dogs and state-of-the-art x-ray machines on the front line.

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The new ways beef is making its way onto menus

Cut-by-cook, subprimals and brands open doors but all are underpinned by quality eating promise

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New partnership to promote healthy diet for active Australians: MLA

MLA has partnered with sports dietitians to help promote meat as a part of a health diet.

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Dairy

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Records crucial to fertility gains in Gippsland

Precise records ensured the Auchterlonie's Gippsland herd was selected to be part of DataGene's Ginfo program, the dairy industry's reference database for genetic information.

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'Make it a 20c/litre milk levy' after Coles caught skimming millions

Coles has been told it should offer a 20c/litre levy to farmers after it was caught skimming millions off the 10c drought levy.

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'Godspeed' Furner in dairy crisis says North Qld milk industry

The dairy crisis will part of the discussions at next week's AgMin meeting in Moree.

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Dairy Plan draft: what you need to know

The draft Australian Dairy Plan was released today at a media-only affair and was, as foreshadowed, a high-level glimpse of what the final document now due for release in March is likely to include.

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Cropping

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Can Grain Prices Keep Going Higher?

Sponsored content: With Australian wheat and barley production down in the most recent harvest, what factors are set to influence our grain prices in the near future?

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GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

Robert Spurway, Fonterra chief operating officer, will head up the GrainCorp business if it gets approval to offload its malt business.

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Crop export values to drop

The total value of Australia's cropping exports is expected to drop to levels not seen for at least five years due to the drought.

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No end in sight to SA GM deadlock

South Australia is no closer to a resolution to end the ban on the cultivation of GM crops after an ALP compromise proposal was rejected.

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GrainCorp appoints Fonterra exec to top job

Robert Spurway, Fonterra chief operating officer, will head up the GrainCorp business if it gets approval to offload its malt business.

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Drought forces Namoi Cotton to slash 50 jobs

Namoi Cotton reduces head office numbers by almost half and restructures ginning and grower services jobs in NSW and Queensland.

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Leadership in the spotlight at Rabobank awards: Photos

Farmers and agribusiness leaders from around Australia were in Auckland to mark the 20th anniversary of Rabobank's leadership awards.

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Aussie food waste bill over $10 billion in 2019

Rabobank's annual food waste survey has found Australians are wasting more than ever.

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Machinery

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Further consolidation of Deere dealers

Agriquip Machinery has been bought out by Sydney based LandHQ

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Turning your tractor into a self-propelled sprayer

New Amazone products allow you to turn your tractor into a spray rig for a fraction of the cost

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Manage your machinery

Farm Service Manager app includes some new features

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Farmsafe gets a funding boost

The government has granted $1.9 million to Farmsafe Australia

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Farming app keeps it simple

The FarmSimple app was built by farmers to manage record keeping

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Dealer doldrums as drought bites

The Tractor Machinery Association reports further decline in November sales.

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Futuristic electric quad bike launched

CFMoto have launched an electric concept all terrain vehicle

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Property

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Ray White Rural donates $100,000 to Drought Angels

Ray White Rural chairman Paul White and his partner Lynne Porscin have donated $100,000 to Drought Angels.

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Isis orchard passed in

Isis River Orchard at Childers remains on the market after it was passed in auction for $1.6 million.

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One Tree offers Glendaloch and Encliffe

One Tree Agriculture is selling its Darling Downs cropping operations Glendaloch and Encliffe.

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NQ's Rocky Springs sold before auction

Mount Surprise property Rocky Springs has sold before auction with about 3000 cattle.

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Opinion

Do you have the digital skills to drive agriculture?

In this week's The Gauge, Brooke Sauer looks at the digital capability of those driving Australian agriculture.

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Troy Setter: Don't extinguish vital bushfire service

In this week's The Gauge, CPC CEO Troy Setter is calling on the federal government to commit to the Northern Australia and Rangelands Fire Information Service (NAFI).

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Proposed 10-point plan aims to fix Murray Darling Basin

Now is the time for all farmers to work together in fixing the Basin Plan.

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Water

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Drought sees groundwater levels drop

Northern Victorian groundwater levels are now similar to those of the Milennium Drought.

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Release Melbourne water to northern irrigators: Ryan

Dispute over release of water held for Melbourne.

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GMW's Broken Creek claims questioned

Concerns raised about consultation on Broken Creek move.

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Water sharing review concerns

Focus on compliance, flood plain harvesting, metering: Victorian MPs.

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VFF steps into Plan debate

VFF proposes solutions to Murray Darling Basin plan problems.

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Irrigators get result from "Can the Plan" protest

Organisers say Minister committed to push investigation into changing inflows in Southern Basin.

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Irrigators demand Littleproud "Can the Plan"

Irrigators take protest against Basin Plan to Canberra.

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Water for Fodder scheme rolls out

The federal government announces further Water for Fodder guidelines.

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