Stock & Land
Thursday, June 30

 

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KEEPING LOW: Bairnsdale student Hannah Perkins captured this photo of one of her Kelpies working hard in the paddock in eastern Victoria.
Bryce Eishold
Nomads get their motors running - heading out on the highways
HARD TO IMAGINE: The popular Leliyn/Edith Falls waterhole near Katherine is super popular with tourists during the dry season.
Chris McLennan
Gembrook farmer dies in harvesting incident
ON FARM DEATH: The 82 year-old Gembrook harvestor was found unresponsive after 10am yesterday.
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2022 Sire Shootout winner to be crowned tonight
Lucy Kinbacher
Not pretty enough? Lifestyle buyers chasing looks not the farm
Chris McLennan
TREE CHANGE: Lifestyle block buyers are more interested in the views than the orchard. Photos by Professionals Yarra Valley.
Lamb numbers dip across eastern markets as prices slide
Bryce Eishold
SHEEP SALE: Luke McSwain holding Chase with partner Ella Smith, Merbein South, at the fortnightly Ouyen sheep market last week.
Alligator weed found in Bendigo Creek
NOXIOUS: The state-prohibited alligator weed has been found along a 30 kilometre stretch on Bendigo Creek near Huntly.

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Property
Thornfield cracks $2 million
Taroom property Thornfield has sold at a Nutrien Harcourts GDL auction for $2 million, setting a new level for the district.
Mark Phelps • 1hr ago
Dulacca property sold under the hammer
Mark Phelps • 2hrs ago
Nutrien Harcourts GDL: Dulacca breeding and fattening property Katandra has sold at auction.
Not pretty enough? Lifestyle buyers chasing looks not the farm
Chris McLennan
TREE CHANGE: Lifestyle block buyers are more interested in the views than the orchard. Photos by Professionals Yarra Valley.

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Markets
Lamb numbers dip across eastern markets as prices slide
SHEEP SALE: Luke McSwain holding Chase with partner Ella Smith, Merbein South, at the fortnightly Ouyen sheep market last week.
Bryce Eishold
Buyers flock to Wycheproof for first in-person sale in months
Rob Muirhead
SOLD: Peter and Liz Russell, Tullamore Park Texels, Donald, sold this pen of 154 Border Leicester/Merino-cross ewes, April/May 2021-drop, for $282.
Top gun buyers feel the need for feed at Warrnambool
Philippe Perez
SELLING: Mick and Helen Finnigan, Toolong, who had 110 head of cattle in total on sale throughout the saleyard, most of them dairy stock. Mr Finnigan said this would be their "last ever sale they will attend" as they were selling their farm.
Local buyer turnout at Wodonga take advantage of larger yarding
LOCAL ONLY: Buyers at NVLX Wodonga were predominantly local, and were keen on lighter steers throughout the store sale. File photo.
Philippe Perez
Prices plateau at Pakenham as winter rolls in
Rob Muirhead
TOP PRICE: David Wells, Wells Agriculture, Elaine, sold 61 Angus steers in total, including this pen of 20 steers, 318kg, for $2200 or 691c/kg.
Coarse Wool: the 'ugly duckling' of the market
Rob Muirhead
MARKET ISSUES: Elders Albury Wodonga district wool manager Rex Bennett said wool stockpiling could further impact the market.
Studstock
Shorthorn heifer tops the National after being the 'talk of the shed'
INTEREST: The $51,000 sale-topping female, Sprys E.S. Primrose S14, with buyer representative James Brown, Ray White GTSM, Albury, auctioneer Lincoln McKinlay, Elders, Inverell, and vendors Ash and Jane (second right) Morris, AJM Shorthorns, Young, and Matt Spry, Spry's Shorthorns, Tamworth and Gerald and Lynden (right) Spry, Spry's Shorthorns, Wagga Wagga.
Hannah Powe
Wilkinson family siblings hold their inaugural Mystic Angus production sale
SALE-TOPPER: The Wilkinson family - Lucy holding Archie, Tara, Edward, James, Peter and Tom - of Mystic Angus, Goorambat, with Bill Carroll, Mudgegonga, who bought Mystic Rolex R4 which sold for $12,000 at the stud's inaugural sale at the weekend.
Black Diamond Speckle Park stud bulls, females destined for five states
Jess Parker
BIG FAMILY: Brian Leslie, Paul Constable, Nutrien Ballarat, Lachie Collins, Nutrien Echuca, and Black Diamond team members Sophie Worth, Andrew, Emily, Rebecca, Melissa, Blake Van Der Drift with newest stud principal Dustin Van Der Drift as well as Erin Ferguson and Murray Van Der Drift and the top-priced bull.
Beef
Asparagopsis feed supplements start rolling off the shelves
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2022 Sire Shootout winner to be crowned tonight
Lucy Kinbacher
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Sheep & Goats
Extending the period of flystrike protection
FRONT FOOT: In a scientific breakthrough, nanotechnology is being applied to chemicals used to prevent flystrike in sheep. Photo: Shutterstock
Shan Goodwin
US loving lamb, PNG increases their appetite
Kristen Frost
STUD: Peter and Liz Russell, Tullamore Park Texels, Donald, sold this pen of 154 Border Leicester/Merino-cross ewes at Wycheproof for $282.
Top honours for Glenpaen Merino stud at the Victorian Sheep and Wool show
Philippe Perez
TOP RAM: Harry Miller, Glenpaen Merino and Poll Merino stud, Brimpaen, with their ram awarded supreme Merino exhibit at the Victorian Sheep and Wool Show in Ballarat. Picture: Glenpaen Merino and Poll Merino stud
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Kandanga Valley Stud lists 102 bulls for premium sale
QUALITY LINE: John and Roz Mercer, Kandanga Valley Stud, will offer some high quality bulls at a forthcoming on-property sale. Photo: Supplied
Alan Welburn
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Help prevent nitrogen loss this season
Volatilisation is the process of nitrogen (N) being lost from the soil surface as ammonia (NH3) gas. Photo: Supplied.
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A strong line of females at Clunie
FAMILY OPERATION: Rohan Guest with some of the Clunie Range bulls. The Guest family has built the stud over the past 40 years with a client focus.
A phase of great growth
Matt Sherrington
Bright future: Triple B Brangus's Lindsay Barlow says it's an exciting time for the Brangus breed as more science is incorporated into the management and production of the next generation of breeding stock. Photo: Kent Ward
Dairy
Business planning reaps rewards for Victorian dairy farmer
Rabobank general manager, sustainability and community Marc Oostdijk and Victorian dairy farmer Nicole Saunders.
Dairy Symposium visits NSW Mid North Coast
This years DRF Symposium includes an on-farm day, hosted by Simon Scowen, manager of Manning Valley Dairy, Taree.
Gippsland farmer continues a sustainable tradition
Water is limited on the Anderson family's dairy farm at Denison in Victoria's Gippsland, so they've always been conscious of not wasting it, according to Ross.
Another day, another farmgate milk price rise
MOO-VING UP: The latest rise in farmgate milk price by Bulla Dairy Foods is the highest in the market.
Barambah Organics claims top honours
Barambah Organics run 1100 cows on its three farms in the south of Queensland and far north of NSW.
Cropping
Opinion
La Nina coverage misses the mark
WET ONE: In spite of the La Nina temporarily ending it is still likely to be a wet spring, a fact overlooked by many in the mainstream press.
Gregor Heard
Murray Watt won't pretend to be a farmer
Ashley Walmsley
UPFRONT: Federal agriculture minister Murray Watt tells the Hort Connections 2022 audience that he won't pretend to be a farmer although he can appreciate the issues primary producers face.
Hydrogen options promising for regional Australia
Gregor Heard
OPPORTUNITIES: Chris Sounness, Wimmera Development Association, believes there are possibilities for regional Australia to develop strong renewable hydrogen production industries. Photo: Jade Bate.
Analysis
Why corn is a major commodity in the US
Grain Brokers Australia
July is the money month for US corn, with the crop moving into its reproductive phase. Photo: Shutterstock
Cool Soils world-best sustainable ag program
Marian Macdonald
ON BOARD: Lilliput Ag's Andrew Russell says Cool Soils prompted a rethink of the way his family runs its seed growing enterprise.