Stock & Land
Wednesday, August 17
La Nina chances increase but not official yet
BUILDING UP: The odds are strongly in favour of a wetter than average spring in many parts of the country.
Gregor Heard
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Simpson seal shocks dairy farmers with unexpected arrival
NEW ARRIVAL: A seal has made its way onto a Simpson dairy farm, more than 30 minutes away from the nearest beach. Photo by Karli McGee.
Madeleine McNeil
Ag Minister visits Gippsland during his first Victorian trip
Bryce Eishold
FIRST VISIT: Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt toured Gippsland farms and processors on Wednesday.
Farmers face floodwaters in Gippsland on already saturated land
Bryce Eishold
FLOODED OUT: Ian Baillie, Tyers, says about 60 hectares or 15 per cent of his property in central Gippsland is under water after the Latrobe River flooded this week.
Buyers chase mutton supply as quality deteriorates
Leann Dax
SMILES: Mostyn, 3, and Danny Pauley, Kenton Valley, SA, at last month's Mount Pleasant, SA, sheep market.
Call for collaboration on Sunraysia Murray River flows
WATER SHORTFALLS: Pumps on the Murray River, near Mildura.
Tassal takeover looks a goer as board backs offer
Sean Ford
UPDATE: Tasmanian company Tassal looks set for new ownership. Photo by Brodie Weeding.

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Property
Central Queensland property to run 1300 cattle
Hourn and Bishop Qld: Theodore property Malo will be auctioned in Moura on September 29.
Mark Phelps
Home renovators invited back to school
Chris McLennan
BACK TO SCHOOL: The former Windermere Primary School near Ballarat has just hit the market while the (inset) Ni Ni Well School near Nhill has been on the market for a while.
Landmark building hits the market dripping with history
Chris McLennan
FAMOUS LANDMARK: One of the more recognisable historic buildings in country South Australia is for sale which takes in a whole block. Inset: An early picture of the post office/telegraph station. Pictures: Raine and Horne.

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Markets
Buyers chase mutton supply as quality deteriorates
SMILES: Mostyn, 3, and Danny Pauley, Kenton Valley, SA, at last month's Mount Pleasant, SA, sheep market.
Leann Dax
Analysis
Beef exports drop
Ken Wilcock
FALL: After beef exports for May and June nudging 80,000 tonnes, July volume was down at just 74,949t.
Young Pakenham cattle jump by up to $200 a head during store sale
Bryce Eishold
REGULAR VENDOR: Geoff Murrary, Nar Nar Goon, sold 11 Friesian steers, 413kg, for $1480 or 358c/kg.
Find out why lamb prices have gained momentum in Victoria and NSW
FAMILY ACTION: Dom and Leo Leach with Trevor Roelofs and Tess Leach, Walpeup, at Ouyen's recent sheep market.
Leann Dax
Updated
NSW, SA backgrounders, Victorian feedlots among Bairnsdale buyers
Bryce Eishold
SALE-O: Rhyme, 15, with parents Lance and Lyric Anderson and Bryan Hayden, Buchan Station, Buchan, sold 85 Angus steers, 12-14 months, to a top price of $2440.
Bairnsdale restockers step up as farmers face water-logged paddocks
Bryce Eishold
KNOCKED DOWN: Elders Bairnsdale livestock manager Morgan Davies said the sale offered a run of mixed-quality cattle.
Studstock
Sheep breeders show pure quality at Marnoo
WALLALOO PARK: Wallaloo Park principal and president of the Marnoo Stud Marino Breeders Association Trent Carter, Marnoo.
Philippe Perez
Kevlyn stud's $20,000 ram 'a good indication' the wool market is going well
Philippe Perez
PROUD SALE: Co-stud principals Jack, Lynne and Jack Beaton, Kevlyn, Coojar with Nutrien stud stock Merino specialist Stephen Chalmers and their ram KLN 210011 which sold for $20,000 in a private on-farm sale.
Steady sale of rams at Glenelg Regional Merino Field Day
Philippe Perez
SOLD: The top-priced ram, Lot 84, M38497, at the Glenelg Regional Merino Field Day with vendor Robert Harding, Glendonald, Nhill and purchasers Will Staude and Hamish Griffiths representing Staude Partnership.
Beef
What's driving the cattle market's about-turn
Shan Goodwin
China beef ban rumours send industry scrambling
Shan Goodwin
Free
Get in quick - Sire Shootout entries close Thursday
Who will win this year's Sire Shootout?
Sheep & Goats
Racks of lamb still on the menu in the US
RACK 'EM UP: The taste for Aussie lamb remained ignited to the US in July, albeit exports down 7.4 per cent on 2021 figures.
Kristen Frost
Perfect storm causes turbulent ride for sheep and lamb market
Kristen Frost
DAY OUT: Katie and Josh Brown, Hamley Bridge, SA, with grandfather Sean Brown, Eden Valley, SA, at last month's Mount Pleasant, SA, market.
Eight times for Poll Boonoke
Stephen Burns
Elders Riverina Merino ram - Errol Horneman, Elders, Deniliquin, Tom Lilburne, stud manager Poll Boonoke, Conargo, Clyde McKenzie, Elders, Deniliquin, Justin Campbell, general manager, Australian Food and Agriculture, Poll Boonoke, Conargo, judge Russell Jones, Darriwell, Trundle, and sponsor Annie Romanin. Apiam Genetic Services, Deniliquin.
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Mission to make farms safer for children in farming families
Parents should always supervise children when working on the farm. Pictured is Peter Thompson and son Luke in the workshop on their farm at Manangatang. Photo: Supplied.
Ash Lieberman
Polaris side-by-side youth vehicles protect kids with safety technology features
Polaris has developed a range of sophisticated safety technologies for its Youth SxS models to protect kids while they learn and gain confidence. Picture: Supplied
Precision technology improves efficiencies without the capital cost
WORKS ON ALL MACHINERY: The i4M monitoring and control systems can be used on existing machinery regardless of brand or type.
All roads lead to Eidsvold bull sale
Alan Welburn
GOOD TYPE:4NG R19E Lot 3 Clare Robin Hood is a prime example of the quality being offered at the Eidsvold Saleyards by Clare Charolais and Elridge Charolais. Photo: Supplied
Proven performance at Circle 8
Ruth Schwager
EXCEPTIONAL GENETICS: Jeremy and Carmen Cooper, pictured with their dog Maple, will have a large selection of S-drop females available in their 2022 sale on September 9, along with 70 Angus bulls.
Dairy
Olympics of animal breeding provides global snapshot of research priorities
GENETICS FOR GAINS: The earlier the focus on breeding to help reduce the emissions footprint of milk, the greater the impact breeding can have.
Dr Jo Newton Oam, Agriculture Victoria Research Scientist and Action for Agriculture Board Director
Saputo flags 'streamlining' of Australian operation
Carlene Dowie
INTAKE: Saputo president and CEO Lino Saputo says managing milk intake is the top priority for its Australian business.
Dairy factory home of threatened crayfish species
Rodney Woods
Staying alive: A burrow of the central north burrowing crayfish which live on the Fonterra Spreyton site. Picture: Supplied.
Personal wellbeing key to leading others
Corinna Boldiston
Denison, Vic, dairy farmer Ross Anderson (centre) learnt the empowering value of stepping out of his comfort zone in the Australian Rural Leadership Program. He is pictured with former Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove and ARLF director Margaux Beauchamp.
Coffee culture's MilkLab in $25m clash with surf culture
Andrew Marshall
Cropping
La Nina chances increase but not official yet
BUILDING UP: The odds are strongly in favour of a wetter than average spring in many parts of the country.
Gregor Heard
Analysis
CBOT wheat futures lift
Nathan Cattle, Clear Grain Exchange
Big crop increasingly likely
Gregor Heard
SMELL THE BEANS: Crops throughout Australia's grain belt, such as this faba bean crop in Victoria's Wimmera, are in rude health moving into the critical spring period.
BOM's super computer boost bolsters forecast capabilities
Gregor Heard
LOOKING AHEAD: BOM may be able to better forecast periods of wet weather with further investment in a high performance computing system. Photo: Gregor Heard
'Hay drought' hits NSW
Alexandra Bernard
Hay from Connen Hill Lucerne, Lake Bathurst, has been flying out the door. Photo: supplied