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Saputo COVID-19 hit but resilient

World's most boring video goes viral

Scanning rates jump for lambing

Supermarkets reject Littleproud dairy claims

Coronavirus

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New Zealand picks COVID-19 elimination day, UN wants "a people's vaccine"

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Big choices for tax write-offs on farm investments

Many farmers have rushed to take advantage of Canberra's economic stimulus initiatives to get businesses investing

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Farm machinery field days seek urgent aid to beat coronavirus

The peak body for farm machinery field days says the key regional events need help to survive coronavirus.

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Britain passes an unenviable mark

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Travel on people's mind as economy tips into recession

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Heading in the right direction: huge jump in winter plantings

Rabobank predicts average, to above average, winter grain crop.

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Lamb prices continue to fire

Lamb prices are remaining strong.

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Iodine deficiency can lead to low survival of lambs

Sheep producers are being warned to keep an eye out for iodine deficient lambs as large amounts of rainfall strip iodine out of soils.

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Scanning rates jump for lambing

Warning issued to Victorian producers to prevent lamb loss.

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NSW Farmers backs WoolPoll extension

NSW Farmers is calling for WoolPoll to be extended from three years to four in response to the federal government's review of the wool levy voting system.

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Cattle

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Are Angus cows getting too big?

Angus cows are getting about 2.5 kilograms heavier each year raising significant discussion among breeders about future breeding directions.

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Euroa prices lift as season boosts weights and demand

Euroa spring-drop weaners averaged $1325 for steers and $1125 for heifers.

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Tips for bull buying during rebuilding phase

Taking a balanced yet informed approach to bull buying is the advice from beef consultants and officers, as many producers move into the rebuilding phase.

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Vendor-bred heifers pass 470c/kg at 'red hot' Leongatha sale

Agents yarded about 3500 cattle.

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Beef has plenty to crow about, says new Herefords chair

New Herefords Australia chair Trish Worth on the future of the breed and the industry.

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Focus on phosphorus deficiencies in northern beef herds

New brochure hones in on managing P deficiency

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Will the live-ex class action ruling stop knee-jerk decisions?

Don Heatley, Jock Laurie on what the landmark judgement says to governments

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Angus breed ramps up genetic technology

Breeding value predictions now a reality

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Euroa prices lift as season boosts weights and demand

Euroa spring-drop weaners averaged $1325 for steers and $1125 for heifers.

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Vendor-bred heifers pass 470c/kg at 'red hot' Leongatha sale

Agents yarded about 3500 cattle.

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Will the live-ex class action ruling stop knee-jerk decisions?

Don Heatley, Jock Laurie on what the landmark judgement says to governments

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Cattle producers want best science for measuring methane

Call to assess modeling to calculate impact of beef on climate change

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Echuca stores sell to good demand

Echuca store sales are back with a strong market.

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Beef has plenty to crow about, says new Herefords chair

New Herefords Australia chair Trish Worth on the future of the breed and the industry.

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Focus on phosphorus deficiencies in northern beef herds

New brochure hones in on managing P deficiency

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Angus breed ramps up genetic technology

Breeding value predictions now a reality

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Cross-breed vealers reign at Mortlake

A draft of cross-breed vealer heifers sold to a sale top of 447c/kg at Mortlake on Monday

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Dairy

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A tale of two dairy sales at Warragul

Friday's dairy cattle sale at Warragul sale was the first since the new season's minimum milk prices were announced and prices held up at the top end but there were plenty of bargains.

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Saputo COVID-19 hit but resilient

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ACCC announces UDC dairy code investigation

The ACCC has announced it is investigating possible breaches of the mandatory dairy code of conduct by UDC.

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Stepdown would come back to bite processors

Fonterra Australia increased its minimum milk price from $6.06 a kilogram of milk solids to $6.40/kgMS on Wednesday and dairy social media forums were flooded with speculation about a future step-down.

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Moo-vers and Shakers

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Designing the right way

Safety for producers and livestock is at the heart of the design and construction process for Atlex Stockyards.

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Allflex tech's powering up Litchfields' dairy op

The Litchfield family's investment in technology from Allflex Livestock Intelligence is paying dividends within their southern NSW-based dairy farming operation.

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Right on track for customers

Fourteen years ago Onetrak burst on the scene and is now a big player in mining, materials handling, forestry and extraction industries.

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Agents are in safe hands

As the trusted national peak industry body for livestock and property agents, member engagement is a top priority for the Australian Livestock and Property Agents Association.

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Celebrating Aussie beef

The countdown has officially started for the ever-popular triennial Beef Australia expo to be held in Rockhampton, from May 2 to 8 in 2021 with the events digital launch taking place from May 18 to 22.

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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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ProWay - 20 years in livestock innovation

Reliability and a passion to service the needs of customers is part and parcel of the ProWay approach.

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Advice pays dividends

Getting the right advice might pave the way to success for family-run agricultural businesses.

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Cropping

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India eases lentil tariffs

India has eased its tariffs on lentil imports opening the door for potential Australian supplies for the first time in nearly three years.

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Soil moisture program improved

New tools added to Soil Moisture Monitoring program.

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Optimism in air as sowing programs wind up

Some NSW farmers have recorded what they describe as their best start to the season ever as the nation's cropping program winds up.

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BASF is off to the races with Ascot wheat

BASF has notched up a milestone, officially launching its first wheat variety bred at its Longerenong breeding facility.

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Rabobank tips whopping increase in planted area

Rabobank is forecasting a massive 25pc year on year increase in area for this year's winter crop, based on better seasonal conditions.

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Agribusiness

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Australia-India strategic partnership has exciting ag prospects

Agriculture Minister says the PM has helped position Australian farmers to tap into the huge Indian market

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Agribusiness buzz in brief

A quick check around the grounds to see what some of the players are doing and talking about in agribusiness

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Give investment stimulus time to work - extend it to December

Call for instant depreciation write-off to run another six months so small businesses can make the most of it after coronavirus

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Changes to Farm Household Allowance make it more accessible

Farm Household Allowance will shortly be more accessible to more primary producers thanks to changes recently passed by the federal government.

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Machinery

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Deere self-propelled sprayers get more upgrades

John Deere is taking orders for its upgraded 4-Series self-propelled sprayers which will be available for delivery late in 20202 or early 2021.

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World's most boring video goes viral

Matthew Coddington from Roseville Park thought he was posting a pretty mundane video and one that would be lucky to get 30 'likes' on Facebook, he soon discovered how wrong he was.

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New John Deere air cart pleases South Australian croppers

John Deere has introduced a new C650 air cart on the Australian market.

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Hay, Case IH upgrades its big round and square balers

CaseIH has announced a number of upgrades on its LB4XL and RB5 series of big square and round balers.

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NSW farmers taking 'carrot' to switch to side-by-sides

A $2000 rebate to encourage NSW farmers switch from quad bikes to side-by-sides has boosted sales.

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Farm machinery field days seek urgent aid to beat coronavirus

The peak body for farm machinery field days says the key regional events need help to survive coronavirus.

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Deere branches out

Emmets add John Deere construction to range

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Property

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Island Holme aggregation delivers scale | Video

The 10,761 hectare Island Holme aggregation is described as being comfortably able to run 1800 cows.

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Mount Pleasant goes with the grain | Video

Western Downs brigalow belt property Mount Pleasant is being offered with 1590 hectares of cultivation.

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Autumnvale offered walk in, walk out | Video

Thargomindah property Autumnvale will be auctioned on a walk in, walk out basis on June 25.

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Baralaba property Dawson Downs sold

Scott and Rebecca Dunlop, Jingheri, Proston, have bought the standout Baralaba property Dawson Downs.

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Opinion

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Regional Australia needs a renewables framework

Opinion: Peter Mailler says that without a solid energy transition strategy regional Australians will miss out.

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Ludwig's reckless indifference smashed live exports | Comment

The proverbial chooks have come home to roost over the Gillard government's devastating decision to ban live cattle exports in 2011.

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Ag must not waste national policy re-think

Opinion: Former Queensland Senator Ron Boswell says agricultural leaders must make policy makers focus on making it easier, not harder for our productive sectors to succeed in global markets.

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Water

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Speculators, investors causing most water angst

Waterfind has analysed more than 120 submissions to the ACCC's water market inquiry.

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Water Minister reserves judgement on Sefton report and MDBA split

Three months into his new role, federal Water Minister Keith Pitt has refused to rule in or out splitting the Murray Darling Basin Authority or say when the Sefton report will be released.

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Upstream Barmah Choke trading options in new water year

There will be just under 20 gigalitres to trade from upstream to downstream of the Barmah Choke when the new water year kicks in.

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Better signs for water outlook in northern Vic

Rain and increased availability of water has had a positive impact on seasonnal determination outlooks for northern Victoria.

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VFF urges farmers to take water privacy survey

The Victorian Farmers Federation is warning against potential changes to water market rules that would expose commercially sensitive information to water speculators and personal details that put farmers' security at risk.

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Foreign investment laws leave water open to money laundering

Water licences could be used by international organisation to launder money under the nation's current foreign investment laws.

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Stop taking water by stealth: VFF

Water savings projects designed as buybacks, says GMID leadership group.

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New water "cop" for Victoria

The state government has set up an independent review of water corporations.

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