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Regional sustainability focus sees Gannawarra shine

Boorana Merino stud opens its gates for field day

Deni ewe, wether prices make gains

Biggest crowd seen at Yea since autumn, prices solid

Agribusiness

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AgriFutures seeking the 'next big thing' in R&D

AgriFutures Australia is calling for people involved in emerging industries to submit R&D priorities to identify areas of potential R&D investment.

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TPP debate to continue in the upper house

Australia is on the verge of joining a massive trade deal with the Trans-Pacific Partnership legislation set to pass today.

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Drought bites earnings, but can’t stop farmland demand

The Australian Farmland Index shows permanent horticultural land rewards are rising as the big dry looks set to get drier

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Young leader wants ag sector to be bigger and braver

New AACo executive says ag needs good leaders to listen, learn, dream big and be authentic

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Beef

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Butchers go pink for breast cancer

Pink hair, beards, aprons across the nation's butcher shops give back to breast cancer support.

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A peek at life without feedlots – it’s scary

BeefEx economic modelling adds up what feedlots mean to Australia's economy.

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Focus on consumers not pollies, says Fitzgibbon

Ensuring community has faith is the trick to dealing with farming opposition.

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Exporters take on chilled beef access to China

Red meat builds commercial ties to push chilled access to China over the line.

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Let’s crash the fake food party

BeefEx told the answer to fake meat is to give consumers what they want.

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Big data, big picture, big business, big crime

BeefEx hears about artificial intelligence, blockchain and AI

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Aussie technology boosts Argentina’s beef research

Automated livestock management has its first global deployment.

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The hidden trade-off of drought assistance

BeefEx: With banks, you get what you negotiate, not what you deserve.

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A peek at life without feedlots – it’s scary

BeefEx economic modelling adds up what feedlots mean to Australia's economy.

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Exporters take on chilled beef access to China

Red meat builds commercial ties to push chilled access to China over the line.

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Aussie technology boosts Argentina’s beef research

Automated livestock management has its first global deployment.

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Softer dollar steadies decline

Uninterrupted markets have coped well with a small influx of numbers.

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Attewell named Young Lotfeeder of the Year

Ben Attewell, Australian Country Choice Brindley Park Feedlot, Roma, is the Young Lotfeeder of the Year.

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Let’s crash the fake food party

BeefEx told the answer to fake meat is to give consumers what they want.

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Big data, big picture, big business, big crime

BeefEx hears about artificial intelligence, blockchain and AI

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The hidden trade-off of drought assistance

BeefEx: With banks, you get what you negotiate, not what you deserve.

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Qld’s Bryce Camm new lot feeders’ president

Bowenville based lot feeder Bryce Camm has been named as the new president of the Australian Lot Feeders' Association.

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Sheep

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Cracking sale to $116 for Nhill wether lambs

Best lines of quality ewes sold well while the plainer conditioned ewes were tougher to clear but all were sold.

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Confidence leads to strong ram sale

Confidence in the wool and sheepmeat industry has translated into sales at Koole Vale.

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Roseville Corriedale ram reaches $2000

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Ioness Poll Merinos opens its gates for field day

Members of the Southern Victorian Merino Breeders Association will open their gates to visitors for the annual field day on Friday October 19

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Wool Extra brought to you by AWI

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Wool industry recognised for eco stewardship

Advertiser content: Internationally acclaimed actor and Australian native, Cate Blanchett, surprised four Australian woolgrowers when she presented them with the Eco Stewardship Award at this year’s Green Carpet Fashion Awards, Italia, on behalf of the tens of thousands of passionate wool producers across Australia.

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Rural leadership scholarship up for grabs

Advertiser content: The Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP) is rural Australia’s iconic leadership development program. It aims to produce a network of informed, capable and ethical leaders who are able to work collaboratively to advance the interests of regional Australia.

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Australian label ALBUS LUMEN wins in New York

Advertiser content: Australian fashion designer Marina Afonina of label ALBUS LUMEN has been selected to compete in the 2018/19 International Woolmark Prize global final in London next year.

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Planning to move to non-mulesed?

Advertiser content: A new AWI report that is intended to assist woolgrowers in planning to move to a non-mulesed Merino enterprise is available in hard copy and online.

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Cropping

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Grain Growers behind TPP

Grain Growers is calling for bipartisan support in Parliament to push through legislation for the Trans Pacific Partnership.

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Big increase in CBH storage capacity

CBH has put in a whopping 1.5 million tonnes of additional storage for the upcoming Western Australian harvest.

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Testing the power of lentil flour

We love a good lentil curry but Australians haven't really got into lentil flour. One set of researchers hope to change that.

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WA will still need to look to export grain markets

There will be grain heading from Western Australia to the east coast, but given forecast production, exports will still be critical.

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Farmers ‘gutted’ by pest control permit hold-ups

Farmers are being forced to wait up to six weeks, and in some cases, longer, to get pest control permits reviewed.

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Dairy

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10c/litre drought milk levy backfires on Coles

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud has joined the growing chorus of critics of Coles 10c/litre.

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Lion to sell Lion Dairy and Drinks

Lion chief executive Stuart Irvine said the sale of LDD was the best option to set both Lion and LDD up for the future.

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A region laid bare: 2000 dairy cows to go

Big dairy cow losses in Shoalhaven

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Paynter Farms retiring from dairying

Costs, age and family succession are behind Ron and Kath Paynter selling their herd.

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Water

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New push to ensure water recovery socio-economic neutrality

The Victorian and NSW governments have agreed on socio-economic criteria for water recovery.

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Landholders given clarity around drainage

Rural drainage roles and responsibilities have been outlined for the first time.

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GMW’s wheel of misfortune

Ombudsman, irrigators raise governance issues over Goulburn-Murray Water

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Rubicon, GMW move to fix metering problems

GMW defends what is says is its rigorous meter testing regime.

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Frustration over water woes are coming to a head

Wildly fluctuating water delivery is causing angst for Loddon irrigators.

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Irrigators question meter accuracy

Irrigators in the Goulburn and Loddon Valleys say there are widespread problems with water delivery.

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Seasonal conditions biggest price driver: Waterpool

Investors play only a small role in pushing up prices

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Martin’s water management learnings from the US

Laurie Gleeson Development Award winner Rosalind Martin hda a packed itinerary during her study trip to California.

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Machinery

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World’s second largest ultra-class mining trucks arrive in Queensland

Five massive Ultra-Class Liebherr T 282 C Dump Trucks have arrived at BHP’s Peak Downs mine site.

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The bins are getting bigger

Dunstan's range of field and chaser bins are increasing in size match market needs

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Mixed messages in quad cold war costs lives

FCAI launch ATV risk assessment, Agforce promote SSV and ACCC want roll over protection

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Korean Kioti howling for higher horsepower

Kioti CK4220 is now available in Australia

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Intelligent spraying on a bigger boom

John Deere 4060 sprayer features ExactApply.

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Agtech the future of farming

Andrew Lai from Sprout X

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New red header comes in economy size

CaseIH launch the new Axial-Flow 6130

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Property

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Tenterden Station makes $17m

Guyra’s Tenterden Station sold under the hammer for $17 million at a Ray White Rural auction.

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Goodwood asking $1.2 million | Video

The highly productive Felton Valley property Goodwood is on the market for $1.2 million.

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Denville on the market | Video

The Allora property Denville will be auctioned by Ray White Rural in Pittsworth on November 15.

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Immaculate dairy farm on ideal hectares

Two homes and a 40 stand rotary dairy are established on this 205.68 hectare property.

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Weight was king at Barnawartha

Grown steers that offered good frame-size and weight suiting feeders were hot-property at NVLX Barnawartha on Thursday.

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Black Diamond’s Red Angus glory

A cow that’s come from a successful family has kept tradition, taking out supreme Red Angus exhibit at the Royal Melbourne Show.

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Pine Creek’s show success after troubling season

An Angus bull that “moves around the ring like a cat” took out supreme exhibit of the breed at the Royal Melbourne Show.

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Wyche crossbreds to $254, Merinos to $270

Crossbred young ewes have made to a respectable high of $254 and Merino ewes a season’s high of $270 at Wycheproof

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Using Lego to encourage young people into ag

Art4Agriculture has launched a national competition to encourage young people to think about pursuing a career in agriculture.

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Opinion

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Levy payer registers: a range of benefits

In this opinion piece for FarmOnline, the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources Daryl Quinlivan has outlined the benefits that levy payer registers will deliver for RDCs.

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Farm safety is certainly not negotiable for anyone: VFF

October is Health and Safety Month across Australia. It is time for all Victorian farmers to stop, take a moment, and review activities on their farm.

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Agtech the future of farming

Andrew Lai from Sprout X

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