Stock & Land
Thursday, May 19
Work underway on new Altona road-rail facility
NEW FACILITY: SCT says new cross-dock facilities, an expanded container hard-stand and rail-siding extension at Altona are expected to be operational by the end of the year.
Andrew Miller • 1hr ago
Drought Hub expands its focus
HUB EXPANSION: The Hub's interim co-director Professor Ruth Nettle says it has already established expert teams to develop and implement projects in each of the four innovation priorities it had set.
Andrew Miller • 2hrs ago
Global events influence rising farm input costs
Eliza Redfern, Industry Analyst, Dairy Australia • 2hrs ago
Heavier grown steers the stars at Mortlake
Philippe Perez
VENDOR: Marj and Laura Hickey, Messmate, Timboon who were selling a number of heifers were very happy with the turnout for the sales today.
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Back to the drawing board for Goulburn constraints
Andrew Miller
CONSTRAINTS COMMITTEE: Victorian Water Minister Lisa Neville has set up a committee to examine the state's Constraints strategy.
'Unprecedented': Victorian prime cattle prices remain buoyant as winter nears
Bryce Eishold
VENDOR: Evelyn Indian, Endean Park, Tarwin Lower, sold 41 Angus steers including a pen of 14, 606kg, for 3200 at Leongatha on Friday.
Farmers share their view of the land with photos
Bryce Eishold
BEST MATES: Keith Davies was photographed by Ann-Marie Davies with his horse and dog at Gelantipy.

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Property
Eucalyptus Downs offers privacy and serenity
RAY WHITE RURAL: Eucalyptus Downs is on 132 hectares of undulating mountain country in the Goomburra Valley.
Mark Phelps • 17m ago
Prized Western District property offers size and scale
Chris McLennan
LARGE SCALE: Willah is located to the west of the Grampians in a prized part of Victoria. Pictures: CBRE Agribusiness and TDC Livestock & Property.
Modular homes to remedy public housing crisis in country areas
Chris McLennan
HOME SWEET HOME: Some of the homes under construction at the ARKit (contractor) facility in Sunshine. Pictures: Victorian government.

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Markets
'Unprecedented': Victorian prime cattle prices remain buoyant as winter nears
VENDOR: Evelyn Indian, Endean Park, Tarwin Lower, sold 41 Angus steers including a pen of 14, 606kg, for 3200 at Leongatha on Friday.
Bryce Eishold
Lamb supply hampered by a rough Bass Strait as saleyard prices rally
Leann Dax
WETHER WATCH: Alby, 2, and Gabrielle Smart, Echunga, SA, were at Mount Pleasant, SA, selling wethers, with Janet and Michael Allen, Warrawee Park, Keith, SA.
Massive yarding at Pakenham store sale
Philippe Perez
YARDING: VLE Pakenham saw a record yarding at this Thursday's sale, with just a little over 4600 cattle. File photo.
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South Gippsland record broken as VLE hosts its largest store cattle sale
GOING, GONE: Rodney and Coral Donat, Mirboo, sold 45 Angus steers, eight to nine months, to a top price of $2300. Their lightest pen of steers, 268kg, made $2220 or 828c/kg.
Bryce Eishold
Mixed signals in lamb prices
Annabelle Cleeland
ATTENDEES: Ken Adams and Kylie Murcutt, Verdun, SA, at the recent Mount Pleasant, SA, sheep and lamb market.
First frost triggers calf sell-off
Annabelle Cleeland
NICE PRICE: Ian brown, Con and Maree De Groot, Springbank, Narbethong, with Narelle and Phil Douglas, Nutrien Ag Solutions Colac at the Yea monthly store sale.
Studstock
Black Diamond Speckle Park stud bulls, females destined for five states
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.
Jess Parker
Jackungah gets worldwide bidding
Jess Parker
Jackungah HS E11 Codiak Pink S21 was secured for $40,000.
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New six-figure record set at Herefords Australia's National Sale
Bryce Eishold
SALE-TOPPER: Mawarra Ultra Star R182 is the new top-priced Hereford bull at Wodonga. Pictured with Mawarra B stud principal Brandon Sykes, Koetong, buyer Tom Nixon, Devon Court Herefords, Drillham, Qld, and Mawarra Genetics stud principals Peter and Deanne Sykes, Longford. Photo by Jess Parker.
Beef
No more cases of rare disease after a surprise cluster in cattle
WATCH OUT: This latest disease causes cattle to become listless and unable to stand.
Chris McLennan • 17m ago
'Unprecedented': Victorian prime cattle prices remain buoyant as winter nears
Bryce Eishold
VENDOR: Evelyn Indian, Endean Park, Tarwin Lower, sold 41 Angus steers including a pen of 14, 606kg, for 3200 at Leongatha on Friday.
Bullish AACo profit up 67pc as global dining scene rebounds
Andrew Marshall
Sheep & Goats
Fake food industry needs to drop anti-livestock agenda
JOIN FORCES: The red meat industry says the fake food lobby is still determined to wreck conventional agriculture.
Chris McLennan
FMD vaccine included in first response strategy
Kristen Frost
NOT THE CURE: Alone, the vaccine for FMD will not completely eradicate the disease.
Sheep Genetics gets a revamp
UPDATED: The new database contains valuable information on pedigree, on-farm and research data that is used to generate ASBVs from the LAMBPLAN, MERINOSELECT, KIDPLAN and DOHNE evaluations.
Dairy
Global events influence rising farm input costs
Eliza Redfern, Industry Analyst, Dairy Australia • 2hrs ago
Dairy's labour shortage leaves farmers in despair
ADF president Rick Gladigau has described dairy's labour shortage situation as "desperate".
Water Rat swims to the top
Hayley Warden
The Water Rat alerts farmers when there is a problem with their cattle's water supply.
Building strong rural communities is a collective effort
Hayley Warden
Gardiner Foundation board member Conny Lenneberg spoke at the Dairy Leaders Luncheon in March.
Dairy commodity prices flying high
Eliza Redfern, Industry Analyst, Dairy Australia
Source: Dairy Australia.
Cropping
New herbicide tolerant barley on its way
AGT head of science and business development Tristan Coram is excited by the opportunities for the CoAxium system in barley.
Gregor Heard
Barley Australia merger complete
Gregor Heard
Barley Australia has officially been absorbed within Grains Australia after a merger deal was formalised.
Grain sector calls for marquee event to rival Beef conference
Gregor Heard
The grains industry is hopeful of attracting massive crowds like the beef sector's flagship Beef event in Rockhampton.
Hort Connections scores federal funds
Ashley Walmsley
BOOSTER: Australia's largest horticulture show, Hort Connections, has received a $2 million boost from the federal government.
Weather stations to reduce spray drift incidents
Sandra Godwin
A map showing the area to be covered by the new weather station network.
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Charolais bulls to suit all markets
ADAPTABLE GENETICS: Glenlea Beef stud principal Roderick Binny and Elders Winton agent Scott Taylor with the top priced bull at the stud's Winton sale in 2021. The stud holds three bull sales in Queensland each year.
Safety and efficiency go hand-in-hand for Victorian fruit growers
Mitchell McNab on his family's property in Ardmona, Victoria. Picture: Supplied