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A view from readers and their paddocks

La Nina pushes EYCI even higher

Wet spring experienced in most of Victoria

Rain hinders NSW lamb transport, as sheep numbers jump in Victoria

Sheep

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Wool benefits for childhood eczema probed in further studies

New research will delve further into the benefits of superfine Merino wool when it comes to skin conditions such as eczema.

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Rain hinders NSW lamb transport, as sheep numbers jump in Victoria

A look at how lamb and sheep markets are going.

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Alpaca breeders set up mill to address market gap

A new fibre mill will specifically target the Australian alpaca industry, giving a commercial scale onshore processing option to breeders.

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Bigger yardings put pressure on trade lamb prices

Increased yardings are putting downward pressure on trade lamb prices.

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Cattle

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Eating less meat no climate solution

Lamb, rice already climate neutral and beef making solid ground.

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Turning beef's boom or bust on its head

Drought, bushfires forced a pivot and COVID fueled a phenomenon

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La Nina pushes EYCI even higher

EYCI now at a new record of 1111c/kg.

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Autumn calves are beginning to filter through Victorian saleyards

Weaner fever as vendors cash in.

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Leongatha light Angus calves sell to 904c/kg in 3000-head sale

Several pens of weaner cattle sold beyond 800c/kg.

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Zanda Award expands with an innovation summit

MLA partners Zanda McDonald Award to kickstart a new event for young leaders

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JBS gets green light for pork move

No competition concerns from watchdog on JBS Rivalea deal

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New selection indexes introduced for Angus

The new selection indexes replace the current Angus Breeding, Domestic, Heavy Grain and Heavy Grass selection indexes, which have been published since 2014.

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Turning beef's boom or bust on its head

Drought, bushfires forced a pivot and COVID fueled a phenomenon

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Autumn calves are beginning to filter through Victorian saleyards

Weaner fever as vendors cash in.

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JBS gets green light for pork move

No competition concerns from watchdog on JBS Rivalea deal

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US beef flows to ease but China still firmly in their sights

Global beef suppliers set to get even tighter, keeping prices high: Rabobank

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Auction for Harvey McKeever raises thousands for his recovery

A charity auction was held in Victoria for Harvey last week.

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Leongatha light Angus calves sell to 904c/kg in 3000-head sale

Several pens of weaner cattle sold beyond 800c/kg.

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Zanda Award expands with an innovation summit

MLA partners Zanda McDonald Award to kickstart a new event for young leaders

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New selection indexes introduced for Angus

The new selection indexes replace the current Angus Breeding, Domestic, Heavy Grain and Heavy Grass selection indexes, which have been published since 2014.

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Kyneton autumn-drop calves sell to 710c/kg

Agents yarded 650 cattle at Kyneton last week.

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Dairy

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Supermarket milk price lift welcomed

Dairy farmers around Australia have welcomed an increase in home-brand milk prices by major supermarkets but have warned it should be shared with farmers.

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Merged dairy group starts work

Merged advocacy body eastAUSmilk began operation on Wednesday, December 1, promising a new era of direct representation for NSW and Queensland dairy farmers.

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COMMENT

Addressing dairy labour shortage

The skilled worker shortage is the main concern for dairy farms and Australian Dairy Farmers is working to tackle this on multiple fronts.

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Pursuing goals to be an ag leader

Bronte Gorringe has always aspired to be a leader in the agricultural industry and sponsorship to attend a renowned development program will bring her closer to her goal.

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Winning the war against weeds

Helping farmers clean up their paddocks since 2016.

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Beef Week's back

FOR 30 years, Stock & Land Beef Week has been a highlight in seedstock producers' calendars.

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Save your power

The benefit of making, using, and storing one's own power was brought to front of mind during the Australian bushfires where some properties were faced with an uncertain wait before power was restored.

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All the big thrills in a smaller machine

Over the years, Bourgault Australia has become a household name among broadacre farmers.

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The X-factor solution for harvesting

Introducing John Deere's new model harvester, the X Series.

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Grain cleaner reduces mice impact

Farmers are minimising the cost of grain with grain cleaners.

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FUCHS Lubricants are made in Australia

GREAT people manufacturing locally in Australia and developing proven products - that's how some of the biggest names in agriculture regard FUCHS Lubricants.

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Life of machinery can be prolonged using quality products that avoid wear and tear

Knowing wear mechanisms in key machinery enables these to be put on the maintenance radar.

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Coronavirus

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Vic govt strikes deal to pass pandemic law

Voting on the bill was delayed by the attorney-general to allow for negotiations with key crossbenchers - Transport Matters MP Rod Barton and Sustainable Australia's Clifford Hayes.

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New quarantine rules for Victoria, New South Wales

Australia has shut its borders to nine southern African countries and NSW, Victoria and the ACT have brought in new rules for all international arrivals.

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Victoria, NSW open border to 'free travel'

Victoria has completely thrown open its border to NSW, even to those not fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Agtech for COVID compliance pays off

How agribusiness has had to pivot to keep workers safer in a COVID world

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Victoria ends lockdown five days early

The race to get vaccinated has cemented the state's early reopening from 11.59pm on Thursday, which will see the end of lockdown.

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Victoria records 1838 cases, seven deaths

Melburnians are set to learn when their long-running sixth lockdown will lift.

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"No vax" ban deadline looming

The state government is sticking by its plans for mandatory vaccination of agricultural workers and contractors.

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NSW pub owners reckon regions get the rough end of the stick in roadmap

Unvaccinated people will lose freedoms from October 11, despite the regional rollout being slow.

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Cropping

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Record crop in spite of downgrades

ABARES is forecasting Australia's largest winter crop on record with the expected 58.4m tonnes topping 16-17's 56.7m tonnes.

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Nuffield scholar still probing for sensor answers

Five years since his research scholarship and John Stevenson is still on the lookout for the right tools.

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International shortages fuel pulse rallies

International shortages have seen two pulse crops.

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NSW grain receivals reject some canola crops due to lack of market

A lack of marketing opportunities is being blamed.

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Wild week widens range of wheat quality issues

It was the Riverina's turn to cop wild weather last week, widening the area of NSW likely to suffer major grain quality downgrading.

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EXCLUSIVE

End of an era: Vanderfield brand retired

RDO Equipment will bring its three Australian dealership networks - Vanderfield, RDO Equipment and Vermeer Australia - together under the one banner.

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ANALYSIS

Port Adelaide prices at an all time high

Chicago Board of Trade futures set new nine-year highs.

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Bayer and Microsoft team up to bolster data collection

It is hoped this will accelerate innovation, boost efficiency and support sustainability in the agricultural sector.

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ANALYSIS

Forward sellers must stay in the market

Those who forward sold in 2021 should make another round of forward sales for 2022.

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Machinery

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Right to repair recommendations would 'help every single farmer'

The Productivity Commission has called for the federal government to introduce a repair supplies obligation for agricultural machinery.

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End of an era: Vanderfield brand retired

RDO Equipment will bring its three Australian dealership networks - Vanderfield, RDO Equipment and Vermeer Australia - together under the one banner.

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Get grooving with the Claas Disco

The Claas Disco 4400 incorporates the award-winning Max Cut mower bed, central pivoting, floating suspension and a compact vertical transport position.

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Miller adds green-on-green technology to front-mounted sprayers

The Bilberry Intelligent Spot Spraying System uses an embedded camera network, artificial intelligence and deep learning software to identify weeds in-crop or in green-on-green applications.

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Updated engines, transmission, tech for first new Ranger in more than 10 years

The recently unveiled new Ranger has been a long time coming for some buyers.

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Cover more country with four-rotor Liner swathers

The next generation of Claas' four-rotor Liner swathers have been redesigned from the ground up to optimise productivity and forage quality.

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John Deere expands its 6R mid-size tractor offering

The 6R 140, 6R 150, 6R 165 and 6R 185 models have more horsepower than previous 6R models and a number of frame choices are available.

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Property

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Kingston sold before auction | Video

The 164 hectare Glen Innes district property Kingston has sold before auction.

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One, two or three farms for lease

Three farms for lease near Cooma explore the potential for more widespread lease arrangements in Australian agriculture.

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Strathdarr auction shifted to February

The auction of the significantly developed NSW north western slopes property Strathdarr has been shifted to February.

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Big Victorian aggregation split by locals

One of Victoria's biggest properties has been sold to two local families for $70 million.

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Opinion

Basin Plan chaos must be avoided for all our sakes

THE failure of Federal Water Minister Keith Pitt to hold the November meeting of Murray Darling Basin State Water Ministers is a huge, missed opportunity.

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Simple device is saving wildlife in hot weather

COMMENT: Add a pop-up-puddle to your Christmas project list.

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A letter to the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator

The bush scribe gives a fair old kick up the rear to the inflated cattle price.

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Water

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G-MW quantifies debt levels

G-MW restricts supply to bad debtors.

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G-MW deducts water from spillable accounts

G-MW turns its focus to securing water for 2022/23.

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Goulburn to Murray trade cap imminent

Goulburn-Murray trade to be capped from mid-December.

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Anderson appointed to new federal water advisory group

The federal government has set up a new advisory group on water markets in the Murray-Darling Basin.

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G-MW returns water to irrigators

Irrigators finally get their share of Connections water savings.

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Multi-pronged approach to improving Choke flow

MDBA says over the last year, its gained a much better understanding about what was happening at the Barmah Choke.

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MDBA seeks to demystify water sharing

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority hopes to demystify how water is shared between the southern Basin states in an upcoming webinar.

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Northern Victorian irrigation allocations hit 100%

Irrigation allocations have hit 100 per cent of high-reliability water shares in most northern Victorian irrigation systems.

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