Farm Weekly
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Country Downs has been labour of love for Kurt Elezovich in Kimberleys
Kurt Elezovich finished fencing the entire boundary of Country Downs about five years ago and has split up parts of the station into six main paddocks and some holding and cooler paddocks. Picture supplied.
Mel Williams • 2hrs ago
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Stamp duty changes come at just the right time for first home buyers in WA

WA Government has announced an increase to the stamp duty thresholds for first home buyers. Picture supplied.
Mel Williams
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Tracmach's 'Lights on the Hill' shined bright for enthusiasts of all ages

Rhys Tarling
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The earthmoving demonstration lasted the entirety of Tracmach's Lights on the Hill field day. Caterpillar dozers were the vehicles of choice. Picture by Rhys Tarling.

Unrelenting rain smashes records as floodwaters rise across multiple states

Chris McLennan
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The Thomson River flooding at Jundah in the heart of outback Queensland. Picture from David Batt.
H Rushton & Co's to run a single day clinic on drone mapping and spraying
Rhys Tarling
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A freshly unpackaged Agritech Australia DJI spray drone at H Rushton & Co's premises. These drones will be demoed on Thursday, April 10. Picture supplied.

High pressure system off bight contributing to dry dams on south coast

Sheep on feed. Picture from files.
Perri Polson
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Puppets will be prepared to take flight over giant domes in Wheatbelt

Mel Williams
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Fleur Schell grew up on this Goomalling farm, which has provided inspiration for the BioSPHERE project. Picture supplied.

MLA Meat Up: "We are producing a lot more beef from a lot less cattle"

Brooke Littlewood
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Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) program manager David Beatty spoke about beef and sheep production and markets at Albany's MLA Meat Up in mid-March. Picture by Brooke Littlewood.
WA farmers are not as confident as those in the east - survey tells why
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WA farmer confidence has stagnated going into season 2025, according to a Rabobank survey. Picture supplied.

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FarmBuy Real Estate

High-performing Western District farm with 1000-head feedlot up for grabs

Chris McLennan
The Western District farm features pivot irrigation, a feedlot and secure water entitlements. Pictures from JLL.

There's movement at the stations in outback WA

Chris McLennan
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Two big cattle stations are on the market while John Nicoletti has sold a large cropping aggregation. Picture from Dairy Creek Station, Raine and Horne.

Cropping

Professor and chef combine to release science-backed plant-based cookbook

Professor Luigi Fontana with chef Marzio Lanzini in the metabolic kitchen at CPC. The pair have published the book, Plant Power, which details healthy recipes for a more plant-based diet. Picture supplied
Book encourages more plant-based foods through healthy recipes.
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Why Australia must avoid picking sides in any looming global trade war

Andrew Whitelaw, Episode 3
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Why Australia must avoid picking sides in any looming global trade war

Macadamia crop dodges a bullet named Cyclone Alfred with crop looking good

The crop forecast has turned out not as bad as once thought.
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The 2025 macadamia harvest looks set to suffer minimal impact from the impacts of Cyclone Alfred. Picture by Ashley Walmsley

Machinery

Tracmach's 'Lights on the Hill' shined bright for enthusiasts of all ages

The earthmoving demonstration lasted the entirety of Tracmach's Lights on the Hill field day. Caterpillar dozers were the vehicles of choice. Picture by Rhys Tarling.
Rhys Tarling
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H Rushton & Co's to run a single day clinic on drone mapping and spraying

Rhys Tarling
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A freshly unpackaged Agritech Australia DJI spray drone at H Rushton & Co's premises. These drones will be demoed on Thursday, April 10. Picture supplied.

A Versatile 2425 tractor tops Doodlakine clearing sale at $60,000

Rhys Tarling
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A Versatile 2425 tractor was the highest priced item at the sale, going under the hammer for $60,000 to a buyer who wished to remain anonymous. Picture by Rhys Tarling.

Sheep & Goats

Preliminary DPI survey results reveal number of livestock lost in floods

Stock lost in the western Queensland flooding disaster. Picture by Henry Murray
Victoria Nugent
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Supply chain stutters as floods bring flow-on effects to livestock sector

Victoria Nugent
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Major flooding has brought disruption to processing at Western Meat Exporters, Charleville. Picture by Lucy Kinbacher.

MLA Meat Up: "We are producing a lot more beef from a lot less cattle"

Brooke Littlewood
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Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) program manager David Beatty spoke about beef and sheep production and markets at Albany's MLA Meat Up in mid-March. Picture by Brooke Littlewood.

Agribusiness

Reprieves for bank customers hit by worst floods in 50 years

Westpac has launched a comprehensive disaster relief package to help customers. File picture.
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No relief for households as RBA keeps cash rate on hold

Brittney Levinson
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Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock appearing at Parliament House in February. Picture by Karleen Minney

Trump's tariff war, what's at stake and why NSW Premier wants us all to fight

Andrew Marshall
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The Land's editor, Samantha Townsend, in conversation with NSW Premier, Chris Minns, at the Farm Writers' Association of NSW forum. Picture Andrew Marshall

Politics

Pop-up PM: Albo still to visit flood-hit outback Queensland's disaster zone

More residents could be evacuated as floodwaters continue to rise with predictions of further rain across Queensland and the Northern Territory. Picture by Neave Duff.
Jason Gregory
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Trump's tariff war, what's at stake and why NSW Premier wants us all to fight

Andrew Marshall
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The Land's editor, Samantha Townsend, in conversation with NSW Premier, Chris Minns, at the Farm Writers' Association of NSW forum. Picture Andrew Marshall

Trump flags going 'bigger' on tariffs as farmers brace for April 2 duties

Jason Gregory
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US President Donald Trump will reveal his April 2, "Liberation Day", tariffs this week. Picture by Shutterstock/Jason Gregory.

Studstock

Keira McDonald named winner of highly regarded Angus Foundation Cadetship

Linda Mantova
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Keira McDonald from Halls Gap in Victoria has been awarded the 2025 Achmea Farm Insurance and Angus Foundation Cadetship. Picture supplied

Building a stronger future together is focus for WA Merino breeders

Jodie Rintoul
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Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) WA industry relations officer Tennille Norrish (left) and AWI program manager education and extension Kelly McAvoy showed off the different woollen products in the AWI display to Mervyn Hardie, Hillside stud, Bannister and Ray Lewis, Lewisdale stud, Wickepin. Both Ms Norrish and Ms McAvoy spoke at the Stud Merino Breeders Association of WA (SMBAWA) Merino forum. Picture by Jodie Rintoul.

Beef

What the experts think Trump tariffs on beef might mean for cattle prices
Stick to business as usual - breed the cattle, feed the cattle, sell the cattle. That's the message for producers as the beef industry's awaits news of potential US tariffs. File photo.
Shan Goodwin • 2hrs ago
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AngusEXPO set to showcase Aussie elite genetics
Ruth Schwager
Murdeduke will have heifers on display at the Zoetis AngusEXPO at Tamworth. Picture supplied
A harbour cruise, canapes and plenty of cattle to experience on AngusTREK
Julia Wythes
Tony, Annie and Riley Scott are looking forward to welcoming the Zoetis AngusTREK to their Karoo stud. Picture supplied

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Connect with CLAAS Harvest Centre at your local field day

Local field days are an extremely important way of connecting a community of like-minded individuals to share thoughts about leadership. Picture supplied

BA Pumps and Sprayers unveils new LM Linkage Sprayer range in Australia

BA Pumps and Sprayers has released a new cutting-edge sprayer, the LM Linkage Sprayer featuring a fully hydraulic M-fold boom, in the Australian market. Picture supplied

How do we prove regenerative agriculture is the real deal? Meet RegenGrown

Mike and Helen McCosker founders of Carbon8 and Verified RegenGrown, on their farm Blaney at Wallangra, NSW. Picture supplied

Rural Life

Cows knowing the way home | Opinion

Moira Neagle
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Drought

South Australian farmers 'needed help yesterday'

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Emily Morgan says farmers can't wait until the June budget for drought assistance, saying they "needed help yesterday". Pictures supplied

Dairy

Avian influenza spread in US dairy cattle is no surprise

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Dr Michael Osterholm believes significant waterfowl activity has produced the H5N1 spillover into dairy cattle. File picture

Land scarcity drives up prices with Inverloch dairy listed for $16k/acre

Chris McLennan
This coastal dairy farm is well established and carefully laid out. Pictures from Nutrien Harcourts.

Opinion

Comment

Why Australia must avoid picking sides in any looming global trade war

Andrew Whitelaw, Episode 3
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Why Australia must avoid picking sides in any looming global trade war
Opinion

What's missing from election policies and why Pete's watching the weather

Pete Mailler
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Seasonal forecasts appear to be less reliable in recent years, but more worrying is the apparent decreases in accuracy of the short term forecast too, says Pete Mailler. Picture of stranded stock at Quilpie last week by Shane Wendlebourne.