Farm Weekly
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Brooke selected for international award
Farm Weekly journalist Brooke Littlewood will travel to Switzerland in August for the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ)/Alltech Young Leaders award.
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New app to identify feed opportunities
The Livestock Feed aims to serve as a one-stop-online shop for farmers navigating the current dry season challenges.
Brooke Littlewood
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Senate inquiry recommends biosecurity protection levy should be passed
Jason Gregory
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Senate inquiry recommends biosecurity protection levy should be passed
Strong Australian dollar contributes to price drop
Tamara Hooper
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Strong Australian dollar contributes to price drop
Dry start sees hectare totals cut back
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Without rain in the next two weeks, GIWA estimates the seeding area could be cut back by several hundred thousand hectares this season.

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Property
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Proven high weight gain country heads to auction | Video
Mark Phelps
Highly productive 44,669 acre Barcoo property Gowan Station is proven high weight gain country being presented with a large body of feed. Picture supplied
Cropping and grazing options on offer across 476ha at Lexton
Chris McLennan
Reliable rain and money spent improving soils provide both cropping and grazing options at Lexton. Pictures from LAWD.

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Cropping
Dry start sees hectare totals cut back
Without rain in the next two weeks, GIWA estimates the seeding area could be cut back by several hundred thousand hectares this season.
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The research that revolutionised an industry
Gregor Heard
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Waite Institute grain researcher David Sparrow, pictured around the early 1980s inspecting a barley plant as part of a project to breed CCN resistant cereal varieties. Photo courtesy of the University of Adelaide.
Growers welcome chickpea decision
Gregor Heard
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GPA director Mark Schilling says growers are looking forward to the chance of exporting chickpeas to India once more.
Machinery
Vater Machinery urges pre-season maintenance as key to maintaining uptime
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Vater Machinery senior tech Pete McGregor and apprentice Drew Degoumis. Picture supplied
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Machinery matters - the latest industry news
Paula Thompson
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CASA inspector Nick Logan with Sphere Drones' solution specialist Kyle Nebel and chief remote pilot Elliot Cummins on site with Sphere Drones' HubX platform in the background. Picture supplied
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WATCH: The AgTech Revolution episode eight
Paula Thompson
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The latest AgTech Revolution video is on acidic soils.
Sheep & Goats
New app to identify feed opportunities
The Livestock Feed aims to serve as a one-stop-online shop for farmers navigating the current dry season challenges.
Brooke Littlewood
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Strong Australian dollar contributes to price drop
Tamara Hooper
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Strong Australian dollar contributes to price drop
Crossbred wool sales volumes up as industry clears stocks
Victoria Nugent
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New Zealand's strong wool sector is investigating how to revitalise the market. Photo by Kelly Butterworth.
Agribusiness
'Game-changer': Regional job platform delivers the goods
Obieco's HR manager Fiona Sweeney with new recruits Te Awhitu Nankivell, accessory fitter, and Lloyd Broadfoot, trades person assistant. Picture by Gareth Gardner.
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Ideas abound as beef business talent is shared at next gen forum
Andrew Marshall
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Beef Australia Next Gen forum speaker, Luke Chaplain, SkyKelpie, with Next Gen president, Chloe Gould, Tongala, Victoria, and group exercise instructor with Active Farmers, Alison Skinner, Lawn Hill, Wagga Wagga, NSW.
New varieties, best practice behind wine's future sustainability
Dakota Tait
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More than 32 per cent of Australia's vineyard area has been certified for sustainability. Picture by Shutterstock.
Politics
Senate inquiry recommends biosecurity protection levy should be passed
Senate inquiry recommends biosecurity protection levy should be passed
Jason Gregory
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New calculator to help GPs find the benefits of the bush
Dakota Tait
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The Rural Doctors Association of Australia developed the calculator to make it easier for doctors to figure what out financial support is available to them. Picture by Pexels.
West runs solo at Wheatbelt forum
Belinda Morrissy
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Agricultural Region MLA Darren West was the sole representative from the State government at the 2024 Wheatbelt Futures Forum. Photo by Rebecca Parkhouse Photography.
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Bullish outlook for beef sector
From left, producer Fred Hughes, Coles National Livestock Manager Red Meat Steve Rennie and industry advocate Jason Strong with CBA's General Manager for Agribusiness Natasha Greenwood at CommBank's Momentum X event. Picture supplied
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Glenavon Angus field day puts profitability in focus for beef operations
Consultant Dick Whale speaking to attendees at the Glenavon Angus workshop on May 2. Picture supplied, Anna Kemph Photography
Introducing The Tonto by Offsider Agricultural Equipment: The ultra duty mechanical crush redefining cattle handling efficiency
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Offsider Agricultural Equipment owner David Hicks at Beef 2024 with the Tonto Ultra Heavy Duty Crush. Picture supplied
Sunmaster is wheat variety of choice for astute northern region farmers
Linda Mantova
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Central Queensland farmers were impressed by Sunmaster at it's variety launch at the NVT trial site, Jambin, Queensland. Picture supplied
The highs and lows as you go top to tail
Emma Brown
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Queenstown on the shores of Lake Wakatipu. Picture Shutterstock
Rural Life
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ICMJ alumni gather at Beef Australia
Penelope Arthur
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Kilcoy Global Foods' Maddy Bignell caught up with Rebecca Bennett, AMPC, and Anna Johnston, also of Kilcoy Global Foods.
New calculator to help GPs find the benefits of the bush
Dakota Tait
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The Rural Doctors Association of Australia developed the calculator to make it easier for doctors to figure what out financial support is available to them. Picture by Pexels.
Dairy
NW European dairy companies under pressure as milk production slows
Carlene Dowie
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Dairy farms in north-western Europe face increasing regulation. File picture by Carlene Dowie
Certainty and systems underpin business growth for Victorian dairy farm
Managing risk: Dairy farmer Jade Clymo with his son Fynn and their new Entegra barn. Picture: Supplied
Studstock
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Goldstar Genetics offers sires, semen and embryos as Simmental tops the bulls
Bryce Eishold
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Brooke Iseppi, GK Livestock, Dalby, offered a Simmental named GK Urban Legend U1, which was knocked down as the top-priced bull at $12,000.
Brangus and Ultrablack breeders join forces with Angus, launching UltraSELECT at Beef '24
Ben Harden
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Business Development and Genetics manager at Palgrove, Ben Noller, executive vice president of International Brangus Breeders' association, Dr Darrell Wilkes, San Antonio, Texas, USA, Angus Australia CEO Scott Wright, and Genetic Improvement's general manager Christian Duff at Beef 2024. Picture: Ben Harden
Special Features
Lamb supplies tighten in response to 'up-and-down' nature of prices
Leann Dax
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Liz and Andrew Scarlett, Berridale, NSW, were first-time entrants in the Berridale, NSW, ewe competition. Picture by Stephen Burns
Greater accuracy expectations with new restocker cattle indicator
Karen Bailey
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The indicator will cover yearling, vealer and weaner cattle weighing more than 200 kilograms (liveweight) which are bought and sold as restocker animals. Picture by Karen Bailey.