THE carbon industry has been thrown into limbo in the past week, as the Federal Government proposes significant changes to a new methodology it has been working on more than three years. The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has been working through the development of the new Integrated Farm and […]

A range of new features are coming to the electronic National Vendor Declaration web-based system and Livestock Consignments App this month. The changes expand access and functionality for users across the red meat supply chain and include: Expanded access to the web-based eNVD system for users beyond producers. This includes transporters, agents, saleyards, police and […]

Yarding 3580 Change -2420 Last week saw a significant price correction, resulting in a marked decrease in supply, nearly halving the number offered. Despite this, all regular buyers were present at the sale. However, while there was an increase in feeder orders this week, only the heifer portion saw gains. The quality of offerings was […]

Doolin Agriculture farm manager Henry Dight takes a break from sorghum harvesting at North Star. Photo: John Deere PRICES for wheat have firmed in the past week in response to thin selling from growers and the re-emergence of some modest export demand, while barley has traded sideways to lower on lacklustre interest. The sorghum harvest […]

A monthly column written for Beef Central by US meat and livestock industry commentator, Steve Kay, publisher of US Cattle Buyers Weekly   I HAVE reported on the livestock industry around the globe for just over 40 years. I can say with certainty that weather extremes in North America and Australia surpass those of any […]

Rural Press Club of Queensland panelists (left to right) Qld Renewable Energy Council CEO Katie-Anne Mulder; McCullough Robertson partner Kate Swain, Queensland Farmers Federation CEO Jo Sheppard (moderator) and former AgForce and National Farmers Federation president Brent Finlay. THE windfalls and pitfalls that rural landholders can face when dealing with renewable energy projects were brought […]

ELIZA Pearson has a big job on her hands managing 67 bores on an outback station that spans almost one million acres (400,000ha). Kalala Station is 10km from Daly Waters and 280km south of Katherine in the Northern Territory, dissected by the Stuart highway. The property has a mix of country including areas of highly […]