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How much downgraded grain will end up in feedlots this year?

THE winter grain harvest has once again been plagued by consistent wet weather and flooding, with high yields and plenty of downgrades reported across large areas. By all reports, most lotfeeders have managed to stock up their grain inventories after logistical problems caused by flooding raised some serious concerns about them running out of supply […]

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NZ meat processors oppose Govt proposal to tax livestock emissions

NEW Zealand’s red meat processing and exporting sector has urged the nation’s Government to make changes to its agricultural emissions pricing proposal. As reported in October, the New Zealand government released plans to tax methane emissions from livestock in 2025. The emission tax plan was open for public comment through to November 18. The NZ Meat Industry […]

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Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 14 Dec 2022

A SERIES of cold fronts brought showers, gusty winds and low temperatures to the south-east of Australia during the week; snow was recorded in the elevated areas of Tasmania and Victoria on 8 December. Weekly rainfall totals between 25 mm and 50 mm were recorded in western and south-western Tasmania, much of eastern Victoria and […]

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