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$28.9m in grants issued to help improve soil carbon technology

ALMOST $30 million in grant funding has been awarded to farmers and land managers across Australia to make it easier for them to measure the amount of carbon in their soils. Eight innovative projects will share $28.9 million in grants under the first development and demonstration grant round of the government’s $50 million National Soil […]

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Feedgrain Focus: Rain reignites southern inverse

More rain and flooding in parts of NSW and Victoria is further delaying harvest in districts including Narrabri. Photo: Shaine Maunder, JM Harvesting COMPOUNDING effects of rain and flooding are driving apart prompt and new-crop prices in southern markets as harvest delays and logistics issues confound any hopes of volume off-the-header business for the rest […]

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Weekly kill: Grid prices continue to soften, as end-of-year closures loom

DIRECT consignment slaughter grid offers from processors have continued to deteriorate rapidly this week, falling another 15-20c in places as processors seek to better align with competitors, in an end-of-year market now approaching over-supply. With just four weeks remaining until the traditional Christmas-New year plant closures, supply and demand is now starting to fall out […]

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US hungry for world’s beef as domestic production declines

The US – the world’s second-largest importer of beef after China – is likely to be looking for even more beef from global markets over the next three years, as its own domestic production declines, Rabobank says in a newly-released report. And – while Australia is among the major global beef exporters that could help […]

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Steers 200-280kg average $1576/head, up $87 | Queensland Country Life

Shedding breed lambs registered the largest weekly rise in listings across lamb categories, up 228pc, with 2038 head offered. The sharp rise in listings was absorbed well as clearance rates reached 88pc – the highest clearance across all categories. Prices ranged from $98 to $169, to average $149/head, back $19. Click to check the original […]

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