THE results of this morning’s Special General Meeting held by Cattle Council of Australia to determine the peak grassfed cattle industry council’s future have been announced. A special resolution to adopt the proposed constitution of Cattle Australia was passed by both ballots of the two participating Cattle Council of Australia membership groups this morning, according […]
Agents said prices were solid and the results for the older sheep were particularly pleasing. Click to check the original article.
A 37-year-old Chewko man faced court after he allegedly deliberately lit multiple fires that destroyed crop. Click to check the original article.
Prof Kingsford said the research, partially funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts, the Centre for Ecosystem Science, UNSW Sydney and an Australian Research Council Linkage project on Ramsar wetlands, had identified major environmental concerns and poor assessment, using publicly available data from South Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Click to check the original article.
Harvesting wheat this week north of Clermont in CQ. Photo: Brad Hallion THE collapsing protein outlook for Australia’s wheat has domestic and export buyers of new crop largely sitting out of the market as harvest cranks up. It is already under way for wheat in Central Queensland (CQ) and canola in Western Australia’s Geraldton zone, […]
FARMERS For Climate Action has announced the opening of a new scholarship, which will offer 20 primary producers a series of courses – worth about $3,000 each. The climate-smart farming scholarship will put participants in touch with internationally recognised climate experts, including Nobel Prize winners, with a focus on dealing with a changing climate and […]
Steele Steel’s 70-bag MP Ezy Feeder has won the Greater Hume Shire Australian Machine of the Year Award at the Henty Machinery Field Days. Click to check the original article.
Chinese car manufacturer has launched an electric ute for Australia. Photo: RACQ WHILE Australia’s first electric ute is set to come on the market later this year, NSW Farmers says the vehicles will be unviable for most producers. Chinese manufacturer LDV has announced the first fully-electric ute will be in Australian showrooms by November, with […]
Planterra’s plant protein brand Ovo. PROCESSING giant JBS has decided to exit its plant-based protein venture in the United States, closing its plant in the Colorado city of Denver. The news of JBS walking away from Planterra was first reported in the Denver Business Journal, with the company notifying the Colorado Department of Labor and […]
A NEW study has looked into the capital requirements of commercially producing the methane- reducing feed additive, red seaweed asparagopsis. The additive has generated considerable interest in recent times, with positive results in feedlot application and work happening to create a carbon farming methodology. However, the cost of producing the additive has been the source […]
With rural land values at all-time highs, how do young people, particularly those without an existing family farming business behind them, get a start in the market? It is a question that has echoed down through the ages, but one which has come into even sharper focus following eight years of continued growth in farmland […]
See who was spotted on day two of Rockhampton Brahman Week Sale at CQLX Gracemere. Click to check the original article.