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Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 5 July 2023

  A RAINFALL band which stretched across north-west into south-eastern Australia brought high weekly rainfall totals, with many daily and weekly records in northern and central Australia and western Queensland. Weekly totals between 50 to 100 mm in the Kimberley district of Western Australia, much of the Northern Territory, western Queensland and western Tasmania with some […]

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Roma sale 4 July 2023: Rain slashes yarding to 2963

Yarding 2963 Change -5327 Rain across the supply area reduced the number of stock at the Roma store sale down by over 5,000 head to a total of 2,963. Cattle were drawn from the local and western supply areas and New South Wales. All the buyers of the previous week returned and were active in […]

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ABARES report examines agriculture’s extensive sustainability credentials

ABARES Executive Director Dr Jared Greenville said Australian agriculture can demonstrate strong sustainability credentials using global indicators when local context is taken into account. “Compared to other significant agricultural producers, Australian farmers use less fertiliser, have better nutrient balances on their land and use more sustainable cropping practices,” Dr Greenville said. “Australia’s near-zero use of […]

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