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Slow cooked beef ragu

The cooler weather has well and truly set in and there’s nothing better than coming home to the smell of dinner wafting through the kitchen. Get the slow cooker out of the cupboard for this Australian Beef recipe that promises to deliver on flavour and only takes 15 minutes to prepare. 1.2kg piece beef chuck […]

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Feedgrain Focus: Sorghum drops into sights, season turns dry

Some growers in districts including Narrabri in northern NSW need more rain to keep planting their winter crop, and are turning to tillage and other activities in the meantime. Photo: Matt Norrie SOUTHERN markets have firmed this week as dry conditions hamper the end of new-crop planting and start to trouble production outlooks in parts […]

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Farm fertiliser becoming more affordable across the globe

Rabobank analyst Vitor Pistoia. FARM fertiliser “affordability” is starting to improve across the globe, with a likely recovery in application in some regions in 2023, according to a recent Rabobank report. In most cases, global demand will take some time to return to pre-pandemic levels; However in Australia, the drop in farm input prices is […]

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Vale Rod Turner – Beef Central

  Rod Turnerwith a large line of Kidman & Co cows sold at Roma in 2015. AN “old school” livestock agent, one of the best auctioneers to stand on the catwalk, a gentleman with a towering presence, warm handshake and beaming smile, and a deep passion for helping all young agents regardless of which colour […]

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Weekly kill: Some northern processors drop rates another 15c

SOME Queensland beef processors dropped rates another 15c/kg on cows and grass steers on Friday, but part of that at least may have been about better alignment with competitor offers in a rapidly-declining market. While some sheds remain inactive in the direct consignment market this week due to heavy bookings, others still have some spaces […]

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NVLX Wodonga 30 May 2023: Prices drop 30-40c

File picture of selling action at Wodonga. Yarding 1143 Change +143 There was only a slight increase in numbers and the quality remains mixed with a large percentage of secondary cattle through the sale. There were a few pens of grain fed yearling and a few milk vealers which attracted the most competition. Nearly 450 […]

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