JBS Australia’s Cobram (Victoria) abattoir will resume lamb processing operations next Monday, more than five years after the plant was closed due to supply challenges and market conditions. The company expected the re-opening will initially create 150 jobs with the intention to increase this to 350 at full capacity. JBS is investing about $20 million […]
Yarding 5276 Change +2426 Roma agents penned 5,276 head up by 2,426 head at their weekly store sale with cattle drawn from north west New South Wales far western Queensland and the local supply area. All the usual processors were present along with the regular feeder buyers plus a large gallery of restockers. Yearling steers […]
STORMS brought heavy rainfall to northern tropical areas of Australia over the week while a moisture-laden trough produced significant rainfall over the South West Slopes of New South Wales and adjacent parts of Victoria at the end of the week. Weekly totals greater than 100 mm were recorded in northern tropical areas of Australia, with […]
Yarding 800 Change -29 File picture of selling action at Wodononga. Numbers were similar however, quality declined with buyers having to make a choice through a very plain offering. Most of the usual export and domestic buyers were at the sale. The reduced supply of vealers sold to weak demand. The pick of the vealers made […]
AFTER more than six months in power, the Albanese Government’s proposed shake up of the carbon framework is coming to a head – with a draft plan of the “safeguard mechanism” released and plenty of debate ensuing. The safeguard mechanism is the government’s main policy underpinning demand for Australian Carbon Credit Units. It sets an […]
THERE’s been a distinct decline in wholesale beef prices in the Australian market during January. The effect is being seen across a wide range of muscle cuts (see details below), and extends into trimmings used for ground beef, where international demand and prices currently are very flat. Making matters worse, February is a notoriously […]
Federal agriculture Minister Murray Watt is reporting positive progress toward the final ratification of the Australia-United Kingdom Free Trade Agreement following his return from London last week. The deal was passed by the Australian Parliament in November, and is awaiting formal ratification by the UK Parliament before it takes effect. When passed the deal will […]
A confident Black Stars outfit flew past the league leaders in to first place during week 10 of the Mount Isa cricket season. Click to check the original article.
Hayley Turner believes she contracted Q Fever on the family farm. Click to check the original article.
Craig Walters from Wongarbon was among eight NSW Rural Fire Service members awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal at last week’s Australia Day Honours. Click to check the original article.
“No” case proponents are gathering forces, while Voice to Parliament referendum working groups are still consulting. Northern Territory senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Aboriginal and Liberal figure Warren Mundine and former deputy prime minister John Anderson have formed a “No Case Committee”. Click to check the original article.
The Bowen TAFE upgrade was funded by the Queensland Government’s Equipping TAFE for our Future initiative, a $100 million investment over three years from 2021 to 2024 to support skills development in priority industries such as manufacturing, trades training, defence, renewable energy, resources, agriculture, and aquaculture. Click to check the original article.