New national vendor declarations for harvesting rangeland goats in 2025
The declarations will be updated from January 1. Click to check the original article.
Minette Batters: We need to trade on a level playing field
After six years leading Britain’s largest farming union, Minette Batters talks life after the NFU and why MPs of all parties need to take farming more seriously. Exhaustion, grief and rebooting was how a close friend described what standing down from the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) would feel like. After 10 years, I always knew […]
Buyers chase heavy, weaned steers at Moss Vale
Moss Vale weaner sale draws 2800 head of cattle. Click to check the original article.
AgForce in court against Glencore’s CCS in Great Artesian Basin | Queensland Country Life
Outside the court, Mr Guerin was joined by agriculture industry leaders, including National Farmers Federation CEO Tony Mahar and Queensland Farmers Federation CEO Jo Sheppard, as well as MPs Colin Boyce, Bob Katter and Robbie Katter and Senator Pauline Hanson, where they addressed a cheering crowd. Click to check the original article.
Farmers warn of looming food crisis after ‘wettest winter in 150 years’
‘To still be underwater in spring is unheard of. Our whole arable operation is on hold.’ Farmers fear for their 2024 harvests after one of the wettest winters in decades and the CLA is calling for urgent Government support. Currently, across the UK, thousands of acres of prime food-producing land are waterlogged, after what has […]
Elite Wagyu sale hits six figures with heifer selling to the US
The Elite Wagyu Sale is underway in Cairns, Qld. Click to check the original article.
Diamondback Moth Risk in Canola Crops | Farm Weekly
“Across the four seasons of the project, there were notable variations in seasonal rainfall, temperatures, green bridge formation and canola production, providing valuable insights into the behaviour and population dynamics of DBM,” Ms Megirian said. Click to check the original article.
FWFWW blog returns: Farmers, wives, Sam and the bloggers return for 2024
Love is in the air. Or could that just be methane? Whatever – Farmer Wants a Wife is back in 2024. Click to check the original article.
2600km trek to Beef 2024 for intrepid SA Simmental breeders
The opportunity to compete in stud beef judging at Beef 2024 will be a much anticipated first-time experience for South Australian Simmental bull breeders, Quentin and Renee Mooney. Renee Mooney The couple’s Mt Mooney Simmental Stud based at Talbara, near Tintinara in SA’s southeast corner will make its debut this year in the nation’s largest […]
Carbon speakers to look out for at Beef 2024
LOOKING through the program for next month’s Beef 2024 in Rockhampton, it is clear carbon is going to be one of the main themes of the event. With many different perspectives on the growing and changing side of the industry, Beef Central/AgCarbon Central has found some of the names to keep an eye on. Terry […]
AgForce seminar to tackle changing environmental management landscape
Clockwise from top left: Adam Coffey, Bill Ellis, Tom Marland, Ange Hutchinson and (centre) Jess Loughland. A Beef 2024 seminar organised by the AgForce Cattle Board will provide producers with a valuable opportunity to gain a full and wide-ranging update of the various aspects of environmental management issues affecting beef and cattle businesses. The seminar, […]
Engaging youth in beef industry: Short Film to premiere at Beef Week 2024 | Queensland Country Life
The students at the Believe In Beef, skills day, Meeleebee Downs with the Confidence Campaign Committee facilitators, Ash Duncan, Mel Dayman, Lucy Moore, Lucy Morrissey, Robert Freeman and Lachlan Jensen. Picture: Supplied by the Confidence Campaign Committee Click to check the original article.