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Wagin Woolorama’s New Cattle Class Success in 2024 | Farm Weekly

The Wise familys Southend Murray Grey stud, Katanning, had a show to remember when they dominated the major awards at the Commonwealth Bank Cattle Expo at last years Wagin Woolorama, capping it off with the supreme cattle exhibit, grand champion multibreed senior cow and champion British Breed senior cow. With their six-year-old cow Southend Reflection […]

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WA coast braces for ex-tropical cyclone Lincoln | Farm Weekly

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) issued a blue alert for communities between Ningaloo and Roebourne, and a flood warning for those living in Onslow, Exmouth, Coral Bay, Minilya, Gascoyne Junction, Carnarvon and Murchison in the Onslow Coast, Lyndon-Minilya Rivers and Gascoyne River catchments. Click to check the original article.

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Roma sale 20 Feb 2024: Prices ease across board

Yarding 5421 Change +1 Cattle were drawn from the wide supply area as well as NSW. All the regular processors feedlotters and backgrounders present and operating. In line with other centres prices eased across the board. Light weight yearling steers under 200kg topped at 514c to average 479c/kg. Yearling steers 200 to 280kg averaged 422c […]

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Academics make fresh criticisms of proposed biosecurity tax

AN independent research body has today raised concerns about the Government’s proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy, saying it “does not pass critical scrutiny”. Academics from the Australian National University’s Tax and Transfer Policy Institute has called for the Government to look for alternatives to the proposed policy, which is due to come into effect in just […]

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Live sheep trade uncertainty as new markets emerge

WAFarmers Livestock Council president Geoff Pearson: uncertainty is impacting investment. UNCERTAINTY around the Federal Government’s proposed live sheep export by sea phaseout timetable is impacting investment just as new sheep and cattle markets are emerging. Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Murray Watt disappointed Western Australian sheep and live export industry representatives at a short […]

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Govt announces $54m in climate-smart ag grants

Murray Watt THE Albanese Government has today announced two grant rounds worth $54 million will open tomorrow under the Government’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Program. The first rounds of the Partnerships and Innovations grants and the Capacity Building grants are open-competitive grant opportunities, with grants up to $5 million and $1 million being available, respectively, over 4 […]

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Mentoring women at Crookwell on International Women’s Day | The Land

This event is proudly supported by Gullen Range Wind Farm, Upper Lachlan Foundation, Veolia Mulwaree Trust, Rising Sun Health, The Health Care Centre, Duncombe & Co Livestock and Real Estate, Country Wide Dentures, MoveAbility Massage, Star Pumps, Thrive GP, Australian Red Cross, G.C. Jones Carpentry, Ensemble & Co, ReFind, McGeechan Farm Supplies, Ecology Consulting, Crookwell […]

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