Victoria and southern NSW are in the box seat to produce Australia’s best winter crops this year, according to a leading grains analyst. Market Check chief executive Mick Crundall told this week’s episode of The Australian Ag Podcast said while Western Australia produced an “absolute thumper” of a crop last year, tonnages in the nation’s […]
South Australian Yorke Peninsula farmer Mark Schilling and James Wagstaff raise a glass to the opportunities for grain growers in the beer and whiskey space. Victorian farmer Chris Nixon leans in ‘Over The Fence’ to provide an update on tough seasonal conditions in East Gippsland. Click to check the original article.
It could be years before lamb prices rise back to the levels seen over the past few years but one processor believes rates could have hit the bottom. Gundagai Meat Processors director Will Barton told the Australian Ag Podcast a softening of world demand, high global stocks of protein and increased supplies had conspired to […]
The shrinking United States cattle herd is yet to have any impact on Australian prices because producers are still selling off stock. Red Meat Advisory Council independent chairman John McKillop told The Australian Ag Podcast cattle turn-off in the US remained high as there had not been significant pasture growth. “They are still turning off […]
Red Meat Advisory Council John McKillop chairman and James Wagstaff discuss the outlook for beef and lamb, biosecurity and what’s in store for the livestock industry over the next 12 months. South Australian farmer Tristan Baldock leans in ‘Over the Fence’ to chat about a tough seasonal outlook and what impact it might have on […]
Grove Juice chief executive Greg Quinn and James Wagstaff discuss getting the best bang for your farming buck, ongoing worker shortages and demand for Australian agricultural assets. NSW lamb producer Fiona Aveyard leans in ‘Over the Fence’ to chat about demand for premium lamb in a deflated commodity market. Click to check the original article.
Governments must honour their own commitments towards water recovery under the Murray Darling Basin Plan and leave irrigators “the bloody hell alone”. That’s according to National Irrigators Council chairman and southern NSW farmer Jeremy Morton. Speaking on today’s episode of The Australian Ag Podcast, Mr Morton said recent discussion about the need to recover another […]
National Irrigators Council chairman and southern NSW farmer Jeremy Morton discusses potential water buybacks, permanent plantings and the outlook for irrigators. Gloucester NSW dairy farmer Graham Forbes leans in ‘Over the Fence’ to chat about fresh milk prices and how he’s working hard to extract the greatest margins. Click to check the original article.
Free-trade agreements, such as those negotiated with the UK, provide much more than improved access for Australian agricultural products, the boss of one of the nation’s biggest beef companies says. “It also provides competition so that we improve our services,” Hancock Agriculture chief executive Adam Giles told the latest episode of The Australian Ag Podcast, […]
Hancock Agriculture chief executive Adam Giles and James Wagstaff discuss free-trade agreements, animal welfare and what’s ahead for the iconic S Kidman and Co brand. Texas Angus’ Ben and Wendy Mayne lean in ‘Over the Fence’ to chat about potential bull price fortunes in a deflated cattle market. Click to check the original article.
Australian cattle prices have likely bottomed out with some reprieve for producers expected over the next months with the US forecast to enter a herd rebuilding phase post-drought. That’s according to Cattle Australia president David Foote who told The Australian Ag Podcast today that while the sharp reduction in saleyard cattle prices over the past […]
Cattle Australia chairman David Foote sits down with James Wagstaff to discuss everything from deflated cattle returns to retail beef prices to market access. We also introduce our Over The Fence segment with leading farmers addressing the issues affecting them at a grassroots level; this week we catch up with West Australian grain grower Barry […]