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Looking Back: 2001 Pt II
Let’s Look Back continues its exploration of 2001 this week with samples of a North Queenslander Ser...
BJD could be new strain
THE Bovine Johne's Disease (BJD) outbreak which rocked the Queensland cattle industry last year may ...
Lloyd has door closed in his face
THE contentious subject of closed betting rings is back on Queensland Racing‘s agenda after an incid...
Send cattle to PNG: Entsch
QUEENSLAND Liberal MP Warren Entsch is seeking to export 150,000 head of Australian cattle into Papu...
Cowboys already against the ropes
THE North Queensland Cowboys 2013 campaign that held so much promise before the first official match...

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Beaut bull pulls $10K at Ponderosa
24 May 13 | A TOTAL of 145 bulls sold to gross $435,500 - with the top price bull sold for $10,000 - at the 14th Annual Ponderosa Sale.
24 May 13 | LANDMARK has snapped up Viterra Australia's agriproducts and wool businesses following 18 months of negotiations.  | AACo cops $46.5m hitDon't sell port: Farmers
Food summit targets Asian boom
24 May 13 | TURNING Australia’s mining boom into a dining boom was explored at the Great South Coast Food Summit in Warrnambool today.
24 May 13 | AACo has sold Brighton Downs Station for $11.75 million to local pastoralists after passing it in at auction earlier this week.
24 May 13 | AGRICULTURAL and community groups will share in more than $10.7 million in Landcare Grants as part of the Sustainable Agriculture stream of Caring for our Country.
AACo cops $46.5m hit
24 May 13 | AUSTRALIA's largest beef cattle producer has announced a net loss after tax of $46.5 million for the quarter.  | Three down, one to go for AACoAACo offloads property
Deregulation vital for 'dining boom'
24 May 13 | GRAINCORP chief executive Alison Watkins said farmers have nothing to fear from the pending acquisition of her company by ADM as she criticised politicians for inward-looking agricultural policies.  | CommentsComments (5) | Don't sell port: FarmersGNC's waiting game
Birdsville's croc sighting
24 May 13 | IF you were to tell someone you’d seen a crocodile in the Diamantina River, the most likely response would be to ask what brand of rum you were drinking, but that’s exactly what has been spotted at Birdsville this week.
No mandatory EID, says NSW LHPA
24 May 13 | THE NSW LHPA is encouraging producers, saleyard operators and agents to partner with them to ensure compliance of the current mob-based system of traceability for sheep and goats in NSW.  | CommentsComments (7) | Sheep market liftsLamb exports hit record high
Food plan launch
24 May 13 | A NEW advocate for food and beverage suppliers, funding for community food organisations and a review designed to cut red tape for the food supply chain will be part of a national food plan to be launched on Saturday.  | CommentsComments (8) | Advocate will help farm sectorNFF progresses Blueprint
Land of milk and money
24 May 13 | A FALLING $A, rising global dairy commodity prices and a major milk processor seeking new supply contracts in NSW - it's almost too much to be true for the State's market-battered dairy farmers.  | CommentsComments (5) | Lion not deterredSmall dairy co-op doing big things
EU quota boosts market options
24 May 13 | IF YOU run a closed cattle herd, why aren’t you European Union (EU) accredited?  | CommentsComments (2)
Planting on schedule
24 May 13 | WILLAURA district farmer Anthony Evans is well on track with his cropping program after rain in the past fortnight delivered more rain than he had received for the entire year prior to that.
ESCAS strangling marketing
24 May 13 | EMANUEL Exports managing director Graham Daws believes exporters are being held responsible for actions out of their control under the Exporter Supply Chain Assurance System (ESCAS).  | CommentsComments (13)
Growers in class action
24 May 13 | MORE than 70 growers and grain traders have registered their interest in a potential class action against independent grain marketing company Emerald Grain.  | CommentsComments (4)
Conlan carcase comp  win
24 May 13 | JOANNE and Jess Conlan from Elmore took out the champion title in both the lead and unled sections of the National Beef Bendigo on the hoof section of the carcase competition. 
| GALLERY: All the Beef from Bendigo
Don't sell port: Farmers
24 May 13 | NSW Farmers is formally asking Canberra to require one of the State's two grain export terminals to be excluded from the GrainCorp sale if the Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) deal is allowed to proceed.  | CommentsComments (7) | ADM dodges questionsGrainCorp warns on regulation
State-by-state grain outlook
24 May 13 | GRAIN production prospects have improved markedly in the past fortnight, with soaking rain across WA and Victoria and forecast rain this week for NSW meaning a solid autumn break for many.  | Plant 'telepathy' breakthrough'Chance' sorghum crop a windfall
DAFF oversees Egyptian slaughter
23 May 13 | DAFF has taken steps to oversee slaughter of Australian cattle remaining in Egyptian feedlots, saying "the welfare of the remaining animals is a priority".  | CommentsComments (12) | Cattle deaths at Qld research...'Ag gag' protects farmers
Pollination plans paramount
23 May 13 | THE Pollination Program is warning Australia’'s apple and pear industries to take more notice of the lessons learnt in New Zealand, where the invasion of the Varroa mite has caused significant damage to the beekeeping industry and subsequently impacted the production of pollination reliant crops.  | Pollination services drive...Online tool boosts Varroa defence
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Cropping

WILLAURA district farmer Anthony Evans is well on track with his cropping program after rain in the past fortnight delivered more rain than he had received for the entire year prior to that.
WILLAURA district farmer Anthony Evans is well on track with his cropping program after rain in the past...
MORE than 70 growers and grain traders have registered their interest in a potential class action against independent grain marketing company Emerald Grain.
MORE than 70 growers and grain traders have registered their interest in a potential class action against...
ACROSS the State farmers are  desperately trying to source feed grain and grain traders are flat out fielding buyer enquiries while being fobbed-off by farmers who have spare, but have decided to hold instead of selling.
ACROSS the State farmers are desperately trying to source feed grain and grain traders are flat out...

Machinery

PARKLANDS have released a new wood chipper just in time for the colder months.
PARKLANDS have released a new wood chipper just in time for the colder months.
AGCO Australia has merged with the GSI Group - a global supplier of grain storage, material handling, conditioning and drying solutions.

Sheep

WIDESPREAD rain and fewer sheep numbers have revived producers' hopes that lamb prices may head back up to $5 a kilogram in coming months.
WIDESPREAD rain and fewer sheep numbers have revived producers' hopes that lamb prices may head back up to...
WIDESPREAD dry conditions have bolstered Australian lamb exports to a record high of $271 million for the first quarter of 2013.
WIDESPREAD dry conditions have bolstered Australian lamb exports to a record high of $271 million for the...

Livestock

A TOTAL of 145 bulls sold to gross $435,500 - with the top price bull sold for $10,000 - at the 14th Annual Ponderosa Sale.
A TOTAL of 145 bulls sold to gross $435,500 - with the top price bull sold for $10,000 - at the 14th...
THE NSW LHPA is encouraging producers, saleyard operators and agents to partner with them to ensure compliance of the current mob-based system of traceability for sheep and goats in NSW.
THE NSW LHPA is encouraging producers, saleyard operators and agents to partner with them to ensure...
IF YOU run a closed cattle herd, why aren’t you European Union (EU) accredited?
IF YOU run a closed cattle herd, why aren’t you European Union (EU) accredited?

Agribusiness

LANDMARK has snapped up Viterra Australia's agriproducts and wool businesses following 18 months of negotiations.
TURNING Australia’s mining boom into a dining boom was explored at the Great South Coast Food Summit in Warrnambool today.
TURNING Australia’s mining boom into a dining boom was explored at the Great South Coast Food Summit in...

Horticulture

THE Pollination Program is warning Australia’'s apple and pear industries to take more notice of the lessons learnt in New Zealand, where the invasion of the Varroa mite has caused significant damage to the beekeeping industry and subsequently impacted the production of pollination reliant crops.
THE Pollination Program is warning Australia’'s apple and pear industries to take more notice of the...
Fruit Growers Tasmania will host over 200 delegates at their annual May conference which starts in Hobart later this week.
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