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Feeder price jumps 15c/kg at Gracemere

Weaner steers reach 485c, average 474c at Charters Towers

Weaner steers 200-280kg reach top of 488c at Emerald

Improving flood resilience in the Burdekin and Haughton

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EYCI jumps to a whopping new record of 932c

Feeders buying close to 50pc of young cattle.

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Free trade with UK to boost agtech investor interest

Red meat's prosperity in UK will be linked agtech's ability to back up claims

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Coat tailing on beef's name makes no sense for plant-based: marketing experts

Debate continues over truth in labelling where vegan products are tagged beef or meat.

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Livestock producers don't own the word 'beef' and 'meat', say academics

'You can't pin language down like that': Linguistics expert

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Agribusiness

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Big wins for wine, rice and sugar in UK trade deal

It's hard to find an agricultural commodity that hasn't applauded Australia's free-trade agreement with the United Kingdom.

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COMMENT

New ag visa must drive productivity

The shortage of seasonal workers has created an opportunity to reform the industry's workforce to deliver overdue productivity gains.

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ANALYSIS

Market rebounds from June low

US grains futures markets surged at the end of last week.

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Australia takes China wine dispute to WTO

Australia will refer its complaint over China's imposition of anti-dumping duties on wine to the World Trade Organisation.

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Property

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Record price of $180m reported for Miranda Downs

Stanbroke Pastoral Co sells Miranda Downs to Hughes family.

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Thornhill aggregation offered for sale

Thornhill is a large-scale, ideally located, tick free, very functional group of properties with a good body of feed for this season.

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Media bosses invest in property data, artificial intelligence business

Antony Catalano and Alex Waislitz, owners of regional media company ACM, have bought into Australian tech innovator Propic as part of their real estate strategy.

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Bullering makes $1.7 million

The 740 hectare Surat property Bullering has sold at auction for $1.7 million.

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Turana cracks $8.96 million

The Meandarra property Turana has sold at a Nutrien Harcourts GDL auction for $8.96 million.

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Telstra boosts coverage for rural Australia

Telstra's specialised technicians will provide customers in regional locations with localised support as part of the company's regional advisor network initiative.

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Stock control made easy with Farmdeck management system

Livestock producers can leverage the 'Internet of Things' (IoT) for stock management.

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See the device that softens hard water and improves overall yields

Farmers, producers, growers, miners and domestic users have found there's more to the magic elixir of water than first thought, courtesy of Hydrosmart.

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The bet that drove countless postholes

A bet between two farmers has paid dividends for Munro Engineers and farmers.

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Model aims to combat flush and bust

If you talk to most farmers, they will tell you there is one word that strikes fear into them more than any other - and that is drought.

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This oil is gold for Aussie producers

GREAT people manufacturing locally in Australia and developing proven products - that's how some of the biggest names in agriculture regard FUCHS Lubricants.

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When it comes to productivity, stockyard design matters

Ian Crafter, founder of Atlex Stockyards and its senior designer, may well have the key to a better bottom line for livestock producers.

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Simple designs, packed with features

Simplicity Australia is home to the most comprehensive and innovative range of air seeders and cultivators in Australia.

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Coronavirus

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Queensland introduces permanent border declaration system

The Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the travel declaration system will assist contact tracers and prevent future outbreaks of COVID-19

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'Biggest week' for vaccines to come as Delta source mystery continues

Authorities say they are confident there will be enough supply of vaccines to meet increased demand.

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Rex delays Canberra-to-Melbourne flight take-off

Passengers have been reminded they are entitled to a refund.

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End of lockdown confirmed for regional Victoria

From tomorrow, regional Victorians will be able to leave home for more than just the five permitted reasons.

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Lockdown extended for Melbourne, regional restrictions to ease

James Merlino and Brett Sutton address Victoria.

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UPDATED

Queensland border shut to Victorians

There will only be five reasons Victorian are allowed to leave their home.

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Gladstone avoids lockdown, tracing underway

The infected man is believed to be from Gladstone and returned home to visit family over the weekend.

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Queensland records one 'unknown' new case

From noon today aged care facilities, hospitals, and prisons in Brisbane City and Morton Bay region will be closed to visitors.

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Photos & Video

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Photos from the Richmond Field Days

Crowds gathered in great numbers to attend the annual Richmond Field Days on June 11 and 12.

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Sausage king of the north title declared

The team from MBW won the traditional beef sausage, traditional pork sausage, poultry sausage, lamb sausage and continental sausage, ham on bone, boneless ham, bacon, kabana and pre scalded sausage.

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NBPE 2021: Cattle producers celebrate commercial awards | Photos

Northern beef producers celebrated the NBPE commercial cattle awards on Friday.

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Faces from the Northern Beef Producers Awards Dinner

The Northern Beef Producers presentation dinner in Charters Towers is a big annual social event.

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Faces from the Northern Beef Producers Expo

Check out who was spotted at the Northern Beef Producers Expo in Charters Towers on Friday.

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Cropping

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Heavy rain kickstarts crops in western Vic, eastern SA

Better than anticipated rainfall last week delivered up to 50mm in areas desperately waiting for a seasonal break in Victoria and SA.

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Paradise Dam: Low announced allocation ramps up class action claims

Sunwater's predicted announced allocations for the 2021-22 Burnett sub-scheme water year have been released, with growers facing historically low water allocations from July.

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Avo research cutting down plant wait times

The world's first Hass avocados produced by trees grafted on tissue culture plants are tasty, healthy, and disease-free.

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Analysts unravel crop situation in Black Sea as Australia watches its markets

Crop production trends in the Black Sea this season are being monitored.

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Federal government invests $5.6m to reach reef targets

The Mossman and Murray river catchments are on course to meet their reef water quality targets.

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Machinery

Farmers raise equipment repair concerns

Access to diagnostic software and improving the warranty process have been flagged as two issues farmers hope to see addressed during the federal government's review of Right to Repair.

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Viper strikes at Richmond Field Days

Ben North from Viper Water Solutions hailed his first year exhibiting at the Richmond Field Days a great success for his fledgling Hughenden-based family business.

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Solar and wind generation costs stack up says CSIRO report

New GenCost report says solar and wind continue to be the cheapest sources of new electricity generation capacity in Australia.

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Agtech companies told they need to collaborate more

The need for more collaboration among agtech companies was highlighted in a webinar.

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New push for level playing field for independent farm machinery repairers

The Productivity Commission has raised concerns about the need for a more level playing field for independent repairers of farm machinery.

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Lemken adds divided seed hopper to Solitair seed drill

German manufacturer Lemken has released a Solitair 9+ seed drill with a divided hopper.

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New Holland says its new compact tractors are boomers

New Holland Agriculture in Europe has announced the release of new models of its Boomer compact tractor range.

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Demolition derby with a difference a big hit at Mungindi

A novel demolition derby pitting headers against cotton pickers will be back for this year's Mungindi Show.

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Sheep

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Heavy lamb prices ease, falling below 2020 levels

Over the hooks heavy lamb prices down on 2020 levels

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Australian record for Border Leicester ewes smashed

The previous Aussie record for Border Leicester ewes was beaten repeatedly at the Geraldine Border Leicester dispersal sale.

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COVID inspires more into shearing courses

Australia's wool harvesting industry has had a boost of new talent thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic meaning fewer New Zealand shearers coming into the country.

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FTA adds robust flavour to Aussie lamb exports

A-UK FTA opens up export diversity, bringing more opportunities for Aussie sheep meat producers.

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Dairy

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COMMENT

Advancing dairy industry by adoption of animal monitoring tech

Digital activity monitoring provides better health management systems for dairy farmers.

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Woolworths awards $2 million in grants to dairy farmers

Woolworths has invested more than $2 million in grants to 24 dairy farms across Australia to support innovation, efficiency and seasonal resilience.

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COMMENT

Farmers must get the best milk price possible

An extra 5c/L can be the difference between a profitable, sustainable dairy operation and going out of business.

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Bega lifts price as opening price battle rages

Bega Cheese has lifted its opening milk price just 10 days after announcing it, as the battle for milk supply intensifies.

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COMMENT

Voices to unite for dairy farmers: QDO and Dairy Connect discuss merger

QDO and Dairy Connect will continue discussions about joining forces to better represent the needs of dairy farmers in NSW and Qld.

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Opinion

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UK trade deal has spin-off benefits in progressing Ag Visa for Australia

COMMENT: Ag Visa needs to be flexible, portable and keep red tape to a minimum.

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REAL AUSTRALIA

Your blood is worth bottling - literally

There's a free milkshake in the mix too.

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COMMENT

New ag visa must drive productivity

The shortage of seasonal workers has created an opportunity to reform the industry's workforce to deliver overdue productivity gains.

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