Ag concerns grow over worker visa priority changes

Posted 2026-09-04 01:08:26 by: ONFARM Support

POTENTIAL impacts of changed Federal Government visa processing priorities – higher food prices, delayed harvest and workforce shortages - have been highlighted by red meat processors, Victorian farmers and the ...

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ABARES forecasts easing sheep meat prices but robust demand

Posted 2026-09-02 06:50:09 by: ONFARM Support

WORLD demand for sheep meat is forecast to remain robust in 2026-27, driven by population growth and rising per capita protein consumption, according to the ABARES September 2026 quarter Agricultural Commodities ...

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No Future Flock strategy yet as latest reports fail critical analysis

Posted 2026-09-02 06:49:59 by: ONFARM Support

SHEEP Producers Australia’s latest Future Flock reports have sparked critical feedback on the number of factual and sourcing errors in the documents prepared with $800,000 in Federal Government ...

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National research project goal is climate-ready sheep

Posted 2026-08-31 05:14:50 by: ONFARM Support

IMPROVING the resilience and productivity of sheep in low rainfall farming systems is the focus of a new national farmer-led research ...

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Feedgrain Focus: Rain buys north time, road rates dear

Posted 2026-08-31 05:14:08 by: ONFARM Support

THE southern wheat market has bucked last week’s softening trend, supported by buying for export cargoes as Asian customers look to shore up uncertain supplies from the Black ...

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Gundagai Lamb gains show value-based marketing is working

Posted 2026-08-31 05:13:36 by: ONFARM Support

VALUE-BASED marketing with full carcase feedback to producers is improving the marketability of lamb for Gundagai Lamb suppliers and clients, according to GL chief executive officer Will Barton. After ...

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