Feedgrain Focus: North firms, south softens as planting starts

Posted 2024-04-15 07:22:33 by: ONFARM Support

TRADED volume in feed grain in the north remains thin as the market waits for a clearer picture of sorghum quality post-rain to ...

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Feedgrain Focus: Prices jump after wet week for sorghum

Posted 2024-04-08 07:34:55 by: ONFARM Support

PRICES for wheat, barley and sorghum have risen by at least $10 per tonne in the past week, with rain on ripe Downs sorghum crops being the big local ...

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Feedgrain Focus: Rain firms northern market

Posted 2024-03-28 05:51:43 by: ONFARM Support

PRICES for feed grain in the northern market have lifted this week in response to rain that has stopped or slowed the sorghum harvest and outturn of all ...

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Grassland society commits to fight for its future

Posted 2024-03-27 04:37:17 by: ONFARM Support

THE future of a society that has connected livestock farmers, scientists and agricultural consultants for 65 years is on the line, according to farm consultant Tim ...

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Animal welfare increasing as trust in farming driver

Posted 2024-03-25 06:16:15 by: ONFARM Support

ENVIRONMENTAL management was again the strongest driver of social license for rural industries in 2023, a new report has ...

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MLA considering new Genetic Resource Flock funding model

Posted 2024-03-25 06:16:05 by: ONFARM Support

MEAT & Livestock Australia is considering new funding options for the sheep industry’s valuable genetic resource flock, potentially through the MLA Donor ...

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MLA launches online hub with livestock transport tips

Posted 2024-03-22 06:23:14 by: ONFARM Support

A ONE-STOP shop for livestock transport information has been launched by Meat & Livestock Australia at the combined Queensland and Australian Livestock Transporters’ Associations’ National Conference in Toowoomba this ...

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Lamb mortality is on the animal activist agenda

Posted 2024-03-22 06:21:15 by: ONFARM Support

ANIMAL welfare body FOUR PAWS is focussing on lamb mortality in Australia as an industry-funded study concludes high temperatures during critical periods could result in 2.1 million fewer lambs annually, costing sheep farmers an estimated $97 million each ...

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VFF and alliance for animals compete on welfare law responses

Posted 2024-03-18 05:57:14 by: ONFARM Support

VICTORIA’S peak farmer body has hit back with a submission template for respondents to a draft Animal Care and Protection Bill after the Australian Alliance for Animals announced an online submission writing workshop this ...

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Merino flocks cut wrinkle as terminal breeders lift carcases

Posted 2024-03-13 05:40:03 by: ONFARM Support

AUSTRALIA’S Merino seedstock suppliers are increasingly using genetic analysis to breeding sheep with fewer breech wrinkles, balanced with early growth and fleece ...

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