More fodder drops planned to alleviate SA drought crisis

SOUTH Australia’s next round of fodder drops is set to take place in early June, as producers prepare to further reduce breeder numbers unless rain arrives in time to spark pasture growth before ...

Posted 2025-05-15 02:21:21

Feedgrain Focus: Southern growers eye forecast weekend rain

AFTER the Easter break delivered little of the rainfall needed to bolster planting confidence across southern New South Wales, western Victoria and South Australia, growers are once again pinning ...

Posted 2025-04-24 05:59:21

Local farmers acquire Roma stockfeed business

ROMA-BASED beef producers Cam and Sharon Colley have taken over stockfeed manufacturer Top Country, signalling plans to grow the business and bring fresh ideas to its product ...

Posted 2025-04-30 06:23:13

Feedgrain Focus: Dollar rebound pressures values

A REBOUND in the Australian dollar — up four cents from a low of below US60 cents — has pared back some of the recent gains in grain ...

Posted 2025-04-22 04:22:22

WA sheep pellets help counter SA’s feed drought

SHEEP pellets made in Western Australia are making their way into South Australia to keep ewes going and finish lambs as the state battles its worst drought in living ...

Posted 2025-05-12 06:33:14

Ridley to acquire Incitec fertiliser distribution business

RIDLEY Corporation has confirmed it will acquire Incitec Pivot’s fertiliser distribution business, now operating under the Dyno Nobel name, for $300 million, in a deal that also includes an ...

Posted 2025-05-12 06:14:35

Meat & Livestock Australia looking to fill three board positions at 2025 AGM

MEAT & Livestock Australia is inviting applications for three non-executive director positions on its board, to be approved or rejected by levy payers at this year’s annual general meeting in ...

Posted 2025-05-12 06:14:51

Feedgrain Focus: Market ingests wet north, dry south

SOAKING rain over much of Queensland’s grain-growing areas and northern New South Wales last week has set the northern region up for a strong and early start to its winter cropping ...

Posted 2025-04-07 05:09:57

Feedgrain Focus: Weak Aussie dollar lifts values

A DROP in the Australian dollar to below US60 cents last week has rekindled export demand and prompted consumers to lift their bids by up $5-$10 per tonne in the southern wheat and barley markets ...

Posted 2025-04-14 02:29:15

MLA opens call for new Producer Demonstration Site projects

MEAT & Livestock Australia is calling for new applications for Producer Demonstration Sites to kick off from the end of ...

Posted 2025-04-14 03:33:27