Footrot vaccine progress, but full registration years away

WOOLPRODUCERS Australia believes a clear pathway to availability of a custom footrot vaccine has been identified after work with intellectual property owner the University of Sydney and other ...

Posted 2025-06-02 06:56:24

Feedgrain Focus: Values drop after patchy southern rain

PRICES paid for wheat and barley have dropped by up to $10 per tonne in the past week on softer offshore markets, and patchy rain for the areas that need it in south-eastern ...

Posted 2025-06-02 05:47:57

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

Feedgrain Focus: White grain rallies as drought demand intensifies

CONSUMER and grazier demand for wheat and barley lifted values last week as soaking rain continues to elude the forecast for south-eastern ...

Posted 2025-05-19 00:24:42

Feedgrain Focus: South softens ahead of forecast rain

A load of hay arrives in South Australia — one of many heading into drought-affected parts of south-eastern Australia after an extremely dry autumn to date, and what for ...

Posted 2025-05-26 06:25:21

Snail slows Western Australian hay from moving east

A SMALL green snail has slowed the movement of urgently needed Western Australian hay into South Australia, but fodder expert Tim Ford believes defining national demand is a bigger ...

Posted 2025-05-30 07:43:00

Pasture dieback moves south, detected in Hunter Valley kikuyu

PASTURE dieback has been detected in kikuyu pastures in New South Wales' Hunter Valley region, having previously only been found in Queensland and northern ...

Posted 2025-05-21 06:55:23

Call for immediate drought assistance in southern NSW

A GROUP of livestock producers in southern New South Wales is calling for the immediate reinstatement of fodder and freight subsidies amid ‘catastrophic conditions’ that have left families ...

Posted 2025-05-23 06:08:55

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

New-crop forecasts roll out as crop sowing continues

ESTIMATES for Australia’s major crops have started to appear ahead of opening new-crop figures due from national forecaster ABARES on 3 ...

Posted 2025-05-21 07:15:34