The latest from Australian agriculture
NSW Farmers is warning state and federal governments must urgently respond to an acute cost-of-production shock with new data showing spikes in fuel and fertiliser prices caused by global shortages have slashed confidence.
Beef Australia has announced the introduction of four new Interbreed classes to the 2027 Nutrien Ag Solutions Stud Cattle Championship, expanding opportunities for recognition across younger age categories and enhancing competition for exhibitors from all participating breeds.
Australia’s livestock and rural transport sector has welcomed the Federal Budget’s $10.7 billion fuel reserve and facility, but says the Government has failed to match that investment with a serious plan to fix the rural freight roads that keep agricultural supply chains moving.
Australia’s beef industry is set to remain on a firm footing through 2026 despite record production levels, supported by strong global demand and resilient export markets, Rabobank says in its newly-released Australian Beef Seasonal Outlook 2026.
NSW Farmers President Xavier Martin says the Albanese Government needs to provide answers after it scrapped a multi billion dollar freight project that was poised to connect productive farming businesses and communities across the country.
Australia’s livestock and rural transporters have welcomed a billion-litre national fuel reserve but warned the Federal Government the measure will only matter if diesel reaches the regions when supply fails.
Bright ideas, fresh perspectives and future‑focused leadership will take centre stage at LambEx26 with the announcement of the Coles Trailblazers semi‑finalists, a competition celebrating the young professionals, producers, scientists and students shaping the future of Australia’s sheep industry.
NSW Farmers is calling on the NSW Government to pause plans to fast-track renewable energy projects in regional NSW, warning that rushing approvals will deepen community distress, entrench an unfair power imbalance between large developers and landholders, and generate more objections and conflict.
Rural residents are crying out for reliable roads, the state’s peak farming body has told an Inquiry into Local Government Funding.
The most sheep producers ever assembled on stage will headline LambEx26, with a freshly released program designed to bring the entire supply chain together – and onto one agenda.
The Wool production forecast Committee released its forecast for 26/27 season predicting production of 243.9mkg, down 4.5% from the 2025/26. Year-on-year, the EMI now sits 53.8% higher in AUD terms and 74% higher in USD, underlining the depth of demand supporting the market.
The global fertiliser market faces a prolonged period of tight supply, weak affordability and heightened price risk and, even if current geopolitical tensions ease soon, “normalisation will be slow”, according to a recently-released industry report.
