The latest from Australian agriculture
A leading NSW Merino flock has taken on the world’s most demanding animal welfare, environmental and social standards to snare a direct supply relationship with global brand, icebreaker.
Australian cattle producers are faced with fulfilling growing demand in expanding domestic grain fed programs as a processing powerhouse emerges in southern Australia.
Selecting genetics to future proof the nation’s cow herds for those tougher times is focusing on breeding a more resilient female for Australia’s challenging environment.
Pest exclusion fencing has enabled a northern NSW family to take advantage of cropping and agistment opportunities to increase on-farm profitability and productivity.
The lessons learnt by livestock producers on confinement feeding and forage conservation in the drought were under the spotlight in Wagga this month.
Sheep producers can expect to be rewarded with sustained high prices for their heavy and trade lambs over the next year as Australian processors chase the American rainbow.
Southern NSW and Victoria are emerging as the nation’s beef processing powerhouse, sparking an insatiable hunger for cattle as the Australian herd moves into the rebuild phase.
Researchers from CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have unlocked the most detailed genetic blueprint yet of a major soil-borne crop pathogen — an advance that paves the way for better crop disease management in Australian agriculture.
The Angus Australia Foundation, in partnership with specialist agricultural insurer Achema Farm Insurance, has opened applications or the 2026 GenAngus Future Leaders Program (GenAngus), the industry’s leading professional and business development experience for young beef professionals.
Riverine Plains is excited to once again be hosting Sykesy’s Buraja Meeting on Wednesday, February 4.
The Hereford breed’s biggest single vendor bull sale is set to offer a huge catalogue of commercially relevant sires at the Yavenvale Poll Herefords sale at Adelong on February 18.
Confidence in Australia’s farming sector has lifted, as the nation’s farmers hang their hopes on continuing strong commodity prices – particularly in livestock sectors – and better seasonal conditions in a number of regions, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey has found.
