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Farmers call for travellers to enact simple preventative measures

Farmers call for travellers to enact simple preventative measures

Victorian farmers are encouraging international travellers to enact simple preventative measures to help keep the potentially devastating Foot and Mouth (FMD) livestock disease out of Australia.

Top 10 tips for tax time on the farm

Top 10 tips for tax time on the farm

After a busy sowing season for many, tax time is now upon us. It’s out of the paddock and into the office.

GrainCorp looking to fill 3000 positions for harvest

GrainCorp looking to fill 3000 positions for harvest

Up to 3000 positions on weighbridges, sample stands, hoppers and in laboratories will be available at GrainCorp’s 160 plus operational sites from Central Queensland to southern Victoria.

Wave of investment in top end welcomed by NTCA

Wave of investment in top end welcomed by NTCA

A recent wave of investment in sustainable agriculture across the Northern Territory is welcomed by the Northern Territory Cattlemen’s Association (NTCA).

Winter cropping season off to a cracking start

Winter cropping season off to a cracking start

The winter cropping season is off to a cracking start as most of the wheat-sheep belt faces its third consecutive year of favourable autumn planting conditions.

Cash income for cropping farms up by 28 per cent in boom year

Cash income for cropping farms up by 28 per cent in boom year

Good rainfall and high commodity prices have driven strong farm financial performance for 2021-22.

Hand-to-mouth biosecurity funding must end to strengthen system says NFF

Hand-to-mouth biosecurity funding must end to strengthen system says NFF

A long-term, sustainable biosecurity funding pipeline to help protect agriculture, communities, the economy and the environment must be a top priority for the new Federal Government.

Caution creeps in farm sector as impacts of war takes gloss off prices

Caution creeps in farm sector as impacts of war takes gloss off prices

The ‘rise and rise’ of input costs and fallout from the war in Ukraine are weighing on sentiment in Australia’s agricultural sector, with farmer confidence declining in the latest quarter.

“Cost of farming” crunch impacting farmers and consumers

“Cost of farming” crunch impacting farmers and consumers

The latest Government figures show agricultural exports reaching a record $64.9 billion in 2022-23, but National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson says these positive numbers conceal the “cost of farming” crunch impacting farmers and consumers.

Interest in on-farm renewable energy explodes amid high power prices

Interest in on-farm renewable energy explodes amid high power prices

Albury will host the 2022 National Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo this August as interest in on-farm renewable energy explodes amid skyrocketing electricity prices.

Cattle Council urges new Minister to visit beef communities

Cattle Council urges new Minister to visit beef communities

Cattle Council of Australia (CCA) has congratulated the new Albanese Government on its election win and the appointment of Senator Murray Watt as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.

Whose wallets will suffer the most with growing inflation?

Whose wallets will suffer the most with growing inflation?

Inflation has grown 5.9% in the past year – the largest single-year increase since 2001. Significant supply chain disruptions, coupled with high global and domestic demand, have contributed to considerable price increases in fuel and food. But whose wallets will suffer the most?