Farm Weekly
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Aerial spraying update welcomed by CBH
CBH Group chief marketing and trading officer Paul Smith
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Getting the groove in the grove
The whole extended family is rounded-up for hand picking olives in autumn, including Anne ONeill and her grandchildren Mitchell and Claire Holmes.
Mel Williams • 1hr ago
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CCDM celebrates a decade of milestones
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Nigel Hart, (left), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) managing director, John Woods, GRDC chairman, Curtin University deputy vice-chancellor, research professor Melinda Fitzgerald, Curtin University vice-chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne and professor Mark Gibberd, Centre for Crop and Disease Management director.
Ocean too good an 'Offer' to pass up
Mel Williams
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Chris Offer takes to the surf every Friday as part of the granny grommets group based in Albany.
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Irrigation property with 312ML of water makes $1.77m | Video
Mark Phelps
Molevale, a strategically located horticulture, fodder, and livestock operation, has sold at auction for $1.77 million. Picture supplied
Quality mixed farming country makes $1153/acre at auction
Mark Phelps
A 1955 acre mixed farming property has sold at auction for $1153/acre. Picture supplied

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Aerial spraying update welcomed by CBH
CBH Group chief marketing and trading officer Paul Smith
47m ago
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CCDM celebrates a decade of milestones
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Nigel Hart, (left), Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) managing director, John Woods, GRDC chairman, Curtin University deputy vice-chancellor, research professor Melinda Fitzgerald, Curtin University vice-chancellor Professor Harlene Hayne and professor Mark Gibberd, Centre for Crop and Disease Management director.
Buyer intensity lifts to secure grain
Nathan Cattle, Clear Grain Exchange
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Many grain prices have improved recently as buyers step up their engagement and push bids higher to match offer prices set by growers.
Machinery
John Deere expands repair and replacement part options by adding Vapormatic
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John Deere has expanded its alternative parts offering with Vapormatic. Picture supplied
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Chamberlain feature at Lights on the Hill
Darren O'Dea
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Static displays and parades of vintage tractors will again be a feature of the Lights on the Hill vintage rally at Brunswick, on Saturday, May 4.
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Save and buy your FarmFest tickets online today
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Save and buy your FarmFest tickets online today
Sheep & Goats
WA ag minister seeks live shipping extension
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The newly appointed 2024 Dry Season Taskforce identified that WA sheep producers had "excess stock in the system" and needed a "relief valve". Photo by The Livestock Collective.
Brooke Littlewood and Victoria Nugent
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Skins game continues to be tough as demand falters
Victoria Nugent
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Prices for lamb skins have been declining for years. Photo credit: Janelle Lugge
Kolindale stud claims supreme Merino
Jodie Rintoul
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The supreme Merino exhibit at the 2024 Act Belong Commit Williams Gateway Expo was exhibited by the Ledwith familys Kolindale stud, Dudinin. With Kolindales supreme exhibit, champion ram of show, grand champion Poll Merino ram and champion strong wool Poll Merino ram were judges Rod Norrish (left), Angenup stud, Kojonup, Iain Nicholson, Boorabbin and Colvin Park studs, New Norcia, Arthur Major, Kolindale stud, judge Ray Edmonds, Calingiri and Kolindale stud co-principal Luke Ledwith.
Agribusiness
Emotional farmers say they are fighting for their survival
The mine proposal has already impacted on local people's health and wellbeing, farmer spokesman Craige Kennedy said today (Tuesday).
Chris McLennan
Global investor says climate's changing our reasons to buy farmland
Andrew Marshall
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Farmland is more than just a good hedge against inflation or a productivity investment. File photo
Namoi Cotton profits and efficiency leap as takeover suitors hover
Andrew Marshall
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Another above average ginning season pays off for Namoi Cotton. File photo.
Politics
Rushed, clumsy, inequitable: biosecurity protection levy under farmer fire in Senate hearing
Farm representative groups have highlighted structural and design issues with the government's proposed biosecurity protection levy in a Senate inquiry hearing.
Jason Gregory
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NT chief vet reveals intestinal disease 'likely' cause of cattle deaths
Jason Gregory
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50 head of cattle that died in March at a Darwin export depot most likely succumbed to the intestinal disease cocciodiosis. Picture supplied.
Grain traders warn of 'substantial' biosecurity levy collection costs
Jason Gregory
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Grain Trade Australia believe the Biosecurity Protection Levy's July 1 implementation date is 'ambitious'. Picture by Shutterstock.
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Exceptional bulls catalogued for Dulverton Angus online sale
Dulverton Angus bulls are known for their value determining traits. Picture supplied
Ruth Schwager
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Productivity-driven sustainability
Productivity-Driven Sustainability with Hereford Cattle
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Hereford/Red Brahman-cross calves. Hereford genetics increase MSA compliance in Bos Indicus herds, improving profitability and market options for crossbreeders. Picture by Louise Dunne, supplied
Savannah Simbrahs & Simmentals Rocky Red Sale draft - Top genetics and female lines
Matt Sherrington
Pictured is one of the top-of-the-range cow and calf units to be offered at the Savannah Simbrahs and Simmentals Rocky Red Sale on Tuesday, May 7, from 5.30pm, at Beef '24. Picture supplied
AI sires built to last
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Millah Murrah T-drop bulls at 15 months of age. Picture supplied
Ultrasafe adsorbs the most chemicals
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Ultrasafe filters containing ADXORBR Activated Carbon performed up to 11 times better than other filters tested. Picture supplied
Rural Life
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FWFWW Ep6: Meddling mums, a sheep headbutt and three stunners
Yet more girls enter the fray and Dean makes a big decision, and it's not about abandoning his hat.
Ashley Walmsley • 47m ago
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Teegan and Farmer Dean compare hand moisturisers while sitting within a potential combustion chamber thanks to the naked flames sitting on bales of hay. Picture supplied
FWFWW Ep 5: Fish kisses and dinner party disputes
Hayley Warden
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"Am I the catch of the day, you reckon?" Picture supplied by Channel 7
Dairy
Saputo workers walk off the job amid pay dispute
Sean Ford
Saputo maintenance team walking off the job with support from AMWU and CEPU union members. Picture by Katri Strooband
Certainty and systems underpin business growth for Victorian dairy farm
Managing risk: Dairy farmer Jade Clymo with his son Fynn and their new Entegra barn. Picture: Supplied
Studstock
Savannah Simbrahs & Simmentals Rocky Red Sale draft - Top genetics and female lines
Matt Sherrington
Pictured is one of the top-of-the-range cow and calf units to be offered at the Savannah Simbrahs and Simmentals Rocky Red Sale on Tuesday, May 7, from 5.30pm, at Beef '24. Picture supplied
Black Diamond Speckle Park set to shine at Beef Australia
Zoe Thomas
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Seen here: Black Diamond J17 Tom Cat T1678, the recent Supreme Speckle Park Champion of the 2024 Sydney Show. A full brother will attend Beef 2024. Picture supplied
Special Features
Lamb prices are continuing to take a downward trajectory at saleyards
Leann Dax
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Donna Markey, Gilgandra, NSW, sold 19 Border Leicester lambs for $86 a head at Dubbo, NSW, on Monday. Picture by Elka Devney
Margins are slim for lamb producers at the moment
Leann Dax
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Paul O'Sullivan, Knowsley, bought this pen of Merino ewes, 2020-drop, for $100 at Wycheproof. Picture by Alastair Dowie