30 Sep 99 |
AUSTRALIA'S 13,500 dairy farmers will share in an eight-year, $1.8 billion restructuring package if state governments and the dairy industry go ahead with market deregulation next July.
Income from the package will be taxable but Federal Agricultur
30 Sep 99 |
The mild winter and another poor start to spring is quickly turning dry some important stock raising areas of the state.
In our district, to the south of Ballarat, September rainfall is less than 25 millimetres during this make or break month when
30 Sep 99 |
All grades of prime cattle, excepting bulls, eased in value this week with cows and heavy yearling heifers suffering the greatest falls.
These latter classes averaged four and eight cents a kilogram liveweight lower respectfully while other trade y
30 Sep 99 |
Culling less productive cows, and improving pasture quality and utilisation are two fast-track routes to efficiency improvements during farm development.
Max and Ann Magilton had sold their Jersey herd and thought they were going to retire. Howeve
30 Sep 99 |
Lime may prove to be a way to get a productivity lift quickly for an economic outlay on rundown pastures.
After taking over "Connewarran" fourteen years ago, Richard Weatherly was faced with poor pastures, low carrying capacity and a debt load, all
30 Sep 99 | Australia's performance recording system, Breedplan, is the best in the world, according to internationally renowned beef industry commentator and judge, Dr Harlan Ritchie.
Professor of Animal Science at Michigan State University, Dr Ritchie, who jud
30 Sep 99 |
To maximise the returns from their wool clip Beaufort farmers Peter, Rosemary and David Oddie, Challicum Park, have decided not to confine themselves to the auction system, but to employ a number of marketing options to maximise their price.
Togeth
30 Sep 99 |
The trip from Queensland's Darling Downs was a phenomenal success for the 24 month old Cobar Park Jackpot S6, this year's supreme champion all breeds beef bull.
Down from Bruce and Suzanne Booth's Chinchilla stud, Cobar Park, the 1018kg sire was th
30 Sep 99 |
THE 1999 Royal Melbourne Show beef carcase competition results have been declared void and the results will be re-calculated.
"Measurement discrepancies" are blamed.
Beef cattle chief steward Mike Burston said the reason for the discrepancies was
30 Sep 99 |
THE Full Bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission has
scrapped the tally system from the Federal Meat Industry Award.
In its place it wants the industry to devise a new workplace-based
incentive scheme of remuneration.
The Commiss
30 Sep 99 |
A new, untold pressure recently applied by season bought a quick change to the short-term outlook for prime lamb and sheep markets this week.
Hot dry weather, which has grasped seasonal prospects by the throat in a number of areas, forced many sell
30 Sep 99 |
SCIENTISTS have unlocked the answer to the problem of haying-off in wheat crops and successfully bred new varieties that resist the problem in trials.
CSIRO's Anthony van Herwaarden said research had shown that haying-off - an occurrence in which t
30 Sep 99 |
THE PUSH for an independent review of the State's controversial Ovine Johne's Disease eradication program has gained impetus with prominent Victorian veterinarian Andrew Vizard claiming the aim of eradicating the disease was unlikely.
"If I'm corre
22 Sep 99 | Two of Australia's largest processors will reward producers $3 per head for efforts to become Cattlecare accredited.
Australian Meat Holdings and Teys Brothers have announced the bonus, which will replace producer doubts on reward for effort with a t
22 Sep 99 | by Mike Nixon
SUNDAY MORNING: Surely the election and football results were a bad dream. The Sunday papers confirmed my worst fears - a Bomber defeat and an election result which showed the dissatisfaction of the rural voters to the governments seemi
22 Sep 99 | by Val Hilton
Maximum dryland grass production and utilisation has been the economic way to produce milk for Tony Kokshoorn, but other options will be considered depending on the prevailing price situations and pressures.
Milking 320 cows at Smithto
22 Sep 99 | Emerging victorious from a field of 11 breeds, a Border Leicester from Graham and Isabella Grinter's Retallack stud, Ariah Park, NSW, took out the supreme champion ram.
Happily accepting the Dalmore trophy, Mr Grinter was thrilled with the win, which
22 Sep 99 | by Murray Arnel
The reluctance of Victorians to return the Kennett government to power with a clear majority at the weekend has thrown a spanner into the works of more than those on the political scene. Eager to act upon the pledge made by agricultur
22 Sep 99 | by Murray Arnel
Prime cattle numbers were slowed as a conservative inquiry from processors caused by the Show, the football finals and school holidays pulled markets sidewards and slightly down this week.
With most metropolitan plants set to miss Th
22 Sep 99 | by Murray Arnel
Demand for lambs collapsed at Bendigo Livestock Exchange on Monday after heavy selling in the days prior to the sale sapped crucial processor demand.
Values were reduced by $2- $7 as several large markets last week and the traditiona
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