29 Jan 04 | VICTORIAN graingrowers will remember this harvest as one of the most variable. The results were, in one grower's words, "all over the place". Yields ranged from low to very good. Most everybody suffered quality problems, the most common being s
29 Jan 04 | PRICES for Australian beef in Japan have increased by as much as 50 per cent since the discovery of BSE, or mad cow disease, in the United States last year. The much-anticipated windfall for Aussie exporters follows a decision by the Japanese
29 Jan 04 | SHOULD the auditing of the beef-only sale of heifers at last Friday's Euroa weaner sale prove the system works, there is no reason for further test sales. Assuming a positive audit, the risk-based vendor-declared trading system should then be roll
29 Jan 04 | Max Wake from the Benleigh Brown Swiss stud is in the middle of a tough season at his farm in the drought ravaged Hunter Valley in NSW but he was certainly in clover at International Dairy Week in Tatura last week. His team of heifers and mature c
29 Jan 04 | An aged cow from the Bushlea stud of the Kuhne family, Leongatha, Victoria, fought off its younger challengers to win the prestigious, Supreme Champion Jersey Exhibit of the 2004 International Dairy Week. The award was a fight between the juni
29 Jan 04 | Winning the Holstein supreme champion's ribbon at this year's International Dairy Week was something of a surprise for Holstein breeders Sharon and Kevin Whatman from the Shevron stud at Cobram. Not that they thought their seven-year-old cow
29 Jan 04 | An enlarged sales program spread over two nights tested the depth of demand for Holstein genetics but ended up being well supported during International Dairy Week in Tatura last week. The traditional Semex sponsored sale on the Wednesday night sa
29 Jan 04 | FURTHER trial sales of vendor-declared "beef-only" heifers planned for Omeo, Bothwell (Tasmania) and Casino (NSW) may be called off if last Friday's first test sale of beef-only heifers at Euroa passes the paper trail audit. Victoria's chief v
29 Jan 04 | RECENT strong demand for prime cattle was subdued in heavy trading in the past week as southern processors struggled to cope with the loss of two processing days. With processing levels in Victoria back almost 10 per cent after the holiday las
29 Jan 04 | A 633-hectare property with Murray River frontage and its own private island combines lifestyle and viable farming for owners Rod and Jill Chugg. Situated seven kilometres from Corowa, NSW, the farm is used by the Chuggs for cropping and prime
29 Jan 04 | A NEW brand identity for the Australian Hereford was unveiled yesterday as part of a marketing campaign to grow market share and showcase the advantages of the Hereford breed. The modern logo (pictured below) and new slogan 'Hereford - Smarter Thi
29 Jan 04 | WAS IT just because of that old cliché often referred to supply and demand? Or will it be the start of those high lamb prices seen over the past couple of years and about this time of the year? With no real numbers towards the end of last
29 Jan 04 | IT WAS an eye-opener to observe a near total absence of stubble graziers from north western parts of Victoria at the January Merino wether sale at Deniliquin, NSW last Friday. Normally, buyers from these parts flock to support this annual sale, wh
29 Jan 04 | THE SOFTER conditions from earlier in the season have certainly changed and we have even had some dust storms in the past couple of weeks to remind us that we have little in the way of green feed this summer. The cows have only limited grazing fro
29 Jan 04 | DEPUTY Prime Minister John Anderson claims anti-farmer ideology has been peddled in the public school system in the guise of factual farming information. The Nationals leader made the claim last week when he was asked whether he agreed with th
29 Jan 04 | THE DROUGHT may well be over across much of the state but water is still in desperate need across many parts. While East Gippsland farmers continue to feed sheep, producers in the Wimmera are selling stock instead of carting water. Selling 600
29 Jan 04 | THE biggest seedstock marketing event in Australia, Stock & Land Beef Week began yesterday and will continue for the next seven days - with studs across Victoria and southern NSW opening their doors to promote their stock. It is an invaluable
29 Jan 04 | A NEW campaign to eliminate the costly overnight downgrading of lambs to hogget on the basis of dentition by changing the definition of lamb gained momentum this week, securing the backing of the nation's Merino breeders. The Australian Associ
29 Jan 04 | There was no doubting the excitement in a section of the crowd when Holstein judge Robert Yoeman handed the Intermediate Holstein champion ribbon at International Dairy Week 2004 to Tiger Farms SG Ding The 2.5 year-old in-milk heifer is owned by
29 Jan 04 | IF BUSH poet Banjo Paterson was around today penning his famous ballads about Australian horsemen and iconic bush characters, he might have had to rethink his approach. When the droving team for the Greenham Bicentenary Cattle Drive hits the trail
Favourites