30 Sep 04 | RESTOCKING of the Australian cattle herd will be slow, with little progress expected by June 2005, according to the latest outlook from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE). ABARE's new commodity outlook said th
30 Sep 04 | AUSTRALIA would be well-equipped to deal with animal welfare in the event of an exotic disease outbreak, according to a British expert. David Pritchard, the head of the United Kingdom's Animal Welfare Veterinary Division of the Department for
30 Sep 04 | A SUBMISSION from the Federal Environment Department to Victoria's alpine grazing taskforce stating alpine grazing should be stopped was not sanctioned by former Environment Minister David Kemp, according to the Federal Government. The Coaliti
30 Sep 04 | NINE out of 10 farmers would prefer Liberal Party leader John Howard over the ALP's Mark Latham to be Australia's Prime Minister, while almost 70 per cent have indicated they will vote for the Coalition on October 9. But exclusive polling cond
30 Sep 04 | CRITICISMS of Meat and Livestock Australia's genetic evaluation tool, Lambplan, have been labeled misleading and unfounded by the project's mana-ger Alex Ball. The objections have sprung from a group of breeders whose allegiance lies with the
30 Sep 04 | THE FURORE over making public the location of genetically modified (GM) canola trials continued this week, with the anti-GM lobby saying the trials posed a threat to Victoria's GM moratorium. But Bayer CropScience, which is conducting the tria
30 Sep 04 | CONTROL programs to protect sheep flocks from foxes should be implemented now, according to Department of Primary Industries fox project manager Jason Riethmuller. Mr Riethmuller, who estimates there are about one million foxes in Victoria, said c
23 Sep 04 | SUSAN McNAIR THE Federal Government has buckled to industry pressure and announced that if re-elected it will provide up to $20 million to help livestock producers implement the national livestock identification scheme (NLIS). The move, ann
23 Sep 04 | AUSTRALIA'S newest grain industry superpower could be operational as soon as next Monday. Shareholders in ABB, AusBulk and United Grower Holdings (UGH) last Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a merger of the three companies that will cr
23 Sep 04 | THE Australian Labor Party has announced a bumped-up $1 billion funding commitment to improve the health of the Murray River. But the plan still involves increasing annual environmental flows to the Murray within a decade by 1500 gigalitres -
23 Sep 04 | Some big money changed hands at specialist breeder sales in northern Victoria and the Riverina last week, in expectation that prime lamb production is the industry of the future for sheep graziers. From my way of reckoning, at the three sales
23 Sep 04 | THE prospects for a Wimmera-Mallee pipeline improved markedly last week with both major political parties committing $167 million towards funding it. Pipeline campaigner Darryl Argall said the announcements meant the $500m project was "as good
23 Sep 04 | LOW sheep numbers and high prices, a continued ban on the Saudi Arabian trade, concern over new shipping regulations and further publicity stunts by campaigners has dramatically slowed the live export sheep trade. Figures released by the Austr
16 Sep 04 | A group that has dramatically increased its stocking rates and wool clips was named Bestwool 2010 group of the year last week. Glenthompson group co-ordinator Jason Trompf and member Robin Jackson were at the Bestwool 2010 Regional Meeting at
16 Sep 04 | With the debate on river health continuing and politicians responding by committing additional water to environmental flows it is easy to see why farmers Sue and Jon Barton from Nathalia see themselves as victims of the environment debate. Lik
16 Sep 04 | EXCLUSIVE By SUSAN McNAIR PRODUCERS, stock agents, and saleyard operators are legally liable if they breach the regulations of the national livestock identification scheme (NLIS), according to an analysis of the legislation undertaken
16 Sep 04 | HEAVY September rains have led bulk-handler GrainCorp to forecast a Victorian harvest of between 4.25 and 4.5 million tonnes, slightly less than last year. Although acknowledging that there was a long way to go, GrainCorp southern division man
16 Sep 04 | THE aerial baiting of wild dogs has got the thumbs up from an unlikely quarter. In conjunction with the Victorian Farmers Federation, the RSPCA has given its qualified support to shooting and 1080 poisoning of wild dogs. RSPCA president Hug
16 Sep 04 | DESPITE a pledge of up to $167 million for the Wimmera Mallee pipeline from the Coalition Government this week, the issue seems set for continued political wrangling. As part of the lead-up to the election, Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson
16 Sep 04 | THE Hollywood-led rage for woollen ugg boots is distorting Australia's lambskin export market. Leading Australian lamb and sheepskin exporter John Knox, Knox International, told Stock & Land that Australian lambskins had typically been sold ra
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