31 Dec 08 | The 21st century pastoralist may one day be able to muster cattle across inland Australia while thousands of kilometres away from the mustering site.
30 Dec 08 | Sheep might not have enough space in their ears to cope with what is being described as a knee jerk suggestion – transaction tags for each new owner of sheep and goats.
30 Dec 08 | Sheep might not have enough space in their ears to cope with what is being described as a knee jerk suggestion – transaction tags for each new owner of sheep and goats
29 Dec 08 | Claimed to be Australia’s first polyethylene diesel transfer unit, supplier Silvan Australia says the Selecta transfer unit (pictured) comes with a tick of approval from Work Cover Victoria.
29 Dec 08 | A new brand of forklifts is now available in Australia from Chinese supplier Maximal, which plans to tempt buyers with a range of electric, diesel, LPG and petrol powered models.
29 Dec 08 | Murray Bridge, SA, pig producer Greg Davis had to tighten his belt to get through the pigmeat industry's tough time. Low prices for pigmeat combined with high grain costs crippled the industry. He is now set to reap the rewards.
26 Dec 08 | The lamb and mutton markets have remained strong right to the year’s end, as demand for export and trade stock defies the usual end-of-year slump.
25 Dec 08 | Donning a red suit, giving a few well-timed “ho, ho, hos”, and handing out presents – how hard can it be?
23 Dec 08 | Beef cattle markets generally ended the last full trading week on a strong note, with national cattle price averages between 4pc (feeders) and 13pc (Japan ox) above the 2007 closing prices.
23 Dec 08 | ACCC uncovers false Australian made claims by Creswick woollen mills for its Merino wool blankets
23 Dec 08 | The Australian wool industry decided some years ago, that due to ongoing threats and boycotts of our customers by the radical group PETA (people for ethical treatment of animals) it would phase out mulesing by end December 2010.
23 Dec 08 | The Australian wool industry decided some years ago, that due to ongoing threats and boycotts of our customers by the radical group PETA (people for ethical treatment of animals) it would phase out mulesing by end December 2010.
23 Dec 08 | JERROD NICHOLS has stumbled upon a windfall.
But even he admits the demand for his two-year old rhubarb crop far exceeds what he thought possible.
23 Dec 08 | With Australia's sheep flock continuing to decline and many wool producers converting their properties to cattle enterprises, much rhetoric has been dedicated to the impact this major shift has had on farms and their rural communities.
22 Dec 08 | The Mahindra Pik-Up range will be a major sponsor of the upcoming National Finals Rodeo to be held in the Gold Coast from January 8, 2009, according to Claire Tynan, CEO, Mahindra Automotive Australia.
22 Dec 08 | The Northern Victorian Irrigation Renewal Project has appointed Transfield Services as the managing contractor responsible for assisting in the delivery of the capital works programme under the $1bn first stage of the modernisation of the Goulburn Murray irrigation district
22 Dec 08 | Australian Agricultural Company is in negotiations to sell up to four of its Queensland cattle stations, worth almost $220 million, by the first quarter of next year in a move to reduce debt and reinvest in operations.
18 Dec 08 | A new ABARE report shows that since 1991-92, Australian dairy farmers have continued to change their management practices and have adopted various technologies to improve performance and productivity.
18 Dec 08 | DEMAND for well-bred lambs and sheep at the Oatlands feature sale last Thursday was strong fueled by buoyant optimism over recent rain and delivery of lamb contracts.
18 Dec 08 | FARMERS are fuming at claims by Incitec Pivot (IPL) that high fertiliser prices are a result of unprecedented volatility in the global market and say they shouldn’t have to carry the can for the company’s failed risk management strategy.
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