Agriculture news

• Scone Speckle Park sale tops at $16,000

  24-04-2023 23:00 via theland.com.au
  
  Demand for heifers was evident at Scone Speckle Park, with 46 out of 49 catalogued, selling to $16,000 and averaging $5945
  
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• Farmers fed up with raw deals from competition laws

  24-04-2023 22:30 via farmonline.com.au
  
  Farmer groups tell federal parliament how market power and weak rules are eroding fairness and farm viability.
  
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• Tractors and quad bikes the leading cause of farm fatalities

  24-04-2023 22:00 via theland.com.au
  
  Tractors and quads were the leading cause of 55 fatalities on Australian farms in 2022.
  
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• Scientists forced to re-think what caused three years of La Nina

  24-04-2023 22:00 via farmonline.com.au
  
  Rare triple La Nina event has upended conventional wisdom on what causes them, scientists say.
  
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• Greens appeal water harvest rights "for free"

  24-04-2023 21:00 via theland.com.au
  
  Members of the legislative council were left amazed when then Water minister Kevin Anderson pushed through his floodplain harvesting regulations in January with no opportunity for parliament to debate them due to the upcoming election.
  
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• WA gets the scoop on rugged four-wheel-drives before the Eastern States

  24-04-2023 11:30 via farmweekly.com.au
  
  The first Grenadier "customer cars" for Australia are "on the water" - bound for Fremantle.
  
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• More help needed to fix shortage

  24-04-2023 11:00 via theland.com.au
  
  There is a growing concern that the pressure being put on veterinarians throughout NSW will come to a head and with very little in the way of incentives for them to move to rural areas, there is no light at the end of the tunnel.
  
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• Police warning on road menace caused by soaring deer numbers

  24-04-2023 09:00 via farmonline.com.au
  
  Police have issued warnings to road users on the hazards caused by feral deer after a motorcyclist was hospitalised after hitting one on the weekend.
  
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• Man dies after truck crash north-west of Cooma

  24-04-2023 08:30 via theland.com.au
  
  A man has passed away following a truck crash north-west of Cooma today.
  
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• Former dairy farm makes a stunning auction sale price

  24-04-2023 07:00 via farmonline.com.au
  
  Former dairy farm sells for a stunning $17,200 per acre in the south-west near Warrnambool at an on-farm auction.
  
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• From Boyup Brook to top of the class in Sydney

  24-04-2023 06:00 via farmweekly.com.au
  
  WA Charolais breeder takes out Premier Beef Breeder Award and most successful Charolais exhibitor at the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
  
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• Cluster fence expansion poses opportunities for threatened fauna

  24-04-2023 06:00 via theland.com.au
  
  Excluding wild dogs supports restoration of native fauna
  
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• Any concession on prosecco, feta could be an economic 'disaster'

  24-04-2023 06:00 via farmonline.com.au
  
  Australia shouldn't "blink" over naming rights for prosecco and cheeses including feta and parmesan during trade negotiations with the European Union, the opposition says.
  
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• Australian Border Collie record broken at Rockhampton Working Dog Sale

  24-04-2023 05:00 via farmonline.com.au
  
  A record auction price for a Border Collie has been paid at the Rockhampton Working Dog Sale.
  
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• Perth and some regions are growth stars, according to national report

  24-04-2023 04:00 via farmweekly.com.au
  
  The national property growth star, according to Hotspotting, is the City of Stirling in Perth and the Goldfields are a regional stand-out.
  
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• FWFWW Blog 7: New ladies crash fairly boring country fair

  24-04-2023 04:00 via theland.com.au
  
  Farmers bring home a brand new lady on Farmer Wants a Wife.
  
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• AWI CEO's visit to China first since 2019

  24-04-2023 04:00 via theland.com.au
  
  AWI chief executive's productive week of China talks
  
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• AWI CEO pays China first visit in four years

  24-04-2023 04:00 via farmonline.com.au
  
  Australian Wool Innovation's CEO John Roberts has made AWI's first visit to China since the start of the COVID pandemic.
  
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• Wool's natural fibre claims come under attack

  24-04-2023 03:00 via farmonline.com.au
  
  Wool's 'green' claims come under attack from animal welfare groups.
  
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• Singleton weaner sale yard 2050 head

  24-04-2023 02:00 via theland.com.au
  
  A pen of 10 to 11-month-old Angus steers, averaging 420 kilograms, has topped the HRLX Hunter Valley feature weaner sale.
  
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• Parents waiting up to 12 months for childcare in regional areas

  24-04-2023 01:00 via theland.com.au
  
  Thousands of Australians live in childcare deserts where access to services are severely limited.
  
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• Former teacher turned education minister

  24-04-2023 01:00 via farmweekly.com.au
  
  TONY Buti has worn many different hats throughout his life.The son of an Italian immigrant and one of four children, he was born in Collie and worked as a high school teacher, lawyer, AFL player agent and legal academic before representing the community in which he grew up as the Labor MP for Armadale in 2010.Prior to obtaining a Diploma of Education, Bachelor of Laws, Masters of Industrial Relations and a Doctorate in Law, in the mid-1980s, Mr Buti taught science and physical education at vario
  
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• Slim pickings and good seasons drive record farmland prices

  24-04-2023 00:00 via farmweekly.com.au
  
  Rabobank report points to third year of almost 30 per cent farmland growth in 2022, but says this growth will "ease" in coming years.
  
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• Ex-ADF personnel deployed to cotton pickers, farm jobs

  24-04-2023 00:00 via farmonline.com.au
  
  The first graduates from a new project that aims to help farmers find workers for their cotton harvests are now picking cotton on properties in NSW.
  
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