Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 20 March 2024

A MONSOON trough that redeveloped across the Top End of the Northern Territory and far north Queensland, and Tropical Cyclone Megan, brought heavy rain, widespread showers and thunderstorms to northern Australia…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, March 19, 2024

Zanda McDonald Award 2024 winners crowned at 10-year milestone event

TWO exceptional young women have been crowned as the 2024 winners of the coveted trans-Tasman agricultural award, the Zanda McDonald Award, at a special 10-year celebration evening…Read More

Sheep Central, March 19, 2024

Victorian sheep producers lead increase in farmer confidence

VICTORIAN sheep producers are leading a national increase in farmer confidence, according to results from the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey released last week…Read More

Sheep Central, March 18, 2024

VFF and alliance for animals compete on welfare law responses

VICTORIA’S peak farmer body has hit back with a submission template for respondents to a draft Animal Care and Protection Bill after the Australian Alliance for Animals announced an online submission writing workshop this week…Read More

Sheep Central, March 18, 2024

Silence on research and advice behind Victorian dingo decisions

REMOVAL of the unprotection order on wild dogs in eastern Victoria will be be mayhem for sheep producers, according to Victorian Farmers Federation Livestock Group vice-president and Tallangatta farmer Peter Star…Read More

Terry Sim, March 18, 2024

Prices lift as producers offload Merino wether lambs online

PRICES for Merino wether lambs increased on AuctionsPlus last week, despite a 40 percent increase in the offering from producers…Read More

Sheep Central, March 18, 2024

New Zealand opens shearing series with win over Wales

IT was redemption time for Masterton shearers David Gordon and brother-in-law Paerata Abraham who have taken a 1-0 lead over Wales in the Wools of New Zealand Shearing Series with a win in the opening match on Saturday…Read More

Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand, March 18, 2024

Agforce takes Federal Govt to court over GAB carbon capture

QUEENSLAND’S AgForce has filed court proceedings against Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek after months of opposition to a proposed plan to inject waste CO2 into the Great Artesian Basin…Read More

Eric Barker, March 18, 2024



Industry Dashboard

Carbon Trading Market

Aust. Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) - $/tonne of CO2 equiv.

Today

35.75
Source: Jarden

$A / $US

Updated 7am daily

Today

0.6560
Source: NAB

ASX Market Index

19 Mar 2024 (updated 10am daily)
Company Price Trending
Elders $8.96
Australian Agricultural Co $1.52
Graincorp $7.29
Ridley $2.12
Woolworths $36.64
Wellard $0.06
Source: ASX

SOI Graph

Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)

Today

-15.02
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology

ESTLI

Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator. Ac/kg cwt

Last Week

593.7
Source: MLA's NLRS

EMI

Eastern Market Indicator. c/kg clean

Today

1167
Source: Australian Wool Exchange

Goat

Eastern States 12.1-16kg c/kg cwt

Today

Source: MLA

ASX Market Index

19 Mar 2024 (updated 10am daily)
Company Price Trending
Elders $8.96
Australian Agricultural Co $1.52
Graincorp $7.29
Ridley $2.12
Woolworths $36.64
Wellard $0.06
Source: ASX

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News

Weekly rainfall update + rainfall outlook 20 March 2024

A MONSOON trough that redeveloped across the Top End of the Northern Territory and far north Queensland, and Tropical Cyclone Megan, brought heavy rain, widespread showers and thunderstorms to northern Australia…Read More

Bureau of Meteorology, March 19, 2024

Zanda McDonald Award 2024 winners crowned at 10-year milestone event

TWO exceptional young women have been crowned as the 2024 winners of the coveted trans-Tasman agricultural award, the Zanda McDonald Award, at a special 10-year celebration evening…Read More

Sheep Central, March 19, 2024

Victorian sheep producers lead increase in farmer confidence

VICTORIAN sheep producers are leading a national increase in farmer confidence, according to results from the latest quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey released last week…Read More

Sheep Central, March 18, 2024

Silence on research and advice behind Victorian dingo decisions

REMOVAL of the unprotection order on wild dogs in eastern Victoria will be be mayhem for sheep producers, according to Victorian Farmers Federation Livestock Group vice-president and Tallangatta farmer Peter Star…Read More

Terry Sim, March 18, 2024

Markets

Prices lift as producers offload Merino wether lambs online

PRICES for Merino wether lambs increased on AuctionsPlus last week, despite a 40 percent increase in the offering from producers…Read More

Sheep Central, March 18, 2024

Strengthening Australian dollar blamed for wool market level

THE strengthening Australian dollar on currency markets has been blamed for the dip in the wool action market this week…Read More

Sheep Central, March 15, 2024

Eastern Market Indicator contract set for wool forward trading

IT was interesting and eventual week for the spot auction market, after the southern states’ public holiday split the start to the auction series…Read More

Guest Author, March 15, 2024

Feeding sheep, EID and training for carbon

FEEDING towards a result is important to have sheep ready for the demand as we head towards late autumn, Chris Howie advises in his latest industry wrap…Read More

Chris Howie, March 13, 2024

Sponsored Content

Strong demand launches first National SheepMaster ram sale

Strong growth in demand from commercial lamb producers and stud breeders has led to the launch of the first National SheepMaster Invitational Ram Sale in Dubbo on 28 February. ..Read More

Sponsored content, February 19, 2024

Managing worms means more than just drenching

WE can no longer manage worms just by using drenches; pasture management is key. Monitoring worm egg counts and drenching only when required reduces the exposure of the parasite to the drenches that still work…Read More

Sponsored Content, November 27, 2023

Unearth the possibilities of your agricultural business with FarmEye

RCS has provided producers with cutting-edge tools and insights for agricultural economic analysis since 1993. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce you to what we see as the future of business analysis: FarmEye…Read More

Sponsored Content, October 9, 2023

Ballandean Station: A legacy of agriculture and sustainability

Situated on the eastern edge of Sundown National Park, Ballandean Station not only preserves its historical charm but also thrives as a modern mixed farming and grazing enterprise utilising pasture improvement and Agricon Products’ nutrition and supplementation program…Read More

Guest Author, September 25, 2023

Lamb Production

VFF and alliance for animals compete on welfare law responses

VICTORIA’S peak farmer body has hit back with a submission template for respondents to a draft Animal Care and Protection Bill after the Australian Alliance for Animals announced an online submission writing workshop this week…Read More

Sheep Central, March 18, 2024

Merino flocks cut wrinkle as terminal breeders lift carcases

AUSTRALIA’S Merino seedstock suppliers are increasingly using genetic analysis to breeding sheep with fewer breech wrinkles, balanced with early growth and fleece weight…Read More

Sheep Central, March 13, 2024

Nominations called for annual SALRC excellence awards

NOMINATIONS have been called for the Southern Australia Livestock Research Council awards for excellence…Read More

Sheep Central, March 13, 2024

Nuffield calls for 2025 scholarship applications

FARMERS and agriculture industry professionals have been invited to grasp a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, with the opening of applications for the Nuffield Australia 2025 scholarships…Read More

Sheep Central, March 12, 2024

Wool Production

AWI rebrands its extension network branches

AUSTRALIAN Wool Innovation has rebranded its state extension networks to more clearly highlight AWI’s funding involvement…Read More

Sheep Central, March 15, 2024

Merino flocks cut wrinkle as terminal breeders lift carcases

AUSTRALIA’S Merino seedstock suppliers are increasingly using genetic analysis to breeding sheep with fewer breech wrinkles, balanced with early growth and fleece weight…Read More

Sheep Central, March 13, 2024

Nominations called for annual SALRC excellence awards

NOMINATIONS have been called for the Southern Australia Livestock Research Council awards for excellence…Read More

Sheep Central, March 13, 2024

Nuffield calls for 2025 scholarship applications

FARMERS and agriculture industry professionals have been invited to grasp a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, with the opening of applications for the Nuffield Australia 2025 scholarships…Read More

Sheep Central, March 12, 2024

Processing

New Zealand opens shearing series with win over Wales

IT was redemption time for Masterton shearers David Gordon and brother-in-law Paerata Abraham who have taken a 1-0 lead over Wales in the Wools of New Zealand Shearing Series with a win in the opening match on Saturday…Read More

Doug Laing, Shearing Sports New Zealand, March 18, 2024

Meat processors to mandate video surveillance by 2026

VIDEO surveillance systems will become a mandatory requirement from 2026 under the processing industry’s Australian Animal Welfare Certification System, the Australian Meat Industry Council announced yesterday…Read More

Sheep Central, March 12, 2024

Vale Mick O’Shea, shearer and union leader

THE Australian Workers’ Union has announced the passing of one of its most respected stalwarts from the shearing industry — Michael Joseph O’Shea, affectionately known as Mick O’Shea…Read More

Sheep Central, March 12, 2024

Wool and sheep cooperation explored during India visit

AUSTRALIAN and Indian wool industry leaders and government representatives have explored ways to improve collaboration in wool classing and processing, and sheep shearing, during a visit to India last week…Read More

Sheep Central, March 6, 2024

Trade

Sam’s lamb burgers and spicy patties ready for AFL appetites

VALUE-ADDED fast food lamb products have resulted from a collaboration between science agency CSIRO and Meat & Livestock Australia, just in time for the 2024 AFL premiership season…Read More

Sheep Central, March 15, 2024

NFF draws the line between competition law and trust

AUSTRALIA’S peak farmer body has said concentration of market power in the supermarket sector is causing problems for farmers, but it did not support divestiture of asset powers, and trust in the big retailers is not the issue…Read More

Terry Sim, March 13, 2024

Animal activists lead Australian farmers into a fight for respect

AUSTRALIAN agriculture is in a fight for respect, the leader of Australia’s peak livestock exporter body told the National Farmers Federation’s National Forum on Mental Health in Agriculture today…Read More

Sheep Central, March 13, 2024

Israel-bound livestock export vessel departs on second trip

BELEAGUERED live export vessel MV Bahijah has departed Fremantle in a second attempt to reach Israel with its cargo of sheep and cattle, despite protests from animal welfare bodies…Read More

Sheep Central, March 4, 2024

Property

Farmland price growth follows the rain and cropping

HIGH rainfall zone farmland has experienced the highest rate of average annual growth in price over the last 10 years, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences data…Read More

Sheep Central, March 15, 2024

Wheatbelt, mid-west properties among WA listings

AHEAD of planting of this year’s winter crop in Western Australia, two wheatbelt holdings, Kalmer Pastoral and Selby Farm, and Chalnooka in the state’s mid-west are for sale…Read More

By property editor Linda Rowley, March 12, 2024

Scale sells properties in NSW’s Southern Tablelands

A Sydney investor has paid close to $20 million for two adjoining properties spanning 1337ha on the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales…Read More

By property editor Linda Rowley, March 8, 2024

Former AWI director proposes wool rethink after $35m sale

PREMIER superfine wool aggregation Avington in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges has been sold to the Southern Pastoral Group for $35 million…Read More

Terry Sim, March 6, 2024

AgCarbon Central

Agforce takes Federal Govt to court over GAB carbon capture

QUEENSLAND’S AgForce has filed court proceedings against Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek after months of opposition to a proposed plan to inject waste CO2 into the Great Artesian Basin…Read More

Eric Barker, March 18, 2024

In a landscape of climate change, what is the issue with soil carbon?

DEBATE is raging about the legitimacy of the new soil carbon industry after a handful of Australian producers broke new ground last year with large-scale issuances of soil carbon credits..Read More

Eric Barker, March 13, 2024

Climate change, security and wool at next Delegate forum

CLIMATE change, economic security and key wool industry issues will be discussed at the annual Delegate Show forum on Friday, 1 March…Read More

Sheep Central, February 26, 2024

Ag net zero plan a major push for ‘climate neutral’ recognition

AGRICULTURAL groups have made a big push for recognition of the short-lived nature of livestock methane emissions in the Federal Government’s main climate-related target…Read More

Eric Barker, February 16, 2024

Beef Central

Exciting opportunities for Australian beef exports to US, but when does it really kick-in?

There’s now broad agreement that the US presents the best demand opportunity for Australian beef in the medium-term, but the key question remains, when does it really start? The topic..Read More

Mounting evidence biosecurity levy “should be scrapped”: NFF

The National Farmers’ Federation is calling on Federal politicians to "do the right thing by Australian farmers" as debate on the controversial Biosecurity Protection Levy kicks off in the House..Read More

Opinion: Industry should focus on biosecurity budget, not levy

No one likes extra taxes but Australian farmers are major beneficiaries of a robust well funded Biosecurity system...Read More

Kay’s Cuts: Devastating weather effects US beef

I have reported on the livestock industry around the globe for just over 40 years, and can say with certainty that weather extremes in North America and Australia surpass those..Read More

Grain Central

Grain road voted SA’s worst gets critical funding

A 35km stretch of Yorke Peninsula road is getting an upgrade after coming to national attention through GPSA's Worst Grain Road campaign...Read More

Growers urged to report mouse numbers

Growers across Australia are being urged to check paddocks for mouse numbers and record mouse activity ahead of winter-crop sowing...Read More

Wheat to lead crop margin rebuild: Rabobank

A Rabobank report says lower input costs are expected to improve gross margins for Australia's three major winter crops in the upcoming season...Read More

Exotic fly released on WA’s South Coast to combat snails

Following the success of an SA program, parasitoid flies have been released on WA's south coast to help control two types of snails that attack crops. ..Read More

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