A SMALL green snail has slowed the movement of urgently needed Western Australian hay into South Australia, but fodder expert Tim Ford believes defining national demand is a bigger issue…Read More
Liz Wells and Terry Sim, May 30, 2025
A load of hay arrives in South Australia — one of many heading into drought-affected parts of south-eastern Australia after an extremely dry autumn to date, and what for many..Read More
Liz Wells, May 26, 2025
FEDERAL and state government assistance is needed urgently to meet the logistical challenge of meeting livestock fodder demands due to flood emergencies and drought across southern Australia, according to former Drought Taskforce member Tim Ford…Read More
Terry Sim, May 23, 2025
A GROUP of livestock producers in southern New South Wales is calling for the immediate reinstatement of fodder and freight subsidies amid ‘catastrophic conditions’ that have left families exhausted, financially strained, and deeply concerned for the future…Read More
Lydia Burton, May 23, 2025
CONSUMER and grazier demand for wheat and barley lifted values last week as soaking rain continues to elude the forecast for south-eastern Australia…Read More
Liz Wells, May 19, 2025
SOUTH Australia’s next round of fodder drops is set to take place in early June, as producers prepare to further reduce breeder numbers unless rain arrives in time to spark pasture growth before winter sets in…Read More
SHEEP pellets made in Western Australia are making their way into South Australia to keep ewes going and finish lambs as the state battles its worst drought in living memory…Read More
Liz Wells, May 12, 2025
AS bulk wheat and barley exports tail off, grower and trade attention is on the southern domestic market as the wait continues for an autumn break to appear on the Bureau of Meteorology forecast…Read More
Liz Wells, May 12, 2025
RAIN over the long weekend brought some relief to Victoria’s western districts and pockets of western New South Wales, but fell short of the widespread break forecast by the Bureau of Meteorology…Read More
Emma Alsop, May 5, 2025
ROMA-BASED beef producers Cam and Sharon Colley have taken over stockfeed manufacturer Top Country, signalling plans to grow the business and bring fresh ideas to its product range…Read More
Emma Alsop, April 30, 2025
AFTER the Easter break delivered little of the rainfall needed to bolster planting confidence across southern New South Wales, western Victoria and South Australia, growers are once again pinning hopes on showers forecast for the weekend…Read More
Emma Alsop, April 24, 2025
A REBOUND in the Australian dollar — up four cents from a low of below US60 cents — has pared back some of the recent gains in grain prices…Read More
Emma Alsop, April 22, 2025