Nutrition & Animal Health

Feedgrain Focus: Traded volume lifts in south

ALONGSIDE rapid progress in the sowing of eastern Australia’s winter crop, volume traded has picked up in the southern market, mostly from trading companies selling warehoused stock…Read More

Liz Wells, May 13, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Cereals rally as northern plant kicks in

DEMAND from exporters lifted values for wheat and barley in the New South Wales and Queensland markets last week…Read More

Liz Wells, May 6, 2024

King Island farmers need a Need for Feed port decision

MORE than 500 tonnes of fodder bound for drought-affected livestock producers on King Island has passed biosecurity checks, but Victorian authorities are yet to decide what port it will be shipped from…Read More

Sheep Central, April 29, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Sowing limits grower selling

Growers across eastern Australia, including this one in northern NSW pictured with a couple of junior advisors, are flat out sowing winter crop. Photo: Tom Luff SOLID export demand for..Read More

Liz Wells, April 24, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: North firms, south softens as planting starts

TRADED volume in feed grain in the north remains thin as the market waits for a clearer picture of sorghum quality post-rain to develop…Read More

Liz Wells, April 15, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Prices jump after wet week for sorghum

PRICES for wheat, barley and sorghum have risen by at least $10 per tonne in the past week, with rain on ripe Downs sorghum crops being the big local driver…Read More

Liz Wells, April 8, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Rain firms northern market

PRICES for feed grain in the northern market have lifted this week in response to rain that has stopped or slowed the sorghum harvest and outturn of all grains…Read More

Liz Wells, March 28, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Prices plumb new lows

GRAIN prices have plumbed new lows for the season as thin export demand allows values to sink in line with hefty falls overnight in futures values…Read More

Liz Wells, March 8, 2024

Victoria vaccinates thousands of sheep and cattle for anthrax

ABOUT 6000 cattle and sheep have been vaccinated against anthrax in Victoria’s Shepparton region after the disease was detected at two farms…Read More

Terry Sim, February 26, 2024

Red meat objects to sustainability element in dietary guidelines

THE red meat industry has called on the Federal Government to scrap plans to introduce an environmental sustainability element of the national dietary guidelines…Read More

Sheep Central, February 21, 2024

Feedgrain Focus: Prices soften amid thin export demand

NORTHERN markets for wheat and barley have dropped this week amid lacklustre export demand and comfortable coverage for domestic consumers…Read More

Liz Wells, February 12, 2024

Livestock SA seeks producer views on footrot management

SOUTH Australian sheep producers have until 15 January next year to have their say on footrot management in the state via an online survey…Read More

Sheep Central, December 15, 2023

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