SOIL samples are being sought from farmers to help Victorian researchers dig deeper into national microbiome research…Read More
Sheep Central, June 30, 2025
SHEEP producers were urged to focus on creating more animals over the next five years because national flock estimates over recent years have been overstated, consultant Jason Trompf has told a BestWool BestLamb Better Beef Roadshow workshop at Dunkeld…Read More
ESTIMATES for Australia’s major crops have started to appear ahead of opening new-crop figures due from national forecaster ABARES on 3 June…Read More
Liz Wells, May 21, 2025
ABARES Farmland Price Indicator 2024 data puts the national wheat-sheep zone figure at a record high of $8072.77/ha, while the cropping land indicator eased over the year to $8309.12/ha…Read More
Sheep Central, March 27, 2025
A NEW header-harvestable crop-pasture legume suited to mildly acidic-alkaline soils in low-medium rainfall areas has been developed in Western Australia…Read More
Sheep Central, February 7, 2025
AGRICULTURE Victoria has highlighted the benefits and pitfalls of grazing sheep on crop stubble in a dry season as grain harvesting is finalised…Read More
Sheep Central, January 13, 2025
FORAGE and pasture seed business S&W Seed Company is rebranding as AlfaGen Seeds under its new owner Avior Capital Partners…Read More
Sheep Central, November 25, 2024
HAY-MAKING is off to an unusually early start in parts of South Australia and western Victoria, where some cereal and canola crops will not make it to harvest…Read More
Liz Wells, September 19, 2024
WESTERN Victorian sheep producers forced to lamb down ewes on rain-starved sub-optimal pastures have successfully spread grains and pulses in lambing paddocks as a substitute for the current lack of pasture…Read More
Terry Sim and Liz Wells, June 26, 2024
INTRODUCTION of beneficial fungi is boosting yields and building soil carbon on the Nicholson family’s 4000ha mixed-farming operation at Pinnacle, south of Forbes in the Central West of New South Wales…Read More
Liz Wells, June 14, 2024
GRAZIERS and dairy farmers as well as grain growers and advisors are invited to register for an online fall armyworm update information being held on Wednesday 1 May this week…Read More
Sheep Central, April 29, 2024
THE future of a society that has connected livestock farmers, scientists and agricultural consultants for 65 years is on the line, according to farm consultant Tim Prance…Read More
Sheep Central, March 27, 2024