THE Federal Government has today announced $36 million to help producers prepare and respond to drought through a four-year extension of the Future Drought Fund Communities Program…Read More
Sheep Central, May 28, 2025
NEW South Wales’ peak farm body is encouraging flood-affected farmers to report damage as soon as possible and access support services as recovery efforts begin across the state’s Hunter and Mid North Coast regions…Read More
Sheep Central, May 28, 2025
A COASTAL trough and upper low combined with a very moist onshore flow brought persistent heavy rainfall to much of central and eastern New South Wales, eastern Victoria and Tasmania between 20 and 24 May…Read More
Sheep Central, May 27, 2025
AUSTRALIA’S biggest rural lenders are reducing interest rates in coming days, after the Reserve Bank of Australia last week reduced the official cash rate (OCR) by 0.25 percent, to 3.85pc…Read More
Lydia Burton, May 28, 2025
LACK of rain, on-farm water and pasture growth is driving cattle, sheep and lambs into saleyards and abattoirs in record numbers, and hampering cropping programs, just as flooding rainfall across parts of New South Wales is impacting livestock survival and movement…Read More
Sheep Central, May 26, 2025
AUSTRALIA’S Merino wool production will continue to decline without a change in growers’ terms of trade, delegates at the International Wool Testing Organisation’s 2025 Congress in France last week…Read More
ASX-LISTED agribusiness Elders has posted a 67 percent jump in earnings to $64.3 million for the six months to March 31, with stronger livestock prices helping to counter the effects of dry conditions in parts of South Australia and western Victoria…Read More
Emma Alsop, May 26, 2025
Southern saleyards have added extra sales to try to ease the record number of livestock at regular sales, with the drought forcing an influx of cattle and sheep onto the market…Read More
Lydia Burton, May 26, 2025
IN today’s competitive ag sector job market, technical skills and experience are no longer the only indicators of a successful hire…Read More
Sheep Central, May 26, 2025
VICTORIA’S councils are opposing the State Government’s emergency services levy, but have stopped short of refusing to collect the controversial tax…Read More
Terry Sim, May 23, 2025
HIGH pressure systems to the south of Australia brought settled conditions with little rain across most of the country, while a south-easterly airflow resulted in scattered showers along the east coast early in the week…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, May 20, 2025
NATIONALS leader David Littleproud has announced the party has split from its Coalition agreement with the Liberals after not being able to come to a deal with Liberal leader Sussan Ley…Read More
Sheep Central, May 20, 2025