MEETING the challenges of farming in the 21st century will be the theme of a whole farm planning course to be run by Agriculture Victoria…Read More
Sheep Central, June 18, 2025
RECENT rain across most of Victoria and South Australia has already sparked germination of crops and pastures, and stock are expected to progressively return to grazing over coming weeks…Read More
Liz Wells, June 11, 2025
ALMOST 80 percent of livestock producers responding to a Livestock SA survey have undertaken varying levels of destocking and 6pc have moved all stock off farm…Read More
PASTURE dieback has been detected in kikuyu pastures in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley region, having previously only been found in Queensland and northern NSW…Read More
Sheep Central, May 21, 2025
RIDLEY Corporation has confirmed it will acquire Incitec Pivot’s fertiliser distribution business, now operating under the Dyno Nobel name, for $300 million, in a deal that also includes an option to purchase the company’s North Shore site in Geelong for an additional $75M…Read More
Emma Alsop, May 12, 2025
TOTAL standing dry matter seasonal rankings for March 2025 highlight shifting pasture trends across Australia, with notable improvements in some regions and ongoing challenges in others…Read More
Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, March 21, 2025
AUSTRALIA’s feedbase remains highly variable, with recent rainfall, temperature extremes and storms influencing green standing dry matter and total standing dry matter levels…Read More
Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, March 4, 2025
AUSTRALIA’S feedbase continues to show considerable variability with the influence of storms, and temperature extremes experienced in many areas over recent weeks playing a significant role on the levels of green standing dry matter as well as on the overall levels of total standing dry matter…Read More
Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, February 14, 2025
SATELLITE vegetation cover mapping technology has shown potential for helping western Riverina farmers predict groundcover and plan stock management before a drought or dry period hits…Read More
Sheep Central, January 22, 2025
WIDESPREAD rainfall across eastern Australia, particularly in Queensland and New South Wales, has continued to support biomass growth…Read More
Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, January 20, 2025
AUSTRALIA’S varied rainfall and temperature patterns last month significantly influenced biomass growth, underscoring the country’s regional contrasts in feedbase conditions. ..Read More
Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, December 4, 2024
AUSTRALIA’S national feedbase conditions at the end of October 2024 reveal significant regional variations influenced by ongoing drought, rainfall deficiencies, and changes in vegetation cover…Read More
Al Rayner, Cibo Labs, November 14, 2024