Chill Forecast May Prevent Cattle Deaths in Floods Article by: Hari Yellina According to new research on the devastating 2019 floods in North West Queensland, specialised diagnostics are needed to better portray the chilling effects of tropical cyclones and tropical depressions on northern Australian livestock. A livestock chill forecast, rather than relying on variable forecasts […]
Dairy Farmers Quit: Trouble Ahead Article by: Hari Yellina Agriculture Minister David Littleproud blames supermarkets, unions, drought, and inadequate campaigning for a dramatic decline in dairy farm numbers revealed by last week’s levy poll data. According to data from the dairy levy poll, there were only 4401 dairy farms eligible to vote in Australia, down […]
Productivity Attracts Youngsters to Stay in Farming Business Article by: Hari Yellina Despite anticipated interest rate hikes, optimistic farmers will keep spending millions to buy their neighbours’ land. According to a respected real estate veteran, the good times in agriculture are luring younger family members back to family farms. This has prompted many enterprises to take out […]
Aussie Port Delays Influence Machinery Sector Article by: Hari Yellina According to the Tractor and Machinery Association of Australia, delays at Australian ports are the latest difficulty facing the machinery supply chain. While 12- to 18-month wait times for new machinery were predicted, TMA executive director Gary Northover warned that reports of serious ship unloading […]
Lamb Prices Endure a Massive Hit Article by: Hari Yellina As buyer demand declines, lamb prices have dropped sharply in saleyards around the country. Heavy lamb had dropped 21c in the national indicator over the previous week to 755c/kg, light lamb had lost 17c to 765c, and trade lamb had lost 18c to 771c/kg at […]
March Exports Still Yet to Catch Up Article by: Hari Yellina In the first weeks of March, the unusual rain and storm events in south east Queensland continued to have an impact on beef processing, output, and exports. Because of road and rail closures, product could not be cleared from plants to the Port of […]
Australia Encounters an Exotic Pest Article by: Hari Yellina Australia’s biosecurity defences have been broken by another foreign pest. In September 2021, a hungry moth known as the mango shoot looper was discovered in the Atherton Tablelands in north Queensland. It has now been discovered in Darwin. Despite the travel limits imposed by the epidemic, […]
Dairy’s Young Females Tick all Boxes Article by: Hari Yellina The current crop of young dairy cows in Australia is based on health factors like survival and fertility. These outstanding heifers, as the industry’s next bull mothers, exemplify the key lifespan, welfare, and milk quality attributes that Australian farmers require to run viable modern farms. […]
Europe Plans to Fill Gap Left by Ukraine Article by: Hari Yellina Traditional agricultural commodity flows around the world have been significantly interrupted as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As both countries play a critical role in delivering grains and vegetable oils to customers around the world, this has brought global food security […]
Regional Renaissance Still Awaited Article by: Hari Yellina The large investment in infrastructure in remote Queensland is one of the major takeaways from Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s recent federal budget. Over $7 billion in fresh funding will be spent across Australia in transformational infrastructure, such as ports, dams, highways, and low-emission industrial centres, in order to […]
Bumper Wheat Crop Expected in Australia Article by: Hari Yellina Never mind skyrocketing fertiliser costs or clogged supply chains: of all the factors Australian farmers are examining ahead of the next crop, one stands out above the rest: the likelihood of plentiful rainfall. Growers in Australia “aren’t really holding back on the area” right now, […]
Cherry Season Hits an All Time High Article by: Hari Yellina Despite an unusual weather occurrence that reduced production, a Tasmanian cherry grower believes the summer was another strong season for the company. The output of Black Devil Tasmanian Cherries may have been higher if not for the unfavourable conditions, according to David Allanson, Farm […]
Shepard Avocado Rewarded with its Own Festival Article by: Hari Yellina This season, a single avocado variety has been given its own festival to raise awareness and consumption. However, there were no music tents or showbags; instead, a specially customised cuisine including Shepard avocados was served. The “For the Love of Shepard Avocado Festival,” which […]
Aussie Technology Used to Map Mac Trees Article by: Hari Yellina Australian tree mapping technology has caught the attention of South African macadamia growers, and they want in. The Applied Agricultural Remote Sensing Centre (AARSC) at the University of New England (UNE) will assist the world’s largest macadamia producer in better understanding the industry’s output […]
Dairy Farm Advocates for Education and Awareness Article by: Hari Yellina By opening its doors to the public, a dairy farm on the Mid North Coast hopes to raise public understanding of farming. Emily and Matt Neilson live with their sons Joseph and Henry on the family-run farm in Johns River, NSW, south of Port […]
Medium and Finer Wool Requirements Capture the Market Article by: Hari Yellina The tragedy of South African growers, who were forced to cancel their sale owing to a Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, gave the Australian wool market a modest boost last week. China, like the previous FMD outbreak in 2019, imposed an instant […]
Are Mutual Solutions the best Choice for the Banking Community? Article by: Hari Yellina Regional and rural banking services in Australia are still being strained at a time when COVID-19’s demographic repercussions are causing a significantly greater demand for them. The topic of branch reductions in the bush is a complicated one. The federal government […]
South African Wool and Sheep Imports Banned by China Article by: Hari Yellina Following an epidemic of foot and mouth illness in South Africa, China has prohibited the import of sheep and wool from the country. The prohibition, which was implemented at the beginning of April in response to FMD outbreaks in the provinces of […]
Citrus Nursery Levels Up Article by: Hari Yellina Using remote sensing technologies, a CITRUS nursery has redesigned its entire business operation. One of Australia’s leading citrus production nurseries is Golden Grove Nursery in Torbanlea, Queensland. In collaboration with Hort Innovation and the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program, the company has been involved in a strategic levy-funded […]
Imports for Lumpy Skin Disease Vaccine Gets a Go Ahead Article by: Hari Yellina Cattle producers have praised the decision to establish a pipeline for the import of live lumpy skin virus, which will provide CSIRO with everything it requires to research and validate effective vaccinations and diagnostics. Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud stated that […]
