Lower lamb prices, exclusion fencing and light rain spells opportunity for some
FALLING sheep and lamb prices, exclusion fencing growth and an expected short season providing short-term grazing has prompted limited sheep purchases by Queensland producers.
View ArticleSheep rivalling cattle as western Qld restocks after rain
SHEEP are re-emerging as an attractive restocking option after recent rain for properties in Queensland's central west that converted to cattle during the low wool price years of the 1990s and 2000s.
View ArticlePerennial ryegrass pastures in high rainfall areas hit by plant deaths
SHEEP and beef producers are being advised to assess the extent of plant deaths in their pastures before releasing stock from feedlots and sacrifice paddocks, and especially in high rainfall…
View ArticleFree sub clover test call to map high oestrogen cultivar areas
A FREE test service to determine the oestrogen content of sub clover pastures is being offered to southern Australian sheep producers keen to maximise their lamb production.
View ArticleGrassland society sets membership aim with its first industry officer
LEADING temperate grassland farmer body, the Grassland Society of Southern Australia, has appointed its first industry officer to help grow membership by at least 10 percent a year.
View ArticleLittleproud and Fitzgibbon stoush over land clearing and ag visas
LABOR was accused of lying over its national native vegetation law intentions and federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud was roasted over the Coalition’s inaction on ag visas at the National...
View Article‘Nuts and bolts’ of livestock grazing are on workshop menu
AGRICULTURE Victoria will run series of two-day workshops to give livestock farmers the “nuts and bolts” around good grazing management.
View ArticleWA sheep producers warned about early return to grazing
WESTERN Australian livestock producers have been urged to continue their supplementary feeding programs, despite widespread – yet variable – rainfall over the past week.
View ArticleMatching stocking rate to pasture productivity is crucial
MORE than 25 percent of pasture productivity could be lost by not matching stocking rate to carrying capacity during dry times, according to grazing consultant Bart Davidson.
View ArticleNew perennial legume destined for poor soils
A NEW perennial legume with the potential to revolutionise grazing in sandy infertile pastoral areas will be available to Australian and South African farmers next year.
View ArticleSheep producers sought to value lamb benefits of native vegetation
AUSTRALIAN sheep producers can help researchers put a property value on the lamb survival benefits of native vegetation through a nationwide survey.
View ArticleNFF proposes drought exit packages, but ALP says no
A CALL for exit assistance for drought-affected farmers has failed to win the support of the Australian Labor Party.
View ArticleSouth-west Qld graziers offered loans up to $1.3m for exclusion fences
SOUTH-WEST Queensland graziers are being offered loans of up to $1.3 million to help fund their share in private exclusion fencing cluster projects.
View ArticleDrought-affected farmers urged to apply for pest and weed grants
DROUGHT-AFFECTED Australian farmers can apply to access $10 million in federal pest and weed control grants in the second round of a federal government program.
View ArticleFormer contractor offers exclusion fencers some handy tips
A VETERAN fencing contractor says the return of netting fencing is revitalising production options in inland areas, but warns in some cases poor construction and inadequate maintenance standards may be...
View ArticleNative pasture trial shows benefit of fertiliser and management
FERTILISER and good grazing management can lift feed quality in native pastures and help reduce erosion, a trial in east Gippsland’s Tambo Valley has shown.
View ArticleNSW DPI steps up parthenium eradication on north coast farm
EFFORTS are underway to eradicate the dangerous weed parthenium from a north coast New South Wales property.
View ArticleNeed help in making cents$ of carbon and emissions on farm?
PRACTICAL options for lowering on-farm carbon emission are outlined in Agriculture Victoria’s updated ‘Making cent$ of carbon and emissions’ booklet.
View ArticleDrought hubs and digital strategy funded by $86m investment
DROUGHT resilience adoption and innovation hubs will be established across Australia with an $86 million investment by the Federal Government.
View ArticleStudy urges UK sheep farmers to plant trees for profit
UNITED Kingdom sheep farmers were not profitable without subsidies, but could grow trees for carbon credits to be viable, UK researchers have found.
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