2+ week, 17+ hour ago  (108+ words) Diesel update: ag supply a 'focus' for government, more supply secured'Farm Weekly Diesel update: agriculture a 'focus' for government, more supply secured Less than four per cent of Australian service stations have no diesel supplies, something Energy Minister Chris Bowen…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (126+ words) Farm Weekly Fuel and fertiliser disruptions are a chance to explore new ways of thinking With the cost of fuel and fertiliser on the rise and its availability uncertain heading into seeding, farmers are starting to reassess their seeding programs…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago  (286+ words) Geraldton grain farmer Hugh Norris, who crops 2000 hectares of wheat and canola with his parents Pete and Wendy, said they were cutting back on their seeding program this year, which will be two-thirds wheat and one-third canola. It was not…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1655+ words) When a string of late season breaks started to strip life from paddocks, Moojepin Merinos stud principal Hamish Thompson knew something had to give. Soil was blowing away, sheep were losing condition and pasture - the foundation of his mixed farming…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (1605+ words) At Moojepin Merinos, reproduction isn't just a metric - it's the engine room of the entire business. For stud principals David and Hamish Thompson, the focus has been clear: get more out of the sheep you already have. "If we aren't…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1066+ words) Australia's fuel concerns are cascading from ports to paddocks, with shipping container price spikes hitting exporters as nearly 500 service stations run dry and diesel shortages trigger farm-gate crises. Fears that the situation could rapidly deteriorate have intensified as South Korea…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (461+ words) Rhodes Pastoral hosted an Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) training workshop for 39 producers, contractors, shearers and wool handlers at its Paringa Park property on Saturday. The animal welfare training component, delivered by AWI trainer and wool harvesting lecturer Rob Carter, helps…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (603+ words) The wine industry is following in the footsteps of other fruit industries by producing a national map of production areas. The federal government is backing the development of a National Vineyard Register, a Wine Australia project, funded through the government's…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (876+ words) Taking on the ambitious challenge of genetically editing wheat to achieve better yields, leading cereal breeder Inter Grain is starting to see promising results from its field trials. Inter Grain, working in partnership with Inari, conducted a series of commercial…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (876+ words) The Nationals have revived a push for federal veto powers over large carbon farming projects on agricultural land, arguing Canberra needs stronger safeguards as demand for carbon offsets reshapes land use. The setting would allow the agriculture minister of the…...