31 Dec 08 | The 21st century pastoralist may one day be able to muster cattle across inland Australia while thousands of kilometres away from the mustering site.
30 Dec 08 | Sheep might not have enough space in their ears to cope with what is being described as a knee jerk suggestion – transaction tags for each new owner of sheep and goa
29 Dec 08 | A new brand of forklifts is now available in Australia from Chinese supplier Maximal, which plans to tempt buyers with a range of electric, diesel, LPG and petrol powered models.
29 Dec 08 | Claimed to be Australia’s first polyethylene diesel transfer unit, supplier Silvan Australia says the Selecta transfer unit (pictured) comes with a tick of approval from Work Cover Victoria.
29 Dec 08 | Murray Bridge producer Greg Davis, south-east of Adelaide, SA, had to tighten his belt to get through the industry's tough time, when low prices and high grain costs crippled the industry. He is among the survivors now set to reap the rewards.
26 Dec 08 | The gates of S Kidman and Co's Tungali feedlot, SA, are open for business again and filling up with large numbers of cattle, following the fall in feed grain prices.
25 Dec 08 | Donning a red suit, giving a few well-timed “ho, ho, hos”, and handing out presents – how hard can it be?
23 Dec 08 | European machinery giant Deutz-Fahr has taken the wraps off its Agrolux 60 and 70-horsepower tractors through Australian distributor, SDF Landgear.
23 Dec 08 | Federal Member for Maranoa, Bruce Scott, has joined a growing chorus calling for an immediately ban on the Beale Review Recommendation which would allow live Foot and Mouth Disease virus into Australia for research purposes.
23 Dec 08 | Trade Minister Simon Crean announced at the weekend that Australia and Korea had this week concluded preparatory talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).
23 Dec 08 | Cattle Council has welcomed the new membership and organisational structure of the National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) agreed late last week at an industry meeting in Canberra.
23 Dec 08 | Beef cattle markets generally ended the last full trading week on a strong note, with national cattle price averages between 4pc (feeders) and 13pc (Japan ox) above the 2007 closing prices.
23 Dec 08 | With Australia's sheep flock continuing to decline and many wool producers converting their properties to cattle enterprises, much rhetoric has been dedicated to the impact this major shift has had on farms and their rural communities.
22 Dec 08 | The Mahindra Pik-Up range will be a major sponsor of the upcoming National Finals Rodeo to be held in the Gold Coast from January 8, 2009, according to Claire Tynan, CEO, Mahindra Automotive Australia.
22 Dec 08 | No longer just stocking-fillers, cookbooks are a genuine, thoughtful gift for anyone partial to donning an apron, writes Helen Greenwood.
22 Dec 08 | THE 2008 US Farm Bill fails to provide genuine reform while strengthening agricultural protectionism for US farmers, according to the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
19 Dec 08 | Yaegar the Labrador is proving an asset to Quarantine WA by discovering prohibited items in both personal and commercial consignments from interstate.
18 Dec 08 | WA's premier heifer sale the Elders Springing Heifer sale at Boyanup surpassed all expectations with both an excellent clearance rate and average price achieved as well as a top price of $1580 for a line of Hereford-Friesian heifers.
18 Dec 08 | Western Australia's world class seed potato industry was in the spotlight during a recent a visit by Indonesian Government officials and industry specialists.
18 Dec 08 | The Department of Agriculture and Food is recalling all unused wild dog and fox sausage baits after testing revealed varying levels of 1080 toxin in some of the baits.
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