World News
New technology aims to tackle livestock thefts
Researchers in Australia are running a research program testing smart sensor technology as a means of preventing and detecting livestock...
Australia
Arable
Record Australian barley harvest on the cards
Australian barley exports are likely to reach their highest level on record in 2016/17, according to USDA sources Barley production...
Rural Life
Video: Drone footage captures the scale of the Australian harvest
The scale of the 2016 in Australia was caught on camera recently on a farm in Corrigin, in the state...
Dairy
Holstein heifer calf sells for over €175,000 in Australia
A Holstein heifer calf recently sold for $251,000 (€177,500) at an auction in Australia, breaking the previous national record. The two-month-old...
Dairy
Australian milk production continues to fall
Australian milk production continues to fall, with the latest figures from Dairy Australia showing that for November production was down 6.3%...
Dairy
Australian milk production falls in October
Australian milk production fell 11.4% in October and in the year-to-date (starting in July) overall production is down 10.3% on...
Dairy
Inquiry into Australia's dairy industry to look at competition between processors
An inquiry into Australia’s dairy industry will see competition between milk processors, contracts between processors and farmers, global supply markets, and...
World News
A higher bid has been placed on Australia's largest cattle farm
It has been reported that a new bid of AU$385m (€269.9m) has been placed on the S Kidman and Co....
Dairy
Australian milk production falls again in August
Australian milk production fell by 9.3% in the month of August compared to the same period in 2015, according to...
Beef
UK cattle prices continue to strengthen
The average UK cattle price continued its upward trajectory during the week ending September 24, the AHDB (the body for...
Dairy
Australian milk production plummets in July
Australian milk production in July dropped by 10.3% on the corresponding month in 2015, the latest figures from Dairy Australia...
World News
Australian dairy farmers forced to cull cows to pay mounting bills
Farmers in Australia have been forced to send prized dairy cows to the saleyards for slaughter so they can pay their...
Dairy
Australian milk production falls 2% on 2014/15 season
Australian milk production has fallen 2% in the 2015/2016 season compared to the 2014/2015 season, new figures from Dairy Australia...
World News
Weather woes from drought to rain affecting Australian farmers
Beef prices have risen by close to 100 cent/kg since the beginning of May in Australia, thanks to record low herd numbers,...
Dairy
One of Australia's largest co-ops slashes milk price, leaves Aussie farmers 'gutted'
Murray Goulburn, the Australian co-op, has set an opening farmgate milk price of AU$4.31/kgMs for 2016-17 for its 2,500 farmer suppliers....
Dairy
Australian dairy farmers to receive €357m in support
Struggling dairy farmers in Australia are to receive immediate assistance from the government there in the form of a AU$555m...
Dairy
Australian milk production drops again in April
April milk production in Australia fell by 2.7% to 649.1m litres, according to the latest milk production report from Dairy Australia....
Dairy
Australian dairy co-op says it paid its farmers €125m too much for milk
Australian dairy co-op Murray Goulburn (MG) recently announced that it has paid its 2,500 supplier farmers too much for milk...
