Livestock HEADLINES

Birchip Cropping Group senior operations manager and research agronomist, Brooke Bennett, is leading a trial looking at the legacy effects of growing pulses, aiming to put some valuable figures around the benefits of nitrogen fixation. Credit: BCG. Birchip Cropping Group senior operations manager and research agronomist, Brooke Bennett, is leading a trial looking at the legacy effects of growing pulses, aiming to put some valuable figures around the benefits of nitrogen fixation. Credit: BCG.
PASTURES & SOILS

Legacy benefits of nitrogen fixation investigated

Victorian field trial looks nitrogen fixation benefits from growing pulses.

02 May 2024
WA Government shows support of live sheep export trade as dry conditions force farmers to offload stock. Credit: Mark Saunders.
SHEEP

ALEC applauds WA Government's live export support

WA Government requests live export trade period extension.

01 May 2024
Opinions are divided among various states and grower groups when it comes to compulsory electronic identification of sheep. Credit: Mark Saunders.
SHEEP

Questions raised of impending sheep eID mandate

Farm advocacy groups are still divided when it comes to the electronic identification (eID) mandate.

01 May 2024
Episode 3’s Matt Dalgleish said the landscape of meat consumption in Australia is a testament to a dynamic interplay of economic forces, social changes, health considerations, and environmental concerns. Credit: Andrei Iakhniuk, Shutterstock.
CATTLE

Plate tectonics

Episode 3’s Matt Dalgleish investigates Australia’s per capita meat consumption over the years.

30 April 2024
Rabobank's Angus Gidley-Baird is optimistic for beef this year providing normal seasonal conditions prevail. Photo: Rabobank.
CATTLE

Australian cattle market could be in for a price upside

Seasonal conditions will dictate beef market fortunes this year, according to Rabobank.

30 April 2024
WA Government shows support of live sheep export trade as dry conditions force farmers to offload stock. Credit: Mark Saunders.
SHEEP

ALEC applauds WA Government's live export support

WA Government requests live export trade period extension.

01 May 2024
Opinions are divided among various states and grower groups when it comes to compulsory electronic identification of sheep. Credit: Mark Saunders.
SHEEP

Questions raised of impending sheep eID mandate

Farm advocacy groups are still divided when it comes to the electronic identification (eID) mandate.

01 May 2024
CATTLE

Plate tectonics

30 April 2024
CATTLE

Australian cattle market could be in for a price upside

30 April 2024
WA Government shows support of live sheep export trade as dry conditions force farmers to offload stock. Credit: Mark Saunders.
SHEEP

ALEC applauds WA Government's live export support

WA Government requests live export trade period extension.

01 May 2024
SHEEP

Questions raised of impending sheep eID mandate

Farm advocacy groups are still divided when it comes to the electronic identification (eID) mandate.

01 May 2024
CATTLE

Plate tectonics

Episode 3’s Matt Dalgleish investigates Australia’s per capita meat consumption over the years.

30 April 2024
SHEEP

Heavy and light lamb price disparity grows

Indicators showed a 162 cent difference between light and heavy lamb at saleyards last week.

24 April 2024
SHEEP

Revitalised sustainability scheme for wool announced

A new program aims to set a new benchmark for sustainable wool production assurance.

22 April 2024
Episode 3’s Matt Dalgleish said the landscape of meat consumption in Australia is a testament to a dynamic interplay of economic forces, social changes, health considerations, and environmental concerns. Credit: Andrei Iakhniuk, Shutterstock.
CATTLE

Plate tectonics

Episode 3’s Matt Dalgleish investigates Australia’s per capita meat consumption over the years.

30 April 2024
CATTLE

Australian cattle market could be in for a price upside

Seasonal conditions will dictate beef market fortunes this year, according to Rabobank.

30 April 2024
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

New features aim to increase eNVD uptake

The uptake of eNVDs has been slower than anticipated.

26 April 2024
CATTLE

Reproductive disease could be heading south

Kondinin Group's Pamela Lawson investigates the ins and outs of trichomoniasis.

26 April 2024
CATTLE

Unique sensor research shows cows get stressed by heat at surprisingly low temps

World-first research reveals cows feel the heat at lower-than-expected temperatures

24 April 2024
Birchip Cropping Group senior operations manager and research agronomist, Brooke Bennett, is leading a trial looking at the legacy effects of growing pulses, aiming to put some valuable figures around the benefits of nitrogen fixation. Credit: BCG.
PASTURES & SOILS

Legacy benefits of nitrogen fixation investigated

Victorian field trial looks nitrogen fixation benefits from growing pulses.

02 May 2024
PASTURES & SOILS

Soil acidity problems tackled in southern NSW

NSW field experiment trial helps uncover extent and severity of soil acidity.

22 March 2024
LIVESTOCK

Hey hey it's National Hay Safe Day

AFIA celebrates National Hay Safe Day today.

25 October 2023
LIVESTOCK

Potential pasture problems for livestock

Some plant species can be potentially problematic for livestock. Find out what to look out for.

06 October 2023
CATTLE

NABRC welcomes $24.4m funding for pasture research

Funding boost to help combat pasture decline welcomed

25 July 2023

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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Research Report: High Horsepower Tractors

Kondinin Group has rounded up some real broadacre muscle in this Research Report - looking at 447kW (600hp)-plus tractors.

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Research Report: Sheds

Sheds play a vital role in farming, offering shelter and protection for people, machinery, livestock and valuable inputs like chemicals and fertiliser.

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Research Report: Harvest Weed Seed Mills

The Report includes a round up of commercially-available batching plants as well as farmer-made approaches.

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Research Report: Agritechnica 2023

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli went to Agritechnica, Germany. This report covers the key award winners from the event and some of the latest autonomous platforms displayed.

PARTNER CONTENT

Utrisha N: The new biostimulant boosting broadacre yield potential

Extensive trials conducted across Australia show boosted yields in a wide range of

PARTNER CONTENT

Maximise your nitrogen use efficiency

Losing nitrogen to the environment can be costly.

PARTNER CONTENT

Safety first for the year ahead

Since 1870, Blundstone, have supported & protecting farmers across Australia from

PARTNER CONTENT

Precise and Productive Seeding Equipment

The success of next year's harvest begins now, with strong preparation and planning.