Category: Farming
Nation’s richest beef competition brings big benefits
Australian beef producers have the chance to cash in on almost $65,000 in prize money, with entries now open for the RNA’s Paddock to Palate Competition presented by JBS Australia and entries opening in January for its Wagyu Challenge.
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Leading food safety organisation says food fraud a real risk for Australian food brands
Food fraud – an intentional act of tampering with food for economic gain – is estimated to affect up to 10 per cent of all commercially sold food products.
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Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia
Beekeepers have a new tool to keep their colonies healthy, with the publication of a landmark reference book by the Department of Primary Industries (DPI), Honey and Pollen Flora of South-Eastern Australia.
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Producers reminded to use CVDs as drought continues
With many regions across the country facing ongoing drought conditions, livestock producers purchasing fodder and grain are being urged to seek a Commodity Vendor Declaration (CVD).
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Aussie Farms charity status rightly revoked
The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) and United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV) are pleased to hear that the extreme animal activism group Aussie Farms have had their charity status revoked by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
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New sowing guide to inform Victorian growers’ variety decisions
The 2020 Victorian Crop Sowing Guide is now available to support growers with their variety choices ahead of next year’s sowing programs.
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Releasing the expansion squeeze for cropping land
Prices for Australian cropland have been increasing at a much faster rate than other farm land – far exceeding price growth of country used for dairy and pastoral grazing – with close to double-digit average annual growth rates since 2014, a recent Rabobank report has found.
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MSA program delivers record high farm gate returns
Australia’s world-leading eating quality grading program, Meat Standards Australia (MSA) delivered an additional $198m to producers in the form of price differential for MSA v Non-MSA young cattle in 2018-19, which translates to a direct in the pocket benefit of $84/head for non-feedlot cattle producers, according to the latest data contained in the MSA Annual Outcomes Report.
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MSA program delivers record high farm gate returns
Australia’s world-leading eating quality grading program, Meat Standards Australia (MSA) delivered an additional $198m to producers in the form of price differential for MSA v Non-MSA young cattle in 2018-19, which translates to a direct in the pocket benefit of $84/head for non-feedlot cattle producers, according to the latest data contained in the MSA Annual Outcomes Report.
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Federal Court ruling on backpacker tax cautiously welcomed by AUSVEG
AUSVEG, Australia’s peak industry body for the vegetable industry, has urged workers to review and confirm their residency status following the Federal Court’s decision that the backpacker tax cannot be applied to citizens of eight countries who are Australian residents.
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Soilborne disease courses available for agronomists
Soilborne disease courses being held across Australia’s grain growing regions will provide the latest information to local agronomists, enabling them to help growers minimise production losses on-farm.
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Dry conditions fuel continued herd contraction
With continued and widespread dry conditions through winter and into spring, female cattle slaughter has remained elevated, prolonging Australia’s ongoing herd liquidation, according to Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) Cattle Industry Projections October Update.
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