THE agriculture sector is poised to smash production value records this year, with the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) predicting the gross value of production would hit $73 billion in 2021-22. ABARES released its Agricultural Commodities: September Quarter report this week and executive director, Jared Greenville said if its forecast […]
IN a series of industry firsts targeting early onset in-herd fertility, an entire drop of Te Mania Angus heifers have been wearing Allflex Heatime Pro collars for almost three months. Te Mania Angus director, Tom Gubbins said the project – which will be pivotal in providing data identifying vital early puberty information, as well as […]
FARM work doesn’t make you stronger. It doesn’t make you anything. It reveals you. There’s gym strong and then there’s farm strong. They’re mutually exclusive. The toughest women you’ll ever meet spend their days on a farm. There are more uses for twine than you can possibly imagine. You can tie up a hole in […]
VICTORIA Police is warning farmers to be vigilant for stock theft as the warmer weather approaches and lambs are weaned and drafted off into paddocks by themselves. Hamilton Police crime investigation unit farm crime liaison officer, detective sergeant Mark James warned it was the season when police saw a rise in reports of stock theft, […]
I’VE got to say, it’s pretty good to be a red meat producer at the moment. Record prices being seen across all states and locally we are staying the trend. That’s great for the producer but what effect do these prices have on the consumer – are they looking to red meat alternatives? I caught […]
LATEST research into deer hunting in Victoria shows a significant decrease in the number of deer harvested throughout 2020. The Estimates of the 2020 deer harvest in Victoria report, released by the Game Management Authority (GMA), has found that 69,900 deer were harvested in 2020 – a 60 per cent decrease on the estimated 173,800 […]
HOT off the back of some big prices this last year, Chrome Sheep Studs is set to capitalise on the current trend. The Trade Lamb Indicator for the eastern states is up $2.70 on the same time last year, bringing with it enormous confidence in the sheep meat industry. With this in mind, potential buyers […]
AGRICULTURE has undeniably been one of the best industries to be involved in over the COVID-19 pandemic. Whilst some other industries such as tourism have been decimated, agriculture has gone from strength to strength over the last two years. COVID has obviously bought about some challenges; none arguably greater than the labour shortage our sector […]
NATIONAL Vendor Declaration forms (NVDs) are something we have as farmers and have been using for many years. Like most necessary paperwork, they generally cause minor irritation at the time of selling stock, but on the whole are not something that we put much thought into completing. However, a Gippsland farmer recently found himself in […]
THIS month marks the deadline for rollover protection being required on all new quads sold in Australia. This has been a hotly debated topic for years with many farmers, manufactures and resellers resisting the changes. On October 10, 2019, it was announced that all new quads sold in Australia must be sold with rollover protection […]