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Light lambs in trade

Agents and vendors combined to present a yarding of 1747 head for the weekly sale, the breakdown was a 70/30 split between lamb and...

Jack frost gone for good?

Numbers were back for both of the main livestock sales this week. The rain may have influenced growers to hang on a bit longer...

Rain on sheep sales

Rainfall in the local and further districts saw a smaller yarding for the weekly Sheep and Lamb sale, with the total number reaching 1332...

Ekka pushing value

The Ekka started this week with the great involvement from many organizations pushing the value of our primary production forward, a special shout out...

Dogs, cows and holidays on the farm

The frost was thick on the ground and the sky the shade of brilliant blue you only see in winter. Despite thick gloves...

Stock drawn near and far

Agents and vendors again combined to present a yarding of 2338 head for the weekly sale. The stock was drawn from near and far...

EKKA increases numbers

Livestock numbers increased across the categories this week as we move into the Ekka period of Vendors and Agents promoting their products at the...

Markets eased in most lines

Agents yarded approximately 1400 head to the weekly cattle sale, the market eased in most lines, with the exception being the feeder cattle with...

Feed and frost hit numbers

Agents and vendors combined to see the sale of 2258 head for the weekly sale. The yarding was a 70/30 split between lambs and...

Texas Angus tops $100,000

Texas Angus has produced another six-figure bull at this year’s bull sale on 25 July, with Texas TNT making $100,000 for the Mayne family...

Growers urged to assess farm silo integrity before harvest

A series of high-risk incidents involving the collapse of on-farm silos has industry experts calling on grain growers across the country to assess and...

Cattle on par

Market numbers were on a par for cattle, whilst the sheep and lamb numbers increased across the board. The good trade and export lambs...

300 parkruns become more than just a run

The sun had barely crept over Stanthorpe’s frosty parklands when Robert Duff and his faithful Labrador, Winnie, lined up for the start of another...