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Building herds, backing clients

Accredited Speckle Park cattle and proven maternal lines on offer at Wattle Grove’s Triple Treat Sale this month. Wattle Grove Speckle Park will once again...

Strong demand for local sheep and lamb

Agents and Vendors combined to present a total of 1133 head to the weekly sheep and lamb sale, the numbers were back due to...

Harder livestock market to follow

The livestock markets were harder to follow this week as Agents and Vendors combined for a bigger cattle sale, whilst the sheep and lamb...

Oppotunity for coexistence

Chief executive officer of the Queensland Renewable Energy Council Katie-Anne Mulder spoke at the Surat Basin Coexistence Symposium, highlighting the opportunities in the area. Ms...

Turning point for Australia’s winter cropping season

The release of the August Bendigo Bank Agribusiness Monthly Commodity Update finds that widespread rain in late July marked a turning point for Australia’s...

QLD record for Lambs

Agents and vendors combined to present a total of 2713 head for the weekly Sheep & lamb sale. The stock was drawn from the...

Southern states seeking upgrades

Markets were a bit uplifting for the vendors this week as we saw the Southern states seeking to upgrade their numbers in both major...

New Brisbane Valley Donor Centre Set to Support Bovine IVF

The cattle industry in South East Queensland is set to benefit from a new, purpose-built bovine IVF donor centre outside Toogoolawah. With a rapidly...

Biggest rally ever

Forty years ago, 45,000 farmers packed cheese sandwiches and sarsaparillas and drove to Canberra demanding a fair go. The protest, led by National Farmers’ Federation...

Counting eggs before they hatch

An essential oil shows promise for improving the immunity of broiler chickens before they hatch, according to University of Queensland research. Dr Mila Meijer from...

Tragedies spark warning

WFI Insurance has released new insights into on-farm accidents as part of the 2025 Safer Farms Report, highlighting a tragic surge in farming-related fatalities...

Lighter and older stock dominated sale

Agents and vendors combined with the help of a few dry days to yard 1318 head for the weekly sale. The yarding was dominated...

Cricket season returns

Bring out the cricket bats and dust off the pads - Cricket season returns to the Southern Downs and Granite Belt this weekend...