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Bovine and ovine sales surge

Numbers surged for both the bovine and ovine sales this week as well as an increase in the pork numbers. The markets were mainly...

Good lines of mutton for sale

Agents and vendors combined to present a total of 2467 head for the weekly sale. The yarding was drawn from near and far with...

Heavy mutton, lamb and hoggets

Agents and vendors combined to present 1560 head of sheep and lambs for the weekly sale. The market was firm to a shade dearer...

Primed livestock markets

Livestock markets were primed this week as we moved out of the shorter working weeks and we saw some normality come into the stock...

field trials needed to stop weed

New sites for field trials of a University of Queensland strategy to combat Phalaris are needed in southern Queensland and northern New South Wales. Early...

Fifty fifty spilt for lamb and muttons

Agents and vendors combined to present 1128 head to the weekly Sheep & Lamb sale. The stock were drawn from the South West, New...

Short weeks reduce numbers

Short weeks for both vendors and processors lead to a reduction in numbers of stock yarded, combined with the recurrence of some showers in...

Call for improved healthcare for women

World Health Day earlier this month has highlighted the significant health disparities faced by rural, remote, and First Nations women making it a key...

Queensland to host first AgInvesting Conference

Queensland will host the first Global AgInvesting conference to be held in the Southern Hemisphere in June next year. The world’s premier conference for agricultural...

US tariffs hit ag sector

The United States’ recent decision to impose a 10 per cent tariff on all Australian exports has been labelled a “disappointing step backward” for...

Heavy mutton and lamb on par

Agents and vendors combined to present 1463 head to the weekly sale. The heavy end of both mutton and lambs were on a par...

Market holds its own

Agents and vendors combined to increase the cattle numbers as we move into the Easter period and also keep the sheep and lamb numbers...

Blaze burns thousands of acres at The Glen

Residents of The Glen were on high alert on Saturday, 30 August, as a fast-moving fire swept through cattle grazing land off Pikedale Road. Strong...