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SPECTACULAR COUNTRY MANSIONS

From hosting the Kelly Gang to A-list celebs – if only these walls could talk.

YOUNG FARMERS TO WATCH

Meet 15 up-and-coming producers who will lead the ag industry into a new era.

WHO OWNS OUR FOOD SUPPLY

Foreign players own major assets in Australia’s meat and dairy supply chains.

Store Sheep Sales

EWES SET A NEW RECORD AT BENDIGO



A new record was set for one-and-a-half year old ewes at the Bendigo store sheep
sale. See which farmers sold the top priced pens.


Dairy

WATCHDOG CHASES TASSIE DAIRY



At the start of the year, it was Australia’s largest dairy operation. But as
2021 has rolled on, it’s also become the most controversial.


Store Cattle Sales

PRICE GUIDE: WODONGA STORE SALE



See how steers and heifers sold at the Wodonga store sale, where 1500 cattle
were yarded.


Victoria

PARKS VICTORIA SETS UP FOR BRUMBY CULL



East Gippsland locals say helicopter crews have counted 5000 brumbies across the
eastern Alps in preparation for a major cull. See the aerial maps.


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INSIDE WIMMERA FARMER’S THRIVING BUSINESS



John Bennett runs a successful cropping and sheep operation near Horsham. See
how he makes his enterprise profitable and mitigates risk.


Shine


DEAN FARMER’S CAREER CHANGE INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION

Property


SOUTH WEST DAIRY FARM ASKING $10M

NewsWire


NEW CLAIM IN MISSING CAMPERS CASE


UpdatedHorticulture

FAIR WORK RULES PIECE RATES ‘NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE’ IN LANDMARK CASE

The Fair Work Commission has ruled farmers must pay fruit pickers the minimum
casual rate of pay in a decision that will change the face of horticulture.


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Dairy

CHINESE INFANT FORMULA PROFITS MAY NOT RETURN

Dairy executives have warned that Chinese purchasing of Aussie formula is
unlikely to revisit pre-pandemic highs. Find out why.



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Agribusiness

FREEDOM FOODS SELLS OFF SEAFOOD OPERATIONS

Beleaguered food manufacturer Freedom Foods has sold another business, this time
its operation centred on canned seafood.



Cropping

FERTILISER: RUSSIAN QUOTAS TO IMPACT SUPPLY

A new quota on Russian fertiliser exports could make it even harder for
Australian growers to access affordable supplies.



Cropping

$19.75B GRAIN HARVEST FORECAST

Grain growers should pocket a record $20 billion this harvest, according to
Rabobank.



National

FOREVER 18: FRIENDS, FAMILY REMEMBER THEIR ‘GENTLE GIANT’

Tributes are flowing for a Tassie teenager who died in a tragic ATV accident,
with devastated family describing him as “a driven young man and a friend to so
many”.


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Cropping

RAIL DELAYS PUT ROADS AT RISK

Delays on the Murray Basin Rail Project could lead to more damage for regional
roads before a bumper harvest.


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MISSION ZERO



Environment

EXPOSING THE CARBON IMPACT OF THE MEGARICH

They fly to Glasgow on their private jets to lecture the world about climate
change – but a new study has shown just how big the carbon footprints of the
megarich really are.


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Environment

AUSTRALIA SNUBS PLEDGE TO CUT METHANE EMISSIONS

Australia has refused to sign a vow led by the US and UK to cut global methane
emissions, saying it would not set ‘gas specific targets’.



Environment

NET ZERO CUTS: SEE HOW AUSTRALIA COMPARES TO THE WORLD

With the COP26 Climate Conference in Glasgow under way, here’s a rundown of what
other countries say they’re going to do – and how Australia is doing.


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PodcastLivestock

MLA BOSS: DON’T MAKE AG THE SACRIFICIAL LAMB ON EMISSIONS

Meat and Livestock Australia’s Jason Strong joins The Australian Ag Podcast to
talk Glasgow and emissions targets. LISTEN NOW


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LIVESTOCK


UPDATEDHyperlocal

LATEST EYCI MARKET VALUE FOR CATTLE



Here's the latest Eastern Young Cattle Indicator closing figure, calculated
daily by Meat and Livestock Australia, and market trends.


Livestock

LIVESTOCK STAMP DUTY FUNDS HIT $40M



In 2015 Victoria’s livestock disease compensation funds held $19.68m, now that’s
reached $40.2m. Why?


Livestock

LIGHT LAMBS GO ONLINE



A dip in the number of lambs slaughtered and a considerable jump in activity on
AuctionsPlus should have plenty paying close attention.





DAIRY



Dairy

GLOBAL DAIRY PRICES AT 8 MONTH HIGH

International dairy prices are booming with another strong trade index result
highlighting the growing demand for milk and associated produce.



Dairy

TOP DAIRY FARMERS ANNOUNCED

Victorian dairy farmers have dominated this year’s national Milk Quality Awards.
See the full list of winners.



Property

VAN DAIRY ‘COMMITTED’ TO REINVESTING IN WOOLNORTH AFTER SELL-OFF

A controversial Chinese-owned company says it will reinvest in the historic
Woolnorth property in Tasmania’s far North-West after selling off parts of its
holding.


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Property

AUSSIE FAMILY PAYS $120M FOR HISTORIC FARM

After almost 200 years of foreign ownership, the Tassie farm — which has been at
the centre of controversy — will transfer to Aussie hands.


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CROPPING



Cropping

WEATHER FEARS FOR CROP YIELDS

Canola prices are already feeling harvest pressure. But is there anything for
growers to worry about?



Agribusiness

BATTLE FOR $70M IN GRAIN INDUSTRY ASSETS

Grains industries are still wrestling to regain control of their assets which
ended up in the private hands of three former directors 10 years ago.




HORTICULTURE



Horticulture

WHY VEGAN HONEY COULD HURT CROPS

A new plant-based honey product developed in the US could have unintended
consequences, the Australian Honey Bee Council has warned.



Horticulture

PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR FRUIT FLY INVASION

Fruit growers from Sunraysia, Goulburn Valley and Yarra Valley reveal their
plans to tackle growing populations of fruit fly over the next two years.




PROPERTY



Property

AMERICANS TO OFFLOAD $120M-PLUS OF AUSSIE FARMS

The spring rural property market has stepped up a notch with the listing of this
huge irrigated cropping aggregation with significant water entitlements.



Property

MURRINDINDI STATION LISTED FOR SALE

The landmark north-east Victorian property Murrindindi Station has hit the
market for an eye watering price.


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Property

BILLIONAIRE BATTLEGROUND: RICHLISTER RIVALS BUYING UP QLD ISLAND PARADISES

Two of Australia’s richest people are vying for a slice of the Queensland coast
with island paradises becoming the new status symbol for the super rich.




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TRACTOR SUPPLIER AGRISON FINED OVER FALSE WARRANTY CLAIMS

After complaints of brakes failing and wheels falling off, Victorian-based
Chinese machinery importer Agrison has been dealt with by the Federal Court.



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JOHN DEERE WORKER STRIKE ADDS TO MACHINERY WOES

More than 10,000 John Deere employees have been on picket lines for the past two
weeks. This is what it means for Australian customers.



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the competition here.



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AUSTRALIA’S FAVOURITE TRACTORS OF 2020-21

To cap off a year of extraordinary sales, we reveal the most popular models with
buyers in the past financial year.




AGRIBUSINESS



ExclusiveBusiness

‘$1M IN 36HRS, 36 MINS’: AUSSIE’S MEDICAL CANNABIS MILLIONS

Now legal, Aussie medical cannabis prescriptions have seen a 10-fold increase —
now one company is making a motza from it and wants investors to buy into it.



Agribusiness

EU RULES AGGRAVATE ALMOND INDUSTRY

Australia’s almond industry fears European Union rules will affect shipping into
Europe. See what the Almond Board of Australia says.


News

SHIPPING COMPANIES RAKE IN RECORD PROFITS



High freight costs mean major shipping companies have had the ‘best quarter in a
decade’.


News

SHIPPING COSTS HIT ALMOND INDUSTRY



Almond producers are bracing for difficult years as higher shipping costs and
delays impact the industry.


Agribusiness

JBS ‘VERY PLEASED’ AS HUON BUYOUT GIVEN FINAL TICK



The controversial takeover of Huon Aquaculture by Brazilian meat giant JBS has
overcome its final hurdle. Hear from the salmon giant’s new owners >>



Agribusiness

MEAT PROCESSOR JBS ACQUIRES SALMON PRODUCER HUON

JBS Australia’s purchase of Huon Aquaculture was recently approved by
shareholders, including Twiggy Forrest’s Tattarang. But the deal hung on one key
factor.



News

VFF CHICKEN-MEAT LEADERS “SACKED”

Close to half the Victorian Farmers Federation’s chicken-meat group members have
already left to join a new state advocacy group.



Livestock

HOW HIGH CAN THE EYCI GO?

The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator is less than 30 cents off hitting 1100c/kg.
And experts are questioning if it’s possible to make profit from young cattle.



Lifestyle

RAM SALE AVERAGES REVEALED

See how prices compared in an analysis of 145 ram sales across Victoria, NSW,
South Australia and Tasmania this spring.



Agribusiness

HOW ANGUS BREEDERS ARE TURNING A PROFIT

Braidwood cattle farmers Jon and Catherine Braddock are leaders in their field.
See the ins and outs of their operation and how they make money.



Dairy

SAPUTO AND FONTERRA PRICE STEP UP

With milk supply flat across most dairy regions nationwide, Saputo and Fonterra
have provided the first farmgate step ups for the season.



Shine

FOR YOUNG MUSTERING HELICOPTER BOSS, DREAMS HAVE BECOME REALITY

Verity-Jane Dolton’s journey to the sky has been anything but smooth sailing.



Cropping

TWO BUMPER SEASONS IN A ROW FOR DOOKIE FARMER

A Dookie grain grower had his best grain crop ever last year. This season’s
prospects may be just as good.




AGJOURNAL



WHAT MAKES GLENFALLOCH STATION A TRUE AUSSIE ICON

CLIMATE CHANGE: FARMERS FIGHT TO PROTECT FOOD SECURITY

THE DEALMAKER WHO SHAPES AGRICULTURE’S FUTURE


SPORT



DRAFT WATCH: WHO ARE COUNTRY VICTORIA’S TOP PROSPECTS?

THE TOP VFL TALENT TO RETURN TO LOCAL FOOTY IN 2022

FORMER AFL RUCKMAN LINKS WITH COUNTRY CLUB


EDUCATION



STUDENTS BEHAVING BADLY: TEACHERS WANT PHONES BANNED

WHAT WAS BEHIND ROCKER’S LA-WARRNAMBOOL MOVE?

CHINA, ISLAM THREATS SPARK AUSTRALIAN CURRICULUM CHANGES


OPINION



CLEO ABDUCTION COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ANY OF US

POLL: SHOULD THE VIC GOVT BE CULLING WILD BRUMBIES?

THE NIGHT I GOT PATTI AND BERT TO DO A ‘COOL GIG’


FARMER OF THE YEAR



DATA FOCUS PAYING OFF FOR SHEEP, GRAINS PRODUCER

JARRAH CATTLE COMPANY FINETUNES CARCASS QUALITY

DROUIN APPLE GROWERS USE TECH TO BEAT THE WEATHER


SHINE



FINAL CALL: 2021 SHINE AWARDS NOMINATIONS CLOSE TODAY

EQUINE VET’S JOURNEY FROM MENTEE TO MENTOR

AUSTRALIAN WOMEN RAISE THE BAR IN SHEEP INDUSTRY


HEART



BALLARAT TEEN IN TUNE WITH ELDERLY DURING COVID

CAMPERDOWN CLUBMAN MAKES LEURA OVAL HOME FOR WHOLE TOWN

SALE YOUTH CHAMPION WINS COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AWARD


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