Newsroom

Newsroom

LATEST

Water

Irrigators and river communities plan day of protest

Widespread demonstrations will take place next week as basin communities, farmers and farming organisations protest the Albanese Government’s water bill.

Cattle

MLA launches new indicators with AuctionsPlus data

AuctionsPlus has partnered with Meat and Livestock Australia to release two new indicators to help market participants stay informed.

David Jochinke elected president of the National Farmers’ Federation

Victorian grain and livestock producer David Jochinke has been elected president of the National Farmers’ Federation, succeeding Fiona Simson who steps down after seven years in the role.

Fiona Simson on the future for farmers

As her tenure draws to a close, Fiona Simson has reflected on her seven years at the helm of the nation’s peak farmer lobby group.

Organisations & Not For Profits

CEF success story inspires critical new partnership with AuctionsPlus

AuctionsPlus Market Operator Team Leader and Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEF) alumni, Millie George, has given back to the foundation that supported her through her studies, by inspiring a new partnership that will see AuctionsPlus work together to support regional and rural youth and communities.

Cattle

Stud cattle sale results 28 September - 4 October

A rolling tally of cattle stud auctions interfaced by AuctionsPlus over the past week.

Sheep & Lamb

Govt creating a socio-economic disaster "for the sake of crumbs from the activists' table"

Farmers are losing confidence in a government that is "marching to the beat of the activists' drum", with 23 industry groups making that clear in a letter addressed to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Thursday.

Research and Development

Soil Survey: Your help needed

The University of Sydney and the Australian Farm Institute are undertaking research to deliver a process to measure human connectivity to soil. Although this is a key indicator of soil security, there is currently no way to measure this.

Stud cattle sale results 21 Sept - 27 Sept

A rolling tally of cattle stud auctions interfaced by AuctionsPlus over the past week.

Cattle

Stud cattle sale results: September 14 to 20

A rolling tally of all the results of sales interfaced by AuctionsPlus for the past week.

Events

Why the NFF is bringing a Dutch farm activist to Australia

Mounting pressure on emissions reductions has pushed Dutch farmers to the brink, according to National Farmers' Federation CEO Tony Mahar, who says Australians have much to learn from the pushback.

Property

Property Roundup: Historic Holbrook station in $40m listing

Storied assets, premier irrigation country and an 82,000 hectare holding are leading the property pops this week: read on to see the pick of the listings.

Cattle

Stud cattle sale results: September 6 to Sept 13

A rolling tally of all the results of sales interfaced by AuctionsPlus for the past 10 days.

Economics

Commodity prices and seasonal conditions driving industry confidence down

National rural confidence has dropped to the fourth-lowest level in two decades, as increasing concerns about lower commodity prices and the prospect of a return to drought conditions weighs on producers.

AgriFutures

Flower farmer named 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award winner

Flower farmer, tech entrepreneur and co-founder of Grown Not Flown, Nikki Davey has been named the 2023 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Winner for her work in creating a digital platform and app connecting flower farmers and consumers, globally.

People

Full list of this year's Nuffield Scholars

Nuffield Australia has announced a bumper crop of 2024 scholars, with five extra spaces added to the program thanks to the Australian Government's Future Drought Fund.

Cattle

Cattle Australia CEO Luke Bowen to step down due to health concerns

Luke Bowen, chief executive officer of Cattle Australia (CA), has resigned from his position due to health issues. His resignation is effective immediately.

Stud cattle sale results: August 31 to September 5

A rolling tally of all the results of sales interfaced by AuctionsPlus for the past 10 days.

Goat

Goat industry productivity bolstered by $3.7m genetics project

Helping goatmeat producers achieve productivity gains through informed genetic selection decisions in the same way beef and sheep producers can is among the key aims of a new $3.7 million research and development project.

Machinery

Australia's largest Case IH dealer bought by US-based Titan for $97m

Powerhouse dealer group Titan Machinery has entered the Australian market with an agreement to purchase O'Connors, in a cash deal reportedly worth US$63 million (A$97m).

Property

Blue-ribbon NSW holdings hit the market with hefty pricetags

Several high-quality holdings have hit the market in New South Wales in the past week, including the Singaporean-owned Wyuna, which is expected to attract offers in the $30 million range.

Sheep & Lamb

'Covetable' Garnett SheepMaster parent stud hits the market

The opportunity to acquire control of the foundation genetics of a high-performing sheep breed has presented itself, with the Garnett SheepMaster Stud being brought to market.

Cattle

Consumption declining, but support for red meat producers grows

Overall red meat consumption may be in decline due to cost, but perceptions about the industry are going in the opposite direction.

Sheep & Lamb

Consistency and rapid growth drives Poll Dorset demand

As sheep meat producers seek to improve the efficiency and productivity of their operations, one breed is emerging as a key to success.

Property

Iconic Trentham hits the market in Southern Tablelands region

One of the Goulburn district’s most iconic and highly-regarded rural holdings has hit the market, after five years of significant capital works by the current owners.

Property

Big-ticket holdings hit the market as banana and pork giants sell up

The rural property market is showing no signs of slowing down, with well-known families across Far North and southern Queensland among those bringing historic holdings to market this week.

BushAgri releases Top Studs index

Bush Agribusiness, the Toowoomba-based financial advisory firm behind the triennial Australian Beef Report, has released a new publication identifying what they believe are the country's top stud producers.

AuctionsPlus

AuctionsPlus appoints Wyn Snyman as CEO

Wyn Snyman has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of AuctionsPlus.

Property

Rural property wrap: see the new average price per hectare in your state

Continued low transactions of rural property is pointing to strong confidence within Australian agriculture, even amid the pain of falling commodity prices and rising interest rates.

Property

Queensland Investment Corporation acquires final Packhorse Pastoral property

The last property in the Packhorse Pastoral Company portfolio has been acquired by Queensland Investment Corporation, in a deal reportedly worth upwards of $30 million.

Property

Outstanding properties on offer, as premier holdings change hands on and off market

A large-scale dryland cropping portfolio located in the tightly-held Avon region of Western Australia has hit the market, with expectations it will generate offers of more than $35 million.

AuctionsPlus

Top AuctionsPlus assessors named

The assessors and their teams with the highest throughput on AuctionsPlus have been named, with the announcement of the AuctionsPlus Awards for the 2023 financial year.

Property

Aileron Station and Oolloo Farm on the market in central Australia

A large-scale cattle breeding and fodder production opportunity has hit the market in central Australia.

Cattle

Central Queensland graziers go beyond carbon neutral

The first Australian carbon credit units generated under a digitally enabled model have been issued to the Fysh Carbon Project at Mount Tom near Gladstone.

Sheep & Lamb

Sheep flock flourishes post-drought to hit 78.75 million head

Australia’s sheep flock and its breeding ewe numbers have reached their highest levels since 2007, following three consecutive years of above-average rainfall in sheep regions.

Sheep & Lamb

Drought-resilient saltbush variety yielding greater wool and meat production

An elite variety of Oldman Saltbush that has yielded greater wool and meat production is being planted in the hundreds of thousands across Australia’s south-east this winter.

Cattle

Producer demonstration project exploring how soil carbon can contribute to CN30

Australia’s largest soil carbon project holder has put forward three properties for a research project looking at the viability of soil carbon farming across the country.

Property

Torrumbarry Farms Aggregation expected to make over $60 million

An institutional-scale irrigated mixed farming and horticultural development opportunity in the Loddon Mallee region of northern Victoria has hit the market, bringing with it significant water entitlements.

News

Telstra inks deal with Starlink to improve rural connectivity

Telstra has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's Starlink in a bid to improve connectivity options for rural and remote customers in Australia.

Cattle

Red meat industry recognised for sustainability leadership

The Australian red meat industry has earned a prestigious award for its commitment to sustainability through the Carbon Neutral by 2030 initiative.

News

Rural crime comes under the microscope

Understanding how rural crime impacts farmers across the nation is the focus of a new study.

Economics

Beef producers more optimistic, as sheep industry confidence sags

Beef producers are becoming more optimistic that conditions are unlikely to get much worse, but sheep producers continue to have a gloomy outlook.

Beef

Beef sustainability scorecard reveals new industry records

The latest sustainability scorecard for the beef industry has revealed record achievements, including decreased carbon emissions, increased forest on grazing lands, and reduced water use per kilograms of liveweight gain.

Exports

Changing face of Argentinian beef industry signals increased competition in the global market

Structural changes in the Argentinian beef industry could result in increased competition for Australia, as the South American country looks to direct more beef into the global market.

Cattle

Mort & Co gets the green light for 36,500-head central Queensland feedlot

Mort & Co's plans to expand its footprint into central Queensland has been given the green light, with construction on the 36,500-head feedlot expected to commence at the end of 2024.

Property

Historic Mondilibi Aggregation expected to exceed $65 million

The historic Mondilibi Aggregation in the renowned Western District of Victoria has hit the market, with expectations it will make in excess of $65 million.

Cattle

Numbers on feed remain steady at 1.15 million head

Cattle buy-in pressures and stubbornly low utilisation rates have seen the numbers of cattle on feed remain steady across the March quarter, with analysts saying the theme is likely to continue in the short term.

Cattle

Selecting cattle for nitrogen use efficiency

Producers could soon select cattle for nitrogen efficiency using a simple test that analyses tail hair samples.

Cattle

MLA funds game-changing mRNA vaccine project to boost emergency disease preparedness

As the Australian livestock industry stares down increasing biosecurity threats, next-generation vaccine technologies have been identified as a potential game-changing approach to emergency disease preparedness.