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Australia's climate drivers migrating south
The dominant weather systems that have traditionally influenced Australia's climate, weather and rainfall are slowly moving south,...
Rikki Lambert
Feb 2, 20237 min read


Happy days at Billabong Crows harvest
The Weekly Times reporter Nikki Reynolds appeared on the Flow Friday Sports Show to discuss the Billabong Crows' latest cropping charity...
Ellis Gelios
Jan 19, 20231 min read


Meatwork staffing a potential price disrupter for livestock farmers in 2023
It may be a new year but the continuing shortage of agricultural workers could bite cattle and sheep farmers this year according to one...
Rikki Lambert
Jan 17, 20231 min read


New dairy export markets welcome but a challenge with falling Australian supply
Australian dairy farmers might not be in the best position to immediately capitalise on the benefits spruiked by the federal government...
Rikki Lambert
Jan 17, 20232 min read


Tricks and profits moving bumper Aussie crop
The federal agriculture department says it is implementing a number of initiatives to help move huge grain inputs and storages in...
Rikki Lambert
Dec 19, 20222 min read


Pesticides, rich nations in UN firing line in '30 by 30' biodiversity vision
A draft global pact to conserve nature will follow the conclusion of the conference on biodiversity known as 'COP15', with pesticide use...
Staff Writers
Dec 18, 20222 min read


NSW Nationals leader urges driver patience as farmers face another trying harvest
The New South Wales Riverina faces another protracted harvest due to heavy rain and flooding, with farmers' harvest activity across...
Rikki Lambert
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Farmers face PALM metro move potentially butchering farm labour pool
The federal government has expanded the Pacific Australia Labour Mechanism (PALM) to allow metropolitan based food businesses to access...
Rikki Lambert
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Aussie wool clip on the up with the market in final 2022 trades
Despite a shearer shortage in some parts of the nation, Australia is on track to bring in a 5 per cent increase in wool in 2022/23 as the...
Rikki Lambert
Dec 15, 20222 min read


Ag minister backs three-way cost split on sheep e-tags
The federal agriculture has backed the proposition put forward by Sheep Producers Australia that the cost of implementing electronic...
Rikki Lambert
Dec 12, 20222 min read


Historically high fertiliser prices expected to stabilise in 2023: Rural Bank
Australian farmers have done very well out of a food supply crunch particularly in the winter cropping sector, but input costs -...
Rikki Lambert
Dec 12, 20221 min read


Pointy end of electronic sheep tag cost negotiations begin in 2023
A peak sheep industry body says current discussions around the cost of electronic traceability in the sheep and goat industry starts with...
Rikki Lambert
Dec 8, 20222 min read


1 in 6 NSW crops abandoned but national farming picture still nudging records: ABARES
Australian farmers may be heading for another record winter cropping harvest but it is a gloomy picture for NSW and northern Victorian...
Rikki Lambert
Dec 5, 20222 min read


Agvocates share the good oil on soils
Monday 5 December is World Soil Day and agriculture departments and advocates are promoting the farming and environmental benefits of...
Rikki Lambert
Dec 4, 20222 min read


Harvest conditions improve for SA winter crops
The South Australian harvest is rolling in and the state's peak graingrowing body is cautiously optimistic about the conditions heading...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 28, 20221 min read


Local MP calls on state parties to lift their game - and dam wall
The federal member for Riverina says the NSW opposition has their focus wrong and called on all sides of politics to back flood...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 28, 20222 min read


Vic farmers urged to look out for stock water blue-green algae risk
Agriculture Victoria is urging farmers to be on the lookout for blue-green algae blooms in water their livestock might drink. Senior...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 27, 20221 min read


Australian wool industry hunting for processing closer to home
The search for a way to build more resilience in the Australian wool supply chain continues with options for early processing at home and...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 23, 20222 min read


Western Vic Liberal warns against voting for Labor-leaning independents
The first-term Liberal representing western Victoria in the Victorian Legislative Council has spoken about an Animal Justice MP's voting...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 22, 20221 min read


Australian climate getting warmer: CSIRO state of the climate report
The nation's chief science agency says the nation's climate is getting warmer, on trend, with a spokesman conceding it seems...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 22, 20222 min read
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