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SA's second fruit fly outbreak in Adelaide
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) on Thursday declared a second outbreak of Queensland fruit fly in metropolitan...
Rikki Lambert
Aug 19, 20212 min read


11 per cent of Australian water foreign-owned - but do governments care?
One politician had a crack at the accuracy and level of foreign ownership of Australian farm water, but the silence in response to the...
Rikki Lambert
Aug 18, 20213 min read


Wool prices take a hit on auctions return
The return of the nations wool auctions after the three-week winter break saw thousands of bales passed in as prices tumbled. I caught up...
Jason Regan
Aug 16, 20212 min read


"Basher" Basham pounds the keyboard
South Australian Primary Industries and Regional Development Minister David Basham has been a busy man. You could argue that Minister...
Jason Regan
Aug 11, 20214 min read


Your Friday farmgate (3 weeks ending 29 July)
Apologies to regular readers of the Farmgate for the break in reporting for a couple of weeks due to leave and unforeseen circumstances....
Rikki Lambert
Jul 29, 202115 min read


China-bound wine still homeless, biting grape growers
China’s anti-dumping duties have seriously disrupted Australia’s wine trade, the latest research report from ABARES has found. ABARES...
Rikki Lambert
Jul 27, 20211 min read


Your Friday Farmgate data (w/e 9 July 2021)
It's been another great week in the commodity markets in most respects, a hiccup on the wool market due to high bale numbers coming...
Rikki Lambert
Jul 8, 202114 min read


Record Aussie beef prices heading for 1,000c
Australia's beef prices have defied analyst expectations to charge through supposed ceilings, with a magical 1,000 level in the herd's...
Rikki Lambert
Jul 7, 20212 min read


Canavan pursues inquiry into fallen energy 'angels' impact on farmland
The Nationals senator who moved the motion to re-install Barnaby Joyce as Deputy Prime Minister has told FlowNews24 he is pursuing...
Rikki Lambert
Jul 5, 20212 min read


Farms, agribusiness at risk from ransomware and other cybercrime
Australia's agricultural sector is underprepared for cyber-attacks and must act now to better protect sensitive commercial data, an...
Staff Writers
Jul 5, 20212 min read


Friday farmgate data (week ending 2 July)
The ANZ had some great news for farmers, saying the latest trade balance figures gave the bank confidence that rural goods will continue...
Rikki Lambert
Jul 1, 202113 min read


NSW leaves K.I. & Tasmania the GM-free islands of Australia
Thursday 1 July marks a new opportunity for New South Wales farmers to increase their competitiveness and productivity, Agriculture...
Rikki Lambert
Jun 30, 20211 min read


The Murray-Darling - I love it when a plan comes together
They may have been a fictional team of dishonourably discharged American military operatives, but the A-Team knew how to bring a plan...
Rikki Lambert
Jun 24, 20215 min read


Your Friday Farmgate data for week ending 25 June
Wool was the big price lifter this week, helped by an across-the-board fall in the Australian dollar against major currencies. The wool...
Rikki Lambert
Jun 24, 202113 min read


Your Friday farmgate for the week ending Friday 18 June
ABARES this week estimated the national farm produce would fall short of the current year's record $66 billion, down to $65 billion for...
Rikki Lambert
Jun 17, 202110 min read


Cor, blimey! - British Opposition MPs rail against Aussie trade deal
Claims from the UK Opposition that the new UK-Australia trade deal is a "betrayal of British farming" have been dismissed by Trade...
Rikki Lambert
Jun 17, 20212 min read


UK FTA better than a poke in the eye
Fran Kelly was interviewing the AFR’s Phil Coorey on Wednesday’s Radio National breakfast when she commented that the UK FTA didn’t...
John McDonnell
Jun 16, 20213 min read


Farmers to receive $18.7m in SA state budget
South Australia’s agriculture sector has been allocated $18.7 million boost in the Marshall Liberal Government’s State Budget 2021-22...
Rikki Lambert
Jun 12, 20212 min read


Your Friday farmgate data for w/e 11 June
The winter rains came at last for those who have been long waiting, with falls of 10 to 30 mm across the Flow Family earlier this week....
Rikki Lambert
Jun 10, 202111 min read


Your Friday farmgate data (w/e 4 June)
While farmers in South Australia and western Victoria got a little rain, they will be wondering if the Bureau of Meteorology will be...
Rikki Lambert
Jun 3, 20219 min read
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