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Aussie farmland price surge could soon dry up
The cost of agricultural land in Australia is set for a "double digit" percentage growth through 2023, following three seasons of solid...
Flow Australia
Apr 18, 20232 min read


RSPCA slammed for lookaway stance on live exports
The shadow agriculture minister has slammed the RSPCA, claiming in a recent meeting they were unconcerned about his argument that animal...
Rikki Lambert
Mar 21, 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


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


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


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


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


Prime Minister 'terrorising farmers and regional communities': Nationals leader
A former agriculture minister told Flow listeners on Wednesday that Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was 'terrorising' farmers and...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 15, 20222 min read


Moscow's 19 November grains deal deadline looms
Global grain markets may not be adequately pricing in the prospect of Russia withdrawing support for grain to be shipped through the...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 14, 20221 min read


Growing national park estate by 50 per cent to come from farmers: MP
A federal MP representing SA's outback has taken aim at the Albanese government's pledge to protect 30 per cent of land by 2030. Liberal...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 14, 20222 min read


Another SA hay fire shows vigilance vital as prescribed burns delayed
Approximately $230,000 worth of damage occurred on Monday morning from a hay shed fire in the Mallee in the latest incident of hay...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 13, 20221 min read


Australia needs to shape animal welfare global developments: CVO
The director-general of the World Organisation for Animal Health is visiting Australia for the first time in early November and the host...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 7, 20221 min read


Hay: if it's over 70C or smokin' - call 000
South Australian farmers are being urged to take care storing and monitoring the moisture of hay this season as the state grapples with a...
Rikki Lambert
Nov 7, 20221 min read
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