http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for farmingnewsdaily.co.uk. BETTER farmgate prices, rain and lower costs are at the top of Australian farmers' wish lists this season. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/200513/farmgate_milk_price_0.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT University of Western Australia researchers have outlined ways for 33 African countries to improve their agricultural sectors. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/200513/improving_farming_in_africa.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE Livestock Contractors Association wants mulesing accreditation recognised in the new animal welfare standards and guidelines. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/200513/mulesing_accreditation.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT A RALLY to support Victoria's canned fruit industry has added weight to calls to implement emergency tax measures on cheap imports. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/200513/tax_breaks_for_fruit_growers.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Total national cattle throughput so far this week has increased 17%, with most states yarding higher numbers due to the continual dry weather conditions. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/140513/_cattle_markets_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The vast northern cattle production area received below average summer rainfall and the continuing dry conditions, compounded by two or three years of herd rebuilding, are adding pressure to producers and markets, writes MLA beef market analyst Ben Thomas. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/140513/cattle_sales_surge_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT DRYLAND farmers are calling on history to keep tractors rolling across the Victorian grain belt. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/140513/grain_farmers_need_rain.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Australian Merino breeders have three updated, producer-driven, profit indexes that recognise the breed’s versatility and new market opportunities. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/140513/merino_sheep.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT With all states and territories implementing the new national standards and guidelines for the transport of livestock by July, MLA has updated the Is it fit to load? guide. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/140513/transport_standards_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT INTERNATIONAL dairy research has pointed to the negative energy balance (NEBAL) of lactating cows as the explanation for a world-wide decline in fertility rates for dairy cows. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/_fertility_in_dairy_cows.aspx farmonline.com.au Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT AUSTRALIA'S biggest banana grower, Mackays, has purchased listed agricultural group Elders' timber properties Gold Tyne and Mount Ray outside Cooktown in far north Queensland for more than $10 million. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/_mackays_buys_elders_banana_farms_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT CROPLIFE Australia claims that genetically modified (GM) crops have led to an income boost of $595 million in Australia since they were first introduced in 1996. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/_the_importance_of_gm_crops.aspx farmonline.com.au Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT VICTORIAN and South Australian vendors welcomed strong bidding at the 32nd annual Ayrshire Fanfare Sale in Noorat this week, where the top priced heifer sold to $2500. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/ayrshire_cattle_sale.aspx farmonline.com.au Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THERE is no such thing as a free ride for the ewes at the South family's Wagin property. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/ewes_and_lambs_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT BARLEY growers in high-rainfall areas will have up to six new high-yielding malting barley varieties to choose from in coming seasons as a replacement for Gairdner. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/170513/australia___malting_barley.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Values of dairy exports from June to March fell slightly, despite a shipments rise, according to Dairy Australia’s Export Summary. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/150513/dairy_exports.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT With dry conditions across most of eastern Australia, good drought management practices now will give pasture the best chance of long-term revival and the ability to maintain long-term carrying capacity when conditions allow. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/140513/dealing_with_dry_conditions_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT A MURRAY Bridge free range egg producer is among a group of South Australian so fed up with current free range standards that they have taken it upon themselves to establish a new labelling system. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/free_range_eggs.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE coming months will reveal whether Australian grain growers will face competition from higher supply from overseas as crops on the other side of the world approach harvest. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/130513/grain_exports.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT INTERSTATE bidding for desirable Guilford Poll Herefords at Ouse on Tuesday belied the depressed beef market in Tasmania, as four April 2011-drop bulls, sired by Otapawa Spark 3060, topped at $7000. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060513/_for_polled_hereford_bull.aspx farmonline.com.au Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT ROMA agents and vendors are bracing themselves for more market pain with 9700 head booked for today’s weekly store sale. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/100513/_cattle_for_roma_today_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT AS neighbouring farmers begin sowing winter crops into their parched paddocks, Western Australia's largest grain farmer, John Nicoletti, is sitting still as he holds firm on a threat to forgo planting crops in response to tightening credit conditions from his financier, ANZ Banking Group. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/070513/bankers_take_your_umbrella_when_it_rains_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sun, 12 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT FONTERRA Australia has announced it will invest $6.6 million to upgrade the cheese production system at its Wynyard, Tasmania site. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/070513/_million_cheese_investment_.aspx farmonline.com.au Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE Giles family admit they were naive, even silly, to allow an animal activist free access to their Trafalgar abattoir. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/090513/abattoir_closed_by_deception_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT US FOOD and grain corporation Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) may have sweetened the deal to buy GrainCorp but Nationals leader Warren Truss says it doesn't make the sale a sweet deal for Australian agriculture. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/090513/adm_and_graincorp_from_warren_truss.aspx farmonline.com.au Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT ASIAN buyers are eyeing southwest Victorian dairy farms, for sale as a major sell-off of financially troubled operators begins. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/090513/asian_interest_in_dairy_farms_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Burra Foods has this week announced a fourth step up for the 2012-13 season of six cents a kilogram fat and 15c/kg protein. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/090513/lift_in_milk_prices_.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT IT was a win-win situation at the Limousin National Show and Sale at Wodonga yesterday, with the same stud taking out junior and senior female, and a second stud winning junior and senior bull. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/090513/limousin_national_show_and_sale_at_wodonga.aspx farmonline.com.au Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT GlobalDairyTrade event 91 concluded this week with the Trade-Weighted Index (TWI) down 7.3 per cent , ending a string of nine consecutive rises that began in late December 2012, according to Dairy Australia. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/100513/globaldairytrade_event_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT DESPITE a tough year for many dairy farmers a high profile Victorian dairy has taken the bull by the horns and put together a formidable Holstein sale catalogue. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/100513/holstein_cattle_genetics_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT IT didn’t take long for the bidding to heat up at the Limousin National Sale last week, with lot 2 making the equal top-price of $14,000. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/100513/limousin_bulls_top__apiece.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT TO assist red meat producers fulfil their food safety responsibilities, the Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) program has produced two new resources http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/100513/new_resources_from_lpa.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT FOR Beaudesert dairy farmer Greg Dennis, technological advances in robotic milking have not only increased production, they are paving the way for his latest business venture Scenic Rim 4Real Milk. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/100513/robotic_dairies_.aspx farmonline.com.au Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT SPC Ardmona has axed more than half its peach and pear suppliers. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/090513/problems_for_fruit_farmers__.aspx weeklytimesnow.com.au Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT It seems crazy given our very fundamental human requirement for food that the agriculture industry could end up in the dire state it is in today. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/080513/problems_on_the_farm_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT While there has been some welcome rainfall last week in many areas, it was generally negated by very strong winds on Saturday. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060513/cattle_markets__.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT LIBERAL Hume candidate Angus Taylor has attacked the federal government’s lack of vision on Australian agriculture, despite delivering its new Farm Finance assistance package. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/070513/farm_finance_package_.aspx farmonline.com.au Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT A GROUP of WA farmers who committed grain to Emerald Grain's 2011/12 wheat and barley pools are expected to launch a class action against the independent marketing company in coming months. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/070513/grain_producers_fighting_over_market_share_.aspx farmonline.com.au Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT KOJONUP farmers Mick and Zanthe Baxter have won the right to plant and harvest genetically modified (GM) canola again this year. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/070513/green_light_for_gm_crops_.aspx farmonline.com.au Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT SOUTH Australia's new farm representative group is the first in Australia to move away from direct membership to a commodity-driven model with all production sectors supported by funding through the State Government's Primary Industry Funding Scheme. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/070513/new_farm_group_founded_.aspx farmonline.com.au Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT MURRAY Goulburn hosted Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott at the Koroit processing plant near Warrnambool this morning, to hear directly from suppliers about challenges hurting the dairy industry. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/070513/politicians_meet_dairy_farmers_.aspx farmonline.com.au Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE Australian banana industry is seeking tenders for suppliers to build a banana production and marketing information system to improve the resilience of an industry sometimes hit by cyclones and often threatened by overseas pests and diseases. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060513/banana_farming_.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Eastern states cattle indicators, as reported by MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service, have been on a downward slide in recent weeks, due to the increased offerings of plain cattle, along with the prolonged dry conditions across the major supply areas. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060513/cattle_markets_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT US grain giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has promised it won’t shut other players out of GrainCorp’s bulk export terminals and up-country sites if it succeeds in its $3 billion plus takeover of the company. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060513/graincorp_and_adm_.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT LIQUID-Air engines, hydro-membranes and plant symbiosis sound like elements of a sci-fi movie, yet these innovations will be on display at the Emerging Technologies Seminar as part of the Ausveg National Convention. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/030513/hi_tech_vegetables_.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT The very dry autumn conditions continued to frustrate producers this week, with many regions registering an extremely dry April, with little rainfall forecast for the week ahead. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060513/more_rain_is_needed_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT THE freshly minted leadership team of Beef Australia has identified four main areas they believe will enhance Beef Australia when the event is next held in Rockhampton in 2015. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/030513/new__leadership_team_of_beef_australia.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT Coming Up - 7th May 2013 http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/030513/northbeef___beef_crisis_summit____may____richmond_nw_qld.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT COUNT Paolo Zegna knows superfine and ultrafine woolgrowers are suffering. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060513/superfine_wool_.aspx farmonline.com.au Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT With the larger cancelled markets resuming this week after the ANZAC holiday, consignments more than doubled at MLA NLRS markets. http://www.farmingnewsdaily.co.uk/news/060513/the_sheep_market_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT