Dairy
Holstein daughters centre-stage
DAUGHTERS of last year's World Dairy Expo premier sire Braedale Goldwyn will feature as part of the Semex Holstein Spectacular sale at this month's International Dairy Week.
North goes quiet on cattle
MARKET uncertainty and today's higher transport costs appear to have wiped out the "grass fever" bidding once evident from northern buyers.
Milk powder down again at Fonterra online auction
WHOLE milk powder prices continue to fall at Fonterra's internet auctions.
On a roll on tanker safety
THERE is no "silver bullet" solution to stopping milk truck rollovers, but new research may help to find ways of reducing the small number of accidents that occur each year.
Melburnians praised for water savings
MELBURNIANS made a tiny dent in water consumption last year, using 500 million litres less than in 2007.
Greens want Lower Lakes flooding ruled out
THE Greens have called on the Federal Government to rule out flooding the lower lakes of the River Murray with sea water.
Lower Lakes decision this week
A DECISION on whether a controversial plan to save the Murray River's parched Lower Lakes will have to undergo an environmental assessment is expected this week.
Some useful rain, but many places miss out
AUSTRALIA'S mean annual rainfall reached 466mm last year, just 6mm shy of the long-term average, but many parts of the country missed out.
This year's Semex Holstein Spectacular sale at International Dairy Week is shaping up well. Pictured with last year's top-priced heifer, Woodisde Park Lheros Blackrose, are Semex's Jim Conroy and vendor Rob McIntosh.
Machine
more machine
Using GPS is on the level
MENTION GPS guidance in agricultural and horticultural circles and arrow straight furrows and hands-free steering spring to mind.
Prime start to New Year
NEW year prime markets opened strongly with many sales quoted as up 2-10c/kg on pre-Christmas rates.
End excesses of MIS past
MANY farmers would argue the thousands of naive lawyers, miners and small business owners who poured money into managed investment schemes deserve little sympathy.
North goes quiet on cattle
MARKET uncertainty and today's higher transport costs appear to have wiped out the "grass fever" bidding once evident from northern buyers.
Back Paddock
more back paddock
Les Kossatz shows Hard Slide
OH NO, not another case for some bleating from animal rights activists about the maltreatment of sheep.
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