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29 Jul 2008 | Lamb prices down from highs
Lamb prices have slipped between 10 and 22 cents per kg cwt from last week''s highs due to higher dollar affecting demand as well as colder weather affecting quality. Heavy lamb prices were particularly affected. ...... FULL STORY
28 Jul 2008 | Agricultural land is the new gold
Agriculture is the new gold says the chairman of Celtic Resources in London. Celtic will spend $100 million buying distressed goat country and cropping farms in Australia as part of a global investment strategy worth $300 million. ...... FULL STORY
22 Jul 2008 | Australian meat contaminated says Russia
Four Australian meat processing plants have joined a long list of plants from Argentina, Brazil, Denmark, France, Germany, Spain and Italy that have been banned from exporting to Russia due to unacceptable microbial contamination issues. ...... FULL STORY
21 Jul 2008 | Consolidated Pastoral lives up to its name
Consolidated Pastoral continues to buy cattle stations in northern Australia. The latest is the 248,000 Ucharonidge Station north of Tennant Creek and adjacent to the firm''s existing Newcastle Waters station. ...... FULL STORY
18 Jul 2008 | Feedlot numbers rise on lower margins
The number of cattle on feed increased 13 per cent over the June quarter. Feedlots were operating at 60 per cent, up from 51 per cent three months earlier but down from capacity usage of 77 per cent a year before. ...... FULL STORY
10 Jul 2008 | WA lamb laws better than other states
Mutton can''t be sold as lamb in Western Australia according to evidence given to the Senate committee investigating the desirability of a national marketing standard for mutton and lamb. ...... FULL STORY
9 Jul 2008 | Mixed farmers make the most of hard times
Australia''s mixed farmers have increased profitability of their operations by about nine per cent over the last five years, despite drought and difficult conditions according to research by the Grain and Graze project. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2008 | Cows must be included in emissions trading scheme
The National Farmers Federation, the Australian Farm Institute, NSW Farmers and Agforce in Queensland have all expressed concerns about the possibility of agriculture being included in an emissions trading scheme. ...... FULL STORY
7 Jul 2008 | Most value in land for livestock
Average sale prices increased for rural properties in Victoria in 2007, though aggregate sales fell. ...... FULL STORY
4 Jul 2008 | Meat production down, prices up
Meat production fell 3.5 per cent in May, and was also down 3.0 per cent over the 12 months to May, to 3.2 million tonnes. Herd numbers fell in Victoria and New South Wales but increased in Queensland. ...... FULL STORY
1 Jul 2008 | Free range eggs not fresh
One third of free range eggs are not fresh according to the Australian Consumers Association. 36 per cent were found to be weak and watery. ...... FULL STORY
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