Western Plains Central West Rural Report, Monday, August 20, 2012
Sheep theft numbers on the rise in the Central West, warmer weather brings on the fly, if you want to get rid of carp - why not eat them?
View Article'Boss of the flies'
We're approaching the end of August, the onset of spring and warmer weather.
View ArticleWestern Plains and Central West Rural Report, Friday, August 31, 2012
Which are the burgeoning markets for Australia's wool clip?, Could bushfire authorities learn some lessons from the safe sex message?, We review an aerial baiting program that's been targetting wild dogs.
View ArticleWestern Plains and Central West Rural Report, Monday, September 3, 2012
Aphids thriving in canola crops due to dry conditions, young farmers gather to talk money, sheep producers in the north west may be able to retain ovine Johne's disease status and maintain their...
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Tuesday, September 4, 2012
How big a player is Cubbie Station in the Australian and international cotton world - this morning we look at the cotton landscape in light of the property's imminent sale to a foreign consortium, a...
View ArticleWestern Plains Central West Rural Report, Monday, October 2, 2012
Lightning Ridge miner's welcome Hartcher's change of heart, what's the future for perennial wheat crops, and farmers welcome rainfall over the weekend.
View ArticleIndigenous teenagers learn tricks of wool trade
Aboriginal students from a northern New South Wales shearing school have visited south-west Victoria to put their new skills into practice. The Merriman Shearing School made a 2,600km round-trip to...
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Wednesday, February 6, 2013
In the wake of fires, and given the dry season, some timely advice this morning on managing pasture in dry times and after bushfires, the return of the merino popularity.
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Hazelnut growers in the central west are being asked to help 'seed' a nut industry in Bhutan, GRDC updates are underway and a new push into Coonabarabran has been hailed as a success, where's the wool...
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Monday March 25, 2013
Wool sales online in winter recess, pigs chase a sweet smell in baiting program, consulting psychologist offers advice on bushfire recovery.
View ArticleNSW growers fleece the field at Zegna awards
Italian men's fashion house Zegna has celebrated Australian superfine wool, with 50 years of awards for the top fleece.
View ArticleA showman on the banks of the Darling
Australian history is rich with stories from the vast interior, the narrative of how our inland was settled and developed by European immigrants.
View ArticleFour-legged roadtrains of western NSW
Bullocks, camels and heavy horses the stars of Australia's road-train history.
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Wednesday May 1, 2013
An economist says the Federal Government's farm finance package is misdirected, the end of a 140 year fine wool tradition on a family farm at Mudgee, and Warren irrigators say they're sick of criticism...
View ArticleWool market kicks two weeks in a row
The wool market has seen some significant price rises in the last two weeks, after months of disappointing returns for growers.
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Friday August 16, 2013
NSW Farmers Assocation on the possibility of a grain co-operative, Forbes goat producer goes from the Ekka to Brazil, Coonabarabran farmer comments on the viability of a Coalition promise to fix mobile...
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Wednesday August 28, 2013
Merino studs from across the country converge on Dubbo for the annual Merino Show and Sale - now with added expo, Joel Fitzgibbon says the Federal Government will apoint an independent mediator to...
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Thursday August 29, 2013
Graham and Mary Wells' One Oak stud has taken out the national title of Supreme Champion Ram at the Dubbo Merino Show and Sale, Regional Australia Institute has released a report calling for change to...
View ArticleWith the fear of droughts ahead, one sheep farmer at least is saying his...
Four months ago, farmers in western New South Wales were warning that drought conditions were returning to the region. But despite a tough start to the season, at least one grazier north of Nyngan is...
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Tuesday September 17, 2013
Very varied falls of rain across NSW, DPI seasonal conditions report highlights dire situation in the far west, Regional Assistance Advisory Committee forestalls additional assistance for western...
View ArticleGun shearers, and those trying to be like them, descend on Nundle
The inaugural On The Sheep's Back Shearers' Festival has been held in Nundle at the DAG Sheep Station.
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Monday, October 14, 2013
Paterson's Curse is blooming across the central west, team penning is having a resurgence in popularity as a family sport, South African merino breeder Andries Pienaar talks about transitioning into...
View ArticleAll things 'agriculture' on show at UNE for Y9-Y12
Fifteen schools from the New England North West, the Mid-North Coast, the North Coast, the Hunter Valley and the Central West will converge on the University of New England on Friday to learn about...
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Thursday November 14, 2013
Stock routes in the central west are under pressure from stock seeking respite from the drought in Queensland and north-west NSW, a Dubbo boy sends the Prince of Wales a birthday message on YouTube, a...
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Friday November 15, 2013
Mark Palmer's mare Special is still missing six months after she was stolen from his paddock, Warren stud owner Malcolm Kater says the stock routes are being used precisely as they were intended, a...
View ArticleCentral West Western Plains Rural Report, Monday December 9, 2013
The wool market is strong as it enters the final week of trading for 2013, Dubbo horse-owners working long hours to foster their orphaned foal onto a polo mare, Orange celebrates its inaugural garlic...
View ArticleOutback shearing school strikes success helping young people
At a time when much of north-west New South Wales is still under the stranglehold of drought, there's a glimmer of positivity shining through.
View ArticlePain relief for livestock gets global investment boost with Dechra taking a...
Australian developer of animal pain relief receives investment boost and licensing agreement from UK company to market Tri-Solfen internationally.
View ArticleIndigenous shearer hurdles literacy obstacle to excel in TAFE wool classing
Aching knees and a sore back, coupled with providing encouragement for his son, inspired Garry Pittman to tackle wool classing at Dubbo TAFE.
View ArticleWool chairman watches farmer focus group through one-way mirror
Farmers are shocked to find out that a supposedly anonymous focus group was watched by Chair of Australian Wool Innovation
View ArticleDirector backs his wool industry leaders amid revelations about the use of...
Australian Wool Innovation director David Webster has rejected accusations the organisation has a "toxic culture" and insisted there was no need for changes.
View ArticleRoustabout Casey Barnes scalped in shearing shed accident, raising safety...
A horrendous injury to a young roustabout that led to her scalp being torn off raises issues about safety in the nation's shearing sheds.
View ArticleMohair Mojo: How the surging goat industry is letting its hair grow
Goat farmers are no longer considered the poor relation of Australian woolgrowers with goat production booming and some farmers discovering goats can be more profitable than sheep.
View ArticleDirector of embattled wool body AWI threatens legal action against lobby...
A director of an embattled wool body demands an immediate retraction, following a lobby group's submission to a review of her organisation's conduct.
View ArticleIndependent review calls for an overhaul of the embattled wool body AWI
The man at the centre of a wool industry scandal could be forced to relinquish his role if the recommendations from an independent review are implemented.
View ArticleLife inside the shearing shed: Chantel McAlister captures the 'truth' of the...
Photographer Chantel McAlister has a mission to "tell the truth about wool" and thinks the Australian wool industry has had a bad rap.
View ArticleShearing contractors call for better workplace conditions amid shearer shortage
Shearing contractors reliant on New Zealand shearers are struggling to fill vacancies in the wool industry's busiest period after New Zealand increased its pay rates by 25 per cent.
View ArticleAWI farewells Wal Merriman, announces plan to draw down reserves at AGM
Outgoing Australian Wool Innovation chairman Wal Merriman has been saluted as a "giant of the business" at the peak body's AGM, which follows a historic ballot in which growers voted to reduce the levy...
View ArticleNZ World champion shearer will still travel for work despite pay rise for...
Pay rates have risen for New Zealand shearers, but that will not stop Maori women's speed shearing world champion Kerri-Jo Te Huia travelling to Australia and beyond to work.
View ArticleRoger Fletcher OAM says 'take every opportunity' as life takes him from dusty...
Roger Fletcher catapulted himself to success, forming one of the country's most successful agribusinesses, which now exports grain, fibre and meat globally from its family-run headquarters in central NSW.
View ArticleChina suspends wool trade from South Africa due to foot-and-mouth disease...
Australian woolgrowers are set to benefit from the suspension of wool exports from South Africa to China due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease.
View ArticleQuick go the shears as woolgrowers cash in on high prices in wool market
With the wool market now riding above $20 a kilogram, growers are keen to get their wool out of the paddock and into the auction room.
View ArticleIrrigators without water signal electoral challenge in safe Liberal seat...
There is a part of Australia where the rivers are high but the crops are dying, where farmers can see plenty of water but have no access to it. And that could mean a change in political fortunes.
View ArticleIs liquid nitrogen the answer to consumer and animal-welfare objections to...
A long-touted alternative to surgical mulesing will be available commercially this season after more than 10 years of development.
View ArticleDownpour fills dams, soaks paddocks in drought-hardened far western NSW over...
From 85 millimetres of rain in a year to more than 50mm in a day, widespread Easter rain raises spirits from Bourke to Menindee.
View ArticleAustralia's wool clip expected to be lowest in almost 100 years as drought bites
Australian wool totals are forecast to be down by 12.7 per cent on last year a drop of 43 million kilograms, and the lowest yield since 1924, when the industry was much smaller.
View ArticleDonald Trump's trade war with China is causing Australian wool prices to drop
It's not just stockbrokers who are watching the China and US trade war Australia's wool market has fallen to its lowest level in a year-and-a-half due to uncertainty surrounding tariffs.
View ArticleState-of-the-art shearing shed aims to improve conditions for workers and...
This state-of-the-art shearing shed hopes to attract and retain good shearers in a safe environment.
View ArticleWool producers question level of transparency behind AWI board endorsements
Growers question the process behind Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) announcing that a controversial ex-chairman is among the preferred candidates to fill board vacancies.
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