QLD is officially drought-free
Queensland is now free of drought with the last two local government areas having their drought status revoked.
Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries...
Future Drought Fund next stage announced at Beef Week
The Prime Minister announced the next phase of the Future Drought Fund (FDF) at Beef Week and National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) President, David Jochinke,...
Feed on stock in high demand
Agents and vendors were pretty consistent with the numbers yarded this week for both Beef and Sheep & Lambs. The cattle numbers of 1179...
60/40 lamb to mutton breakdown
Vendors and Agents combined to present 1712 head to the local weekly sale. The yarding consisted of 1712 head, the breakdown was 60/40 lamb...
Rising costs hit producers
Primary producers in the Goondiwindi area are being urged to take a proactive approach to managing their farm finances, with interest rates peaking and...
Farmers face tight margins
A recent Rabobank report highlights a complex scenario for the global fertilizer market – fertilizer costs are down, but so are commodity prices, squeezing...
Beautiful May days
May is such a beautiful time of year, lovely cool nights and warm days, with no need for the aircon at work.
I start to...
Consistent cattle week
Sale numbers were consistent for the cattle at the weekly sale, sheep and lamb numbers doubled and the pig and poultry numbers were also...
Two thousand head at sale
McDougall and Sons agents and vendors combined to present 2072 head to the weekly sale, the yarding was 80/20 break up of lamb to...
Downturn on calf numbers
Sale numbers were consistent across the platforms this week, with cattle sheep and lamb numbers similar to last week. The pig and poultry numbers...
Lambs topped two hundred
McDougall and Sons agents and vendors combined to yard 1845 head to the weekly sale. The yarding was drawn from the traditional local areas...
Lambs dominating
McDougall and Sons agents and vendors combined to present 1454 head for last week’s sale.
The yarding was dominated by lambs that were light...
Southern Downs pilots to take flight at national aeromodelling festival
Four passionate model aircraft pilots from the Southern Downs are gearing up to take part in one of Australia’s biggest aeromodelling events, the Festival...
