North West Farmer

Stubbles an important forage

WITH headers coming out of sheds across the Mallee in the next few weeks there are some big numbers involved which tend to escape people. Such as stubbles, and what they are truly worth to mixed operations and graziers. Across Australi...

22 Oct 2024

North West Farmer

Watering down growth practices

DESPITE all the progress across the generations, the search continues for a better way to maximise the use of water and cereal yield potential in low and medium-rainfall zones, such as the Mallee, to help grain growers in these regions achieve new...

20 Oct 2024

North West Farmer

When an upgrade is on-brand perfection

YOU can’t beat it. Get a key piece of farm machinery and use it successfully, season in and season out. Then realise if you upgrade – with the same brand of course – it actually means more money in your pocket and more time to do...

20 Oct 2024

North West Farmer

Jury reaches verdict with horticulture career

A THIRD generation local from Robinvale is forging a national career in the horticulture industry, just six years after graduating from Melbourne University. Will Jury, the only son of Robinvale growers Trevor and Clare Jury was promoted...

20 Oct 2024

North West Farmer

Less could be more when feeding the world

MOTTI Levin isn’t pulling any punches about the future of farming – from here in the Mallee to anywhere in the world. He hasn’t got the time to do anything else, he’s way too busy globetrotting to sell the message that unless...

20 Oct 2024

Innovation

Why tracking data is the pathway to growth

ANDREW MOLEINSERO founder Greg Guyette is another technology provider who believes one of agriculture’s biggest challenges continues to be change. The US-based precision agriculture advocate was in Australia for the Australian Almond Conference in...

20 Oct 2024

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ULTRAWHITE SHINES BRIGHT AT ROSEDALE

Rosedale Stud UltraWhite ewe lambs 9-10 mths, ready to go out with some ram lambs. With an average weight at post weaning assessment of 67.2kg they also recorded an ASBV average PWWT 11.7, with a high of 12.9 and PEMD of 2.18, with a high of 2.74...

29 Aug 2023

News

Sea Lake service technician named Australian Agriculture & Turf Service Technician of the Year

Haeusler’s John Deere Sea Lake service technician Lachlan Corridan was named Australian Agriculture & Turf Service Technician of the Year at an awards ceremony in Brisbane last night. John Deere Australia and New Zealand managing director, Luke...

25 Aug 2023

Video

Ultra good results for Induro’s Ultra Whites

Guy Treweek’s Wakool, NSW, based Induro White Suffolk stud already had a blue-ribbon reputation for the quality of the rams it produced. But in the very short time it has also started breeding Ultra White sheep, it has raised the bar to new...

08 Aug 2023

Almond conference signals lifting world profile

TIM JACKSONChief executiveAlmond Board of AustraliaA RECORD crowd of 600 attended the Australian Almond Conference at the Adelaide Convention Centre this month for the biennial industry opportunity for networking and industry education. Our...

20 Oct 2024

News

Bee part of strategy

THE quest for a national pollination strategy for Australia has taken a significant step forward with the announcement of a $1 million grant from The Ian Potter Foundation. The grant has been awarded to a collaboration led by the Wheen Bee...

20 Oct 2024

Livestock

Kerang group dominates prime lamb competition

THE annual Swan Hill Show Prime Lamb Hoof & Hook competition has unveiled one championship success story, but the final results will not be available until next week. Kerang’s D.I. Gitsham grabbed the prizes in the Heavy Prime and...

20 Oct 2024

North West Farmer

Win some, lose some weather-wise

DRY weather is bad for crops – but very good for calving cows. We have had a bit of both lately so, effectively, by lying to myself I am always able to be convinced the glass is half full and we are winning. Yes, our dryland crops might be stuffed...

19 Oct 2024

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