Allendale Sydney Success
Royal Sydney success for Allendale's grand bull 24/04/2009 4:00:00 AM IT WAS a 31-year wait, but at last week's Sydney Royal Show the Allendale stud, Bordertown, finally snared its first supreme exhibit at the event. The Day family's 14-month-old bull Allendale Waterhouse D1 was given the nod a... more

Tax Breaks for Farmers, For Buying New Machinery
The National Australia Bank is prompting farmers who are considering purchasing new farm equipment to act quickly to take advantage of the Government's vehicle and equipment investment allowance. Khan Horne, NAB's general manager of agribusiness, said the investment allowance offered farmers and oth... more

Coal Mines Consume Farms
Jerrys Plains minefield MINES have devoured once numerous farming villages in the NSW Upper Hunter and now two more towns appear to be on the menu. Coal harvesting injects hundreds of millions of dollars into the valley every year, although it could come at the cost of historic communities and... more

$735 top price: Hot demand for Naracoorte, SA, weaner steers
The hot demand for weaner steers on Thursday 29th Jan 2009, was in keeping with temperatures of 40+deg at Naracoorte, SA, during its major weaner cattle sale. A total of 3,340 steers were offered, after agents spilt the one-day sale into two days at the last moment, when a total of 6,200 cattle c... more

News Conference; Murray-Darling Basin Authority 16 December 2008
Rob Freeman, Chief Executive, Murray-DarlingBasin Authority ROB FREEMAN: And please keep your shoes on. That’s a bush joke. Look can I introduce myself? I’m Rob Freeman the recently appointed chair and Chief Executive of the Murray-Darlin... more