The Land
Friday, May 22, 2026
Drought strategy: why one producer's trucked cattle 1400km away on agistment
In March, this year, Neil Watson, Watasanta Stud, sold a draft of 10 bulls at the Black Stump bull sale in Blackall. Picture by Sally Gall.
Judith Maizey • 2hrs ago
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'Insulting offer': $1000 to view 70 wind turbines from your front door

Sascha and Jock Mason, Julong Partnership, Adjungbilly, will be neighbouring the Bondo Wind Farm and are concerned about the ability to fight fires from the air. Picture supplied.
Alexandra Bernard
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Tick fever vaccine can spread redwater if overused, vet and producer say

Zac Braxton-Smith
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A major tick fever outbreak in New Caledonia in 2007 summed up the risk of vaccination, according to NSW producer Craig Huf. Picture: AgriShots

EU farmers warn of crisis as global fertiliser supply impacts food production

Jason Gregory • 1hr ago
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Global fertiliser availability was curtailed following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran in early 2026. Picture by Gregor Heard.
How a 441km trek is casting a spotlight on inclusive farming and mental health
Jessica Owers
Samantha Longmore training on the roads around Yass ahead of next month's The Big Wheel. Picture by Samantha Longmore.
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With more than $830 million in the coffers, here's where GRDC's focus is

GRDC managing director Nigel Hart. Photo supplied.
Gregor Heard
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The $200/ha bonus: the fungal breakthrough adding value to soils

Jamie Brown
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Garema farmer Steve Nicholson has been issued with 5.5 ACCUs/ha with the help of Forbes agronomist Guy Webb and his carbon-building endophyte enhancer. Pictures supplied.

'We know mistakes happen': feds reveal how new EPBC rules will be enforced on-farm

Bella Hanson
Producers need to demonstrate they have properly considered environmental impacts within the new EPBC framework. Picture by Agrishots.
Nolan Meats director, Tony Nolan, remembered as 'deeply respected innovator'
Judith Maizey
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Tony Nolan (seated) pictured with Hewitt Foods chief executive agribusiness & executive director Ben Hewitt, his brothers Michael and Terry Nolan, and Hewitt Foods group CEO & managing director Mick Hewitt. Picture supplied by Hewitt Foods
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Why Indigenous young aggies could be the solution to farm worker shortages
Josh Gilbert and Reagan O'Donnell with Oakland Park Tic Tac at Wingham Beef Week. Picture by Samantha Townsend.
Eliza Spencer
Rain cuts immediate feed bills, but winter crop profits still hang on follow-up falls
Jessica Owers
A work experience agronomy student at PY Agronomy, Parkes. Picture by PY Agronomy.

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With more than $830 million in the coffers, here's where GRDC's focus is
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GRDC managing director Nigel Hart. Photo supplied.
Beyond the price tag: the key ratio in the fertiliser affordability puzzle
Andrew Whitelaw, Episode 3 • 1hr ago
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Picture by Agrishots
EU farmers warn of crisis as global fertiliser supply impacts food production
Jason Gregory • 1hr ago
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Global fertiliser availability was curtailed following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran in early 2026. Picture by Gregor Heard.

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Property

Prized Western District grazing properties fetch nearly $20 million

The larger of the two properties to be sold was Warrabkook. Pictures from JLL Agribusiness.
Chris McLennan • 1hr ago

Unimproved Cooke Plains grazing block snapped up in two months

Chris McLennan • 2hrs ago
A buyer has been found for this large grazing block on Cooke Plains. Pictures from Elders.
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Simmons family lists Panhandle 'calf factory' for walk-in walk-out sale

Chris McLennan
Bought by the Simmons family in 2019, Panhandle is now up for sale. Video and pictures from Leichardt Group.

Markets

Sell now: weaner market heads towards conclusion with prices and outlook on the up
Barry Tozer, of BJ & LK Tozer, Jerangle, with livestock agent Jacob Rayner at the Braidwood Annual Blue Ribbon weaner sale, where they topped the sale. Picture by Jacob Rayner.
Jessica Owers
Major saleyard operator steps in to settle long-running feud between agents
Bryce Eishold
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A major Australian saleyard operator has stepped in to mitigate a dispute between livestock agents on the Victorian-NSW border. File pictures
Tariff trigger: beef export rush closing in on China, Korea market quotas
Elizabeth Anderson
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Australia has hit a key milestone ahead of a 55pc tariff on its beef exports to China. Pictures via AgriShots, Shutterstock

Goat producers face prospect of industry levy doubling after 'massive' boom

Australia's goat industry reached record levels in 2025, but it is working with a levy budget set in 1997. GICA president John Falkenhagen says the time is right for an update. Picture by AgriShots, inset file picture by Quinton McCallum
Elizabeth Anderson
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Market rebound: rain and tight supply combine to send sheep prices upwards

Elizabeth Anderson
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Rain has helped push prices up, as numbers fell in saleyards across the country this week. File picture by Elka Devney

How a supply rebound in some states is impacting lamb prices right now

Matt Dalgleish, Episode 3
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Picture by Agrishots

Beef

Drought strategy: why one producer's trucked cattle 1400km away on agistment

In March, this year, Neil Watson, Watasanta Stud, sold a draft of 10 bulls at the Black Stump bull sale in Blackall. Picture by Sally Gall.
Judith Maizey • 2hrs ago
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Tick fever vaccine can spread redwater if overused, vet and producer say

Zac Braxton-Smith
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A major tick fever outbreak in New Caledonia in 2007 summed up the risk of vaccination, according to NSW producer Craig Huf. Picture: AgriShots

Nolan Meats director, Tony Nolan, remembered as 'deeply respected innovator'

Judith Maizey
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Tony Nolan (seated) pictured with Hewitt Foods chief executive agribusiness & executive director Ben Hewitt, his brothers Michael and Terry Nolan, and Hewitt Foods group CEO & managing director Mick Hewitt. Picture supplied by Hewitt Foods

Sheep & Goats

Goat producers face prospect of industry levy doubling after 'massive' boom

Australia's goat industry reached record levels in 2025, but it is working with a levy budget set in 1997. GICA president John Falkenhagen says the time is right for an update. Picture by AgriShots, inset file picture by Quinton McCallum
Elizabeth Anderson
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Market rebound: rain and tight supply combine to send sheep prices upwards

Elizabeth Anderson
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Rain has helped push prices up, as numbers fell in saleyards across the country this week. File picture by Elka Devney

Freebairn family to sell 117,125 acre Gilles Downs sheep station

Chris McLennan
Tony Freebairn pictured at a Jamestown sheep sale in 2024. File picture.

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Record $14,220 average achieved for 25th annual Dulverton Angus Bull Sale

Greg and Sally Chappell, Dulverton Angus, Glen Innes, with Colin Say & Co sale agent Shad Bailey and the volume buyers on the day Stuart and Bec Speed, Goodliffe Grazing Company, Mantuan Downs, Qld, with the $30,000 top price bull of the sale Dulverton Vow & Declare V190, purchased by Robyn Kerr, Kerina Pastoral, Glen Innes. Picture by Mira Urban
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Enhance your cost of production efficiency with Woolooga Brahman females

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Jamie and Sandy McCartney of Bucca Station, Gin Gin, with their champion pen of 10 PTIC heifers at 2.5 years old and about 460kg that went on to sell for $2800 a head at last year's sale. Picture by Zac Braxton-Smith.

Bongongo Angus marks 100 years with strong support from new and old buyers

Kylie Nicholls
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Ryan Bajada, Elders Stud Stock NSW, and Georgia Graham, Bongongo Angus, Coolac, with volume buyers Maz and Brian Boyd, Tumut, and Harrison Daley, AGT Stock & Station Agents. Picture supplied

Cropping

Beyond the price tag: the key ratio in the fertiliser affordability puzzle

Picture by Agrishots
Andrew Whitelaw, Episode 3 • 1hr ago
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EU farmers warn of crisis as global fertiliser supply impacts food production

Jason Gregory • 1hr ago
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Global fertiliser availability was curtailed following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran in early 2026. Picture by Gregor Heard.

Explainer: how global geopolitics and weather are shaping the grain market

Andrew Whitelaw, Episode 3
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Picture by Agrishots
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With more than $830 million in the coffers, here's where GRDC's focus is

Gregor Heard
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GRDC managing director Nigel Hart. Photo supplied.

Rain cuts immediate feed bills, but winter crop profits still hang on follow-up falls

Jessica Owers
A work experience agronomy student at PY Agronomy, Parkes. Picture by PY Agronomy.

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Wenyu Wen, Account Manager at Chandler Macleod in Tamworth. Picture Peter Hardin, The Northern Daily Leader.
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Cattle worm resistance is affecting more farms - how can you check your status and protect your cattle?

Research has confirmed all major production limiting species of worms have demonstrated resistance to the most heavily relied upon drenches. Picture supplied
Branded Content

Enhance your cost of production efficiency with Woolooga Brahman females

Matt Sherrington
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Jamie and Sandy McCartney of Bucca Station, Gin Gin, with their champion pen of 10 PTIC heifers at 2.5 years old and about 460kg that went on to sell for $2800 a head at last year's sale. Picture by Zac Braxton-Smith.

Agribusiness

Nolan Meats director, Tony Nolan, remembered as 'deeply respected innovator'

Tony Nolan (seated) pictured with Hewitt Foods chief executive agribusiness & executive director Ben Hewitt, his brothers Michael and Terry Nolan, and Hewitt Foods group CEO & managing director Mick Hewitt. Picture supplied by Hewitt Foods
Judith Maizey
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AACo defies floods to cash in on big season, beef demand and post record profit

Andrew Marshall
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The big Australian Agricultural Company beef business has defied market disruptions to post record profits for 2025-26, but says rising production costs will add to its challenges in the coming year. Picture supplied.

Rain cuts immediate feed bills, but winter crop profits still hang on follow-up falls

Jessica Owers
A work experience agronomy student at PY Agronomy, Parkes. Picture by PY Agronomy.

Politics

EU farmers warn of crisis as global fertiliser supply impacts food production

Global fertiliser availability was curtailed following the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran in early 2026. Picture by Gregor Heard.
Jason Gregory • 1hr ago
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With more than $830 million in the coffers, here's where GRDC's focus is

Gregor Heard
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GRDC managing director Nigel Hart. Photo supplied.

'We know mistakes happen': feds reveal how new EPBC rules will be enforced on-farm

Bella Hanson
Producers need to demonstrate they have properly considered environmental impacts within the new EPBC framework. Picture by Agrishots.

Machinery

Transition towards header autonomy helps WA farm family rip off record crop

George Carmody, 'Clare Downs', Cascade, WA, was thrilled with the performance of the John Deere X9 header over a big 2025-26 harvest.
Gregor Heard
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Retro-fitted disc system makes big efficiency gains, cutting fuel bills

Gregor Heard
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Paul Ryan, Ryan NT, together with Chris Smith with Mr Smith's Gason Scari-Drill fitted with Ryan NT double discs. Photo by Gregor Heard.

Why STEYR Cervus CVT tractor has won two major international awards

Why STEYR Cervus CVT tractor has won two major international awards

Dairy

'Too much red tape': quad bike fatalities, incidents prompt new review

Jamie Brown
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The quad bike is regarded as nimble enough for paddock work, but farmers are frustrated with increasing regulations making them cumbersome. Picture supplied.

Home grown in the Illawarra, a different steak is set to shake up restaurant menus

Ben Langford
Greg Mumm among the herd at his farm in Kangaroo Valley. Picture by Robert Peet

 

Rural Life

Godfather of Geese: how a master breeder's passion created two Australian goose breeds

Michael Peel with Champion Waterfowl, Emden gander, Big Foot Jr, at the 2025 Sydney Royal, and inset, the Mr Peel's Camden White Toulouse (left) and White Chinese (right). Main picture by Cathy Newton
Kate O'Neill
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Why Indigenous young aggies could be the solution to farm worker shortages

Eliza Spencer
Josh Gilbert and Reagan O'Donnell with Oakland Park Tic Tac at Wingham Beef Week. Picture by Samantha Townsend.

Saddle to the saloon: the jockey who traded the racetrack for a remote pub

Samantha Townsend
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Homebush Hotel publican Mark Pegas. Picture by Samantha Townsend.

Opinion

Opinion

Your farm succession plan just got harder: here are some post-budget next steps

Dr Mike Stephens
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Many farm business owners eligible for the old Capital Gains Tax concessions may now opt to defer the intergenerational asset transfers and to distribute them through their wills. File picture.

The Gauge: Federal and state governments failing the drought policy test

James Jackson
The decision to end live export in the west, which allowed large numbers of stock to be sent overseas when drought threatened, is one of several government "fails".