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Friday, April 24, 2026
Dust, heatwaves and 1200km treks: the brutal reality of the 2026 Autumn fade
Mullengudgery Merinos at Nyngan captured the incredible footage as the drought continues. Picture by Mullengudgery Merinos.
Samantha Townsend • 1hr ago
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Tamworth store sale defies market corrections with strong southern demand

Esther Middlebrook and her parents, Jono and Holly Middlebrook, Piallaway, catch up with Amanda Hollis, Tamworth, at the fortnightly store sale. Picture by Simon Chamberlain
Simon Chamberlain • 2hrs ago

Surprise buyers snaps up top heifer, bull at National Limousin sale

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Ella Richter, Balaklava, SA, holds the highest priced lot, Brentvale Akela W16, with new owner Taylor Den, Mac River Cattle Co, Dubbo, and vendor Jason Foote, Brentvale, Bordertown, SA. Picture by Elizabeth Anderson

Iran chaos fuels Ampol refinery earnings, shares rise for fertiliser players

Andrew Marshall
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Ampol's update refining and trading update for the first months of 2025 has pushed its share price near year-to-date highs. Picture Andrew Marshall
Blood and bone to energy: how beef can power the economy into the future
Jamie Brown
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Casino Food Company, with LMS energy, have broken ground on a biomethane digester to slash emissions and power the abattoir, with enterprise chair Leonard Blok, CEO Simon Stahl and environmental engineer with LMS, Jarred Irving. Pictures by Jamie Brown and supplied.

'They just keep coming': NSW sell-off sends eastern cattle prices tumbling

TB White & Sons director Leo White, Ballarat, Vic, Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets saleyards manager Harry Brennan, Dubbo, NSW, and Pro Stock national livestock manager Clint Endersby, Mount Compass, SA, said cow prices had fallen dramatically this week. File and supplied pictures
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Follow all the action from the 2026 Sydney Royal Easter Show with our live blog

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Follow all the action from the 2026 Sydney Royal Easter Show with our live blog

'Worse than 2021': growers push for ZP 50 bait to battle mouse plague

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WAFarmers grains section president Mark Fowler is urging growers to provide detailed evidence of their mouse baiting programs. File photo.
Standout breeding, backgrounding enterprise with major water potential
Mark Phelps
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Cattle breeding and backgrounding enterprise with exceptional water and an impressive homestead. Picture supplied
Cashing out early: why producers are pivoting at Moss Vale to beat the autumn dry
Joe Mooney, Woodbrook, Goulburn.
Dakota Tait
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Why sunflowers are beating cotton and corn on Riverina margins this season
Olivia Calver
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Summit Ag agronomist Erin Munro and Coleambally sunflower grower Scott Shields in a field of Ausiclear sunflowers. This variety of sunflowers is so far yielding 3.75t/ha and has been sold for $1000t/ha. Picture by Olivia Calver.

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Productive grazing property offers striking lake, mountain scenery
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Wattaview is a highly productive and visually striking 318 acre grazing property with exceptional lifestyle appeal. Picture supplied
'Worse than 2021': growers push for ZP 50 bait to battle mouse plague
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WAFarmers grains section president Mark Fowler is urging growers to provide detailed evidence of their mouse baiting programs. File photo.
Explainer: what is basis and why does it matter right now for farmers?
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Productive grazing property offers striking lake, mountain scenery

Wattaview is a highly productive and visually striking 318 acre grazing property with exceptional lifestyle appeal. Picture supplied
Mark Phelps

Grassed up, impressively developed 5016 acre property for 800 cattle

Mark Phelps
Quebec is an impressively developed 5016 acre cattle property. Picture supplied

Standout breeding, backgrounding enterprise with major water potential

Mark Phelps
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Cattle breeding and backgrounding enterprise with exceptional water and an impressive homestead. Picture supplied

Markets

Tamworth store sale defies market corrections with strong southern demand
Esther Middlebrook and her parents, Jono and Holly Middlebrook, Piallaway, catch up with Amanda Hollis, Tamworth, at the fortnightly store sale. Picture by Simon Chamberlain
Simon Chamberlain • 2hrs ago
Cashing out early: why producers are pivoting at Moss Vale to beat the autumn dry
Dakota Tait
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Joe Mooney, Woodbrook, Goulburn.
'They just keep coming': NSW sell-off sends eastern cattle prices tumbling
Petra Oates
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TB White & Sons director Leo White, Ballarat, Vic, Dubbo Regional Livestock Markets saleyards manager Harry Brennan, Dubbo, NSW, and Pro Stock national livestock manager Clint Endersby, Mount Compass, SA, said cow prices had fallen dramatically this week. File and supplied pictures

Easter squeeze: how tighter sheep supply has pushed key indicators upwards

Picture by Agrishots.
Matt Dalgleish, Episode 3
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Beyond the numbers: unpacking the shifts in global demand for sheepmeat

Matt Dalgleish, Episode 3
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Australian sheepmeat export flows softened in March. Picture by Agrishots.

One step forward: what's really driving sheepmeat processor margins this year

Matt Dalgleish, Episode 3
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Beef

Uncertainty over weather, prices and fuel moves producer to 'take the tops off'

Jeremy Turner, Kingaroy, offloaded 40 head at Coolabunia on Thursday. Picture by Chris Gilmore
Chris Gilmore
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Blood and bone to energy: how beef can power the economy into the future

Jamie Brown
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Casino Food Company, with LMS energy, have broken ground on a biomethane digester to slash emissions and power the abattoir, with enterprise chair Leonard Blok, CEO Simon Stahl and environmental engineer with LMS, Jarred Irving. Pictures by Jamie Brown and supplied.

Bite out of the budget: NSW government bets $7m on tick eradication

Jamie Brown
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Member for Lismore Janelle Saffin, with NSW Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty, have announced $7m towards new cattle tick eradication funding. Picture by Jamie Brown.

Sheep & Goats

Six generations of style: the bloodline catching the eye of global fashion

The Waters family, Tarrangower at Hillgrove, Sarah, David, Angie and Bella, during the Zegna awards this week in Sydney. Pictures supplied.
Jamie Brown
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Grandfather volunteers at 2026 SA Sheep Expo for special family reunion

Catherine Miller
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Sheep Expo entrant Phoebe Armstrong, Margaret River, WA, and her grandfather Murray Armstrong, Scone, NSW who was a volunteer at the Expo. Picture by Paula Thompson

Strict classing key: the two traits boosting production values at Yerong Creek

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Josh Molloy, Rockview Ag, Yerong Creek, said keeping things simple was key to a successful operation. Picture by Alexandra Bernard

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Surprise buyers snaps up top heifer, bull at National Limousin sale

Ella Richter, Balaklava, SA, holds the highest priced lot, Brentvale Akela W16, with new owner Taylor Den, Mac River Cattle Co, Dubbo, and vendor Jason Foote, Brentvale, Bordertown, SA. Picture by Elizabeth Anderson
Elizabeth Anderson
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Dream debut: first-time exhibitor claims national supreme title with star entry

Elizabeth Anderson
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Miles, John and Hugo Devlin, Alsace Limousins, Inverell, with their supreme exhibit at the Limousin National Show, Alsace Big Star V25. Picture by Elizabeth Anderson

Birthweight, explosive growth, key traits pushing prices at Reiland Angus sale

Eliza Spencer and Dakota Tait
Graham Houston, Houston Pastoral Co., Burrowye, Vic, with Sam Lucas, Reiland Angus, Tumut, and top priced bull Reiland Successor V1749. Picture by Eliza Spencer.

Cropping

'Worse than 2021': growers push for ZP 50 bait to battle mouse plague

WAFarmers grains section president Mark Fowler is urging growers to provide detailed evidence of their mouse baiting programs. File photo.
Gregor Heard
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Explainer: what is basis and why does it matter right now for farmers?

Andrew Whitelaw, Episode 3
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The 18-country convoy: global fashion heavies descend on the Namoi Valley

Simon Chamberlain
Cotton Australia's chief executive officer, Adam Kay and Chair Liz Stott, will be part of the Australian Natural Fibres Forum at Narrabri on April 29. Picture by Simon Chamberlain

Geopolitics, weather and policy: the key drivers of grain volatility now

Andrew Whitelaw, Episode 3
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Dealing with acidity: how southern NSW growers can join the lentil boom

Elizabeth Anderson
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The control and limed plots growing lentils near Wagga, with (inset) DPIRD researcher Mark Richards. Pictures supplied

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UNE's online-first Exercise and Sports Science: flexible study, strong industry links

Contact session with the Talented Aboriginal Athletes Pathways (TAAP) youth male group at the New South Wales Rugby League Centre of Excellence in Sydney. Photo supplied by NSW RL.
Miranda Aitken
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Sam Thomas continues family legacy with NSW Young Auctioneer's title

Sam Thomas, Nutrien Milling Thomas, Dubbo, with family, including mum Lyndal Shanks, left, and dad Peter Thomas, second from right. Picture supplied
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Rabobank program helps farmer upskill for confident farm decision-making

Rachael Mulligan gained valuable farm business insights and skills, thanks to Rabobank's Executive Development Program. Picture supplied

Agribusiness

Blood and bone to energy: how beef can power the economy into the future

Casino Food Company, with LMS energy, have broken ground on a biomethane digester to slash emissions and power the abattoir, with enterprise chair Leonard Blok, CEO Simon Stahl and environmental engineer with LMS, Jarred Irving. Pictures by Jamie Brown and supplied.
Jamie Brown
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Iran chaos fuels Ampol refinery earnings, shares rise for fertiliser players

Andrew Marshall
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Ampol's update refining and trading update for the first months of 2025 has pushed its share price near year-to-date highs. Picture Andrew Marshall

'Financially irrational': how forgotten lessons from past fuelled supply crisis

Andrew Marshall
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Australian agriculture must relearn the strategic asset lessons learnt in the hard years of two world wars, says Western Australian business professor, Tim Mazzarol. File picture.

Politics

Australia closing a multi-billion-litre diesel gap in hundred-million steps

Ampol's Lytton refinery in Brisbane is one of only two left operating in Australia. Picture by Kelly Butterworth.
Jason Gregory
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Increased opportunity: China moves to 'shore up supply' of Australian beef

Barry Murphy
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China could be making a move to secure its supply of beef amidst ongoing tensions with the US and an ongoing foot and mouth treat. Picture by AgriShots

Gas giants face new tax push as fuel price surge hits primary producers

Jason Gregory
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Gas inquiry hears billions could be raised by increasing taxes. Picture supplied.

Machinery

'A Deere piece of history': rare tractor a jewel in Wimmera farmer's shed

Sixth-generation farmer Ross Johns, Dimboola, has been collecting rare and vintage tractors since retiring from farming.
Petra Oates
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Harvest capacity surges as grain growers put new machinery to the test

Gregor Heard
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Hopetoun's Pat Hallam was thrilled with the performance of new AF-10 harvesters. Photo by Gregor Heard.

Why this former farmer is selling his prized collection of rare tractors

Bryce Eishold
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Retired farmer Bill Robinson, Thorpdale, Vic, with one of his prized Lanz Bulldog tractors, a 1935 crawler, that will be sold at auction in June. Picture by Bryce Eishold

Dairy

'A bit hectic': young farmer leads new friends to dairy challenge victory

Dakota Tait
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Isla Robertson, Southern Star Holsteins, Yarroweyah, Vic, and Maddison Browne, Moxey Farms, Gooloogong. Picture by Dakota Tait.

What this American PhD candidate loves about how Australians do dairy cattle

Dakota Tait
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Laura Jensen, Comstock, Wisconsin, was completing a PhD with La Trobe University and Agriculture Victoria, and showing cattle for Meadowvale Guernseys, Dorrigo. Picture by Dakota Tait.

 

Rural Life

From Charleville to the front line: Terry O'Hanlon's story of service

Vietnam veteran and well-known horseman, Terry O'Hanlon, with the family's resident sire Aussie Cat. Every year, he attends an Anzac Day dawn service. Picture supplied
Judith Maizey • 1hr ago
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How a love of language helped transform lives, and secure statewide recognition

Eliza Spencer
Tamara Bryden, managing director, Business Lending, Westpac, Brianna Casey, managing director, AgriFutures Australia; Kristie Ivone, founder, Boas Language Academy, Tanya Jolly, NSW Country Women's Association state president, and Minister for Women Jodie Harrison. Picture supplied.

From a hobby to a global business in one year, all inspired by rural Australia

Alexandra Bernard
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Harden artist Alli Geers aims to capture the essence of rural life in a contemporary minimalist style. Picture supplied

Opinion

The Gauge: We cannot afford to be this exposed again on fuel and fertiliser

Hamish McIntyre
File picture by Gregor Heard

The Gauge: Ag wins when it welcomes those with non-traditional backgrounds

David Lee
David Lee's path into agriculture was not a conventional one. Picture supplied