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Sheep producers flock to Cowra for 40th NSW Poll Dorset Championships
10+ hour, 19+ min ago (24+ words) The Land Sheep producers flock to Cowra for 40th NSW Poll Dorset Championships...
Ready to feed and fatten: locals buy up at Forbes store cattle sale
2+ week, 6+ day ago (432+ words) A small yarding at the Forbes store cattle sale had local buyers dominant off the back of recent rains across the region. There were about 1100 yarded on Friday, May 29, down on the original 1500 expected, but Sam Mackay, Forbes Livestock & Agency…...
The sheep squeeze: huge interest from southern states but can NSW fill demand?
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1023+ words) Grass is growing and feed abundant in South Australia and Victoria with buyers turning to the north for stock. Following dry conditions and a big sell-off in the southern states in the last couple of years, the season turned and…...
'I'd rather live next to a nuclear reactor': Portland landholder defies turbines future
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (914+ words) With the possibility of four wind turbines within 1500 metres of his fenceline, and another 76 more within eyesight, Portland landholder Brenden Wallis would rather live alongside a nuclear reactor. His comment came as members of the Portland community, along with their…...
The Gauge: Think Farrer was just a protest vote? That doesn't hold water
4+ day, 30+ min ago (510+ words) Last month, the residents of the electorate of Farrer in southern NSW did something that hadn't been done in the history of the Australian House of Representatives. They elected a One Nation candidate. In a seat that had been Coalition…...
Why central banks continue to buy gold
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1190+ words) This is branded content. The global financial landscape has been through a wild ride lately, and few shifts are as striking as the pace of central bank gold buying. According to the World Gold Council, the world's central banks have…...
From landfill to value: dramatic skin price increase adds new layer to lamb profits
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (694+ words) As little as 12 months ago lamb producers were being charged disposal fees for skins with the product destined for landfill. Now, largely driven by a buoyant wool market there's been a dramatic turnaround for once worthless skins, with Merino skins…...
'One extreme to the other': drought to sheep show glory as SA stud returns to Hay
4+ day, 19+ hour ago (855+ words) After suffering through two years of drought a South Australian stud has returned to the Hay Merino Sheep Show ring with a bang, taking out top honours with a show ring debutante. The 700 kilometre trip from Hallett, SA, paid off…...
Picnic races to politics: Hunks and Spunks reflect on country and community
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (872+ words) Hunks, spunks, and horses made headlines more than two decades ago, at the inaugural competition hosted by The Land in 2005. From trackside at the Bedgerabong picnic races on February 19, attendees and even a winner shared their memories from one of…...
Could energy sovereignty be the pathway forward for Australian farmers?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (554+ words) A new report has detailed a potential path forward for producers, keeping fuel and energy local to tackle wildly shifting markets. Energy Sovereignty for Regional Australia: Protecting Farmers, Powering the Future, a report presented by Farmers for Climate Action, called…...