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NSW wineries offer virtual wine tastings amid COVID-19 restrictions

Friday afternoon drinks is taking on a whole different meaning in self-isolation. Wineries are now providing the cellar door tasting experience from the safety of people’s homes through social media. Wine connoisseurs can even ask questions about the terroir of the wine as if they are sitting on the other side of the tasting bench..

Rural Press Club: Australia has reconnected with agriculture says Littleproud

Agriculture Minister David Littleproud says Australian farmers should be very proud of the role they are playing during the current COVID-19 pandemic, and also the vital role they will play in rebuilding Australia’s economy once the health crisis is over. Speaking from his office in Warwick, Mr Littleproud was speaking on a Rural Press Club of.

Terrick purchase to provide beef foundation for AAM’s new investment fund

Showcase large-scale Blackall district grazing property Terrick Terrick will provide the cornerstone asset for the beef component of a new Australian investment fund’s investments in agriculture. Confirming the purchase this week of Terrick Terrick is the AAM Investment Group’s Diversified Agriculture Fund, having completed an off-market deal with long-term Terrick owners, Russell Pearson and family, based.

NT’s Murranji Station sold to Queensland’s Bunderra Cattle Co with 12,500 cattle for $23m

A family-owned Queensland cattle company has bought Murranji Station in the Northern Territory for about $23 million, with 12,500 cattle included in the sale. Bunderra Cattle Co, owned by the Pickersgill family from near Rockhampton, bought the property south-west of Daly Waters, according to documents from the NT Land Titles Office. The Pickersgill family add.

2020 AgriFuture Rural Women’s Award goes to Elisha Parker

Reaching out to and interacting with consumers is an over-arching passion for central Queensland cattle producer Elisha Parker and it’s her online marketing platform that has helped her take out the 2020 Queensland AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award. Ms Parker is the co-founder of Cattlesales.com.au, a marketing and advertising site with an interactive catalogue for sales.

Ellis family’s Banyula makes $4.15 million

VERSATILE 2262 hectare (5589 acre) Western Downs farming and grazing operation Banyula has sold at a Ray White Rural auction for $4.15 million. Located 34km south west of Tara, the property was bought by Kieran and Tracey Cook. Banyula was offered by Gary and Rhonda Ellis, and has been home to three generations of the.

Coronavirus doesn’t dent Australian farmers’ confidence following summer rain, high livestock prices

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads and global markets tumble, Australian farmers are experiencing a surge in confidence. A survey by agri-lender Rabobank, released today, has indicated one of the largest bounces in farmer confidence in 20 years, with almost half of those surveyed expecting the farm economy to improve over the next 12 months. Tim.

Farmers blooming in confidence after rains

Australian farmers have planted a lone seed of optimism among the economic doldrums as their confidence grew to its highest level in nearly five years, a survey has found. Despite swathes of rural countryside being devastated by bushfires about half of farmers surveyed across the nation expect the agricultural economy to improve during the forthcoming.