$50k grants for November flood-affected farmers in NSW and QLD
NSW and Queensland farmers can now apply for grants of up to $50,000 to salvage damaged crops and stock, rebuild fences and replace machinery. The grants are jointly-funded by state and federal governments to help agriculture rebuild after November’s flood events. The grants are immediately available to farmers in local government areas which were disaster-declared.
750 NSM Ewes, Quilpie
750 NSM Ewes A LINE OF NSM CFA MUMBLEBONE BLD MERINO EWES THAT PRESENT IN STORE CONDITION. 50MM SKINS. 121% LAMBS WEANED 8TH JANUARY. VERY REPUTABLE SHEEP Available on Auctions Plus Tuesday National Sheep Sale, 18th January 2021, 2 pm Contact Sam on 0428 020 289
Farmers cash in on agritourism trend by offering private camping through Hipcamp
Farmers are cashing in on the domestic tourism boom and diversifying their income by offering up their property to camping. The website Hipcamp has seen the number of landowners offering their property up to private campers double in the past 18 months to more than 2000, with the vast majority of them either farms, hobby.
How the southern weaner market is shaping up
Grassed up northern buyers chomping at the bit as La Nina continues to flex are keeping their cards close to their chest heading into the big January southern weaner sales. Their influence could be enormous. Equally, red hot demand from southern restockers looking to replenish paddocks is creating a forecast price range for young cattle.
Connor FitzGerald on charting a course to beef’s big time
Connor FitzGerald works in an office in the middle of Sydney, but with his rural childhood, career in agriculture and passion for the land, this is a guy who straddles the country/city divide with ease. “I always knew I’d work in agriculture, but it took me a while to figure out how that would look,”.
Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee estimates
Widespread rainfall across much of Australia during November has set up a promising summer season for sheep and wool production. Shorn wool production for 2021-22 is forecast to lift 8 per cent on the year prior with 318 million kilograms greasy predicted. The Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s estimates, released on Friday, also forecast shorn.
52 Feeder Steers, Maidenwell
52 Feeder Steers 52 VGQ DROUGHTMASTER FEEDER STEERS. THIS LOT INCLUDES 38 X MILK TOOTH & 14 X 2 TOOTHS. A LINE OF STEERS THAT SHOW PLENTY OF BONE, LENGTH & ARE KNOWN PERFORMERS ON FEED. Available on Auctions Plus Weaner & Yearling Sale, 17th December 2021, 9 am Contact Sam on 0428 020 289
Rural Bank’s rosy 2022 forecasts
Beef prices might steady a little, grain growers should do well despite wheat quality downgrades, dairy prices will stay high, lamb will be in demand and fine wool will be just that, fine. Those, in a nutshell, are the Rural Bank Australian Agriculture Outlook’s predictions for 2022. While the bank’s forecasts show some sectors are.