AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award National Winner is Carol Mudford
Carol proved hard to match coming into the 2025 award as the NSW state winner as she is a shearer registered nurse and mental health advocate Carol Mudford has been named the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Winner for her leadership in creating safe spaces and practical support across shearing sheds nationwide. Carol’s work was […]
Farmer confidence increases on the back of strong livestock prices
Improved conditions later in the 2025-26 season have seen farmer confidence grow across all farm commodities with sheep and beef producers on top Walk down the street of a country town, and most likely the faces with the biggest smiles belong to a farmer, and for good reason, according to a just-released survey on farmer […]
National Thoroughbred Week is gateway to stables of famous horse trainers
See horse racing first-hand during National Thoroughbred Week when stables open to Australia and New Zealand’s rural horse industry From the thundering hooves of The Everest to the tradition of the Melbourne Cup, Thoroughbreds dominate headlines every spring. But beyond the racetrack lies a vast rural industry built on land, livestock, and the dedicated care […]
The Nationals issue a plea to buy Aussie farmer grown
With supermarkets expanding imported food product lines The National are urging shoppers to seek out Aussie grown produce Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud, has observed how imported processed food products are on the rise and is now urging shoppers to buy Australian-grown as the first choice. Especially in the current 2025-26 season, where a […]
Pye Group employs high-tech solutions for low-carb potato success
Potato growing that was once the small income backbone for family farm operations has been turned into a multi-million dollar enterprise by the Pye Group When the Pye family made a leap of faith from New Zealand to set up a farm operation in South Australia’s Mallee region 35 years ago, to grow the humble […]
NEXAT power platform comes with or without an onboard operator
The power platform developed to replace a tractor harvester and sprayer reveals an autonomous model while continuing to upgrade its full cab variant Experienced industry observers view the NEXAT power platform as the greatest threat ever to traditional tractors, one that will advance farming into an era equivalent to the time engines took over from […]
Livestock market price fluctuations are keeping farmers awake at night
Producers are confused about the value of their livestock pens for good reason according to a report that reveals just how highly volatile pricing can be Livestock producers have been facing an unprecedented period of market volatility over recent years, with swings in cattle and sheep prices reaching record extremes according to new research. In […]
CropVision predictor sums up risk level 4 months before sowing
CropVision science-based research data claims it can deliver success driven decisions well before sowing of winter or summer crops Some old timers could get it right most of the time, whether to sow or not, and while many of those soothsayers simply aren’t around anymore, some say they have been replaced by a data driven […]
Farmland value takes a breather after 12 years of growth
In both good seasons and bad there has been uninterrupted growth in farmland prices but that is all about to change Anyone looking to buy a farm over the past 12 years is well aware how the value has increased each year, even in some difficult seasons. The price escalated and it has been constant. […]
Farms held in self-managed super funds get a reprieve of sorts
Labor takes unrealised capital gains off the table but still retains its steadfast cash grab from self-managed super funds worth more than $3 million There is no doubt that the worst part of Labor’s increased cash grab on self-managed super funds (SMSFs) was the tax on unrealised capital gains, income not even received but taxed […]