Winter crop plantings for 2026-27 hit left right and centre
Even faced with outrageous increases in fuel and fertiliser costs growers found it hard to give up their expansion plans and buckled down on a wing and a prayer The run-up to winter crop plantings for season 2026-27 never looked better with growers coming off the second-best harvest since the record 2022-23 season, with last […]
Beef production continues in race to all-time record levels
Strong global demand keeps Aussie beef producers in race to record numbers with prices holding firm despite expanded production We’ll take whatever volume of beef you can produce. That’s the line from local buyers and its now backed up with research from Rabobank that indicates our beef industry is set to remain on a firm […]
Rabobank opens applications for prominent farm management programs
Rabobank has opened applications for farmers in Australia and New Zealand to join their Executive Development and Farm Managers Programs Applications for the 2026 intake of Rabobank’s Business Management Programs – the Executive Development Program and the Farm Managers Program – are now open. Designed for progressive farmers at a range of career stages, the two programs being offered […]
Rabo Community Fund opens applications for 2026 rural community grants
Applications for funding from the Rabo Community Fund for 2026 are now open to rural and regional community organisations and initiatives that are making a significant contribution to supporting country communities. Launched by agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank in 2021, the fund has to date invested more than $4 million into initiatives designed to support the […]
Cattle producers buoyed by continued global beef trade growth
Global beef trade is poised for growth over the next five years with demand from Asia as China becomes the top importer It’s no longer just a coincidence that for the past 20 years beef cattle producers have been going about their business with more confidence than any other farming sector. And that trend looks […]
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 […]
Rabo Community Hub Program announced 12 rural community hubs to receive $10k to improve facilities
Twelve rural community hubs across Australia have been selected to receive $10,000 each to upgrade their facilities, as the recipients of Rabobank’s 2025 Community Hub Program funding. The program, which ran throughout August, was open to all local rural halls and community centres across the country and attracted almost 300 entries. Running for the first […]
Milk production in Australia set for continued decline while global supply surges according to Rabobank
In newly-released research, Rabobank says local milk production is set to fall again in the current season, as ongoing feed shortages and a smaller milking herd in drought-affected areas continue to impact. This comes as global milk supply surges, with production increasing across other key dairy-exporting regions across the world. In its Quarter 3 Global Dairy […]
Beef exports are at record-breaking levels and rising
Beef producers are flat out keeping up with the high demand for Aussie beef with many world markets clambering for our product A combination of stronger global beef markets, favourable seasonal conditions in key beef-producing regions and higher local cattle inventory is supporting record-breaking production volumes, according to a research report by agribusiness banking specialist […]
Excel farms manager awarded Rabobank 2025 trans Tasman business prize
The clever strategy chosen by the regional manager of fast-growing agriculture firm Excel Farms secured the 2025 trans-Tasman business award The Victorian regional manager of fast-growing Australian agriculture company Excel Farms has taken out this year’s Rabobank ‘Dr John Morris’ Business Development Prize from a field of some of Australia’s and New Zealand’s leading farmers. […]