2010 Annual Dairy Conference
AUSTRALIA - The Western Australian Farmers Federation (Inc.) (WAFarmers) will be holding the 2010 Annual Dairy Conference, themed ‘Milking Opportunities for the Future’, on July 22, 2010 at the Abbey Beach Resort, Busselton.

Adapting Farm Systems To Climate Change
AUSTRALIA - Farmers in Western Australian agricultural areas now have access to more information about the likely effects of climate change following the release of a series of notes on climate adaptation by the Department of Agriculture and Food. ...

Australia Put Agriculture On 2010 Political Agenda
AUSTRALIA - Politics and policies that directly impact on Australia's farmers will be centre stage at the National Farmers’ Federation’s (NFF’s) 2010 National Congress in September in Melbourne as federal ministers and opposition parties square off in...

Border Biosecurity Protects $4 Billion Industry Integrity
AUSTRALIA - Queensland’s farm group AgForce urges producers to be aware of their responsibilities when buying livestock from interstate after the Goondiwindi Magistrates Court last week handed down $114,000 in fines to five people.

Bioniche in Partnership with Bayer Australia
AUSTRALIA - Research-based Canadian biopharmaceutical company, Bioniche Life Sciences, has joined forces with Bayer Animal Health, a division of Bayer Australia Limited, for the distribution of two cattle reproduction products.

Japan's FMD Sends Warning To Australia
AUSTRALIA - The Cattle Council of Australia is urging State and Federal Governments to maintain investment in biosecurity and quarantine following the devastating impacts of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) to Japan’s cattle sector.

Post-Easter Livestock Price Falls
AUSTRALIA - After successive short trading weeks, livestock market prices eased back this week. Cattle prices fell across all categories, as numbers lifted eight per cent and quality became more mixed.

Strong February For Live Cattle
AUSTRALIA - February was another strong month for Australia’s live cattle exports, as shipments to Indonesia and the Middle East continued to underpin the trade.

How Will Graziers Adapt To Climate Change?
AUSTRALIA - The challenges and opportunities for northern Australia’s cattle graziers as a result of climate change is the focus of a large-scale CSIRO telephone survey which started this week.

Understanding The Dairy Pricing System
AUSTRALIA - With many Victorian dairy farmers questioning how their milk prices are calculated or what factors influence the pricing system, the United Dairyfarmers of Victoria (UDV), the dairy commodity of the Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF), has...

Animal Health Book A Must For The Industry
AUSTRALIA - Graziers, animal health inspectors, students and hobby farmers can now access comprehensive animal health information with the arrival of a new illustrated book, Animal Health and Disease Investigation.

Dairy Restructure Beginning
AUSTRALIA - Australian Dairy Farmers (ADF) has announced that it intends to restructure the dairy industry's policy advocacy and representation.

Jersey Australia Makes Hard Decisions
AUSTRALIA - The Board of Jersey Australia has made some significant decisions after discovering the dam of highly credentialed USA sires Gannon, Grieves and Dale carries 16 per cent non-Jersey genetics.

Bull Buying Advice
AUSTRALIA - With the autumn bull selling season in full swing, buyers are being encouraged to look upon new bulls as investments and to buy only registered performance recorded bulls to dramatically reduce the risk of buying bulls that could have a negative...

Vaccinate For Tick Fever
AUSTRALIA - Cattle producers have been reminded that the end of the wet season is a good time to vaccinate their animals for tick fever.

Pressure to Rebuild Productive Capacity
AUSTRALIA - The Victorian Farmers Federation (VFF) has called on State Treasurer John Lenders to keep the need to rebuild the productive capacity of Victorian agriculture front of mind when deciding on Victoria’s 2009/10 State Budget.

EBL Eradicated From Australian Dairy Herd
AUSTRALIA - Australian dairy exporters will benefit from improved access to overseas markets after every dairy herd in the nation was found to be free from Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (EBL), an occasional infectious viral disease of dairy cattle.

Cautious Optimism As Dairy Prices Recover
AUSTRALIA - World dairy product prices are forecast to remain relatively firm in 2010-11 after rebounding from the low prices experienced in mid-2009, delegates were told at the ABARE annual Outlook conference in Canberra today.

Farm Export Earnings To Rise
AUSTRALIA - The value of Australia’s farm exports is forecast to be around $29 billion in both 2009-10 and 2010-11, before increasing to $32.2 billion (in 2009-10 dollars) in 2014-15.

Australian Agriculture Must Adapt To Climate Change
AUSTRALIA - Australian agriculture needs to adapt now to climate change according to a CSIRO book launched today (March 1) entitled: Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Preparing Australian Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry for the Future.