Armidale and Guyra saleyards get $10 million upgrade
CATTLE and sheep sales across Armidale and Guyra have entered a new era, with a $10 million upgrade transforming the region’s saleyards into modern, efficient and sustainable selling centres. The Armidale and Guyra Saleyards redevelopment received $9.78 million from the Commonwealth and NSW Governments, with the project modernising the ageing selling centres, and improving operational
Farm gap-year program hits the mark as NFF calls for industry backing
AUSTRALIA’s on-farm, gap-year program, AgCAREERSTART, is telling a powerful story about young people wanting to make their start in agriculture. A program evaluation shows a high retention rate of AgCAREERSTART participants staying in agriculture through work or study, while every $1 invested delivers $5.56 back into the sector. Delivered by the National Farmers’ Federation and
Minns condemned for considering compulsory land acquisition in Narrabri district
THE NSW Farmers’ Association has strongly condemned the NSW Government’s threats of compulsory land acquisition to support a multi-billion-dollar mining corporation. In a speech last week at a National Energy Forum, NSW Premier Chris Minns said “we will be considering compulsory acquisition” to progress the Narrabri Gas Project. NSW Farmers’ say this is despite enormous
NSW Shearer Carol Mudford named AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award national winner
NEW South Wales shearer, registered nurse and mental health advocate, Carol Mudford, has been named the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award national winner. Ms Mudford, founder of sHedway, a national not‑for‑profit tackling suicide prevention and mental health in the shearing industry, has officially been named the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Winner for her leadership
Regional road speed limit consultation extended by two weeks
THE consultation period on the federal government’s plan to cut default regional road speed limits to as low as 70 kilometres per hour has been extended by two weeks to Monday, November 10. The morning after Regional Development Shadow Minister, Dr Anne Webster, called for an extension of time – and following Transport Shadow Minister
Ag leaders graduate in Canberra
A dozen women have cemented their place as agricultural leaders after graduating from the Diversity in Agriculture Leadership Program, including Malinda Guest from Narrabri and Gorgia Campbell from Gunnedah. The program is run by the National Farmers’ Federation and supported by agricultural organisations and corporate partners who have committed to increasing diversity in their workplaces.
Kenway and Clark ready for harvest No.65
HAROLD Kenway and Ted Clark saw the need. It was early 1960, and the two men put in motion a plan to establish an International Harvester franchise in Moree to service the north and north-west. It was a huge gamble, given much of the district’s wheat crops the previous year had been flattened by devastating
Free roll-out of smart water monitoring devices across inland regions
THE roll-out of free state-of-the-art water monitoring devices for up to 2500 water-users has kicked into high gear after the NSW Government awarded businesses Goanna Ag and Kallipr the tender to supply and install the equipment across inland regions of the state. It’s the next phase of the Australian Government’s $10.5 million Telemetry Uplift Program,
Another robust harvest ahead, but prices failing to keep pace
AUSTRALIA is forecast to harvest a larger winter grain crop this year, with Rabobank estimating total volumes to reach 62.8 million tonnes in its just-released annual 2025-2026 Australian winter crop forecast. RaboResearch division forecasts total winter grain and oilseeds production to come in approximately 3.8 million tonnes above last season, an increase of 6.4 per
Resilience in the face of a hidden battle
AROUND Broken Hill, Brendan Cullen is known as the manager of Kars Station, where he runs anywhere between 7000 and 9000 ewes across 60,000 hectares of rangeland country. Further afield, he’s the man who swam the English Channel – twice. Swimming, whether it’s the ocean water between England and France or in the nearby Menindee
