16+ hour, 14+ min ago   (365+ words) Stock Journal A prestigious agricultural award needs a medal to match the level of honour it will bestow upon its recipient That's where medal maker and coin designer Tony Dean comes in Mr Dean created the medals for the inaugural…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (140+ words) Guernseys were firmly in the spotlight in this year's Royal Adelaide Show dairy ring, having feature breed status. Dairy breed judging started on Tuesday, with Illawarras, Holsteins, Brown Swiss, Ayrshires and Jerseys parading, while on Thursday the competition concluded with…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (92+ words) Large school presence for Adelaide Show steers competition | Gallery Stock Journal Nearly 30 schools took part in the Royal Adelaide Show steers on-hoof competition, across the 22 weight divisions, with the beef cattle sheds humming with hundreds of students busy prepping their…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (703+ words) Activism has had huge ramifications for the overseas pig sector, including the abolishment of the 130-year-old Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries in major pork producing nation Denmark. Chief scientist for the Australian pork industry Professor John Pluske was a…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (751+ words) A trial in its third year at Barunga Gap has so far shown interesting results by using organic amendments of nitrogen and phosphorus. Both chicken litter and biosolids were used, with Sean Mason, Agronomy Solutions, sharing some of the findings…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (942+ words) Bird flu has been generating plenty of headlines for avian deaths, but there are a range of diseases that should be on farmers' radars. This was some of the messaging from Sunpork's industry and government liaison manager Dr Kirsty Richards,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (440+ words) Riverton farmer Steve Ball has been appointed chair of Grain Producers SA, succeeding John Gladigau following the organisation's Annual General Meeting. Mr Ball will lead a refreshed GPSA Board following the appointment of two new member-elected directors: Mid North grower…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (87+ words) Stock Journal Extraordinary growth: Australia's changing position in the global lentil market Australian lentil production is heading for another record, with the 2026 crop forecast at around 2.21 million tonnes. Login or signup to continue reading Be the first to know when…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (846+ words) Root-knot nematodes are an unseen soil pest that can cause major damage to vegetable crops right across Australia. This pest is estimated to cause more than $54 million in losses annually in Australia due to reduction in both the yield and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (873+ words) Farming in a cold part of South Australia with a long growing season, means mitigating the risk of frost is always firmly front of mind for the Laubsch family. Nathan Laubsch and his partner Sally Johnson farm alongside his parents…...