Proterra Investments has sold its 22 500 ha Corinella land holdings for $660 million. Proterra Managing Director Becs Wilson spoke to Libby Price about the sale.

Proterra sells Corinella properties for $660 million

A new Colac boning room is aiming to become a top option for livestock producers, offering multiple services in one. Xavier Meade, the man behind "Meat Crew", spoke to Country Today's Kris Seabert about why the new service differs from others, and how producers can benefit.

Meet the Meat Crew

Adam McClure was an all round larrikin of the western District - not only a shearer but a singer songwriter, past boxer, footy player and devoted Dad to two beautiful Girls Annabelle and Frankie. Adam sadly passed away on the 3rd of December in a tragic car accident near Beaufort and  his friends, family and the community of Coleraine in the Western District have rallied behind his girls to set up a trust. February 19 at the Coleraine showgrounds a quick shear and Music night will be held to raise money and also mourn Adam. Emma Clark spoke with family friend Ashley Lambert about Mr McClure and the kind of all round great bloke he was and the reason for the event.

The last 50 stroke event

The wool market fell this week to close down 27 cents to close at 1422 cents a kg. Libby Price spoke to AWEX analyst Lionel Plunkett.

Wool market takes a tumble

Boonaroo Angus Stud is holding its annual bull sale this Friday 18 February with 130 bulls on offer. Libby Price spoke to Boonaroo's Jodie Foster.

Boonaroo annual Angus bull sale

The North East Catchment Management Authority is undertaking a number of case studies, demonstrating how leading farmers from North East Victoria are managing the risks associated with climate change. Andrew Russell is a partner in a Rutherglen family farming operation driven by data. He explained to Nieve Walton how the key to success is farmers using all the data available to them to measure success.

Data the key to farming in a changing climate

CEO of Rabobank Australia Peter Knoblanche spoke to Libby Price about the economy and inflationary pressures to increase interest rates.

When will interest rates start to rise?

Nutrien Ag Australia Managing Director Rob Clayton talks about the company's bold plans to move into carbon trading and its soil sequestration program in the US on an area of 250 000 hectares. He spoke to Libby Price.

Nutrien making moves in carbon trading

We head to the cropping zones of the Wimmera/Mallee. Libby Price spoke to John Ferrier of the Birchip Cropping Group and then Ouyen farmer Ian Hastings.

Autumn Break - Victoria's Mallee

More fossilized footprints have been found along the Great Ocean Road. An Apollo Bay couple, Tim and Kate Wagstaff, made the discovery at Skene's Creek, with the Melbourne Museum now working along the coast to gather more information. Country Today's Kris Seabert spoke to Apollo Bay Marine Biologist and author Tim Godfrey.

Fossilised dinasour print found on Great Ocean Road

The Australian Sheep and wool show returns to Bendigo on July 15 to 17. Margot Falconer CEO spoke to Libby Price.

Australian Sheep and Wool Show back with a bang

A new fertilizer product is about to hit the market, made from unwanted glass. It’s a silicon product which, according to its manufacturer, is producing amazing results, particularly in stressed and saline soils. It’s called MaxSil and the processing plant based in Brisbane began commercial production this week. Maxsil Managing Director David Archer spoke to Libby Price.

Recycling glass to make silicon fertilizer

On Country Today we’ve been featuring keynote speakers from the Australasian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society Annual Conference in Canberra this week. Today we’re joined by the Crawford Fund keynote speaker, Professor Jonathan Rushton who leads the University of Liverpool Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Food Systems, MOVING AWAY FROM 'FOOD AT ANY COST' TO RESTORE OUR FOOD SYSTEM BALANCE

The real 'cost' of food

Farming is one of the most deadly occupations. More than I,700 Australians have lost their lives to unintentional farm incidents since 2001. In Victoria, two farmers have been killed in freak accidents in the past few weeks. Jade Egan spoke with AgHealth Australia’s Kerri-Lynn Peachey.

Farming a deadly occupation

The wine industry is hopeful the Chinese government will remove all import duties on Australian wine by the end of March. The result will come after a 5-month long inquiry on sanctions imposed by China in 2021, when we exported more than a billion dollars of wine there a year. Jade Egan spoke with Lee McLean of Australian Grape and Wine.

China's wine santions end looking hopeful

As we’ve heard on Country Today, some of the renewable energy projects are not winning favour with farmers. There’s mounting opposition to large scale solar farms, and to renewable energy transmission lines running through properties. And it’s confirmed by a new study showing that strong community bonds can hinder rather than help environmental initiatives. University of Sydney’s Associate Professor Petr Matous led a study examining local community opposition to such projects.

Strong communities hinder green projects

University graduates looking for a career in agriculture can apply for a place in the Go Farms 2025 Graduate program. Emma Clark caught up with Tatyoon born and bred Joe Gibson, a 2022 Graduate who is now Copping Manager at Go.Farms Sandmount Farms in the Victorian upper Murray region to hear his experience with the program.

Go Farm's 2025 Graduate program

To the dairy industry, and while most of Australia’s dairy cows live in pastures all year round, there’s a growing trend toward housing cows as is more commonplace in the US and Europe. Dairy Australia estimates within 20 years, forty per cent of our herd will be housed. Libby Price spoke to Northern Victorian dairy farmer Dehne Vinnecombe.

Trend to housing dairy cows

Keep an eye out for the latest TV ad promoting the sustainability of wool. It’s pretty spectacular. There’s no dialogue. It’s just people trying to travel through a city having to dodge what looks like ghosts in synthetic clothing in a wild wind storm.  That’s its title,  wear wool not waste, and it’s produced by Australian Wool Innovation subsidiary, Wool Mark. Libby Price spoke to AWI CEO John Roberts.

Wear Wool Not Waste campaign

The weekly Weekly Times report. Libby Price spoke to editor James Wagstaff about funding cuts at Parks Victoria and a fall in price for store cattle.

The Weekly Times report

If you're passionate about making a difference in agriculture, the Zanda McDonald Award applications for 2025 are now open. The award provides opportunities for future leaders from Australia and New Zealand to experience a tailored mentoring program, learning from the best in the industry. Jade Egan reports.

Zanda McDonald awards

Australia is looking towards harvesting a “marginally larger” winter crop this season, despite significant weather challenges. In its winter crop forecast, Rabobank says the nation is on track to produce an estimated total winter crop of 47.1 million tonnes, up one per cent (0.5 million tonnes) on the previous season, but down a significant 13 per cent on the five-year average. Conrad McLean spoke to RaboResearch analyst Vitor Pistoia.

Winter harvest well below 5 year average

It's no secret that farmers in the southwest district have been having a tough year, but one agronomist from the Hamilton area says there's reason to be optimistic. Conrad MacLean spoke to Gabby Redpath, a pastures agronomist at Elders in Hamilton to find out more.

Plentiful rain predicted after record dry

Is Australia too reliant on China for our agricultural exports? Episode 3 analysts  have gone through a decade of various commodity export figures. Libby Price spoke to Matt Dalgleish.

Is Australian agriculture too reliant on China?

With mounting opposition to  solar and wind farms being built on prime farming country, the NSW Government has responded by announcing a $1.3 million dispute resolution service which will be conducted by the Energy and Water Ombudsman. But does that mean projects could be stopped? Country Today's Kathryn Hallinan spoke to NSW Farmers Energy Transmission Taskforce chair Reg Kidd.

NSW Energy Ombudsman to resolve renewables disputes

The Victorian Farmers Federation president, Emma Germano, is yet again being accused of making a unilateral decision and not consulting the organisation's own commodity groups. The VFF 'Submission to the Victorian Transmission Plan Guidelines', includes a map, highlighting the farmland that should be protected and avoided...in red. But the entirety of North West Victoria, which is the farmland controversial VNI west will be going through, hasn't been included in the red zone. Jade Egan spoke with VFF Grains Group vice-president, Ryan Milgate.

VFF members at odds over "red zones" for transmission lines

 To solar farms, and a rather different take. A study of sheep grazing under solar panels on a large scale solar farm in NSW shows an improvement in wool quality. Stud merino producer Tony Inder says the benefits of running his sheep under solar panels are a lot better than he anticipated. He farms at Gollan east of Dubbo. He spoke to Libby Price. 



Sheep grazing under solar panels perform better

 How do farmers quantify their greenhouse gas emissions? Farming systems scientists at the University of Tasmania, Matthew Harrison has just produced a video Carbon cycling, climate change and practices for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.





New video explaining carbon emissions and ways farmers can measure them

A shocking winter of little rain and record frosts has decimated NSW’s winter crops, bringing the national crop production outlook down by 40 per cent.

Libby Price interview NSW Farmers Association President Derek Schoen

Listen to Emma Elsom talking to David Spencer about his Shorthorn cattle which will be on display at the Royal Melbourne Show.

Beef Shorthorn at the Royal Melbourne Show

Potatoes that don’t go brown. Animal feed that’s easier to digest. Safflower with high oil content. All thanks to CSIRO’s patented gene silencing technology, RNA interference (RNAi). Listen to CSIROs Lionel Henderson.

CSIRO patents gene silencing technology

Nigel Hodge has farmed at Gelantipy all his life. He talks of the ups and downs with Greg Allen.

83 year old talks of highs and lows of farming

Huge demand for fodder has seen prices continue to climb, with no end in sight. Eddie Summerfield speaks to Chair of the Fodder Industry Association, Frank McRae.

Fodder crisis

Agribusiness Gippsland and East Gippsland Food Cluster are exploring the merits of a single entity to support the sustainable development of Gippsland’s food & fibre sector.  Agribusiness Gippsland chair Stuart Quigley is talking to Country Today's Greg Allen.

Single entity to promote Gippsland produce

Lameness in cattle is a huge cost to for our farmers. An expert in the field from New Zealand will be the guest speaker at the UNDERSTANDING LAMENESS  forum in Warrnambool at the end of the month. Lois Chislett caught up with Phil Keegan from the Warrnambool Vet Clinic to find out more.

No hoof, no cow

The Willaura Farm to Pub is an event that continues to grow from year to year going into its 16th year on Saturday 23 February. With all money raised going back into the strong rural community committee member Heather Fleming speaks with Country Today's Phil Holmes.

Farm to Pub run

As cropping farmers make their sowing decisions, India has announced it will extend its 50 per cent tariffs on peas. Libby Price talks about the impact of the tariffs with Pulse Australia Chair, Ron Storey.

India extends 50 per cent pea tariff

Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of farm equipment is stolen annually from properties across the state. Police from the crime prevention unit are now calling on farmers to reassess their farm security urgently. Country Today's Lois Chislett spoke to Senior Constable Mal Agnew about what you can do to protect your property from theft.

Tips to catch a thief

You’ll hear from a farmer in drought stricken northern NSW  who’s had more rain in the past two weeks than he did for all of last year, he’s pleased as punch about it. Eddie Summerfield spoke to Ben Swan.

Pleased as punch with rain

While prices of Australian agricultural land are at record highs in many regions, the market is entering a new phase, with low to no growth in median prices forecast over the next 18 months. CT's Fraser Fyfe spoke with Rabobank agricultural analyst Wes Lefroy about their latest report.

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