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Weather & Climate: A massive northwest cloudband has delivered highly anticipated, soaking rainfall to parched inland regions of New South Wales and southern Queensland, breaking an exceptionally dry start to the year. Driven by an upper-level trough tapping deep tropical moisture, the system brought rare late-autumn totals of
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Today’s news reflects a shifting landscape: Welcome southern rain forecasts have softened feedgrain prices, though the North remains too dry for widespread planting. Amid global and national uncertainty and tightening margins, we examine the "silent crisis" in agricultural employment—and the tools available to help build resilient
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Quality Over Quantity in a Shifting Ag Landscape Australian agriculture has always been resilient, but the current operating environment is testing the limits of family farms and corporate agribusinesses alike. Globally, ongoing conflicts are driving fuel and input shortages and supply chain bottlenecks, creating unpredictable and costly flow-on effects
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What does it take to keep Australian agriculture moving forward? It takes great people. To give you a behind-the-scenes look at who we are and what drives us, John Boote, Managing Director and Founder of Drover Ag, has released a short video that captures the heart of Drover
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Welcome to your Drover Ag Newsletter for Thursday, May 7, 2026. The NFF has welcomed a landmark $10B fuel and fertiliser security package, while supermarket dominance grows as consumers shift toward home meat consumption. In the markets, dairy farmers receive some price relief, lamb producers face saleyard volatility, and regional
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Today's update brings a critical mix of policy, climate, and industry news. As we approach next week's Federal Budget, the NFF is pushing hard to protect the tax structures that keep family farms viable. Meanwhile, the latest BOM outlook signals a challenging, drier winter ahead for
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Welcome to your Daily Drover Ag News briefing for Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Today's update centres on the critical inputs that keep Australian agriculture moving, growing, and thriving. We look at the mounting pressure on the urea supply pipeline, Queensland's proactive steps to secure local diesel
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Welcome to your Drover Ag News update for Monday, May 4. In today's briefing, we look ahead to a major industry milestone with the official one-year countdown to Beef 2027 getting underway in Rockhampton. On the markets front, we cover the resilient premium pricing for Australian sheep
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In today's briefing, we break down the latest agricultural employment trends, highlighting a surge in demand for leadership and livestock expertise. As dry conditions continue to challenge producers, we provide a crucial roundup of state and federal drought support programs currently available. On the cattle front, infrastructure and
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Just In: FarmsAdvice Podcast with John Boote from Drover Ag streaming now - Building Modern Leadership and Recruitment on Farm available now on Spotify and Apple This Farms Advice Podcast episode focuses on shifting from a "seat-filling" mentality to prioritising cultural fit and personality when recruiting for agricultural
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Market Update: Wagga Cattle Sale Faces Softening Demand - At the Wagga sale on Monday, secondary cattle and heavy cows saw price corrections as dry conditions in NSW dampened restocker interest. Heavy cows were particularly impacted, dropping 35-60c/kg as supply from northern regions remains high. Source: Beef Central - Wagga
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Cropping: Court fines operator $15,000 for drone spray drift - A Victorian business has been hit with a $15,000 fine for damage caused by chemical drift from an agricultural spraying drone in Barongarook. With drone technology becoming more accessible for tricky paddock applications, this ruling is a timely wake-