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Out of the gates for LambEx! The Drover Ag team have arrived in Adelaide for the start of LambEx 2026. The Australian sheep and wool industry’s premier biennial event officially opens today at the Adelaide Convention Centre. Running from July 7 to 10, the flagship event is set to
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Dairy Exports: New EU Rules Mandate Tighter Antimicrobial Records - From September 2026, new European Union regulations will require Australian dairy farmers to tighten controls and record-keeping around antimicrobial use to maintain export market access. While antibiotics remain permitted for disease treatment and prevention, they can no longer be used
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As the End of Financial Year (EOFY) is now only a few days away, its the perfect time to take advantage of the Drover Ag EOFY Deal. If you lock in a full Recruitment package before the end of the financial year, we will automatically apply a Free Service Tier
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With the winter solstice now behind us, we have passed the shortest day of the year, and the steady journey toward spring has begun. For many producers, it has been a notably mild and wet winter so far, with little to no sign of the much-discussed El Niño materialising
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EOFY Service Upgrade Deal - Beat the July Hiring Rush - Ag businesses often wait until new budgets open in July to start hiring for the second half of the year, creating fierce competition for the best talent. To help you jump the queue and maximise your tax deductions before June 30,
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Seasonal Rain Drives Confidence at FarmFest - Recent multi-regional rain bands across southern Queensland and northern NSW arrived just in time to salvage delayed winter crop seeding, triggering a major bounce in producer confidence at Elders FarmFest in Toowoomba. Exhibitors reported exceptional commercial inquiry and robust infrastructure sales, particularly within
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Employment: NFF Warns of Margin Squeeze Following 4.75% Wage Hike - The National Farmers' Federation (NFF) has warned that the Fair Work Commission’s 4.75% increase to modern award minimum wages will intensify financial pressure across the agricultural sector. NFF CEO Michael Guerin stated that the wage hike
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Weather: Substantial May Deluge Recharges Regional Soil Profiles - A rapid succession of low-pressure systems has delivered a critical moisture boost across key Australian agricultural zones, putting this May on track to become one of the wettest in decades in some areas and temporarily defying an impending El Niño. While
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Lamb: Tariff Battles Intensify in the US Despite High Lamb Demand | The American Sheep Industry is intensifying its political lobbying in Washington to restrict Australian and New Zealand lamb imports, despite experiencing historically strong domestic consumer demand and prices in the U.S. American producer groups argue that high-volume
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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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May marks a distinct season of change. As the North welcomes the dry and mustering hits top gear, the South is navigating the start of autumn with snow, ice, and wind to keep things interesting. The moisture has been a vital boost, transforming winter crop prospects for many and helping