News
Markets: Cattle - Recent widespread rain has completely flipped the script at the saleyards. Total cattle yardings dropped by 6% last week to just under 68,000 head, and that tighter supply—combined with a renewed confidence in pasture—fired up buyer competition. Restockers drove the market, pushing the Restocker Yearling
News
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
beef
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
News
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
News
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
agriculture
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
agriculture
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
agriculture
Today is a significant day for our community as we go blue for Do It For Dolly Day, standing together to support our rural kids, raise vital funds, and take a firm stand against bullying. In the markets, some rain and the return of key processors have injected fresh confidence
agriculture
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
agribusiness
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
agribusiness
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
agribusiness
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