Farm Weekly
Friday, May 17, 2024
WA wins in beef carcase competition
The Campbell family, AS & M Campbell & Son, Cooara Charolais and Angus studs, Keysbrook, won the reserve champion pen award in the Australian Meat Processor Corporation National Beef Carcase competition which was announced at Beef2024, Rockhampton, Queensland, last week with three Charolais-Angus cross steers. Celebrating their win onfarm last week with some of this years Charolais sired calves on their Charolais-Angus cross mothers were Bruce Campbell and daughter Bryden.
Kyan Peeti and Ellouise Bailey • 1hr ago
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Complete clearance at Lawsons Angus sale
Elders Albany agent Wayne Mitchell (left), top-priced bull sponsor Ben Fletcher, Zoetis, Independent Rural Agents, Pemberton, principal Colin Thexton, Lawsons Angus WA representatives Bevan, Coby and Rebecca Ravenhill, Manypeaks, buyer Warren Pensini, Wyloo Pastoral Company, Boyup Brook, Lawsons Angus stud principal Harry Lawson, Yea, Victoria, and his daughter Charlotte with the $12,250 top-priced bull Lawsons Quinella U1636 (AI) (by Moongenilla Quinella Q33) at the 10th anniversary Lawsons Angus annual yearling bull sale at Manypeaks last Friday on AuctionsPlus.
Kane Chatfield
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Growth rates around WA's farmland regions. Source: Rural Bank Australian Farmland Values 2024.
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Tamara Hooper
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James McLagan, Miling, is one of a growing number of WA farmers who have lost confidence in Federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt.
Possibility of interest rate hike enters the conversation
Belinda Hickman
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Rabobank has updated its forecast for Australia's official cash rate to include a 0.25 percentage point rise in August and another in November.

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Growth rates around WA's farmland regions. Source: Rural Bank Australian Farmland Values 2024.

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