Hay prices are increasing on the back of lower supply but a particular shortage of protein hay is impacting a vast number of livestock producers. Fortunately, early indicators suggest that vetch hay ...

Grain and cereal crops escaped the brunt of last week's wild weather in the Wimmera. The wind blew a third of Julie Weir's vetch hay crop at Birchip.(Tara De Landgrafft) The wild weather that whipped ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Agribusiness. Followed categories will be added to My News. Showers last week were not as heavy as initially forecast, but they still held up baling and ...

Buyers for equestrian markets are still prepared to pay for premium lucerne hay. Lucerne hay baled in large squares is selling in a steady trade at $200 a tonne ex Northern Victorian farm. A limited ...

The conventional wisdom is to cut hay crops when plant maturity is optimised for yield and quality, regardless of the forecast weather. In late September, vetch growers in the Mallee and northern ...