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1 day ago | farmweekly.com.au | Andrew Whitelaw

China is making some changes which might have long-term consequences for the grain trade. Subscribe now for unlimited access to all our agricultural news across the nation or signup to continue reading All articles from our website & appThe digital version of This Week's PaperBreaking news alerts direct to your inboxAll articles from the other in your areaChina is a huge importer of corn.

2 days ago | farmweekly.com.au | Brooke Littlewood

ICARDA senior scientist Dr Filippo Bassi said pilot farmers using these varieties, in combination with the adoption of zero till systems, could produce up to 40pc more tonnes per hectare in severe drought conditions. Picture supplied. Morocco is typically known for being a dry country, but in the past decade it has become much drier.

3 days ago | farmweekly.com.au | Brooke Littlewood

Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture general secretary Arrach Redouan (left), with Liberal WA MP for the Agriculture Region Steve Martin and Boyup Brook sheep farmer Hugo Bombara in Morocco last month. Picture by Brooke Littlewood. "It is not normal to stop trade" - was the simple, yet powerful statement made by a Moroccan agricultural department representative last month.

6 days ago | farmweekly.com.au | Mark Phelps

Myra is 36,013 acres of quality breeding and backgrounding country. Picture suppliedWell-developed 14,574 hectare (36,013 acre) breeding and backgrounding property Myra has a conservatively estimated carrying capacity of 4500 adult cattle equivalents.

6 days ago | farmweekly.com.au | Andrew Marshall

Farm Pride Foods had a 15 per cent rise in egg production in the first quarter of 2025 after bird flu cost the company a third of its layer hens last year. File picture. Farm Pride flu recoveryBig Victorian-based egg producer, Farm Pride Foods, has restocked its three layer farms hit by last year's avian influenza outbreak at Lethbridge, reporting a 15 per cent rise in total production during the first three months of 2025.