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Top prices at Bullamakinka A “quality“ catalogue of 70 Bullamakinka Santa Gertrudis sires drew buyers from the Northern Territory to Glen Innes, NSW, to post a top price of $34,000 and average $12,786 on Wednesday, 4 September. The Bullamakinka sale was interfaced with StockLive providing a live telecast and online bidding, which was used by Ian Shaw from Glen Leigh stud at Glen Innes to make the winning bid of $34,000 on the most valuable lot, Bullamakinka U50 (P) AI. The two-year-old polled bull weighing 866kg is an AI son of Waco Napoleon N80 (P), a sire purchased by Bullamakinka for $82,500 in 2018. U50 boasts an eye muscle area of 137sq cm, scrotal circumference of 45cm and 92 per cent semen morphology. STORY PAGE 5
Boolah managing director and founder Stuart Tighe and Torben Heinzel, business development manager at LOAM Bio, a trial partner. (Supplied)
Ag think tank techniques and carbon sequestration strategies being trialled at Australia’s largest commercialscale trial farm. Boolah managing director and founder Stuart Tighe said it was a “privilege“ to welcome such a diverse group to the PURE Trial Farm Field Day. “What stood out most were the invaluable conversations happening throughout the day,“ he said. “These discussions, where perspectives are shared and solutions are explored, are where real progress begins.
“We are particularly proud of the progress made over the past two years at the trial farm. The work we’ve done here enhances supply chain value while improving traceability and validation for end-users. “This event was a chance to share our knowledge with the broader community and show how sustainable practices can be both innovative and practical.”
A ‘grain detective’ optimising quality assessments, a platform eliminating paperwork for farmers and soil treatments that increase nitrogen in a natural way cultivated plenty of discussion at an agtech event in Toowoomba. These innovations were among the groundbreaking solutions for the grains sector that featured at the GRDC GroundUp Agtech Showcase Day on Thursday, 29 August. Held at the Agtech and Logistics Hub in Wellcamp, the event saw more than 150 people immerse themselves in a vast range of innovations, including producers, processors, resellers, investors and businesses interested in the Australian grains sector.
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Groundbreaking innovations that will shape the future of sustainable farming practices in Australia’s agricultural sector were showcased at last month’s PURE Trial Farm Field Day. A prominent mix of more than 300 industry members, farmers, agronomists, partners and stakeholders took the unique opportunity to see commercial-scale sustainable practices in action at Boolah Farms in Pallamallawa, NSW, just east of Moree. The focus was on innovative regenerative
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