Central West Rural Report
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Latest Report
Harvest getting back underway in Central NSW
Many headers stayed put across Central NSW as farmers were forced to stop harvesting due to the recent rain.
However, clearing conditions has seen harvest starting to get back under way.
Central Division Manager with Graincorp Murray Wilkinson says the weather has had an impact to the quality of the grain.
Rain keeps locusts at bay
.The rain has also had an impact on the locusts around our region.
While the rain has kept the locusts on the ground and stopped them flying far and wide, its also meant more green feed - and that means fatter locusts are starting to lay eggs.
Anna Vidot got an update from the NSW Plague locust commissioner, Graham Eggleston.
Lachlan water allocations
The first of the month marks the latest water allocations for NSW irrigators.
Yesterday irrigators in the Murrumbidgee and lower darling valley's all received an increase in allocation for general security licence holders.
However irrigators in the Lachlan valley weren't so lucky with general security irrigators remaining on zero percent of allocation.
Chair of Lachlan Valley Water Dennis Moxey says maintaining supplies for the water year is the key priority.
Comodities
Wheat:
Chicago Board of Trade for the Wheat contract December 2008 is (Last price) 508 US cents per bushel. That's down 34.4 US cents.
Canola:
Canola futures from Canada Jan 2009 contract is 400 Canadian dollars per tonne. That's DOWN 1 on yesterdays prices.
Markets
Forbes cattle, Kristle Ridley
Dubbo sheep and lamb, Graham Richards.
Rural diary
Producers are invited to a field day demonstration of the New Crop lands Apple Tower spray unit at Peter and Julie Darley's Daydawn.
That will be held this wednesday at 10am.
Contact Warwick Westcott or Peter Darley for more information.
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New South Wales Features
Dorrigo turns out for annual ag fair
If horses, cattle and woodchopping weren't enough then the vintage tractors, whipboxing and bush dog trials certainly helped make this local show a success over the weekend.
Forbes fights for its golf course
The town of Forbes, in the central west of New South Wales, looked set to lose its golf course this summer, but locals have come to its rescue.
Overweight dads lead family fitness campaign
Who talks the most about eating healthy food in your home? A program underway in Newcastle encourages dads to lead the way.
Macdonald defends DPI cuts
The NSW Primary Industries Minister has defended cuts to his department in the state's minibudget, saying they will save millions of dollars.
Stellar cast of campdrafters at Gladstone
Throw in a bit of dirt with the saddles and spurs, add some good cattle worked by the best riders and horses around and you've got yourself a mighty fine weekend of campdraft action.
Worm farm near Broken Hill reducing waste and fighting aphids
You may have seen a worm compost in someone's garden before, working to break down their garden scraps into rich, healthy mulch.
Well, imagine a worm farm doing that for a whole town's green waste, and you'd see something like Australian Vermiculture in Broken Hill.
Men shed weight in the Hunter
An on-line program to help men lose weight in the Hunter region of New South Wales is so successful men are lining up to join.
When good rain goes bad
Farmers be may in drought, but that doesn't mean rain is always a good thing.
Will Russia continue to demand more Australian red meat?
Russian should continue to demand more Australian beef, once current oversupply is reduced.
Broken Hill celebrates Melbourne Cup with 'little horses'
While some of the world's best horses thundered around Flemington yesterday, rural communities held races with their best racers too - of all different varieties.
