A focus on family, dairy farming and ensuring business sustainability led Ben Letchford, of Walsall Dairy, to seek alternative milk markets.

Arbitrage is where 2+2=4 becomes 2+2=5, but just for an instant, before it slips back to 4 again. Sound confusing? The Compass walks us through how arbitrage works in and Ag industry.

As March approaches each year, so does one of the biggest days on the Wheatbelt calendar - Wagin Woolorama. This year, the event is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Take a look back at how the event came to fruition.

Here in the West, summer has arrived with a bang this year. Whilst humans may find the record-breaking hot spell challenging, what impact does it have on sheep fertility and performance?

The best way to determine if a pipe has weak points is to test it under pressure, and the Covid-19 pressurised pipeline that represents many of our critical supply chains is spurting failure like a sprinkler system sprays water.

With buoyant cattle prices, feeding weaners makes good commercial sense. We caught up with Dales Hanks, from Taylynn Farms in Harvey, to hear how he manages the nutrition of his spring-born dairy heifers and steers post-weaning.

Craig and Donna Tierney operate the Milne Feeds’ Moora depot. The Tierney’s long-established trucking business and transport routes made the depot a natural fit. Read more on their story here. 

With some uncertainty surrounding the implications of COVID, border closures, and potential challenges that may be experienced in supply chains and logistics, Milne Sheep Specialist, Brett Blanchett, shares his recommendations for being prepared.

The difference between a year of high conception rates for cows and heifers, and a year of average or poor conception rates, is often put down to “the season”. Milne Feeds’ Ruminant Specialist, Dean Maughan, takes a look at what is really behind the ‘poor season’ effect.

Together with his wife Maddie, Tom Wilde manages a sheep dairy alongside his family’s cheese factory & shop in Nannup; Cambray Cheese. Read more on their story here.