Nikki Reynolds

World canola stocks have dropped to the lowest levels in five years, but farmers say they are still hedging their bets about how much to plant this year.

SunRice has announced a net after-tax profit of $32 million for the half-year period.

A young crop judge from Quipolly in NSW has earned kudos at the Melbourne Royal Show.

Concerns remain that forecast wet weather over the next few days may not come to fruition for some of the key cropping areas.

Climbing canola prices are welcome for some farmers and bittersweet for others.

Wheat futures have taken a tumble in the past five days, and Australian growers are watching on as they weigh up their selling options.

Grains industry advocate Justin Everitt of Brocklesby in southern NSW has been elected to the board of NSW Farmers.

Some of the gloss could return to canola prices if overseas markets are to be a guide.

Early flowering canola crops throughout the Riverina and parts of northern Victoria are proof of the stress winter crops were under due to the dry start to the season.

Damaging winds, cold fronts and rain is whipping Australia’s farming districts with some Victorian regions on watch-and-act alerts due to risk of flooding.