Barry Murphy

Great day in Sydney near the end of my year undertaking the Digital News Academy with the University of Melbourne, Melbourne Business School, Google & Newscorp. Every day is a school day

Had a chat with @BarryMurphyAg from @FarmOnline about the changing landscape of Aussie beef exports farmonline.com.au/story/9010711/…

Several private properties in Queensland, the Northern Territory, NSW and the Victorian high country advertise opportunities for trophy hunters to shoot livestock typically seen on farms @stockandland @thelandnews ⬇️ stockandland.com.au/story/8922852/…

Kaniva woman Kim Dodson has won the third series of ABC's Muster Dogs with her beloved Kelpie Banjo. Great to chat to Kim, who first started training dogs just six years ago ⬇️ @stockandland #musterdogs stockandland.com.au/story/8912438/

4/ Hereford calves sold by just 10 vendors make more than $1.4 million at Ensay ⬇️ stockandland.com.au/story/8908804/…

3/ Benambra Hereford calves head 'everywhere' as steers sit smack on 400c/kg ⬇️ stockandland.com.au/story/8908277/…

1/ A great two days of reporting on the annual Mountain Calf Sales in the Victorian Alps. Quality Hereford cattle snapped up by buyers from all over who paid ahead of expectations @stockandland

Lots of tips on cattle handling from farmers who’ve worked with thousands. Everything from working on their left side to walking in straight lines @stockandland Farmers told to be cool, calm and collected and that quiet cattle start before birth ⬇️ stockandland.page.link/BjeFEMkFYGaVyV…

50 years of commercial Hereford breeding has left this Victorian farmer with docile, fertile and long-lived cows. Great to get some insights on the breed fighting for its corner of the Australian beef industry @stockandland stockandland.com.au/story/8879810/…

US weaner prices more than double what Australian farmers are getting this month @stockandland stockandland.com.au/story/8876946/…

A Willaura farmer who lost 500 sheep in the Grampians bushfires says his family and friends fought for hours to try save them @stockandland "It came through that fast and hard that it just went across bare paddocks as well," he said. Read more: shorturl.at/BnNtg

A big week of weaner/weanling sales in Victoria's western district with buyers from all parts of Australia snapping up cattle. 10 month old steers trading either side of $4.00/kg (€2.40/kg), best to $4.50/kg. See our full @stockandland coverage: shorturl.at/xirsu

5,000 Angus-sired steer weanlings for sale at Hamilton, Victoria, today @stockandland

@stockandland 2/2 'Nutrien Water closes several Tasmanian branches, retreats to Somerset' @stockandland @AuNutrien stockandland.com.au/story/8772542/…

1/2 Interesting moves by agri giant Nutrien in recent weeks with Nutrien Wool redundancies & Nutrien Water branch closures @stockandland ⬇️ 'Senior Victorian Nutrien staff dealt shock redundancies, taken off books' stockandland.com.au/story/8762850/…

Nice to travel down to colleagues at @stockjournal this week to help the paper mark its 120th anniversary & cover the Royal Adelaide Show. Lots of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and poultry ribbons to report on. Another part of Australia with a huge love for farming @stockandland

What an idea - The School Merino Wethers contest at the Royal Adelaide Show today drew in the crowds. 43 schools stepped out with their sheep. Many partner with local farmers & the kids learn about livestock, showing etc. Great way to get young people into Ag @stockjournal

Thieves raid Tasmanian farm before shooting & slaughtering bulls on the spot & making a getaway with the meat. @TasFarmers_ president Ian Sauer says armed trespassers on private farm land cannot be tolerated. Calls for action @TasLiberal @stockandland stockandland.com.au/story/8749683/