Jun 05, 2024
Supporting new Wool brand EchidnaKids
We love promoting people in Ag who are having a go. This Farmer, Lachie Anderson and his family, who Farm near Meridith in Victoria, have just released this Wool brand, EchidnaKids. Check out the website below and follow them on the…
Jun 05, 2024
Price rises across all weights and grades at Ballarat
Yarding: 36,442 Lamb numbers remained similar with 27,598 yarded, there were exceptional runs of heavy export lambs over 30kg cwt penned. Quality ranged from plain to very good over most categories, with a plainer tail in the lighter…
Jun 05, 2024
Some more than others
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Some more than others - I wise old cricketer I used to play against regularly made this statement: "Every dog has their day,…
Jun 04, 2024
EU grain Crops dogged by persistent rain…
By Peter McMeekin Yield forecasts for the European Union’s 2024 winter crop harvest remain above the five-year average despite the extremely challenging season. Above-normal rainfall across much of western Europe and parts of…
Jun 04, 2024
Mutton up at Bendigo
Yarding - 17,900 It was a varied lamb market today both in terms of price trends and quality. There was 10,900 lambs yarded to be down 10pc on a week ago, and quality has become more wintery with plainer types and smaller lots…
Jun 02, 2024
They have form... Good form
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. They have form... Good form - There are no flies on the West Australians. As we write, they are heading through the streets of…
Jun 01, 2024
Fake things will look real
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Fake things will look real - I can't pick up a paper without someone referring to AI. No, I am not referring to the Farming…
May 31, 2024
Up and down market at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 55,900 Slight reduction in lamb numbers down to 43,050 head or 2450 less. Quality was mixed and arguably not as good overall as last week, with less hard finish in the top end of the lambs. All the regular buyers were active…
May 31, 2024
They want it all
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. They want it all - The big Supermarkets are out to try and grab as much market share as they can, not only in the staples like…
May 30, 2024
Have we been duped?
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Have we been duped? - See snippets from an article I read recently at the bottom of the page. Also included is a graph that is…
May 29, 2024
Hay Report - Rare selling opportunity awaits
For the fortnight up to the 29th of May 2024. By Dwain Duxson Memories of the 2017 to 2020 drought throughout Queensland and NSW have resurfaced in the last fortnight, with Hay quickly becoming a red-hot commodity. A…
May 29, 2024
Two speed market at Bendigo
Yarding - 39,800 Lamb numbers jumped back up to 27,300 head, up nearly 10,000 on a week ago. There was an excellent lead of heavy fed export lambs while neat trade types remained limited, and the bulk of the yarding was mixed…
May 29, 2024
Blessing or burden?
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Blessing or burden? - We are doing a story on Sam Van Assche, through The Farmers Club platform tomorrow. Sam…
May 28, 2024
Securing Victoria Food supply
Urban sprawl and population pressures on food production at the fringe of our state’s major cities and towns to be addressed by a Lower House inquiry seeking public input. The Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee…
May 28, 2024
Does the global Wheat market need to ration demand?
By Peter McMeekin The current dynamic driving global wheat markets higher has been the ongoing dry conditions across much of Russia's winter wheat belt. This has prompted local analysts to cut their production forecasts aggressively…
May 26, 2024
Get ready Danny
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Get ready Danny - Danny Thomas, the leading Rural Property Agent for LAWD, spoke at our last 2 Farmer Tender events, and…
May 25, 2024
Economies of scale
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May 24, 2024
Feast follows famine
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Feast follows famine - The domestic Hay market is off-tap right now. All of a sudden, there is a huge demand…
May 24, 2024
A bounce in the right direction at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 66,950 Lamb supply lifted to 45,500 head to be up nearly 10,000 on a week ago. But even with these bigger numbers quality pens of trade and heavy lambs remained limited, and buyers…
May 23, 2024
Flipping Burgers
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Flipping Burgers - You know how McDonald's says they are a Real Estate business disguised as a Burger company. Well,…
