Jun 29, 2020
Further weakening in demand at Bendigo
Yarding - 11,800 (-4700).Lambs - 9,000 (-3000).Sheep - 2800 (-1700).A reduced yarding of 9,000 lambs, 3,000 less than last week. It was not enough to overcome a further weakening in demand from processors. Two major export companies…
Jun 29, 2020
Grain Industry provides about 1 job for every 1000 tonnes produced
By Natalie Lee - GRDCA new report has revealed a strong correlation between Australian grains production and jobs in regional areas – about one job for every 1000 tonnes of grain produced.The Grains Research and Development Corporation…
Jun 29, 2020
Why millennials are choosing regional Australia again
By Georgie Somerset AM - General President - AgForce and Director at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)After decades of watching once-thriving bush towns wither away,as some of our communities’ best and brightest young people…
Jun 28, 2020
BCG Farmer in Focus – Coleman Schache
By Tom Draffen - BCGThis month BCG caught up with Hopetoun Farmer and local Football Coach, Coleman Schache. After a day in the paddock picking up some pretty sizable rocks unearthed deep ripping in the summer, Coleman managed to…
Jun 28, 2020
Rabobank - African swine fever dominates global protein markets, despite COVID-19
By RabobankAfrican swine fever remains the key driver impacting the global animal protein market, despite the effects of COVID-19 on demand, Rabobank’s latest African Swine Fever Update has shown. And this is being borne out in Australia’s…
Jun 27, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Indigo Ag raises $300 million
Indigo Ag, a Charlestown, Mass.-based developer of crop sustainability and selling solutions, raised around $300 million in new Series F funding, Axios has learned.Why it's the BFD: Indigo is the world's most highly valued agtech…
Jun 27, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - McGregor Gourlay adopts latest tech for their agronomists
By AgworldChallenge - McGregor Gourlay as an organisation used a legacy digital ag solution for their recommendations but was unable to turn this into an integrated approach across the company. They were at the same time looking for…
Jun 27, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Onboarding: The Key to Adoption of Your Digital Strategy
By AgVendAs an ag retailer, you go out of your way to help your customers. You've delivered fertilizer at 2 AM so a grower could finish planting before a storm, called every distributor on this side of the Mississippi to find that…
Jun 27, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - It’s hard to go green when you’re in the red
By Liam BurnsRead the original article hereIn my final years at university I wrote a paper exploring the impact of climate change on agriculture. It didn’t paint a pretty picture and not for the most obvious of reasons.Sustainability…
Jun 27, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Innovator Dr Larry Marshall as CSIRO CEO
By CSIROThe Board of Directors of CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, is pleased to reappoint Dr Larry Marshall as Chief Executive for a further three years. Dr Marshall joined CSIRO in 2015.David Thodey AO, Chair of the CSIRO…
Jun 27, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Titan weed cutters autonomously trawl through crops
By Bryan Walsh A startup is rolling out automated weed cutters at a moment when COVID-19 has made farm work more dangerous for human beings.Why it matters: Robots in all fields have received a lift from the effects of the coronavirus…
Jun 26, 2020
Podcast - The future of Ag media
By Tim Hammerich - The Future of AgricultureClick here to listen.Sarah Mock has built her career around having difficult discussions and chasing the realities of agriculture. She is committed to not being an enemy or a cheerleader…
Jun 26, 2020
Weekly Agribusiness News Recap
By Georgia Devenish - Agricultural Research Analyst at JLLWinerytale is seeking to raise up to US$1.25 million to roll out its augmented reality platform to wine markets such as Australia and New Zealand. The tech start-up aims to…
Jun 26, 2020
The ongoing sell off continued at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 38,500 (+2300).Lambs - 32,000 (+2400).Sheep - 6500 (-100).Lamb numbers were moderately higher. The ongoing sell off continues as producers push heavy lambs onto the market in a bid to avoid any further price corrections…
Jun 25, 2020
Rabobank - Our People - Meet Wes Lefroy
By RabobankOur People - Meet Wes LefroyRaboResearch Agricultural AnalystI connect the dots between global and local marketsI really enjoy seeing the impact of my knowledge & insightsI love the engaging conversations with clientsWhat…
Jun 24, 2020
Something to crow about for 2020
By Matt Wallis - AWBFor the second consecutive weekend the cropping belt from Central New South Wales through to South Australia has received welcome rainfall providing additional opportunity for farmers to capitalise on the season,…
Jun 24, 2020
Wool market still heading South
Karee Wool market report for the South - Jun 24thSMI: 1078 -1018: 1392 -519: 1273 -520: 1219 -221: 1194 +128: 551 -13Mer card: 853 -25Pass in: 14.4%AUD: 69.4
Jun 24, 2020
Ballarat market like Bendigo, bit of a mixed bag
Yarding - 20,492 (-2998).Lambs - 17,038 (+1912).Sheep - 3454 (-4910).There were 17,000 lambs of mixed quality yarded. All the usual buying ground attended and most operated fully in a firm to dearer market on the very neat trade lamb…
Jun 23, 2020
It's a painful Wool market now
Karee Wool market report for the South - Jun 23rdSMI: 1088 -2218: 1397 -3019: 1278 -1920: 1221 -321: 1193 -3022: 1189 -3428: 564 -25Mer card: 878 -25Pass in: 9.6%AUD:69.1
Jun 23, 2020
World Grain Report - Sea freight rates on the rise…
Global sea freight rates are on the rise with the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) posting its largest-ever weekly gain, underpinned by a rebound in global commodities trading. The index affords a glimpse into the future by providing a real-time…
