Jun 04, 2020
Lamb production to fall as restocker demand lifts
By MLAKey points:Lamb production and slaughter forecasts revised downWinter contraction to support sheep and lamb pricesSheepmeat exports facing headwinds from reduced foodservice demandA recovery in the national flock is underway,…
Jun 03, 2020
Malt Barley demand increases slowly
By Ben Cotsford - AWBThe past two months has been a whirlwind ride moving grain markets $50-60mt for the 20/21 season with several different factors influencing markets. This has presented some great opportunities for Australian grain…
Jun 03, 2020
A Welcome Wet Winter?
By Matt Wallis - AWBLast week we saw the Bureau of Meteorology release its updated forecast which remains in favour of the East Coast cropping belt to experience slightly higher than average rainfall from June to August. Albeit the…
Jun 03, 2020
Tas Ag Co and AgriProve register the first soil carbon project in Tasmania
By AgriproveLocal beef brand, the Tasmanian Agricultural Company has become the first farm in the state to register a soil carbon project under the Australian Government’s $2.55 billion Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).The business…
Jun 03, 2020
Agricultural land prices are expected to hold firm through 2020
By RabobankAustralian agricultural land prices are expected to hold firm through 2020, defying the effects of a severe COVID-19-led global recession, according to a new report from agribusiness specialist Rabobank. In the just-released…
Jun 03, 2020
From Farmer to Finance - The Greensill story
By GreensillGreensill is on a mission to make finance fairer, ensuring that companies can fairly and affordably access the money they need to enrich employees, pay suppliers, and grow their businesses.Greensill is changing the way…
Jun 03, 2020
Another steady day for Wool
Karee Wool market report for the South - June 3rd SMI: 1152 +518: 1493 -119: 1386 +420: 1312 +821: 1299 uc28: 608 +12Mer card: 879 +4Pass in: 7.3%
Jun 02, 2020
Heavy Lambs dearer at Ballarat
Yarding - 21,534 (-787).Lambs - 15,893 (-1724).Sheep - 5641 (+937).15,893 lambs were yarded, where the quality was very good with a large portion of the yarding coming off feed. All the usual buying group were in attendance and operating…
Jun 02, 2020
Steady Wool market
Karee Wool market report for the south - June 2ndSMI: 1147 +417: 1623 +318: 1494 -119: 1382 +920: 1304 -121: 1299 uc28: 596 ucMer card: 875 +3
Jun 02, 2020
The Farm Tender Hay Report – It's a sit and wait game
It's a sit and wait game.For the fortnight up to the 3rd of June, 2020. As we move into Winter, the expectation would be for demand to pick up for Hay and Straw. This year I'm not sure that's the case. Hay production has changed over…
Jun 02, 2020
Take advantage of the 150K instant asset write-down with DelayPay
By Kelsey Miller - DelayPaySee the original blog post here.See other blog posts here. Of all of the stimulus incentives released by the government to help small businesses through the COVID crisis, the $150K instant asset write off…
Jun 01, 2020
World Grain Report - Drought in Thailand is good news for Australian Barley growers
Severe drought in Thailand in the first five months of 2020 has adversely affected the production of off-season (dry-season) rice and corn, primarily due to a lack of irrigation water as reservoirs are critically low. This will decrease…
Jun 01, 2020
Getting to the Root of Soil Compaction
By K-Line AGOnce seeding is done, many crop producers breathe a sigh of relief as the frenetic pace of the planting season slows. However, the work of raising crops doesn’t stop when planting does. The performance of grain crops during…
Jun 01, 2020
Live Goat export market decimated during COVID-19
Live goat exports from Australia have dropped by 85% in the first quarter of the year. Despite that Ramadan season is one of the most profitable for live goat exporters, with Malaysia being the largest export market, this year the…
Jun 01, 2020
Sheep sold to dearer rates at Bendigo
Yarding - 17,000 (+3000).Lambs - 14,000 (+2000).Sheep - 3000 (+1000).It was a similar sized yarding of lambs ahead of next week's public holiday. Quality remained reasonable for this time of year, with a lot of lambs still being sold…
Jun 01, 2020
Dairy Profile - Sheather Family, Biggara Valley, NSW
By RabobankWith four generations of the family living on their Upper Murray dairy property, ongoing business improvement and succession planning go hand-in-hand for husband and wife team, Craig and Jo Sheather.The Sheathers’ home…
Jun 01, 2020
Cattle Farmers no strangers to trade tensions
By Peta Ward - Westpac AgribusinessHaving grown up on a cattle property in Australia’s largest beef producing state of Queensland and now being a banker to many of the state’s largest beef producers, it’s clear China’s recent decision…
May 31, 2020
Four seasons of continuous improvement for Seed Terminator
By See TerminatorIts nearly crunch time for farmers thinking about buying machinery that needs to be installed before June 30 to take advantage of increased instant tax write-offs due to COVID-19.Dr Nick Berry, inventor of the Seed…
May 31, 2020
Dairy Connect Newsletter - A Moment with Morgan
By Shaughn Morgan - Dairy ConnectRecent months have brought uncertainty for Australian agriculture and the economy generally. The advent of COVID-19 has become the burden on the top of a rather difficult few years for the Australian…
May 31, 2020
Will the world’s breadbaskets become less reliable?
By Jonathan Woetzel, Dickon Pinner, Hamid Samandari, Hauke Engel, Mekala Krishnan, Nicolas Denis, and Tilman Melzer - McKinsey & CompanyClimate change could affect food production through both continuous environmental changes—for…
