May 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Check out the Video of the John Deere Autonomous Tractor
By John DeereJohn Deere s new autonomous tractor concept is a very compact electric drive unit with integrated attachment. The tractor has a total output of 500kW and can be equipped with either wheels or tracks.Check out the video…
May 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Digital Agenda
By Robbie Sefton - Robbie Sefton has a dual investment in rural Australia as a farmer, producing wool, meat and grains, and as managing director of national marketing communications company Seftons.If nothing else, COVID-19 has reinforced…
May 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - BeefLedger kicks off new cross border platform project
By BeefLedgerBeefLedger is pleased to announce the beginning of its next significant national interest Research & Development project in collaboration with Future Food Systems CRC and Queensland University of Technology (QUT).The…
May 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - AXIchain is helping Australia to stay ahead of the curve
By David Picker - Principal Relationship Manager, AXIchainAXIchain is helping the Australian livestock and red meat industries to move to a completely paperless digitised documentation supply chain. In a collaborative consultation…
May 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Cultivating a New Era at AgVend
By AgVendWe started AgVend to help both ag retailers and growers leverage technology to do business together more efficiently. We aimed to give our Partner Retailers a new channel of revenue to combat the pressures felt by third-party…
May 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Digital Farm records and reports simplify a complex operation
By AgriWebbBurrawang West Station Ootha, NSWOperation type Sheep Area 7,300 HA Stock 9,500 Head Average rainfall 483 mmThere are a lot of moving parts to the operation Malcolm Brady manages at Burrawang West Station, near Ootha in…
May 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - AI relieves data drought for Farmers
By Pamela Tyers - CSIROWe use digital data in our everyday lives, and now there is a way to break the ‘data drought’ for our farmers. Let’s face it, they’ve certainly had a rough trot lately.Our farmers have stared down the barrel…
May 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - The Omnichannel Farmer
By Maddie Little - BushelIt’s a perceived double stereotype in present agriculture. On one side stands a vision of an avocado toast-eating, snap-back hat-wearing, “Hold on, let me finish this Tweet,” phone -dependent young farmer.…
May 29, 2020
How to stop your sales reps holding you to ransom
By St John Craner - Teacher and trainer for rural sales and marketing to the primary sector, media contributor, mentor & Kellogg scholar. https://www.agrarian.co.nz/See the original article hereRural reps often regard your customers…
May 28, 2020
Strong market at Wagga Wagga this week
Yarding - 35,000 (+5000).Lambs - 28,000 (+6000).Sheep - 7000 (-1000).Numbers were moderately higher. Agents offered another stellar run of heavy and extra export lambs, with the bulk of the offering weighing in excess of 30/kg carcass…
May 28, 2020
100 regional and community newspapers to go fully digital
By News Corp AustraliaThe Executive Chairman of News Corp Australasia, Mr Michael Miller, today announced significant changes to News Corp Australia’s publishing portfolio.Mr Miller said that over recent months News Corp had undertaken…
May 27, 2020
Stronger Lamb market at Horsham
Yarding - 7564 (+2165).Lambs - 5631 (+963).Sheep - 1933 (-+1202).An increase in lamb numbers saw 5,631 yarded at Horsham this week. Quality remains very good, with plenty of heavier weight lambs on offer. The regular buying group…
May 27, 2020
Growers grinning as we welcome the new 'norm'
By Warren Lander - AWBWell what a week we have had. Life is starting to get back to normal again. Kids back to school, pubs and restaurants opening up, footy just about to kick off and most growers have a grin from ear to ear and…
May 27, 2020
Will trade disruptions cost growth for Agriculture
By Didier Van Not, General Manager, Corporate and Institutional Banking, Westpac Institutional BankThe economic fallout from the pandemic has raised countless big questions for Australian businesses across industry sectors. Agriculture…
May 27, 2020
Steady Wool market today
Karee Wool market report for the South - May 27th> SMI: 1143 -4> 18: 1495 -4> 19: 1373 -5> 20: 1305 -6> 21: 1299 -4> 28: 596 -3> Mer card: 872 +1> Pass in: 10.2%
May 26, 2020
Stronger market for both Sheep and Lambs at Ballarat
Yarding - 22,321 (-1042).Lambs - 17,617 (-379).Sheep - 4704 (-1421).17,600 lambs were yarded and the quality was plain to excellent. All the usual buying group were in attendance and operating fully to see another very strong market…
May 26, 2020
Some positive news for Wool prices
Karee Wool market report the South - May 26thSMI: 1147 +1518: 1499 +3219: 1378 +2420: 1311 +1521: 1303 +1922: 1235 +1928: 599 +23Mer car: 871 +15Pass in: 7.5%
May 25, 2020
World Grain Update - Wheat production concerns in Europe spook the market…
By Grain Brokers AustraliaThe world wheat market is certainly at the whim of the weather right now with futures markets bouncing sharply off an eight-month low set early last week as concerns for the state European Union (EU) winter…
May 25, 2020
Organic Dairy Farmers of Australia Limited goes into voluntary administration
By Worrells Solvency and Forensic AccountantsScott Andersen and Ivan Glavas of Worrells Solvency and Forensic Accountants were appointed voluntary administrators of Organic Dairy Farmers of Australia Limited (ODFA).Established in…
May 25, 2020
Fodder, Water & Livestock freight assistance continued in Queensland
By AgForceAgForce has applauded the State Government for its decision to continue offering essential drought support measures for a further year as drought conditions continue across much of Queensland.In particular, the continuation…
