Apr 13, 2020
BCG Farmer in Focus – Bailey Petering
By Tom Draffen - Birchip Cropping GroupCan you give us a bit of background on yourself and your farm? I was raised here on the family farm, Wilgara Park in Coromby near Murtoa. After finishing school I went up north for a year working…
Apr 11, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - My two cents: The burgers of V2 Food, Beyond Meat & Impossible Foods
By Julia Waite - Head of Operations at SproutXI’ve been busy doing some potentially tax deductible research of plant-based burgers— the top-end, meat mimicking kind... Please join me on this riotous ride of the 3 big (veggie) dogs…
Apr 11, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - 28 Innovative Livestock Farmers Who are Shaping the Future of Protein
It is estimated that there were 1 billion cattle and 767 million pigs worldwide in 2019. And there were 996 million chickens in 2018. The number of chickens alone is three times larger than the global human population. Animal source…
Apr 11, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Smart cameras help ensure broilers stay brisk
Wageningen Livestock Research, part of Wageningen University & Research, is developing a system that automatically analyzes and interprets broiler behavior. The system should provide poultry farmers with simple and affordable support…
Apr 11, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - The Power of Tiny Gains
By Matt Collins - Chief Product Officer AgworldLeveraging Your Ag-Data to Achieve Long-Term Advantage.At Agworld we recently celebrated our 10 year anniversary of delivering ag-tech solutions to growers and their advisors. That milestone…
Apr 11, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - AWI Smart ear tags put to the test
AWI smart ear tags are being tested on a large commercial wool-growing property near Barcaldine to see if they can withstand the tough conditions of western Queensland. Researchers are using the ear tags to develop alerts that detect…
Apr 11, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - From Agdata to Business Intelligence
By Charles DuBourg - Account Manager Agworld“How can I use my Agdata to its full potential?”, “What do I do with my Agdata after it has been entered into the Agworld platform?” Growers, resellers and agronomists ask me these and many…
Apr 10, 2020
Queensland’s Arcadia Valley property is being offered for sale
An extensive pastoral landholding located within the heart of Queensland’s Arcadia Valley is being offered for sale by auction, through JLL’s Agribusiness directors Chris Holgar and Geoff Warriner.Leeora Downs is situated within the…
Apr 10, 2020
Announcement - Matt Henke leaves Farm Tender to pursue Farming
Farm Tender announcement:Our third ever employee Matt Henke is moving on from Farm Tender and the Prime Ag Centre (PAC) in an amicable arrangement to take up another role with something he is very passionate about, Farming. On behalf…
Apr 09, 2020
Estimated impact of global Coronavirus outbreak on Australian agricultural commodities
The Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) is profoundly changing the domestic and international landscape.While Australian agriculture saw an initial short-term boost in domestic demand for quality produce, the broader landscape remains…
Apr 09, 2020
Why getting ‘back to basics’ is great for Ag.
By Stephen Hannan - General Manager Agribusiness at WestpacYou’ve seen, heard or read about it multiple times each day, the world is in the midst of a pandemic and society is struggling with the info-demic it has created. We’re being…
Apr 09, 2020
On-farm grain storage options
By Tim Bateman, Business ConsultantThings to consider when deciding what form of on-farm storage suits you include: • How long am I planning on storing the grain? • Is the storage simply for harvest logistics/timeliness? • How will…
Apr 08, 2020
Rabobank - Dairy to tread cautiously through COVID-19 challenges
While the local dairy industry has remained buoyant thanks to recent record-high milk prices and export returns, Rabobank’s Australian Dairy Seasonal Outlook warns caution as COVID-19 diminishes demand, and prices, globally. The full…
Apr 08, 2020
Farmer urged to share your experiences about purchasing new Machinery
GrainGrowers is encouraging growers to share their experiences about purchasing new agricultural machinery and equipment by completing an Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) survey. The ACCC released a discussion…
Apr 08, 2020
Dairy Connect - Don’t sideline Ag in government support
Dairy farmers are in danger of being sidelined in historically the largest ever tranche of Government subsidies targeting small business across Australia. This danger was being greatly magnified by the global COVID–19 pandemic, according…
Apr 08, 2020
Gains in the Wool market today
Karee Wool market report for the South - Apr 8thSMI: 1282 +2418: 1585 +2919: 1512 +2120: 1486 +2021: 1486 +3622: 1486 +428: 705 +5Merino cardings: 902 +22Passed in: 12.3%
Apr 07, 2020
Loses slow down in the Wool market
Karee Wool market report for the South - April 7thSMI: 1258 -818: 1556 -419: 1491 uc20: 1466 -521: 1450 -1528: 700 -31Merino cardings: 880 +11Passed in: 15.4%
Apr 07, 2020
Dearer trend for both Sheep and Lambs at Ballarat
Yarding - 25,904 (-596).Lambs - 18,882 (+1232).Sheep - 7072 (-1828).Agents yarded 18,800 Lambs. The quality was mostly excellent, still a large portion of the yarding coming off feed. All the usual buying group were in attendance…
Apr 07, 2020
Old crop delivered markets have surged
By Matt Wallis - AWBAnother wild week down with what is shaping as many more to come as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to command headlines across the globe. Heightened levels of volatility are becoming the new norm across all equity,…
Apr 07, 2020
Trade weight Lambs and Mutton up to $10/head dearer on low numbers at Bendigo
Yarding - 11,640 (-9860).Lambs - 7240 (-6260).Sheep - 4400 (-3600).Widespread rain and the softer prices of the previous week combined to drastically reduce lamb numbers, with just 7,240 head yarded. It is the smallest sale held at…
