Oct 24, 2018
Wool Market down sharply today
Karee Wool market report for the South - October 24thIND: 1866 -7218: 2418 -7219: 2258 -6620: 2162 -7621: 2157 -5122: 2154 -4928: 804 -42MC: 1196 -108PI: 16.6%www.kareewool.com.auAd - After a successful Ram Sale, Wallaloo Park now…
Oct 23, 2018
Top four Profit Drivers for Prime Lamb Enterprises
By Brian Ritchie - Head of Growth at AgriWebbThe average cash income of Australian lamb-producing farms was projected to be 25% higher in 2016-17. That average, up to $265,000 per farm, was the highest in over 20 years.However, it…
Oct 23, 2018
Smallest Winter Crop in ten years - Rabobank
A combination of extreme dry weather and damaging frost will deliver Australia its smallest winter crop in 10 years, according to Rabobank in its just-released Winter Crop Production Outlook.In Rabobank’s Australian 2018/19 Winter…
Oct 23, 2018
FBN disrupting the US Seed Market
In 2008, Aaron Combs diversified his corn lineup by including one hybrid from a large national seed company and a lower-priced hybrid from a smaller regional company. Including these hybrids along with others helped slice his agronomic…
Oct 23, 2018
71,000 Tree SA Olive Grove listed for Sale
A large-scale olive grove in South Australia’s upper south east has been listed for sale.Coonalpyn Olives, situated about 16km from Coonalpyn and 169km from the Adelaide CBD, has a total land area of 1,232ha.The asset offers approximately…
Oct 23, 2018
The Farm Tender Hay Report – Volume 18 - Sellers willing to wait, Buyers willing to wait, therefore it's a stand-off
Sellers willing to wait, Buyers willing to wait, therefore it's a stand-offThe feedback from the Farm Tender sales guys is that there is a little bit of a Mexican stand-off going on right now. Some sellers are happy to sit out the…
Oct 23, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Survey results defying the drought
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, AWI. We’ve had plenty to write about in sheep and lamb markets lately. Hence it has taken a couple of weeks to take a look at the June MLA and AWI wool and sheepmeat survey report. This survey is used…
Oct 23, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Restocker behaviour and the cattle cycle
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, Mecardo. The proportion of female cattle slaughtered as a percentage of the total cull provides a reliable indicator as to the status of the herd rebuild or liquidation. However, the female slaughter…
Oct 23, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Wool price and exchange rate
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, RBA, ICS. A common perception is that Australian commodity prices have a strongly negative correlation with the Australian dollar-US dollar exchange rate so that when the exchange rate moves in one…
Oct 22, 2018
New age agronomy - Biologicals are slowly making inroads into the Crop protection market
Farmers are showing increased interest in input products made from naturally occurring chemicals or live organismsBiologicals are slowly making inroads into the crop protection market.“They’re growing by double digits, but it’s still…
Oct 22, 2018
Better quality Southern Lambs help to lift prices at Bendigo
Yarding - 36,247 (+5008). Lambs - 22,247 (-1853). Sheep - 14,000 (+6861). There was just a slight dip in lamb supply down to 22,000 head, 1,800 less. Quality was very good across the young lambs as first draft stock from areas south…
Oct 22, 2018
New dual purpose and longer season Wheat variety Illabo an improvement on Wedgetail
Recently launched Illabo (tested as V09150-01) is the first variety to come out of AGT’s dedicated long season and winter wheat breeding program at Wagga Wagga, which was released to benefit the mixed farming sector.Dual purpose wheats…
Oct 22, 2018
Sticking it to the weed pest Noogoora burr
A naturally occurring fungus is being harnessed to tackle Noogoora burr, an invasive weed which causes major impacts on agriculture and the environment in eastern Australia.NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) research agronomist,…
Oct 22, 2018
Gerogery Farmer Tony Chaston win Crop comp with Accroc Wheat
Riverine Plains Inc is pleased to announce Tony Chaston of Gerogery as the winner of this year’s inaugural Riverine Plains Inc Crop Competition, with his outstanding paddock of RGT Accroc wheat.Tony was announced as the winner at…
Oct 22, 2018
Laucke Flour Mills passionate about ensuring customers get the best possible product
The Laucke Flour Mills tagline is “good grains, great flour” and it excellently summarises the philosophy the family business which has been operating in South Australia since 1899.Its flour mills are located in Strathalbyn and in…
Oct 21, 2018
Is Ag ready for what transparency means?
By Sarah NoletLast week, Canberra hosted a series of ag-related events, including the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Awards Gala, the National Farmers Federation National Congress, and the Australian Farm Institute Roundtable. I wasn’t…
Oct 21, 2018
Brendan Taylor new Grains leader at AgForce
Better transport networks and freight facilities, maintaining agriculture’s social licence and drought assistance for grains producers will be key priorities for Western Downs farmer Brendan Taylor in his new role as AgForce Queensland’s…
Oct 21, 2018
NFF release policy roadmap propelling Ag towards $100 billion by 2030
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) has released a new policy roadmap aimed at propelling agriculture towards $100 billion in farm gate output by 2030.The 2030 Roadmap, released today at the NFF’s National Congress in Canberra,…
Oct 20, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Small Robot Company Our Vision For A Better Future For Farming
By Sam Watson JonesSince January 2017, we have spent a lot of time talking to farmers, to people involved in farming and to people who are interested in how food is produced.Ad - Control those lice with Mobile Plunge Dipping Services - AdUnderstandably,…
Oct 20, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - By 2025 Blockchain could be everywhere
A new report by the Capgemini Research Institute today reveals that blockchain could become ubiquitous by 2025, entering mainstream business and underpinning supply chains worldwide.Through investment and partnerships, the distributed…
