Oct 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - US economy helping support our finished cattle prices
By Angus Brown | Source: USDA, NASS, MLA. While many producers battle drought in Australia and the herd is likely to slip into decline once again, in the US, beef production continues to ramp up. The strong prices of recent times…
Oct 01, 2018
2,4-D label changes ahead of 18/19 Cotton Season
By Chris Teague – Extension and Development Agronomist, Border Rivers & Balonne.Spring has sprung with some cotton in Central Queensland already out of the ground and planting beginning around Goondiwindi and Moree, which is likely…
Oct 01, 2018
The cutting edge MIJ30 objective carcase camera a boost for Wagyu
Wagyu is renowned for its exceptional eating experience and is due principally to its unique intramuscular fat characteristics. The degree and quality of the fat distribution is what determines the quality of Wagyu and its demand…
Oct 01, 2018
Farmers advised to keep sound records when cutting Crop for Hay
Grain growers who this year cut moisture-stressed and frost-affected crops for hay and silage are advised to record their crop management strategies and the outcomes for benchmarking purposes.Record keeping (notes, photographs and…
Oct 01, 2018
Day 1 of the Brahman Week Bull Sale was a good result
Brahman Week Bull Sale, Rockhampton, Qld held day 1 of the massive Red and White Brahman SaleThe first Day's offering saw 274 sold of the 294 offered and a top price of $72,500 which was achieved twice. Lot 149, Brahrock Ashley Sir…
Oct 01, 2018
Charinga Stud Ram make $42,000
Charinga Merino and Poll Merino Stud, St Arnaud, Vic held their on-property Ram Sale on Monday.In what coincided with the Banavie and Gowandale Sales, Charinga entered 88 lots and sold them in a full clearance.The top-priced Ram was…
Oct 01, 2018
Banavie Merino Rams to $19,000
Banavie Merino and Poll Merino Stud, Marnoo, Vic held their annual Ram Sale at Charinga, St Arnaud, Vic on MondayThey offered up 80 lots and sold them all to a top price of $19,000 for lot 67The average for the sale was a very strong…
Oct 01, 2018
46,000 head yarding at Bendigo Sheep and Lambs
Yarding - 46,000Lambs - 28,000Sheep - 18,000There was another very large yarding of 28,000 lambs drawn at Bendigo. Quality was mixed throughout the market with more heavier lambs sold and a mix of lighter lambs showing dryness in…
Sep 30, 2018
Vegetable Farm incomes increase
Australian vegetable-growing farms: an economic survey 2016–17 and 2017–18 shows a 12 per cent increase in cash income for Australian vegetable farms to $319,000 per farm in 2017-18.ABARES Executive Director, Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds,…
Sep 30, 2018
Why Australian Ag needs to get closer to Asia
Asian economies are growing rapidly and the region is emerging as a major innovation hotspot. Some countries, such as Singapore, South Korea and Japan, now exceed Australia on the Global Innovation Index, and other smaller economies,…
Sep 30, 2018
Backing Australias Strawberry Farmers
More support for Australia's strawberry farmers is on its way.Our government will invest $350,000 in a new program to restore confidence in Australian strawberries and ensure local produce is safe to eat.This is real money on the…
Sep 30, 2018
2800 tonnes of Feed Barley heading to Moree
Glencore Agriculture has outturned their first train for the season this week to meet strong domestic demand from the east coast.The train was loaded at Viterra’s Tailem Bend site and will arrive in Moree, New South Wales on Friday…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - IoT trials across four major Victorian agricultural regions
The Victorian Government is undertaking a global search for agtech solutions for the State’s agriculture and food industries.As part of the Internet of Things trial, the government has been investigating the barriers to digital technologies…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Tech can accelerate livestock genetic progress
By Andrew cookeI started writing about the case for smarter tech in cattle and sheep breeding programmes a while ago, and quickly realised there was more than would fit in a single blog post. In my previous post I described how technology…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Robots to change the way Farmers Farm
By Sam Watson Jones - The Small Robot CompanyWe are called Small Robot Company so it goes without saying that we are excited about developing robots.Farmers in the UK and across the world are excited too. We have a group of twenty…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Challenges of AgTech in Australia: the sheer size of the place
By David Rubie - SmartShepherdIf you have travelled much of Australia, typically it will be in a plane between the major metropolitan centres. Perhaps you've glanced out the window at the unfolding, brown landscape below between looking…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Indigo raises $250M, launches marketplace to help farmers get paid for quality grain
Indigo, the startup bringing algorithms and machine learning to the agricultural industry, has raised a $250 million Series E, bringing its total raised to $650 million.The funding values the company at $3.5 billion, according to…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Walmart to have end-to-end traceability in place in 12 months
Walmart is launching this initiative following multiple high profile recalls and outbreaks associated with these types of products. Using existing one-step up and one-step-back traceability processes can make tracking a product back…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - With a vision to transform agriculture
By Ros Harvey - The YieldWith a vision to transform agriculture and improve global food production using AI and big data, The Yield is a startup that’s never been fussed with convention.I'm a woman over 50 with a background in international…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - If we had $100 million to invest
It’s a question I was asked last week. Three times.It was essentially this. If New Zealand’s agritech sector had $100M of connected capital to invest in the next big global agritech opportunity, what would it be? It’s a great question.…
