Sep 03, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Wool market solid despite fire delay to sale
By Robert Herrmann | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. The wool market in recent times has been described as “on fire” with record price levels regularly breached. This past week it literally was a fire that impacted the market, with the Thursday…
Sep 03, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Wool Forwards – Week ending 31st August 2018
By Olivia Agar | Source: Mecardo, Riemann. Activity on the wool forwards market was spread right across the micron categories this week. The Australian dollar has continued to fall, which is helping overseas buyers remain active.19…
Sep 03, 2018
Balance between Wool production and Animal robustness
By Mark FergusonIf wool is $20/kg, and you can breed a sheep to cut an extra 1kg of wool, that’s $20 more profitable you can make every sheep on the place. Is the equation really that simple? In reality, it is not. The reason that…
Sep 02, 2018
Cotton Australia backs Agricultures push for growth in the North
Cotton Australia has welcomed the findings of a federal study into agricultural growth in northern Australia.The Northern Australia Water Resource Assessment was led by the CSIRO and studied the potential growth areas for fibre and…
Sep 02, 2018
Indonesia is a country of boundless opportunity for the Australian grains industry
GrainGrowers today congratulated the Australian Government for the progression and conclusion of the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IA-CEPA).“Indonesia is a country of boundless opportunity for the…
Sep 02, 2018
Dry conditions contribute to slow herbicide breakdown
Grain growers in Queensland and New South Wales are being encouraged to consider the potential impact of residual herbicides as they weigh up their summer crop planting options.Experts warn predominantly dry conditions across much…
Sep 02, 2018
Dairy farmers ‘commercially the most vulnerable’ small businesses
Family dairy farming was Australia’s most vulnerable industry sector in terms of its business relationships with processors and supermarkets, according to leading advocacy group Dairy Connect.This was the message today from chief…
Sep 02, 2018
Borung Poll Merino Rams to $3900
Borung Poll Merino Stud, Waikerie, SA, held there 41st annual on-property Ram Sale last Wednesday. They entered 60 in the sale and sold 42 to an average of $1438. The top-priced Ram was $3900 and the Sale grossed $60,396 for the Kroehn…
Sep 02, 2018
Moongana Santa Gertrudis Bull makes $50,000
Moongana Santa Gertrudis Stud, Drillham, Qld, held their Bull Sale on Saturday. They offered up 57 and sold 47 to a top price of $50,000. Lot 7, Moongana Lumberjack, sold to Enniskillen Pastoral Co, Qld.The average for the Sale was…
Sep 01, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Experiment brings data driven Farming efficiencies
Farmers are banding together to find the best use of equipment with the help of Commonwealth Bank and its Smart Assets experiment.Discover more about innovation * Preparing to future-proof agribusiness * Wiise software and ways…
Sep 01, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Opportunities for the Australian agri-food sector
Read the report hereIf Australia wants to grow its agri-food sector to $100 billion, there is much we can we learn from the second largest agri-food exporting nation in the world. Australia has every reason to be buoyant with the…
Sep 01, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Video - Sheep Tech at it's best
Five key technologies sheep producers can introduce into their sheep enterprise to optimise management practices by increasing the number of sheep run per labour unit and improving efficiency and productivity 1. Remote cameras used…
Sep 01, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Golf Course tech could transform to the Farm
GreenSight Agronomics systems engineer Andrew DeLollis vividly remembers the insane workstation setup he had at his previous job. His computer had a loose electrical connection and if someone accidentally bumped his desk or the wall,…
Sep 01, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Leading New Zealand tech expert says Agtech can save the economy
Agritech could be destined to save the New Zealand economy, leading New Zealand tech expert Graeme Muller says.The tremendous worldwide demand for food continues to soar with some estimating the market to be worth $US3 trillion and…
Sep 01, 2018
Video - Drought’s silent knock-on effect
By Josh Wall - WespacIn the regional town of Dubbo in central NSW, the smattering of rain over the weekend brought a glimmer of hope.Watch the video here - https://youtu.be/3P25sgPMPMsWhile nowhere near enough to break what many are…
Sep 01, 2018
Video - This week's Farm Tender "What's Hot" report
Watch this week's Farm Tender "What's Hot" reportWatch here - https://youtu.be/THFE8WS4jpMBecome a "Prime" Monthly Member (PMM) https://www.farmtender.com.au/primemonthlymembers
Sep 01, 2018
Full transcript for NFF president Fiona Simpson's address to the National Press Club
Disrupting the status quo: Agriculture’s road to $100 billionGood afternoon and welcome.What a pleasure it is to be here today for my first address to the National Press Club.May I begin by acknowledging Australia’s first farmers,…
Aug 31, 2018
Wool market EMI up 22 cents for the week
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolDespite the postponement of Thursday’s sale due to a large and well-publicised warehouse fire around the Melbourne auction facility, the wool market was able to recover some of last week’s losses as the…
Aug 31, 2018
Video - Watch here a full rondown on the "extreme" Sheep and Lamb Sale at Wagga
Riverina Livestock Agents James Tierney with the report on the Wagga Sheep and Lamb sale on Thursday where the yarding was 30,000 Lambs and 22,000 Sheep were yarded.A National record price of #37.20 was recorded for a pen of heavy…
Aug 31, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Some relief from the dry and declining prices
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, NLRS, BOM, Mecardo. Decent rain for parts of northern NSW and south east Queensland was enough to provide a bit of a price boost across all MLA reported eastern states cattle categories this week.…
