Jul 13, 2018
Wool market retreats 13 cents in the last sale before the break
By Mark Dyson - Quality Wool The final sale prior to heading into the annual three-week mid-year recess delivered mixed results, with the benchmark Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) retreating by a further 13c/kg clean to finish at 1981…
Jul 12, 2018
Allbirds - Making and selling a million pairs of shoes globally made out of Wool
It sounds like every start-up's dream.Launch a product used by Silicon Valley tech entrepreneurs and world leaders, expand as sales grow and raise capital at rising valuations. In two years.Yet even then it's a slog, according to…
Jul 12, 2018
Booroomooka Beef's 160 years of success
The Munro family run one of the largest Angus studs in Australia with a farming history filled with big personalities and successful strategies.Hugh Munro looks back at the three generations of his family behind the creation of Booroomooka,…
Jul 12, 2018
Government funding to help Queensland tackle pest animals and weeds
New Federal Government funding to tackle pest animals and weeds in drought-affected areas of Queensland will provide a boost for primary producers and regional communities doing it tough, AgForce Queensland Farmers said today.AgForce…
Jul 12, 2018
Another Export licence suspended
EMS Rural Exports licence has been suspensionWe have been firm in our calls for the independent regulator to enforce the regulations exporters are required to operate within, and entrust the regulator with this process.At this point…
Jul 12, 2018
Industrial production of microbial protein to feed livestock
Farmers could soon turn to microbial protein to feed their livestock – a move researchers say could reduce land use, greenhouse gas emissions and nitrogen pollution.Dr Ilje Pikaar from The University of Queensland’s School of Civil…
Jul 12, 2018
Another day another record Lamb price - $281.20 at Wagga today
Wagga Sheep & Lamb market report 12.07.18National record to Jamie & Kerri Cross who sold lambs for $281.20Watch the report from Riverina Livestock Agents rep Angus McHattan - https://www.facebook.com/RLAwaggawagga/videos/1755431491214653/
Jul 12, 2018
EMI drops 3 cents for Thursday's Wool Sales
Wool market Thursday, July the 12thEMI: 1961 -318: 2443 +419: 2269 uc20: 2246 -1721: 2239 -2422: 2236 -1323: 2223 -2128: 963 +13MC: 1461 -11PI: 5.5%
Jul 12, 2018
Cheaper listings for Stud Breeders on Ram Select website
The time is right for sheep producers to capitalise on record high lamb and wool prices by investing in genetic and big data technologies which are continuing to come down in price.The Sheep CRC has this week reduced the price for…
Jul 12, 2018
From What We Grow to What We Know
By J. Matthew Pryor - Rocket SeederIn my keynote address at the Australian Farm Institute “Digital Farmers 2018” conference, I shared my mission: to help create as many successful Australian startups in agriculture as possible. Startups…
Jul 11, 2018
Mort & Co take Gold and Silver at World Steak Challenge
Darling Downs based company Mort & Co has rightly staked its place at the international steak table with two gold medals and a silver for a first-ever attempt at the World Steak Challenge.With just 3 entries supplied for the branded…
Jul 11, 2018
Semen straws sell for $3000 at Premium Wagyu Sale
The Australian Wagyu Association’s Premium Wagyu Sale, held 6 July, 2018, proved once again that top performing Wagyu genetics are highly sought after.This Sale offered 97 lots of bulls, females, semen, embryos and commercial fullblood…
Jul 11, 2018
NSW DPI move to Orange - New building to house 700 staff and be ready by 2020
The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) is set to have a new head office in Orange’s CBD, housing up to 700 staff, providing a long-term boost for its economy.Minister for Primary Industries, Niall Blair said the modern, three-storey,…
Jul 11, 2018
Viterra launches "dynamic binning" for the 18/19 Harvest
Viterra is pleased to be giving growers the opportunity to have their wheat upgraded with the introduction of dynamic binning for the 2018/19 harvest.Andrew Hannon, Viterra’s Commercial and Quality Manager, said dynamic binning would…
Jul 11, 2018
Optimising Fertiliser investments
Work is underway to provide grain growers in the southern cropping region (Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania) with the confidence, knowledge and ability to make more effective and profitable nutrient management decisions.A new…
Jul 11, 2018
Innovation Generation highlights from day 2
Day 2 of GrainGrowers' Innovation Generation conference for young farmers and agribusiness people aged 18-35 saw the focus move to the importance of effective communication in business and in life. SESSION 3 focused on the fact that…
Jul 11, 2018
Sheep meat producers set to be the real winners of the food boom.
By Robert Herrmann - Mecardo We have seen some optimistic headlines recently about the prospects for agriculture.“Mining boom to dining boom” and “Australian farms to be the food bowl for Asia” are recognizable newspaper headlines…
Jul 11, 2018
Sheep DNA testing just got a whole lot cheaper.....
Sheep breeders will today enjoy cheaper genomic testing of their flock when the price of the Sheep Genomic Test is reduced from $35 per animal to $27 (plus GST) when collected using a tissue sampling unit (TSU) and $30 (plus GST)…
Jul 11, 2018
Dairy Connect says new Milk Price Index is only "half baked"
The new national Milk Price Index is ‘half-baked’, because it provides only a snapshot of dairy farm production data and not analysis of the farm-gate impact of the costs of processing.This was the view today of Dairy Connect CEO…
Jul 11, 2018
Innovation Generation highlights from day 1
More than 150 young farmers and agribusiness people packed the Civic Theatre in Wagga yesterday for Day 1 of GrainGrowers' Innovation Generation conference with the theme Building Blocks for Success.In his welcome Dr Michael Southan,…
