Jul 10, 2018
Australia’s Dairy Farmers remain exposed to unfair milk supply agreements
Australia’s dairy farmers continue to remain exposed to unfair milk supply agreements put forward by processors after Australian Competition and Consumer Commission handed down industry reform recommendations, in its final report…
Jul 10, 2018
Precision, discipline and respect is the approach from the Japanese towards food production
By Khan Horne, National Australia BankA few weeks ago, we returned from a ten day tour of Japan with 19 of our Agribusiness customers, where we furthered our understanding of Japan’s food production value chain and gained valuable…
Jul 10, 2018
Is DOT the key to autonomous and robotic Farm Machinery?
Canada - Slightly less than a year after the DOT autonomous agricultural platform was shown to the public at the Ag In Motion Farm show, the first DOT compatible implement built by a “platform partner” is being tested.A newly formed…
Jul 10, 2018
Animal Ethics gets the all clear to use Tri-Solfen® pain relief for beef and dairy calves
Medical Ethics Pty Ltd, a commercial research and development company focused on pain mitigation in wounds for humans and animals, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Animal Ethics Pty Ltd (Animal Ethics), has successfully…
Jul 10, 2018
Video - $271 record Lamb price for Ballarat Saleyards
Watch Murray Arnel interview Gerard Wright from TB White and Sons with the Ballarat Sheep and Lamb report$271 tops for Lambs today at Ballarat which is a record for themWatch here https://www.facebook.com/murray.arnel.7792/videos/243128129751715/
Jul 10, 2018
Video - Tim Pattison from RLA with the Wagga Cattle Report
Tim Pattison from Riverina Livestock Agents with the Wagga Cattle ReportWatch here - https://www.facebook.com/RLAwaggawagga/videos/1752000818224387/
Jul 10, 2018
Video - The Farm Tender "What's Hot" report for the last week
Watch here last week's Farm Tender What's Hot report - https://youtu.be/xUKMj2KqjrI
Jul 09, 2018
Lambs firm and Sheep cheaper at Bendigo on Monday
Bendigo Sheep & Lamb 9/7/18Lamb numbers fell slightly on last week. Quality was very mixed but the lead drafts of lambs presented very good condition but fell away quickly on anything not supplementary fed. The trend for the lamb…
Jul 09, 2018
Mega Dairy goes up for Sale - Coomboona Dairies
One of Australia’s most advanced dairy aggregations, Coomboona Dairies in the Goulburn Valley, is being offered to the market as a whole or as two contiguous holdings.The asset has been listed with Elders Real Estate on instruction…
Jul 09, 2018
Plantings of half a million hectares of Roundup Ready® Canola in 2018
The ability to manage difficult to control weeds has spurred Australian canola growers to plant just under half a million hectares to Roundup Ready® canola in 2018.Sixty percent of growers surveyed by Monsanto said they chose to grow…
Jul 09, 2018
Outcomes from Drought round table discussions - But no Rivers of gold coming
* Agreement to use NFF drought policy as a framework to move forward from * Agricultural business cycle and work by Senator Barry O’Sullivan will also be used as valuable inputs * Banks agree to further discussions on Farm…
Jul 09, 2018
Ricegrowers Association conference theme is “Locally Owned – Globally Focused”
The 2018 Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia (RGA) Annual Conference will be held in Moama, NSW on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd August at the Rich River Golf Club.RGA President, Jeremy Morton, said this year’s conference theme, “Locally…
Jul 09, 2018
Another record year for Tractor Sales but sales dip in June
The Financial Year just ended has been another record one for Tractor Sales with sales just shy of the 13,000 unit mark, despite a noticeable drop off in June as dealers slowed up deliveries.Tractor sales in Australia have now surpassed…
Jul 09, 2018
If the Ag Tech bubble bursts, who will the survivors be?
By Andrew Whitelaw - MecardoIn recent years there has been an upsurge in agtech funding to previously unheard-of levels. A day doesn’t go by without a conference, media coverage or new product launch in the agtech space.As with all…
Jul 09, 2018
AWI welcome the now completed independent review
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) today welcomed the release of the 'Independent Review of Australian Wool Innovation' (the Report) that examined the company’s performance and governance for the period 2015-2018.The 500-page Report…
Jul 09, 2018
Rural Bank 2018 Australian Lamb and Sheep Meat annual review
This year's Australian Lamb and Sheep Meat Annual Review has been released and forecasts export growth and a buoyant price outlook for the industry, albeit tempered by the weather forecast.Watch a summary here https://youtu.be/xA_UWT1E-mw…
Jul 08, 2018
Consider Barley if you are late sowing a Crop
Producers considering late sowing barley in consideration of the dry start to winter have been advised to take paddock selection and seed quality into account.With the lack of any substantial winter rainfall across the northern grains…
Jul 08, 2018
Ship-to-ship transfers helping Russia to export their Grain
By Jason Craig, CBH Group General Manager Marketing & TradingBottlenecks at key grain ports in Russia have forced the country to find workarounds that will push through their ever-bigger harvests to markets where demand continues…
Jul 08, 2018
Northern Australia presents an appealing Agricultural opportunity to investors
By Brendan Rinaldi, ANZ’s Business Banking State Manager SA and NTA mention of northern-Australian agriculture often brings to mind images of red dusty soil and outback locations where cattle - the region’s largest single commodity…
Jul 08, 2018
Live Export Facts website launched
This website has been produced by the National Farmers' Federation, Sheep Producers Australia and WAFarmers with the aim of sharing the facts behind Australia's livestock export industry.Australia has been an exporter of livestock…
