Sep 04, 2024
Joe average at Ballarat
Yarding: 10,856 A smaller yarding with 5,900 lambs. Lambs with weight and good cover were in limited supply, the most part of the yarding plainer types in rough skins and lacking condition. Not all the usual buyers were present, and…
Sep 04, 2024
It's easy to just whinge
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. It's easy to just whinge - We all do a bit of whinging these days. We are guilty of it through this newsletter from…
Sep 03, 2024
Indonesian Wheat consumption growing…
By Peter McMeekin Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country and the largest archipelagic nation on the planet, with over 18,000 islands and islets, of which around 6,000 are inhabited. While agriculture is a significant…
Sep 03, 2024
Buyers paid for quality at Bendigo
Yarding - 17,530Similar sized yarding of 9380 lambs but quality continues to be a challenge for buyers, particularly in the old season lambs as the last of the winter clean-up lots are sold. Prices did perform around condition and…
Sep 02, 2024
Hall of Fame BS
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Hall of Fame BS - We have been writing about renewable energy on a couple of occasions recently and I have had plenty of replies…
Aug 31, 2024
Now this is Farmer passion
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Now this is Farmer passion - I said I would give this energy stuff a rest for a while, and I promise I will, but I got a…
Aug 30, 2024
A turn corner market at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 46,350 Numbers fell back significantly due to rain across the supply area. A big field of buyers were at the sale but not all major export companies operated. Heavy lambs were in short supply and there were some runs…
Aug 30, 2024
In good order
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. In good order - I read somewhere this week that our Machinery fleet was in the best shape ever. So what they mean by this…
Aug 29, 2024
Peak Australia
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Aug 28, 2024
Ordinary outing at Ballarat
Yarding: 14,200 Lamb numbers decreased to 7,550 penned. The yarding consisted of mostly secondary plainer lambs in rough skins lacking condition. Well finished lambs off supplementary feed were in limited supply in a typical late…
Aug 28, 2024
The House of Cards
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Aug 27, 2024
Challenges continue for this year’s Russian Crop…
By Peter McMeekin As progress of the winter and spring crop harvest in Russia approaches the three-quarter volume marker, the government is holding firm on its total 2024 harvest and export forecasts, despite official reductions to…
Aug 27, 2024
Buyer urgency back at Bendigo
Yarding - 16,360More urgency from the buying ranks as lamb numbers dropped back to 9310 head to be nearly 6700 below the supply of a week ago. Prices were dearer, gaining anything from $5 to $20 with the best quality new season lambs…
Aug 25, 2024
Passionate plea
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Passionate plea - I attended my first protest/rally since Wimmera identity Danny Johnson coaxed 100,000 Farmers to Melbourne…
Aug 24, 2024
Reading minds
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Aug 23, 2024
Grain fed above 30kg Lambs in demand at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 55,000 Numbers lifted with new season lambs helping add to the numbers with 9700 yarded. A big field of buyers made it to the sale which meant demand was solid for all well finished lambs particularly those in short…
Aug 23, 2024
Destroyed by bad arses
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Aug 22, 2024
Investing in what we have
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Investing in what we have - I read something the other day where the sandy but sometimes wet country around Esperance can be…
Aug 21, 2024
Hay Report - The dawn of a new Hay season
For the fortnight up to the 21st of August 2024. By Dwain Duxson We haven't done a Hay Report for a month, which is my bad because I have been very strict on getting it out every fortnight. I won't make an…
Aug 21, 2024
Buyers shy at Ballarat.
Yarding: 16,050 Lamb numbers slipped to 9,300 penned. Quality dropped away over the yarding in a typical late winter market, with clean up and the last of the draft lots penned. Limited numbers of well finished lambs were offered.…
