Jul 01, 2021
Wool market continues downward
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South - 23rd of June. SMI: 1361 -1518: 2163 +1519: 1758 -3620: 1423 -2721: 1289 -4028: 500 -16Mer card: 955 +9Pass in: 24.3% AUD: 0.75 **List your commercial Sheep,…
Jun 30, 2021
Lambs up, Sheep down at Ballarat
Yarding - 22,950 (-3447)Lambs - 19,200 (-2096)Sheep - 3750 (-1351) Lamb numbers eased by 2,100 with 19,200 yarded this week at Ballarat. Quality was good with another excellent selection of trade and heavy weight lambs penned. The…
Jun 29, 2021
Favourable weather sees EU winter and spring crop production rebound…
By Peter McMeekin Favourable spring and early summer temperatures combined with above-average soil moisture in most regions have boosted yield estimates for the European Union’s winter and spring crops, with the outlook…
Jun 29, 2021
Generous June Delivers Grain Potential
By James Urquhart - AWB The month of June has been generous with its rainfall adding valuable moisture to the coffers of the New South Wales broadacre farmer. For some, the rain has been welcomed as a fair dinkum season opener,…
Jun 29, 2021
Wool market unravels
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South - 23rd of June. SMI: 1376 -3118: 2148 -5019: 1794 -2520: 1450 -3821: 1329 -5028: 516 -5Mer card: 946 -5Pass in: 20.4% AUD: 0.76 **List your commercial Sheep, Cattle,…
Jun 29, 2021
Hay Report - Confidence allows Gowers to release stock
Confidence allows Gowers to release stock For the fortnight up to the 30th of June, 2021. Most in the Ag industry are up and about. Many of the rainfall gaps have been filled in, and the forecast of a negative Indian…
Jun 29, 2021
Ag Tech News - John Deere a big believer in 5G
Read the original article here. Broadband might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about farming, but an executive from heavy equipment company John Deere argued maybe it should be. Nancy…
Jun 29, 2021
Bendigo Lamb market operated on two price levels
Yarding - 10,500 (-8500)Lambs - 8000 (-6000)Sheep - 2500 (-2500) Lamb and sheep numbers showed a significant decline in recent weeks, with less than 11,000 head offered. Quality remained mixed with well-bred and fed lambs in limited…
Jun 25, 2021
Ag Tech News - Automation leads to Dairy flexibility
By Lely Watch the video here. 11 years ago this farming family started off with one cow called ‘Hope’. With no family farm to begin their farming journey, the couple made the move to South West Victoria…
Jun 25, 2021
Ag Tech News - Regaining control of glyphosate resistant using automation
By Cindy Benjmin - Weedsmart See the original article here. A SwarmFarm robot, ‘Oscar’, has added another dimension to Elton and Pam Petersen’s integrated weed management program, which features the majority of the…
Jun 25, 2021
Trade Lambs dearer at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 40,700 (-6050)Lambs - 35,000 (-5950)Sheep - 5700 (-100) Wet weather impacted on supplies with numbers declining. Quality across trade categories was excellent and the bulk of the offering weighed above 26kg cwt. Lambs above…
Jun 23, 2021
Slight drop for Wool market
he Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South - 23rd of June. SMI: 1407 -518: 2198 uc19: 1819 -1020: 1488 -521: 1379 -422: 1332 +828: 521 ucMer Card: 951 -8Pass in: 7.1% AUD: 0.77 **List your commercial…
Jun 23, 2021
Ag Tech News - Big Ag news as CNH buy Raven
CNH Industrial today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the capital stock of Raven Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAVN), a US-based leader in precision agriculture technology for US$58 per share, representing…
Jun 23, 2021
Lamb market up $5 to $10 at Ballarat
Yarding - 26,397 (-6261)Lambs - 21,296 (-4752)Sheep - 5101 (-1509) Agents penned 21,296 lambs with the quality ranging from plain to excellent. All finished heavy lambs off supplementary feed were presented in exceptional condition,…
Jun 22, 2021
More positive territory for the Wool market
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South - 17th of June. SMI: 1412 +2318: 2198 +1419: 1829 +3020: 1493 +421: 1383 +922: 1324 +2128: 521 +23Mer card: 959 +13Pass in: 3.5% AUD: 0.75 **List your commercial…
Jun 22, 2021
Broadacre farmers delight, but where will we store all this grain?
By Angus Groves - AWB As Phillip Lowe, the Reserve Bank of Australia governor said last week, the performance of the Australian agriculture sector throughout the Covid pandemic has helped underpin the nation’s economic…
Jun 22, 2021
Russian wheat crop in for a scare this week…
By Peter McMeekin The Russian word “sukhovey” caught the attention of global grain markets last week, with the possibility of it striking Black Sea crops in the coming weeks popping up in numerous market and weather…
Jun 22, 2021
Sheep market was significantly dearer at Bendigo
Yarding - 19,000 (+ 0)Lambs - 14,000 (-1000)Sheep - 5000 (+1000) Around 14,000 lambs were penned after the public holiday which cancelled last weeks sale. Not as much weight or finish was evident in the lamb run in a true winter market…
Jun 20, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Buying digital Agtech - is your steak included?
By Ryan Humpert - Sale Executive at Agworld As the US is slowly getting back to ‘normal’, whatever that even means still, it’s becoming more and more obvious that some things in our lives, and especially how…
Jun 20, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Gallagher acquires virtual fencing company Agersens
By Ian Reilly - Agersens Agersens shareholders accepted an offer from Gallagher Group to acquire the remaining Agersens shares, finalising the transaction before June 30. I launched the agtech startup Agersens in June…
