May 18, 2021
China taking the mushroom approach with Agricultural data…
By Peter McMeekin Mystery surrounds the sudden suspension of operations of one of China’s primary agricultural data providers, leaving domestic and global merchants, analysts, and brokers in the dark about all things agriculture…
May 18, 2021
Buyers selective at Bendigo
Yarding - 21,200 (+5400)Lambs - 15,700 (+2700)Sheep - 5500 (+2700) Modest increase in lamb numbers to 15,700 head, dominated by crossbred stock with Merino numbers declining on recent sales. Still, some very good quality in the lead…
May 16, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - 6 Steps to plan for successful digital adoption
By AgVend Plan and prepare for digital change to ensure successful adoption. When it comes to changing how we do things, most of us would say, “No thanks!” After all, change is rarely easy. But when it comes…
May 16, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Raven Industries Launches the OMNi Brand
Raven Industries, Inc. a leader in agriculture technology, announced today the launch of its new product brand and autonomous growth platform, OMNi. This new product brand highlights Raven’s advancements in autonomous…
May 16, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Innovative Cattle selling system
By Farmgate Auctions. Leading online auction platform FarmGate Auctions has integrated an autonomous in-paddock weighing and data collection system to give the entire supply chain access to real time data on livestock. This first…
May 16, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Online Ag marketplaces
By Dmytro Lennyi Editor’s note: Dmytro Lennyi is agritech practice leader at Intellias, a software engineering and consulting firm based in Lviv, Ukraine. This guest article reflects the views of the author and not…
May 14, 2021
Major domestic processors were cautious at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 45,000 (-9500)Lambs - 36,000 (+6000)Sheep - 9000 (+3500) Lamb numbers increased on the back of last week dearer trends. Quality was mixed with lambs to suit all buying categories. Trade weight lambs 21 to 24kg were in limited…
May 13, 2021
Flat old Wool market
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South - 12th of May. SMI:1261 +118: 1896 +119: 1592 -620: 1346 -321: 1266 -122: 1247 +1528: 471 -4Mer card: 889 -9 AUD:77.3 **List your commercial Sheep, Cattle,…
May 13, 2021
What's Hot for the 7 days ending on the 12th of May 2021
Extracted from the Farm Tender weekly Newsletter - Sign up and get the email every Wednesday morning before 6 am. www.farmtender.com.au By Dwain Duxson Things are starting to get going with the Hay job. See last week's Hay Report…
May 13, 2021
Supplying the Chain
Extracted from the Farm Tender weekly Newsletter - Sign up and get the email every Wednesday morning before 6 am. www.farmtender.com.au By Dwain Duxson I thought I would put this picture from Beef Week up. It finished on the weekend.…
May 13, 2021
Wool prices dip
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South - 12th of May. SMI: 1260 -618: 1895 -3019: 1598 -520: 1349 -1021: 1267 -1128: 475 ucMer card: 898 -16Pass in: 8.1% AUD: 0.78 **List your commercial Sheep,…
May 12, 2021
Very strong market at Ballarat
Yarding - 39,900 (-711)Lambs - 31,400 (+1156)Sheep - 8500 (-1867) Agents drew for 31,000 lambs, the quality ranging from plain to excellent with all weights and grades offered, all the usual buying group were present in a very strong…
May 11, 2021
Flat day for Wool
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South - 11th of May. SMI:1266 -518: 1925 +519: 1603 +520: 1359 +221: 1278 -522: 1232 -128: 475 -26Mer card: 914 +3 AUD:78.3 **List your commercial Sheep,…
May 11, 2021
A rising tide lifts all boats
By Matt Wallis - AWB The last month has seen an extraordinary run across all major global agricultural commodities with severe weather concerns and strong demand dominating the headlines. Extreme and prolonged dryness…
May 11, 2021
Plant 21 off to a flyer in WA
By Jess Morris - AWB What a month it has been. A Cyclone tore through the northern wheatbelt, heavy downpours for the remaining wheatbelt and commodity markets rallying heavily over the past three weeks. An interesting start…
May 11, 2021
EU Grain production rebounds, with France leading the way…
By Peter McMeekin Large swathes of Europe have been denied a traditional spring after enduring one of the coldest Aprils in many decades. This hindered the growth and development of winter crops and delayed the planting and…
May 11, 2021
Supermarket style Lambs showing the best gains at Bendigo
Total yarded - 43,981 Tighter supply of 13,000 lambs, with Merinos accounting for a reasonable percentage of the yarding. Not as much weight or quality as a week ago, with neat trade lambs scarce. Competition was keener, with all…
May 09, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - How an urgent issue is driving innovation
By AgThentic Listen to the podcast here. Recently the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Foreign Correspondent highlighted the problems caused by the rapid expansion of dairy in New Zealand,…
May 09, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - New Zealand's vision for Ag Robotics
New Zealand’s Vision for Agricultural Robotics By Nicky Molloy, Business Innovation Manager - Agritech, Callaghan Innovation Labour, productivity and sustainability are the most significant global issues in the agriculture…
May 09, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Trimble and HORSCH partner in Ag Automation play
By Trimble Automation is a hot topic these days, as companies worldwide aim to streamline various systems related to manufacturing and production. The agriculture industry has begun to introduce this technology, with established…
