May 09, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - New Zealand Ag Tech startup Halter raises 29 million
A New Zealand Ag Tech startup fitting cows with GPS-enabled solar collars to “guide” cows around pastures using sound and vibrations, creating virtual fences via an app, has raised A$29 million in a series B round. …
May 07, 2021
Australian Grain in the box seat
By Tyson Hosie - AWB As winter crop planting gathers momentum around the Australia, greater attention is now being paid to wheat, barley and canola marketing options for the coming 2021/22 Season. And while growers are…
May 07, 2021
Dearer trend for Sheep at Wagga Wagga
Numbers declined on the back of last week’s cheaper market. Trade weight lambs 21 to 24kg were in short supply. Extra heavy lambs 26 to 30kg were in good supply. Lambs over 30kg carcass weight once again made up a large portion…
May 06, 2021
What's Hot for the 7 days ending on the 5th 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 There's a bit more demand around on the Hay front with the dryer Autumn,…
May 06, 2021
Predictably unpredictable
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 Autumn is a frustrating time of the year for Farmers. Why? Because it's so…
May 06, 2021
Wool market down
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South - 5th of May. SMI: 1271 -1318: 1920 -2319: 1598 -3520: 1357 -1621: 1283 -222: 1233 uc28: 501 -4Mer card: 911 -11Pass in: 18.6% AUD: 0.77 **List your…
May 05, 2021
Up and down market at Ballarat
Yarding - 40,611 Agents drew for 30,000 lambs, the quality was plain to excellent with all weights and grades offered, all the buyers were present in a market $3 to $12 either side of firm. Light and medium trade lambs sold $3 to…
May 04, 2021
Wool market flat today
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South - 4th of May. SMI: 1284 -818: 1943 -819: 1633 -1520: 1373 +621: 1285 -1522: 1233 uc23: 1129 -10428: 505 -15Mer card: 922 +5Pass in: 12.6% AUD: 0.77 **List…
May 04, 2021
The Farm Tender Hay Report - Dry Autumn sparks wider interest
Dry Autumn sparks wider interest For the fortnight up to the 5th of May, 2021. Autumn is by far the most unpredictable time for a Farmer, and this Autumn has been no different. It's dry in SA and parts of Victoria.…
May 04, 2021
What's Hot for the week just gone
Is the dry Autumn period in many areas of the country going to ignite the Hay job? Not sure, but we are just starting to see some take a bit more notice. We should know more by next week's Hay Report. Check out last week's…
May 04, 2021
Going Rural
Extracted from the Farm Tender weekly Newsletter - Sign up and get the email every Wednesday morning before 6 am. www.farmtender.com.au By Dwain Duxson Talking to Farmers and Rural people and you get the sense that Rural and Regional…
May 04, 2021
Canadian Grain Farmers react to market signals…
By Peter McMeekin Canadian farmers are swinging to canola and barley at the expense of wheat, oats and pulses in the current winter/spring cropping cycle. That was the washup of the latest Statistics Canada principal field…
May 04, 2021
Dry weather starts to influence selling decisions at Bendigo
Yarding - 25,800 (+5800).Lambs - 20,000 (+6000).Sheep - 5800 (-200) Increase in lamb numbers to 20,000 head as the dry weather starts to influence selling decisions. The other supply driver was cropping programs, with agents selling…
May 02, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - US$ 47 million ivestment in Digital Ag play Bushel
Bushel, an independently owned software company and provider of software technology solutions for growers, grain buyers, ag retailers, protein producers and food companies, has closed on its $47 million Series C investment round.…
May 02, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Farmers value digital engagement, but want suppliers to step up their game
By David Fiocco, Vasanth Ganesan, Liz Harrison, and Jake Pawlowski - McKinsey & Company. Download the full report here. Agriculture suppliers have the potential to grow their e-commerce base by a factor of…
Apr 30, 2021
Dry conditions kept numbers high at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 39,490 (-4710).Lambs - 33,810 (-3990).Sheep - 5680 (-720) Dry conditions kept numbers reasonably high for this time of year. Trade weight lambs 21kg to 24kg were in short supply. Extra-heavy lambs 26kg to 30kg saw quality…
Apr 29, 2021
Another good day for Wool
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South - 29th of April. SMI: 1292 +1218: 1951 uc19: 1648 +2220: 1367 +1521: 1300 +3722: 1233 uc28: 520 -8Mer card: 917 -1 **List your commercial Sheep,…
Apr 28, 2021
Plenty to be positive about with Grain
By James Urquhart - AWB As we approach the end of April with rain gauges devoid of the desired monthly rainfall the New South Wales farmer continues to sow the crop, with one eye on the forecast and the other on a volatile…
Apr 28, 2021
Wool market kicks
The Farm Tender Livestock Exchange Wool market report for the South - 28th of April. SMI: 1280 +1418: 1951 +1619: 1626 +2920: 1352 +2721: 1263 +1722: 1233 +3728: 528 ucMer card: 918 +12 **List your commercial Sheep,…
Apr 28, 2021
Very strong Lamb market at Ballarat
Yarding - 44,000 (+1662)Lambs - 35,000 (-324)Sheep - 9000 (+1986) Agents drew for 35,000 lambs and 9000 Sheep, the quality was plain to excellent, all the usual buyers were present in a very strong market across most categories. Store…
