Aug 21, 2024
Red tape jobs
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Red tape jobs - It's not very often I get to write a story about something that happened that very day. So today, I had…
Aug 20, 2024
Ukraine’s grain output and exports holding up well…
By Peter McMeekin As Russia continues to target Ukraine’s grain export facilities on the Black Sea, the country's farmers have almost concluded their 2024/25 winter and spring crop harvest campaign, with production holding…
Aug 20, 2024
A weaker market with exceptions at Bendigo
Yarding - 24,210Supply lifted to 15,960 lambs and 8250 sheep for a combined increase of around 5000 head. More new season lambs appeared, although a lot of the extra supply was in the lighter weight categories stemming from a large…
Aug 19, 2024
Ahh The EP
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Aug 17, 2024
Mainstay Mike
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Aug 16, 2024
It’s Powerful
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. It’s Powerful - Farmers are normally humble people, with the odd bragger thrown in there for good measure. So getting…
Aug 16, 2024
Bit of a bounce at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 49,000 Numbers were similar and combined in the total 6600 new season lambs. A bigger field of buyers made it to the sale which meant demand lifted as all buyers were keen for the better finished types. Heavy lambs…
Aug 15, 2024
The Realisation
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. The Realisation - Those dry start events that have been held throughout WA, SA, Vic, Tassie, etc, have been a huge hit,…
Aug 14, 2024
A case of the ups and downs at Ballarat
Yarding: 19,921 Lamb numbers increased to 12,946 lambs, again the quality varied across the yarding. Limited numbers of well finished lambs in the trade and export categories with light weight plainer lambs in rough skins making up…
Aug 14, 2024
What can I expect?
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. What can I expect? - I am currently writing this from Port Lincoln in SA. It's my first time here and my first time…
Aug 13, 2024
Winter crop output under threat in Argentina…
By Peter McMeekin Some requisite rainfall came to the parched winter cropping fields of Argentina’s central agricultural zone over the first weekend of August, arriving at a crucial time for the 2024/25 winter crop following…
Aug 13, 2024
Lamb down Mutton up at Bendigo
Yarding - 19,025 Lamb numbers increased to 13,145 head and quality also evened out on the very plain offering of a week ago, which meant buyers didn’t have to chase the best stock to the extreme price levels of last Monday.…
Aug 12, 2024
Riddellvue Bull and Female sale offering
Riddellvue Angus has faced poor seasons and falling cattle markets since moving to Markwood last year, but it hasn’t hindered the continued improvement of its herd. Principal Ian Bates said despite having to feed cattle through…
Aug 10, 2024
The former graveyard of dreams
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Aug 10, 2024
The punch-in-the-face plan
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Aug 09, 2024
Funny old market at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 55,400 The Wagga livestock market exhibited mixed trends throughout the sale, with a yarding of 39,450 lambs and 15,550 sheep. Attendance from major supermarkets was inconsistent, with some operating sporadically.…
Aug 09, 2024
The transformation
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Aug 08, 2024
Dropping the Ego
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Aug 07, 2024
Wet harvest causes quality issues in France…
By Peter McMeekin As torrential rain continues to batter many parts of Europe this summer, winter and spring crop conditions in France, the European Union’s biggest grain exporter, are tumbling rapidly. The word catastrophic…
Aug 07, 2024
Difficult market to read at Ballarat
Yarding: 13,207 Lamb numbers again decreased to 8,780, quality varied throughout the yarding with limited numbers of well presented lambs with good weight cover and finish. A large portion of the lambs were plainer secondary types…
