Mar 09, 2021
The Farm Tender Hay Report - The first sign of a shift in demand
The first sign of a shift in demand... For the fortnight up to the 9th of March 2021. Well, well, there is movement at the station. For the first time in over 12 months, we are seeing a fortnight where demand has picked…
Mar 09, 2021
African Swine Fever clouding the true picture…
By Peter McMeekin Chinese scientists have detected two new variants of the African swine fever virus (ASFv) that may render control of the disease even harder to achieve. The findings of the research, conducted at Harbin Veterinary…
Mar 05, 2021
Capital investment required to reach $100 billion target
By AgriFutures. Australian agriculture needs an additional $7.5 billion of capital investment per year in order to reach the National Farmers’ Federation’s target of farm gate output worth $100 billion by 2030.…
Mar 05, 2021
Wool indicator rises ever so slightly
Karee Wool market report for the South - Mar 4th SMI: 1268 +218: 1833 +319: 1611 +420: 1405 +421: 1309 +522: 1272 +628: 568 -13Mer card: 868 +10Pass in: 11.1%AUD: 0.78 **List your commercial Sheep, Cattle, Rams…
Mar 05, 2021
Te Mania, Dunoon and Mureduke Bull sales results
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Mar 05, 2021
Wattle Grove, Venturon and Adameluca Bull and Female sale results
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Mar 05, 2021
Glendan Park, Banquet, Raven, Lim-Flex and Barwidgee Bull sale results
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Mar 05, 2021
Cheaper trend for Lambs at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 35,800 (+9500).Lambs - 30,000 (+8000).Sheep - 5800 (-1500) Producers pushed more lambs onto the market this week as they prepare paddocks for sowing. Trade weight lambs 20 to 24kg were in short supply and quality varied…
Mar 04, 2021
Wool up slightly
Karee Wool market report for the South - Feb 11th SMI: 1226 +318: 1806 +1319: 1547 +820: 1333 +421: 1224 +122: 1182 +928: 518 -1Mer card: 892 +3Pass in: 12.5% AUD: 0.77 **List your commercial Sheep, Cattle, Rams or Bulls on…
Mar 04, 2021
Up to $20 dearer for Sheep at Ballarat
Yarding - 45,860 (+1398) Lambs - 32,860 (+1020) Sheep - 13,000 (+378) Agents penned 32,800 Lambs, the quality was mostly excellent, with all weights and grades offered across the yarding. All the usual buying group attended…
Mar 01, 2021
Volatility ahead for northern hemisphere winter crop production…
By Peter McMeekinAs the northern hemisphere spring approaches, the winter crop condition throughout Europe and North America is fast becoming a significant market focus, especially after an extremely cold weather system swept across…
Mar 01, 2021
Prices dearer across all grades at Bendigo
Yarding - 19,500 (-3500). Lambs - 14,000 (-3000). Sheep - 5500 (-500) Reduced supply of 14,000 lambs, 3,000 less than a week ago despite no sale next Monday due to a public holiday. Quality remained very mixed, with well finished…
Feb 27, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - At this Tech Company we're Farmer at heart
By - Andrew Bate - Founder of SwarmFarm Robotics and Director of Bendee FarmingSome people say, as farmers, we gamble every year when we go and spend a huge amount of money planting crops, hoping it's going to rain so we can harvest,…
Feb 27, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - AgFunder AgriFood Tech Investment Report
Read the full report here. AgFunder is one of the world’s most active food tech and agtech VCs. We’re rethinking venture capital for the 21st century. We were born online, and with our publication AFN we’ve built a global ecosystem…
Feb 27, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Can a small, non-profit farm near NYC change the food system?
By Kirsten Diprose - AgThenticListen to the podcast here.If you drive 30 minutes north of New York City, you’ll reach a beautiful 400 acre farming property; its landscape dotted with old stone barns. At first glance, The Stone Barns…
Feb 27, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - FluroSat acquires Dagan and renames to Regrow
By Jack Ellis - AFNCrop science company FluroSat and soil health startup Dagan have combined forces to launch Regrow, a new San Fransisco-based business focused on providing “resilient agriculture” solutions.The establishment of the…
Feb 27, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Bayer launches Digital Farming business
By Bayer AustraliaAg Tech SundayThe Crop Science division of Bayer has launched a new digital farming business committed to enabling farmers to work smarter, by combining their expertise and knowledge of the land with modern, digitally-enabled…
Feb 27, 2021
Ag Tech Sunday - Adding too Digital Tools Only Complicates
By AgvendYour stack of digital tools is actually making things more difficult for your customers.Today, there seems to be an app for just about anything. Need to grab some milk? Order it from the grocer’s app for curbside pickup.…
Feb 25, 2021
Wool market down across the board
Karee Wool market report for the South - Feb 25th SMI: 1259 -6 18: 1833 -24 19: 1599 -19 20: 1400 -11 21: 1296 -18 28: 571 +7 Mer card: 851 -12 Pass in: 23.2% AUD: 0.80 **List your commercial Sheep, Cattle, Rams or Bulls…
Feb 25, 2021
Lambs down but Sheep up at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 26,300 (-5200). Lambs - 22,000 (-4000). Sheep - 4300 (-1200) Lamb supplies declined and so did quality, with more lambs longer in the wool and needing more finish. Heavy lamb classes presented with plenty of finish…
