Aug 28, 2024
Ordinary outing at Ballarat
Yarding: 14,200 Lamb numbers decreased to 7,550 penned. The yarding consisted of mostly secondary plainer lambs in rough skins lacking condition. Well finished lambs off supplementary feed were in limited supply in a typical late…
Aug 28, 2024
The House of Cards
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. The House of Cards - In life, Farming and business, you know when you are on a winner, and it normally comes to fruition.…
Aug 27, 2024
Challenges continue for this year’s Russian Crop…
By Peter McMeekin As progress of the winter and spring crop harvest in Russia approaches the three-quarter volume marker, the government is holding firm on its total 2024 harvest and export forecasts, despite official reductions to…
Aug 27, 2024
Buyer urgency back at Bendigo
Yarding - 16,360More urgency from the buying ranks as lamb numbers dropped back to 9310 head to be nearly 6700 below the supply of a week ago. Prices were dearer, gaining anything from $5 to $20 with the best quality new season lambs…
Aug 25, 2024
Passionate plea
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Passionate plea - I attended my first protest/rally since Wimmera identity Danny Johnson coaxed 100,000 Farmers to Melbourne…
Aug 24, 2024
Reading minds
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Aug 23, 2024
Grain fed above 30kg Lambs in demand at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 55,000 Numbers lifted with new season lambs helping add to the numbers with 9700 yarded. A big field of buyers made it to the sale which meant demand was solid for all well finished lambs particularly those in short…
Aug 23, 2024
Destroyed by bad arses
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Aug 22, 2024
Investing in what we have
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Investing in what we have - I read something the other day where the sandy but sometimes wet country around Esperance can be…
Aug 21, 2024
Hay Report - The dawn of a new Hay season
For the fortnight up to the 21st of August 2024. By Dwain Duxson We haven't done a Hay Report for a month, which is my bad because I have been very strict on getting it out every fortnight. I won't make an…
Aug 21, 2024
Buyers shy at Ballarat.
Yarding: 16,050 Lamb numbers slipped to 9,300 penned. Quality dropped away over the yarding in a typical late winter market, with clean up and the last of the draft lots penned. Limited numbers of well finished lambs were offered.…
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…
