Nov 20, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - John Deere plows a path to autonomous Machines
When you think about it, John Deere’s self-propelled agricultural spraying machines are really just big IoT devices. But big as the products may be, many of the overall design issues and considerations are the same as what every other…
Nov 20, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Farmers are Founders Blog Series: Ben Reid - AgriDigital
By Katherine Davison - AgriDigitalBeing idle doesn’t come easily to AgriDigital Co Founder, Ben Reid. Growing up on the family farm in New South Wales, part of the Australian grain and sheep belt, instilled a love of the land into…
Nov 20, 2020
Farmers experience improved financial wellbeing, despite COVID-19 challenges
By ANZFarmers were one of the few groups to have experienced an improvement in their financial wellbeing since the onset of COVID-19, new ANZ research shows.Farmers were one of the few groups to have experienced an improvement in…
Nov 19, 2020
Heavy Merino's lifted $20 at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 31,900 (-6100). Lambs - 22,400 (+10,400). Sheep - 16,500 (-16,500). Lamb supplies declined with harvest taking priority for many producers. The quality of the new season trade lambs continues to be very good however,…
Nov 18, 2020
Quieter week in grain circles
By Tyson Hosie - AWBIt has been a quieter week in grain circles, as growers focus their efforts more so on harvesting rather than marketing in the wake of recent price corrections.The headers continue their march south, advancing…
Nov 18, 2020
SMI unchanged today
Karee Wool market report for the South - Nov 18th SMI: 1125 uc 18: 1578 +19 19: 1376 +6 20: 1228 +6 21: 1174 -8 22: 1149 -5 28: 561 -27 Mer card: 768 +2 Pass in: 19.4% AUD: 0.73 …
Nov 17, 2020
Bidding mixed in a big yarding at Ballarat
Yarding - 52,606 (+9606). Lambs - 37,361 (+6361). Sheep - 15,245 (+3245) Lamb supply increased again to 37,361 yarded. The quality was good to excellent with more weight offered in all categories, all the usual buying group…
Nov 17, 2020
Wool prices slip
Karee Wool market report for the South - Nov 17th SMI: 1125 -24 18: 1559 -11 19: 1370 -21 20: 1222 -37 21: 1182 -43 22: 1154 -20 28: 588 -25 Mer card: 766 -15 Pass in: 17.0% AUD: 0.73 …
Nov 17, 2020
The Farm Tender Hay Report - The Scenario is this
The scenario is this. For the fortnight up to the 17th of November 2020. Hay demand is still subdued with only the hand to mouth stuff heading out the gate. Harvest is where the focus is, with any Hay being done in-between times or…
Nov 16, 2020
Grain Report - Australian exporters sweep the Saudi Barley tender…
By Peter McMeekinThe feed barley tender announcement by the Saudi Arabian Grain Organisation (SAGO) late last week came hot on the heels of news that the kingdom is poised to abandon its state-issued grain tender program in favour…
Nov 16, 2020
Demand for Mutton continued at high levels at Bendigo
Yarding - 32,000 (+3500). Lambs - 22,000 (+1000) Sheep - 10,000 (+2500). Little change to lamb numbers but there was a lift in sheep supply following last week's very strong mutton market. Only odd pens of shorn lambs…
Nov 16, 2020
WA Harvest update - Lingering wet weather continued to disrupt the progress of Harvest
By CBH* Tonnes stated are accurate as of Friday morning, 13 November.CBH Operations UpdateLingering wet weather conditions over large portions of the grainbelt have continued to disrupt the progress of harvest over the past week,…
Nov 14, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - The Satellite Ear Tag that is Changing Cattle Management
By AWSMost cattle are not raised in cities—they live on cattle stations, large open plains, and tracts of land largely unpopulated by humans. It’s hard to keep connected with the herd. Cattle don’t often carry their own mobile phones,…
Nov 14, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - AXIchain launches Livestock trading platform
By AXIchainAXIchain is excited to announce the next extension of its technology capability with the launch of the AXIchain livestock trading platform within the Smart Trader app. The livestock trading function complements the red…
Nov 14, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Raven's commitment to pave the way in autonomous Farming
By RavenRaven Industries, Inc. (the Company; NASDAQ:RAVN) announced today that the company will be opening a new location near Regina, SK as Raven Applied Technology’s Canadian Headquarters. With significant capacity for machine production…
Nov 14, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Why we're building a robotic future for Farming
By Andrew Bate - Founder of SwarmFarm Robotics and Director of Bendee FarmingOur vision has always been as clear as day. Nothing has changed for us regarding our mission - we want to create better farming systems and bring the world…
Nov 12, 2020
Case outline big Dealership changes in the North
By Case IH Australia Case IH has announced a strengthening of its dealership network across parts of Queensland and NSW, with a number of existing dealerships expanding into neighbouring communities.Pete McCann, General Manager Case…
Nov 12, 2020
Heavy Ewes sought after at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 38,000 (-3000). Lambs - 12,000 (-18,000). Sheep - 26,000 (+15,000). Lamb supplies decreased as harvest intensifies. Quality was fair to very good over trade and heavy lamb categories. Extra heavy lamb numbers dipped…
Nov 11, 2020
AWB WA Grain Market Wrap - November
By David Cripps - AWBAs harvest progresses there are many parts of the WA wheatbelt experiencing higher than anticipated yields with some clients indicating results are exceeding expectation given extremely low growing season rainfall…
Nov 11, 2020
China, Saudi and Harvest heating up closer to home
By James Massina - AWBA very eventful week or so in grain markets as harvest progresses rapidly with a string of clear days through most regions. Cool overnight temperatures throughout much of New South Wales has probably stemmed…
