Nov 04, 2020
Weather events shifting Grain markets
By James Massina - AWBThe harvest to date has been punctuated by weather interruptions throughout the cropping belt of New South Wales and Southern Queensland. From all reports it hasn’t been a question of did you get rain, but more…
Nov 04, 2020
Are Machinery companies biting the hand that feeds them?
By John Gladigau - Executive Director at Bulla Burra Operations Pty LtdSee the original article here. I had an interesting discussion recently with a couple of farmers about why the cost of farm machinery and Ag tech was rising at…
Nov 04, 2020
Lambs slightly off, Sheep stronger at Ballarat
Yarding - 37,410 (+5462). Lambs - 25,288 (+4788). Sheep - 12,122 (+674) Agents yarded a larger number of 25,288 lambs to lift by 4,788 head. Quality varied mostly from average to very good with a few more plainer lambs in the…
Nov 04, 2020
Super strong Wool market today
Karee Wool market report for the South - Nov 4th SMI: 1184 +80 18: 1633 +130 19: 1410 +93 20: 1306 +107 21: 1258 +111 22: 1218 +20 28: 625 +27 Mer card: 809 +10 Pass in: 2.7% AUD : 0.71 **List your Sheep, Cattle, Rams,…
Nov 04, 2020
The Farm Tender Hay Report - Darkish Coloured Hay and Plenty of Regrowth
Darkish Coloured Hay and Plenty of Regrowth. For the fortnight up to the 4th of November 2020. I went for a drive up through the Mallee over the weekend and saw lots of darkish coloured Hay and plenty of regrowth. There was some Header…
Nov 03, 2020
Grain Report - Decision time in the races that stop two nations…
By Peter McMeekinTwo global races will dominate the news wires here in Australia this week. The first is the Melbourne Cup which will have been run and won by the time most people read this report. Considering the calibre of the international…
Nov 02, 2020
Lambs and Sheep easier at Bendigo
Yarding - 27,500 (-2500). Lambs - 17,500 (-1500) Sheep - 10,000 (-1000). Slightly less lambs with 17,500 yarded. Some very good fresh young lambs are starting to come in from southern supply areas like Kilmore, while most stock…
Oct 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - AI and agriculture: A match made in heaven
As an industry where so many variables can affect outcomes and the work is incredibly labour-intensive, agriculture couldn’t be a more perfect sector for artificial intelligence adoption.Artificial intelligence, or AI, holds a lot…
Oct 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Here come the robots; but what do we do with the data?
By Wine AustraliaCoonawarra viticulturist Hans Loder has been awarded a Nuffield Scholarship supported by Wine Australia to examine practical data management for the Australian wine sector.Mr Loder’s project Here come the robots;…
Oct 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - The 6 Phase Decision Making Process Of A Digital Savvy Farmer
By Heidi Wright - Founder & CEO @ Wright Social Are you aware of the decision making process almost every ag customer goes through on social media to arise at a final sale?In this blog post I share with you the 6 Phase Decision Making…
Oct 30, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Ceres Tag adds CSIRO cattle behaviour and pasture feed intake monitoring capabilities
By CSIROCeres Tag, one of the world’s most comprehensive animal monitoring companies, is adding a new dimension to its extensive analytics and diagnostic range of animal performance health and welfare capabilities.Animal monitoring…
Oct 29, 2020
Prices fluctuated for Lambs at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 46,000 (+7650). Lambs - 36,000 (+5100). Sheep - 10,000 (+2550). Lamb supplies increased significantly. The quality of the new season lambs was excellent over trade and heavy lamb categories. Shorn young lambs were…
Oct 29, 2020
Rising prices into an increasing Crop
By Nicholas Robertson - AWBWatching the commodities market over the past six weeks has been fascinating for grain market enthusiasts and rewarding for a large portion of growers across the cropping belt. Wheat, barley and canola have…
Oct 28, 2020
Wool market stablises
Karee Wool market report for the South - Oct 28thSMI: 1104 - 1018: 1503 - 619: 1317 + 1120: 1199 - 021: 1147 + 422: NA28: 598 - 20Mer card: 799 - 8Pass in: 23.7%AUD : 0.71
Oct 28, 2020
Prices up for both Sheep and Lambs at Ballarat
Yarding - 31,948 (+3787). Lambs - 20,500 (+2201). Sheep - 11,448 (+1586) Lamb supply increased again this week to 20,500 yarded. The quality was plain to very good, all the usual buying group attended and operated fully in a stronger…
Oct 28, 2020
Corporate V Family Farm
By Paul Daniel - Commitee Member GPA Training at Grain ProducersAustraliaSee the original article here.The family farming structure is the most common structure in the Australian grains industry. Successful family businesses are hard…
Oct 27, 2020
Gains eroded for Wool
Karee Wool market report for the South - Oct 27th SMI: 1114 -68 18: 1509 -106 19: 1306 -84 20: 1199 -84 21: 1143 -61 22: 1141 -57 28: 618 -55 Mer card: 807 -9 Pass in: 27.9% AUD : 0.71 **List your Sheep,…
Oct 27, 2020
Competition on both Lambs and Sheep intensified at Bendigo
Yarding - 30,000 (-5000). Lambs - 19,000 (-6000) Sheep - 11,000 (+1000). Reduced yarding of 19,000 head, comprising nearly all woolly young lambs with just a few pens of shorn young lambs and older stock available. Competition…
Oct 26, 2020
Grain Report - Demand driven wheat rally supported by production uncertainty…
By Peter McMeekinWorld wheat markets have been on fire over the last month, and the rally continued last week amid robust global demand and continued weather issues in key producing regions across the globe.End of trade on Friday…
Oct 26, 2020
Flemington and PB Fenech Bull and Female Sale results
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