Nov 06, 2020
Benchmarking really does filter out a lot of distractions
By RabobankAmong the fields of shiny black cattle grazing Tasmania’s Flinders Island, Scott and Anna Anderson’s white faced Poll Herefords are a glaring anomaly.In recent years the picturesque, and highly productive island has become…
Nov 05, 2020
Lamb prices softer at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 41,000 (-5000).Lambs - 30,000 (-6000).Sheep - 11,000 (+1000).Lamb supplies declined due to harvest and hay making. The quality of the new season lambs was very good over trade categories however heavy lambs were not as plentiful.…
Nov 05, 2020
Reducing or eliminating Insecticides is a big psychological hurdle
By Sandra Godwin - GRDCKey PointsChanging mindset to consider the role of beneficial insects can drive improvements in integrated pest managementManaging green bridges and crop selection also plays a central role in integrated pest…
Nov 05, 2020
Wool prices up, down, up, and down today
Karee Wool market report for the South - Nov 5th SMI: 1153 -31 18: 1579 -54 19: 1374 -36 20: 1270 -36 21: 1208 -50 28: 623 -2 Mer Card: 774 -35 Pass in: 16.7% AUD : 0.72 **List your Sheep, Cattle, Rams, Bulls or other Livestock…
Nov 05, 2020
Facebook and stud cattle sales…..an experiment worth doing
By Kelsey Miller - DelayPayGo to the DelayPay blog here.Earlier in the month we partnered up with Raven Limousin and Limflex Cattle Stud for an experiment. Jason and Penny Schulz who run Raven reached out a few months ago and after…
Nov 04, 2020
East Bungaree has been sold in its entirety to Collinsville
By CollinsvilleSouth Australia is now home to the largest supplier of Merino and Poll Merino genetics in Australia.One of Australia’s oldest studs, East Bungaree, has been sold in its entirety to Collinsville Stud Merinos making the…
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
