Jul 23, 2024
Cereal Harvest bonanza on the cards for Kazakhstan…
By Peter McMeekin This year’s winter and spring cereal harvest in Kazakhstan is set to be the biggest in thirteen years, with a warmer and wetter-than-average autumn and winter laying a solid foundation. Above-average rainfall…
Jul 23, 2024
Unfortunatly a weaker market at Bendigo
Yarding - 23,710 Weaker market across lamb and mutton categories. Lambs above 20kg cwt lost $10 to $20/head compared to a week ago, while lighter stock eased $5 to $14. The trend in the sheep was similar with heavy mutton pulled…
Jul 21, 2024
The two big WA Co-Operatives
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. The two big WA Co-Operatives - This is a statement from one of our Farmers Club members who is commenting on the two Co-Operatives…
Jul 20, 2024
The rise of the Farm Consultant
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. The rise of the Farm Consultant - In business outside Farming, the Consultant is king. Nearly every industry readily uses consultants…
Jul 19, 2024
Lambs off the boil at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 66,900 Lamb prices came off the boil by $10 to $20/head as more numbers came into the system, 49,400 head at Wagga Wagga for an increase of 10,000 on a week ago. Also factors in the weaker trend was a drop in quality…
Jul 19, 2024
Looking after many
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Looking after many - We asked the question on our sister publication, The Farmers Club, where various commodity prices need…
Jul 17, 2024
Heavy Export Lambs to $356 at Ballarat
Yarding: 26,484 Lamb numbers decreased slightly to 16,321. Quality was plain to very good over the lighter weight and plainer lambs, while the heavy trade and heavy export lambs presented in excellent condition mostly off supplementary…
Jul 16, 2024
When Donald Ducked
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Jul 16, 2024
USDA adds to the bearish wheat tone…
By Peter McMeekinThe United States Department of Agriculture released its global supply and demand update last Friday, dealing another round of bearish news to the international wheat market. Assuming the production forecasts come…
Jul 16, 2024
Bouncing back at Bendigo
Yarding - 18,560 The winter market for lambs and sheep kept improving at Bendigo this week. Further price gains of $10 to $20/head were evident across most of the yarding which comprised 13400 lambs and 5160 sheep. This was…
Jul 15, 2024
This might explain it
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. This might explain it - This might be the last piece on our stories about a pest called the Kangaroo. We might at some point…
Jul 14, 2024
How we can save the Wool Industry
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Jul 12, 2024
Lots over $300 at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 52,000 The old adage of supply and demand was evident in a smaller yard with 39,000 lambs and 12,000 sheep. The highlight of the sale was the export market, with numerous sales exceeding $300. Big heavy lambs saw…
Jul 12, 2024
Civil disobedience will be the go-to solution
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Civil disobedience will be the go-to solution - Going by all the replies we have had with the Kangaroo story, we now know…
Jul 11, 2024
We can't do a Rabbit job…
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. We can't do a Rabbit job… - We have had heaps of replies to our story about the explosion in the population…
Jul 10, 2024
Hay Report - Low supply high demand market
For the fortnight up to the 10th of July 2024. By Dwain Duxson We had a conference to attend early in July, so we had to drive from our home (Fook Farm) in Central Victoria to Wagga Wagga. When we go somewhere, and the…
Jul 10, 2024
Bit of a mixed bag at Ballarat
Yarding: 6,599 Lamb numbers increased to 19, 981 after last week’s very strong market. Heavy lambs off supplementary feed presented in excellent condition, quality slipped over the trade and light weight categories throughout…
Jul 10, 2024
How do we shoo the Roos?
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. How do we shoo the Roos? - Kangaroos are becoming a big problem. We are hearing from many Farmers who are having problems…
Jul 09, 2024
Dissolving problems
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. We see and have problems every day. Most of the day-to-day ones are quite small, with many not worth worrying about, but occasionally,…
Jul 09, 2024
Canadian Grain Farmers eyeing improved season…
By Peter McMeekin After a winter dominated by exceptionally warm and dry weather across the Canadian Prairies, early-season fears that this summer would be a repeat of the last, punctuated by heat, dryness, and raging forest fires,…
