Jun 10, 2020
Wool market finds a steady level
Karee Wool market report for the South - June 10thSMI:1156 +417: 1619 -318: 1492 -119: 1385 -120: 1314 +221: 1296 -328: 613 +5Mer card: 906 +27AUD: 69.6
Jun 09, 2020
Heavy Lambs off and Sheep firm at Ballarat
Yarding - 35,062 (+13,528).Lambs - 28,781 (+12,888).Sheep - 6281 (+640).Lambs numbers increased this week to 28,700 yarded. The quality was excellent, with most of the yarding coming off feed with plenty of weight on offer across…
Jun 09, 2020
How the instant asset write-off applies to Vehicles
By RB FinanceGot your eye on a shiny new vehicle for your business thanks to the $150,000 instant asset write-off? We’ve got the answers to the FAQs many business owners are asking ahead of the looming EOFY deadline.Need a new van…
Jun 08, 2020
Aussie dollar strength a headache for domestic Grain exporters…
The biggest mover in domestic grain markets last week was the local currency, briefly trading above the US$0.70 barrier on Friday. The Australian dollar added more than US$0.03 over the week to close at US$0.6968, the highest since…
Jun 08, 2020
Keeping a lid on weeds growing in your crops
By Cindy Benjamin - WeedsmartIn-crop weed control is particularly difficult in some years. Even after you have done all you possibly can to get your crop off to a competitive start the growing season can throw up some major challenges.In…
Jun 08, 2020
Agribusiness sector resilient in times of uncertainty
By Shaun Hendy - Colliers InternationalThe COVID-19 pandemic has created a global economic and cultural shock that is affecting the lives and livelihoods of most Australians. Agricultural industries have largely continued to operate…
Jun 08, 2020
Australia’s winter crop planting set to soar more than 25 per cent
By RabobankAustralia’s winter crop planting is set to climb by over 25 per cent this year on the back of widespread and well-timed rainfall across most of the country. After prolonged drought conditions, which have delivered three…
Jun 06, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Announcing the SproutX 2020 cohort!
By Chris Romano - SproutXLast week, SproutX launched its 2020 accelerator with five startups, led by passionate and ambitious founders tackling challenges across the agri-food supply chain.Included in the 2020 cohort are teams reducing…
Jun 06, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - A young Farmer's mission to simplify Farm-management through tech
By Gill Deed - MobbleReturning home to his farming roots and Avenel family property, engineer turned entrepreneur, Jock Lawrence, is on a mission to simplify the farm recording system.Agriculture is currently undergoing a digital…
Jun 06, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Improving your user experience within the Agworld John Deere integration
By Krista Ebert - AgworldOver the last two months one of Agworld’s development squads has been busy improving your user experience within the Agworld John Deere integration. Our main objective of this project is to improve your data…
Jun 06, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - A Tale of Two Algorithms in Agri Input Retail
By Venky RamachandranSee the original article hereIn the year 1986, Gareth Morgan published his landmark best-seller book, "Images of Organization", which explored a simple, but powerful question: What does it take to see an organization…
Jun 06, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Fieldays goes completely online for 2020
By Fieldays New ZealandThe only traffic to Fieldays this year will be digital. No braving the cold early morning mist at Mystery Creek, instead visitors can attend from the comfort of their own homes, check out the specials from the…
Jun 05, 2020
KPMG dissects Australia's food and Agribusiness sector post COVID-19
By Robert Poole - National Lead Partner, Agribusiness, KPMG. Ben van Delden - Head of Markets and AgriFood Tech Sector Leader, KPMG & Georgie Aley - Director, Food & Agribusiness, KPMG As our Chief Economist Dr Brendan Rynne describes…
Jun 05, 2020
Standing With Farmers Against Biosecurity Threats
By the Victorian GovernmentThe Victorian Government will continue to back farmers and protect our biosecurity with strict enforcement of on-the-spot fines for those caught trespassing onto farms in the name of animal activism.Minister…
Jun 04, 2020
Numbers were steady and quality was outstanding at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 38,810 (+3810).Lambs - 32,900 (+4900).Sheep - 5910 (-1090).Numbers were steady. Quality was outstanding across trade and heavy lambs classes, with most supplementary fed or off crop. The market gathered pace despite not…
Jun 04, 2020
Lamb production to fall as restocker demand lifts
By MLAKey points:Lamb production and slaughter forecasts revised downWinter contraction to support sheep and lamb pricesSheepmeat exports facing headwinds from reduced foodservice demandA recovery in the national flock is underway,…
Jun 03, 2020
Malt Barley demand increases slowly
By Ben Cotsford - AWBThe past two months has been a whirlwind ride moving grain markets $50-60mt for the 20/21 season with several different factors influencing markets. This has presented some great opportunities for Australian grain…
Jun 03, 2020
A Welcome Wet Winter?
By Matt Wallis - AWBLast week we saw the Bureau of Meteorology release its updated forecast which remains in favour of the East Coast cropping belt to experience slightly higher than average rainfall from June to August. Albeit the…
Jun 03, 2020
Tas Ag Co and AgriProve register the first soil carbon project in Tasmania
By AgriproveLocal beef brand, the Tasmanian Agricultural Company has become the first farm in the state to register a soil carbon project under the Australian Government’s $2.55 billion Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF).The business…
Jun 03, 2020
Agricultural land prices are expected to hold firm through 2020
By RabobankAustralian agricultural land prices are expected to hold firm through 2020, defying the effects of a severe COVID-19-led global recession, according to a new report from agribusiness specialist Rabobank. In the just-released…
