May 08, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Agriculture Experts in the Digital Age
By Patrick Walther - AGvisorPROOur brains start from scratch when we are born. While our parents’ generation had the opportunity to be generalists, our generation must be more specialized within our knowledge as the information in…
May 08, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Roger: A technology company that’s transforming the bulk Truck freight industry
By Camille Grade - BushelToday Roger™ LLC (Roger) announces its launch as a new, independent technology company that provides modern digital tools for shippers and carriers in the dry bulk truck freight industry.Historically, dry…
May 08, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Can robots save the meat industry?
By Janette Barnard - Prime FutureAccess to consistent & reliable labor has historically been a challenge for the meat & livestock industry. But COVID-19 has highlighted the risk in the food supply of a highly consolidated processing…
May 08, 2020
Human beings are hard wired to do meaningful work
By Lynne Strong - Clover Hill DairiesTwenty years ago when I left my community pharmacy role, I knew wanted something different. I wanted something different and I wanted it to feel much more meaningful to me.Whilst I was figuring…
May 08, 2020
The importance of rural manufacturing
By ProwayBuying Australian made products not only supports local business and the economy, it brings a range of benefits to customers and the wider community. Quality, customisation, reliability and experience are why Australian livestock…
May 07, 2020
First-of-its-kind Case IH transmission now available in Australia
By Case IH AustraliaA new transmission option that’s a first-of-its-kind for Case IH’s tractor line-up here in Australia is now available for local customer orders. Newly launched to the Australian and New Zealand market, the new…
May 07, 2020
Call to seriously consider a Diary levy
By Shaughn Morgan - CEO Dairy ConnectThe time for serious consideration of the urgent introduction of a dairy levy is now, according to Dairy Connect CEO Shaughn Morgan today.A dairy levy is not new. The Howard Government in 1999…
May 07, 2020
Wool production volumes continue to fall
By AWIThe Australian Wool Production Forecasting Committee’s fourth forecast of shorn wool production in 2019/20 is 281 mkg greasy. This is a 6.3% decline on the 300 mkg estimate for 2018/19 as low sheep numbers and the enduring impact…
May 06, 2020
May outlook driving Farmer confidence
By Matt Wallis - AWBThere is growing optimism as this year’s sowing program advances with the arrival of rainfall across the traditional ANZAC day period and widespread follow up of 30-70mm throughout NSW and VIC cropping belts accumulated…
May 06, 2020
Kate and Peter Maloney - Breeding Cattle that are naturally resilient
By OBE Organic AustraliaWhat would you like people to know about being a beef producer?The health of our environment and animals is pivotal to the sustainability of our business. Producing a highly nutritious, sustainable protein…
May 06, 2020
Andrew and Robyn Tyler - 30 years of growing a large scale Dairy operation
By RabobankDuring the last 30 years of growing their farm business into a large scale dairy operation, Andrew and Robyn Tyler have been ready and willing to adapt to changing conditions while making the most of opportunities along…
May 06, 2020
Strong Lamb market at Ballarat
Yarding - 28,200 (-1800).Lambs - 23,000 (-1000).Sheep - 5,200 (-800).Agents drew for 23,000 lambs. The quality was plain to very good. Not all the usual buying group were in attendance, but had an extra processor buying.Agents reported…
May 05, 2020
The median price per hectare of Australian farmland increased by 13.5 per cent
By Rural BankUnderstanding the value of farmland is important to everyone in agribusiness, especially Australia’s farmers. The Australian Farmland Values report tells the story of national and regional farmland performance over the…
May 05, 2020
The Farm Tender Hay Report – A slight heartbeat for Hay
A slight heartbeat for HayFor the fortnight up to the 6th of May 2020Mike Pickard reports that the Eastern Darling Downs is drying out with no follow-up rain for some time now. This is disappointing after such a good period post-drought.…
May 05, 2020
Frustrated Woolgrowers can only watch the slide
Karee Wool market report for the South - May 5thSMI: 1176 -2818: 1500 -1919: 1394 -4320: 1341 -4121: 1314 -5622: 1324 -4028: 669 +1Merino cardings: 819 -24Passed in: 16.6%
May 05, 2020
Grain update - Australia's winter crop prospects - Around the grounds.
The seeding window for this season’s Australian winter crop is now wide open, and growers are sowing around the clock in many regions. Those growers that have had good autumn rains are taking advantage of the ideal soil moisture and…
May 04, 2020
Weaker demand for Lambs at Bendigo
Yarding - 17,000 (+6000).Lambs - 15,000 (+7000).Sheep - 2000 (-1000).Bigger yarding of 15,000 lambs or nearly double the supply of week ago despite the widespread rain. However, sheep numbers did fall away to just 2,000 head. After…
May 04, 2020
The Australian Beef Cattle Seasonal Outlook 2020: The Battle of Bulls Vs. Bears
By Angus Gidley-Baird - Senior Analyst - Animal Protein - RabobankThe Australian cattle market will be characterised by two extreme countervailing forces in 2020. Limited cattle supplies and restocking activities provide strong domestic…
May 04, 2020
WA farmers staying ahead of the curve, despite 100-year rainfall decline
By Andrew Fletcher, Chao Chen Despite a rainfall decrease in Western Australia’s wheatbelt between 1900 and 2016, which has shifted wheat yield potential southwest by an average of 70km, actual wheat yields have increased.Wheat farmers…
May 04, 2020
Making the most of the instant asset write-off before the EOFY deadline
By RB FinanceTwo months and counting (down). That’s how long your business has to make use of the $150,000 instant asset write-off before the end-of-financial-year June 30 deadline.Early last month, just as coronavirus was ramping…
