May 04, 2020
Position Vacant - Sales/Account Manager - Farm Tender
POSITION DESCRIPTIONTITLE OF POSITION: Sales/Account Manager DEPARTMENT: Farm Tender SALARY & AWARD: Full Time POSITION CREATED: May 2020RESPONSIBLE TO: Chief Executive Officer, Dwain Duxson1.…
May 02, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Pivot Bio Raises $100 Million To Transform Agriculture Economics
By Pivot BioExpands operations to meet demand for technology to replace synthetic fertilizer to reduce nitrogen pollution while increasing farmer revenue Pivot Bio announced today the close of its $100 million Series C funding round…
May 01, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - CSIRO and v2food develops plant based mince
By Darius Koreis - CSIROSpicy shaanxi-style plant-mince with chilli, ginger and coriander on white rice…mouth-watering!One thing most of us look forward to is going out for dinner. Getting dressed up, the excitement builds with feelings…
May 01, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - End to End, Direct to Consumer (B2C) Shortens Supply Chains
By BeefLedgerIn today’s digitally connected world, consumers are mobilising in new ways. Opportunities to tighten up supply chains are being developed. BeefLedger has been fine tuning its online and offline infrastructure to enable:collaborative…
May 01, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Livestock saleyards finally come online with StockLive
By StockLiveToday’s monthly store market at South-West Victorian Livestock Exchange (SWVLX) delivered plenty of action for its first sale supported by StockLive’s online bidding platform; with 329 viewers, 41 active bidders, 156 bids…
May 01, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Next generation get an opportunity to conduct future-focused applied research
By Old CollegeOlds College is excited to announce that it is the only post-secondary institution in the world to deploy the fully autonomous DOT Power Platform as a teaching and research tool on the College’s Smart Farm. This next…
May 01, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Primex forced to go virtual with an innovative field day expo
By Primex Field DaysPRIMARY producers throughout northern New South Wales and southern Queensland have welcomed the announcement of a ‘virtual field days expo’, allowing them to cash in on vital end of financial year purchases.The…
May 01, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Time for change in our changing times
By YanmarAgriculture in the future will see increasing use of scientifically precise farming techniques, where automated ‘agro-bots’ monitor, treat and work the land, using advanced technology designed to help maximise yields and…
May 01, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Queensland Pastoralists go digital with E-Beef
By Future BeefA newly formed Producer Group in North Queensland has met up online for the first time, and were joined by top quality speakers from all around Australia. The online meeting was a first for all of the properties involved,…
May 01, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - The short and mid term impact of COVID-19 on Ag Tech
By Jeff Caldwell - Lessing-FlynnCOVID-19 has taken tens of thousands of lives around the world and forced fundamental changes to societal conventions and institutions. One of the economic outcomes of the pandemic is an acceleration…
May 01, 2020
Weekly Agribusiness New Recap
By Georgia Devenish - Agricultural Research Analyst at JLLAustralian Dairy Nutritionals Groups - an ASX-listed, vertically integrated dairy business - has announced possible extensions to the Camperdown Dairy project on the eve of…
Apr 30, 2020
Ricegrowers association say the Keelty's report misses the mark
By Ricegrowers Association of AustraliaThe Interim-Inspector General (IIG) Mick Keelty’s report on watering sharing fell short of what the former Water Minister David Littleproud commissioned. ‘The Inquiry into the Management of Murray–Darling…
Apr 30, 2020
Flood tainted Mitchell grass slow to get going in north-west Queensland
By Lindsey PerryWebsite - FutureBeefA vast area of north-west Queensland, including the northern Mitchell Grass Downs, extending into the Gulf, was damaged after a monsoon trough flooded the area in February 2019.General consensus…
Apr 30, 2020
Zoetis and Angus Australia partnership for genomic
By Angus AustraliaZoetis Animal Genetics and Angus Australia have entered into a partnership that will assist Australian Angus seedstock and commercial breeders extract additional benefit from genomic, or DNA-based technology.Through…
Apr 29, 2020
Breakthrough to legalise the commercial cultivation of GM crops in SA
By Grain Producers SAGrain Producers SA has welcomed an apparent breakthrough to legalise the commercial cultivation of GM crops in South Australia, following an announcement in Parliament.Under the Opposition’s proposed amendments,…
Apr 29, 2020
Farmers encouraged to tackle the spread of Brome Grass
By Agriculture VictoriaFarmers across the Wimmera are being encouraged to tackle the spread of brome grass in the region.A campaign to raise awareness and to support farmers to address the problem was launched in March with a series…
Apr 29, 2020
Widened gap between new crop Wheat and Barley pricing
By Warren Lander - AWBWith Anzac Day historically being the ‘go to’ date to start the winter sowing program just past, we have seen the majority of growers already well and truly into this season’s sowing program due to the terrific…
Apr 29, 2020
What will the skinny twin ewes eat?
By: Dr Mark Ferguson & Darren GordonWebsite - NextgenAGRIAcross most of New Zealand, lambs are only just being conceived, or not even conceived yet. However, it is never too early to start planning. It is important to already be…
Apr 29, 2020
Tough Wool market at the moment
Karee Wool market report for the South. Apr 29thSMI: 1204 -2418: 1519 -2519: 1437 -1920: 1382 -3721: 1370 -3822: 1364 -4428: 668 -1Mer card: 843 -3Pass in: 27.7%
Apr 28, 2020
Merino Lambs sell well to Ballarat
Yarding - 30,000 (-2400).Lambs - 24,000 (+2600).Sheep - 6,000 (-5000).Agents drew for 24,000 lambs. The quality was plain to very good. All the usual buying group were in attendance, light lambs back to the paddock and MK orders still…
