May 16, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - New Tool provides connectivity between Agribusiness and Farmers
By AGvisorPROAGvisorPRO Inc has launched a new service designed to provide instantaneous connectivity between farmers and company technical representatives to enhance customer service.“The AGvisorPRO Tech Direct Solution™ built on…
May 16, 2020
AG Tech Sunday - Agfest moves from the paddock to the cloud
By AgfestLink to the articleAgfest 2020 is going ahead – but will be moved from the paddock to the cloud to enable exhibitors to generate much-needed trade and to stimulate Tasmania’s economy during the current COVID-19 pandemic.The…
May 16, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Why Modern Farming Need the Digital Twins
By Matanat Rashid - Challenge AdvisoryLink to the articleAccording to a report, our team here at challenge.org has collected, four billion out of seven billion people are connected to agriculture in one way or another. The agriculture…
May 16, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Agriculture sector: Preparing for disruption in the food value chain
By McKinsey & CompanyLink to the articleFour trends could profoundly influence the direction of the agriculture industry. Stakeholders, from farmers to governments, must take account of them in their planning.The global agriculture…
May 15, 2020
Is Australia at risk of running out of wheat?
By Andrew Whitelaw - Agricultural Market AnalystDuring the height of the COVID-19 scare the TV show 60mins ran an episode where claims were made that Australia was at risk of running out of wheat. This was blatantly a false claim,…
May 15, 2020
Weekly Agribusiness News Recap
By Georgia Devenish - Agricultural Research Analyst at JLLWine Australia has released a special update on wine exports to the end of April outside their usually reporting framework to keep the sector informed during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
May 14, 2020
Chris Clyne - Chickpeas had become a vital rotation at Moree
By RabobankA darling of vegans and hipsters across the globe, the humble chickpea is just as trendy among the Australian farmers who grow this highly nutritious, and tasty superfood.In the lead up to International Hummus Day on May…
May 14, 2020
Ex Rodwells Peter Dargan joins expanding AWN group
By AWNWorking with an independent, Australian-owned company has been embraced by a team of well-known livestock specialists and their clients resulting in the expansion of AWN Livestock and Property into the Wangaratta region.Branch…
May 13, 2020
April has turned into a “blowout” month for Tractor sales
By Gary Northover - Executive Director, TMAApril has turned into a “blowout” month for tractor sales across most of Australia as the industry, driven by improved weather prospects along with the increase in the Instant Asset Write…
May 13, 2020
Unlocking Ag - We profile Trent Carter
DelayPay and Farm Tender chat to mixed and stud farmer Trent Carter about how he keeps moving the family farming business forward.Trent is not your everyday farmer.Although he grew up on the family property learning the ropes from…
May 13, 2020
Freedom of choice restored for South Australian growers
By Grain Producers SAAfter 16 long years, South Australian growers are one step closer to having the freedom of choice to grow the same crops as their mainland interstate counterparts.This follows the passage of the Genetically Modified…
May 13, 2020
Ongoing Wool price slide dissipates
Karee Wool market report for the South - May 13thSMI: 1147 -318: 1509 +819: 1398 -220: 1311 -1321: 1276 -2428: 576 +3Mer card: 814 +9Pass in: 14.8%
May 13, 2020
Merino mutton up to 20/head dearer at Ballarat
Yarding - 26,166 (-2034).Lambs - 23,805 (-805).Sheep - 2,361 (-2839).23,805 lambs were yarded where the quality was plain to excellent with most of the heavy export lambs coming out of feedlots and seeing the start of the southern…
May 12, 2020
Could the reduction in road users impact wheat pricing?
By Andrew Whitelaw - Agricultural Commodity AnalystThe agricultural industry continues largely unabated providing the feed and fibre for the rest of the population. However large tracts of the global economy have come to an effective…
May 12, 2020
Barley tariffs in Chinas sights as tensions mount
By Angus Groves - AWB The big news this week is the increasing tensions between Australia and China over the alleged anti-dumping investigation of Australian barley, which looks set to come to a head after 18 months of uncertainty.…
May 12, 2020
Some positive news for the Wool Market
Karee Wool market report for the South - May 12thSMI: 1150 +818: 1501 +3219: 1400 +4720: 1324 +2521: 1300 +1428: 573 -23Mer card: 805 -7Pass in: 7.3%
May 12, 2020
World Grain update - Oh China
China set to impose exorbitant tariffs on Australian barley imports. It appears that eighteen months of uncertainty for Australian barley growers regarding the outcome of China’s anti-dumping and countervailing duties investigations…
May 11, 2020
Data paints a clearer picture of calf losses
By FutureBeefMore data is the key to help identify production losses that cost Queensland graziers millions of dollars each year, according to Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) Beef Extension Officer, Roxanne Morgan.Ms…
May 11, 2020
Is poor weed control is due to herbicide resistance?
By Cindy Benjamin - WeedSmartwith Maurie Street, CEO, Grain Orana Alliance (GOA)If a grower experiences a poor spray outcome on annual ryegrass with glyphosate, or seemingly needs to continually increase rates to achieve the same…
May 11, 2020
Health for all, hunger for none – The vision for Bayer
By Werner Baumann - CEO BayerYesterday was a novelty in two ways: Firstly, due to the ongoing crisis of COVID-19, Bayer held the first purely virtual AGM in the history of German business. Secondly, I had the opportunity to speak…
