Sep 09, 2024
Belonging to something
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast Belonging to something - It's interesting what Tom Bull and his team are creating in the Sheep game. It's…
Sep 07, 2024
They taketh away
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast They taketh away - Being an Ag enthusiast I am subscribed to a lot of Ag publications. Some of them are…
Sep 06, 2024
Strong Lamb sale at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 70,758 Lamb numbers surged significantly following last week’s higher prices. All domestic and export buyers attended the sale, along with restockers from Carcoar, Bendigo and Ballarat. Despite the large volume,…
Sep 05, 2024
What's your assessment?
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast What's your assessment? - I had a call from a prominent Lamb finisher who was mildly peeved that…
Sep 05, 2024
Looking forward to this one…
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast Looking forward to this one… - Towards the end of September, Paula and I are heading to the Cunnamulla…
Sep 04, 2024
Hay Report - Let's scenario play
For the fortnight up to the 4th of September 2024. By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast As we write the season is taking some real shape. Some for the better and some for the worse. Today we want to do some scenario playing…
Sep 04, 2024
Joe average at Ballarat
Yarding: 10,856 A smaller yarding with 5,900 lambs. Lambs with weight and good cover were in limited supply, the most part of the yarding plainer types in rough skins and lacking condition. Not all the usual buyers were present, and…
Sep 04, 2024
It's easy to just whinge
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. It's easy to just whinge - We all do a bit of whinging these days. We are guilty of it through this newsletter from…
Sep 03, 2024
Indonesian Wheat consumption growing…
By Peter McMeekin Indonesia is the world’s fourth most populous country and the largest archipelagic nation on the planet, with over 18,000 islands and islets, of which around 6,000 are inhabited. While agriculture is a significant…
Sep 03, 2024
Buyers paid for quality at Bendigo
Yarding - 17,530Similar sized yarding of 9380 lambs but quality continues to be a challenge for buyers, particularly in the old season lambs as the last of the winter clean-up lots are sold. Prices did perform around condition and…
Sep 02, 2024
Hall of Fame BS
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Aug 31, 2024
Now this is Farmer passion
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Aug 30, 2024
A turn corner market at Wagga Wagga
Yarding - 46,350 Numbers fell back significantly due to rain across the supply area. A big field of buyers were at the sale but not all major export companies operated. Heavy lambs were in short supply and there were some runs…
Aug 30, 2024
In good order
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Aug 29, 2024
Peak Australia
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Aug 28, 2024
Ordinary outing at Ballarat
Yarding: 14,200 Lamb numbers decreased to 7,550 penned. The yarding consisted of mostly secondary plainer lambs in rough skins lacking condition. Well finished lambs off supplementary feed were in limited supply in a typical late…
Aug 28, 2024
The House of Cards
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Aug 27, 2024
Challenges continue for this year’s Russian Crop…
By Peter McMeekin As progress of the winter and spring crop harvest in Russia approaches the three-quarter volume marker, the government is holding firm on its total 2024 harvest and export forecasts, despite official reductions to…
Aug 27, 2024
Buyer urgency back at Bendigo
Yarding - 16,360More urgency from the buying ranks as lamb numbers dropped back to 9310 head to be nearly 6700 below the supply of a week ago. Prices were dearer, gaining anything from $5 to $20 with the best quality new season lambs…
Aug 25, 2024
Passionate plea
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson. Passionate plea - I attended my first protest/rally since Wimmera identity Danny Johnson coaxed 100,000 Farmers to Melbourne…
