Mar 21, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Warning: Select Your Ag Tech Partners Carefully!
By Nick Horob - Passionate about farm finances, software, and assets that produce cash flow (oil wells/farmland/rentals). U of MN grad.I was in Chicago for an AgTech conference this week and I want to share some concerns with you.At…
Mar 21, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Collaboration, technical capability and a global mindset changing Australia’s Agribusiness
By Lucy Gubbins - Senior Consultant, Food & AgribusinessFood loss and waste is a global phenomenon.In Australia alone, it is costing the country approximately $20 billion and contributing 7.3 million tonnes annually[1]. However, a…
Mar 21, 2020
Ag Tech Sunday - Ag Tech: Where Expertise Matters
By Doug Fitch - CEO at Agworld Pty Ltd As Agworld celebrated its 10th year of doing business last year, I’ve had many conversations about our critical success factors and what shapes us as an organization. There weren’t nearly as…
Mar 20, 2020
Low AUD set to spark an increase in new Machinery prices
By Gareth Webb - CEO O’ConnorsThe Covid-19 virus is presenting the world with significant challenges. At O’Connors we are working through these and no doubt you are doing the same. We are striving to think strategically and focus…
Mar 20, 2020
Fire, Flood, Food...
By Oli Le Lievre - KPMG Enterprise | Agriculture | Food | Innovation | Rural Australia You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s something out of a Captain Planet comic, but so far in 2020 it’s been a year of uncertainty for many Australians.…
Mar 20, 2020
Weekly Agribusiness News Recap
By Georgia Devenish - Agricultural Research Analyst at JLLMurray River Organics (MRO) has announced two new contracts with Woolworths Supermarkets to the order of $15 million over two years. It is understood the scale and global sourcing…
Mar 19, 2020
Wool markets tough week
Karee Wool market report for the South - March 19thSMI: 1418 -1218: 1757 -2719: 1662 -2220: 1647 -1921: 1645 -1922: 1643 -2528: 870 +18Merino cardings: 1001 -26Passed in: 27.6%
Mar 19, 2020
Wool prices retreat
Karee Wool prices for the South - Mar 18thSMI: 1430 -3718: 1784 -6919: 1684 -4920: 1666 -4221: 1664 -2622: 1668 -5728: 852 -13Merino cardings: 1027 -37Passed in: 25.7%
Mar 18, 2020
BCG Farmer in Focus – Billy Sexton
By Amy Harwood - BCGCan you give us a bit of background on your farm?It’s just me and my Dad, Peter, and Mum. We’ve got about 3,200 acres that we own and then 800 acres that we share farm, so all up that we run about 4,000 acres.We…
Mar 18, 2020
Rabobank global Dairy Quarterly report – The Corona Hangover
The outbreak of coronavirus is a significant event for the global dairy market – weighing on sentiment and the 2020 outlook, Rabobank says in its Q1 2020 global Dairy Quarterly report. The onset of the virus in China – the world’s…
Mar 18, 2020
Sunflowers help reduce Cotton pests
Big, bright, yellow sunflowers are not just cheery ornamental blooms. We’re using them to help manage pests in cotton farms.We’ve planted sunflowers between rows of cotton to act as windbreaks so that helpful insects can thrive and…
Mar 18, 2020
LambEx called off
Australia’s premier sheep and lamb conference, LambEx, will be postponed for 12 months, with a new date to be set for 30 June – 2 July 2021.Conference Chair Georgina Gubbins says while it is disappointing for all involved, the decision…
Mar 17, 2020
We may be in Grain danger as global turmoil continues
By Angus Groves - AWBAmazing to think that only a month ago farmers all across New South Wales and Queensland were rejoicing after continued rains had drenched the east coast. Fast forward through the month of March, and it feels…
Mar 17, 2020
Firm Sheep market at Ballarat
Yarding - 47,075 (+6194).Lambs - 33,065 (+1933).Sheep - 14,010 (-4261).Lamb numbers increased again this week to 33,065 yarded. The quality was again excellent with a large percentage of the yarding off feed. All the usual buying…
Mar 17, 2020
World Grain Update - Grain market volatility here to stay for the moment…
Global share markets staged a mini recovery on Friday as nervous investors looked to central banks and governments for support to counter the mounting economic costs of the coronavirus outbreak.US stocks bounced sharply higher, most…
Mar 16, 2020
Significant rain prompts major turnaround in Farmer sentiment
Results at a glance:• Significant rain prompts major turnaround in farmer sentiment across Australia, despite ongoing effects of drought and bushfire• Farmers are confident of return to better seasons and improved farm incomes• Strong…
Mar 16, 2020
Aussie Beef sent to China by airplane
A batch of 100 tonnes of chilled beef was sent by airplane to preserve the presence of Australian beef in the Chinese marketAussie beef exporters have appealed to new ways to send their products in the Chinese market without being…
Mar 16, 2020
Stimulus package welcomed boost for Agriculture and the bush
NFF CEO Tony Mahar said today’s Federal Government COVID-19 stimulus package was a welcomed boost for agriculture and the bush.“Many farmers and the communities they support, are already doing it tough from the prolonged hardship…
Mar 16, 2020
Grain industry influencers come together
Grain farmers came together to enhance their skills around engaging in critical discussions about food production through the GrainGrowers’ Grains Social Leadership Program (GSLP).This week the third cohort of the GSLP took part in…
Mar 16, 2020
Planting Season Underway
By Matt Wallis - AWBThe Autumn break has been welcomed with open arms from east coast farmers with totals throughout Southern New South Wales ranging from two to six inches on top of a similar break a fortnight earlier where much…
