Aug 13, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Regional Rainfall Update July 2019
This article is bought to you by Mazaratto Hay Freight. By Matt Dalgleish | Source: BOM, Mecardo Mecardo have created a series of regional rainfall charts across the nation in order to compare the current seasonal rainfall on a monthly…
Aug 13, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - How bad was last week in the greasy wool market?
This article is bought to you by PMG Finance. By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, AWC, AWRAP, ICSKey points· The falls in greasy wool prices last week were concentrated in the 19 to 22 micron categories· The broad merino categories have…
Aug 13, 2019
World Grain Report - Russia expanding their supply footprint…
This article is bought to you by Victorian State Marnoo Merinos Field Day. Saudi Arabia's grain agency announced last week that it would relax the bug-damage specifications for wheat imports, potentially opening the door to Black…
Aug 13, 2019
New Season Sucker to $248/head at Bendigo
This article is bought to you by Trigger Vale Sheep Studs. Yarding - 11,855 (+2,855). Lambs - 8,700 (+1,700). Sheep - 3,155 (+1,155). More lambs were yarded but quality eased into what is best described as a winter clean-up sale…
Aug 12, 2019
BCG Farmer in Focus – Brent Sheahan
This article is bought to you by SST GPS. By Angela Mazur - BCGBCG Farmer in Focus – Brent SheahanBrent's family farm is spread between Birchip and Quambatook, with some owned, some leased and some share farmed. While Brent has been…
Aug 12, 2019
AgForce launches movement to stand up for regional Queensland
This article is bought to you by CheckWeigh. AgForce today, at the opening of Ekka 2019 to the general public, asked the question, "Who will stand up for regional Queensland?"AgForce General President Georgie Somerset said they had…
Aug 12, 2019
Fonterra's 'skeletons uncovered' as it predicts a massive loss
This article is bought to you by Vic Feeds. Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited today reconfirmed its underlying earnings guidance for the 2019 financial year that ended on 31 July 2019 (FY19), announced a final decision on its full-year…
Aug 12, 2019
CBH complete the first of many permanent storage expansion projects
This article is bought to you by Brooke's Livestock Carriers. The CBH Group has completed the first of the permanent storage expansion projects for this year's harvest, with works at the Gairdner receival site today unveiled to growers…
Aug 11, 2019
Case IH has announced a number of updates and improvements for new Steiger 2019 models
This article is bought to you by SST GPS. Just when you thought the king of Case IH tractors couldn't get any better, Case IH has announced a number of updates and improvements for new Steiger 2019 models. The tracks on the 400, 450…
Aug 11, 2019
World Grain and Oilseed consumption continues to climb
This article is bought to you by Warrick Hay & Grain. Gains in Grains By Michael Whitehead & Viveka Manikonda - Head of Agri Insights and Senior Associate, Institutional at ANZ The growth in global grain and oilseed usage continues…
Aug 11, 2019
Made by Cow wants to be the next big thing in Milk
This article is bought to you by PMG Finance. Australian milk company Made by Cow, is making itself known in the local milk market and beyond, with its safe to drink raw milk proving a hit with consumers. The company revealed its…
Aug 11, 2019
Have we been breeding sheep backwards?
This article is bought to you by Glendemar MPM. Extracted from the Glendemar MPM Newsletter By Nathan Scott - Achieve Ag Solutions Just because something has been done a certain way, certainly doesn't mean it needs to continue. And…
Aug 10, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - Why Do Visions of Farming’s Future Never Involve Farmers?
This article is bought to you by Lawless Lasers. A robotic approach to agriculture is nothing new—and it perpetuates problems with the existing system. Now the robots are coming for our farms. The Washington Post tells us "farmworkers…
Aug 10, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - Podcast - Listen to Dan Harburg of Indigo
This article is bought to you by Entegra Sheds. Listen hereSarah Nolet caught up with Dan Harburg of Indigo, one of the fastest-growing and best-funded Ag-Tech startups out there. Ad - Make you next Shed an Entegra Shed - The best…
Aug 10, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - Who will be first to the Ag Tech moon
This article is bought to you by Extend Security. By Scott Mckinnon - Agtech/Agribusiness professional | Director Ag Institute Australia. Everyone has one or two ‘go to' movies, and they have probably changed over the years as you…
Aug 10, 2019
Vegan food’s sustainability claims need to give the full picture
This article is bought to you by Stocka. By Maartje Sevenster, Brad Ridoutt - CSIRO. The IPCC special report, Climate Change and Land, released last night, has found a third of the world's greenhouse gas emissions come from the…
Aug 10, 2019
"Regenerative Agriculture will be for farming, what renewables has been for energy"
This article is bought to you by Australian Fodder Industry Association. By Oli Madgett - Co-Founder Platfarm This quote from Matthew Warnken at Corporate Carbon captures the potential that a different approach to farming has to transform…
Aug 09, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - A new month
This article is bought to you by Morgans. By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: USDA, Eikon. With a new month comes new opportunities. This week we take a look at the futures market and basis levels around Australia. Let's start with the…
Aug 09, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Market opens weak and just gets worse
This article is bought to you by Wallaloo Park. By Robert Herrmann & Olivia Agar | Source: Reiman, AWEX, Mecardo The wool market resumed after the winter recess selling in all three centres but it was an opening that many feared.…
Aug 09, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - 100¢ lower in just over a fortnight
This article is bought to you by Glendemar MPM. By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, Mecardo, Just over two weeks ago the Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator (ESTLI) was peaking at 951¢/kg cwt and yesterday it closed at 851¢ - how quickly…
