Jul 15, 2019
Market failure grinds Dairy Farmers into the dust of history
This article is bought to you by Mulcahy & Co Agri Solutions. By Shaughn Morgan - Dairy Connect. Across Australia’s dairy valleys this month, producers are taking stock of their businesses as the economic phenomenon of ‘market failure’…
Jul 15, 2019
James Hegarty delivering tangible benefits at "Ben Nevis" station
This article is bought to you by Australian Fodder Industry Association. Mixed farm operator James Hegarty has taken out the 2019 Rabobank Business Development Prize from a field of some of Australia and New Zealand’s leading young…
Jul 15, 2019
Light weight Lambs dearer in a strong market at Bendigo
This article is bought to you by Vic Feeds. Yarding - 16,672 (+646).Lambs - 13,792 (+2736).Sheep - 2,880 (-920).Slight lift in lamb numbers, but quality was more mixed than the previous weeks as turn-off heads deeper into winter.…
Jul 15, 2019
Elders to pay $157 million for AIRR
This article is bought to you by Extend Security. Elders announced this morning it will pay $10.85 per share, in a mix of half scrip and half cash, for 100 per cent of Australian Independent Rural Retailers (AIRR).Ad - Farm Security…
Jul 14, 2019
Cotton Australia’s hopping mad over the Four Corners’ episode ‘Cash Splash’
This article is bought to you by Entegra Sheds. Statement attributable to Michael Murray, General Manager, Cotton Australia. “It is beyond disappointing to once again see the ABC’s Four Corners program use its influential position…
Jul 14, 2019
Indian Pulse import forecast at record lows this year
This article is bought to you by Australian Fodder Industry Association. India's pulses import estimated to fall record low of one million tonne. India consumes around 24-25 million tonnes of pulses, but sowing trends show this year…
Jul 14, 2019
Cost of production a killer for Australian Dairy Farmers
This article is bought to you by SST GPS. By David Beca - Owner of Red Sky Agricultural Pty Ltd. The Australian dairy industry continues to struggle with low levels of profitability, and sadly, there is almost no discussion of the…
Jul 14, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - Farmers need to think of themselves as entrepreneurs
This article is bought to you by Mobile Plunge Dipping Services. It has never been more important for farmers to think of themselves as entrepreneursThere is a point in the story of every farm where an entrepreneur got things started.…
Jul 14, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - Adigo’s robotic weeder will be commercially available in 2020
This article is bought to you by Warrick Hay & Grain. Adigo’s autonomous weeding robot for precision farming, Asterix, aims herbicide droplets directly at weeds without hitting the crop or soil.Watch the video hereHerbicides are key…
Jul 14, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - The Maggot Farmer
This article is bought to you by Elmore Compost. By David WilsonOlympia Yarger also brings lively dinner conversation to the table.More than just fishing bait, maggots have serious agricultural potential. Just ask Australian maggot…
Jul 13, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - Mobble founder says keep it simple s.......
This article is bought to you by Loadshift. By Jock Lawrence - Founder of MobbleAgriculture has been progressing ever since humans planted their first crop 12'000 years ago. This has not been a linear affair, with significant 'jumps'…
Jul 13, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - Agriculture and food supply chains are ripe to revolutionise
This article is bought to you by MAXI-FEEDER. With the recent release of the Australian National Outlook 2019 finding that Australia is at risk of falling into a ‘Slow Decline’ by 2060, the impetus for emerging technology adoption…
Jul 12, 2019
New Tractor Sales down slightly in June and 10 percent overall on this time last year
This article is bought to you by Orange Truck & Ag. By Gary Northover, Executive Director, TMAWhat began as a gloomy outlook brightened considerably in June for tractor sales in what can only be described as a modest bounce in confidence.The…
Jul 12, 2019
Podcast - listen here to latest market updates
This article is bought to you by C Pearce Contracting. Need a market update and only have 10 minutes to spare? Listen to Mecardo's Sheep, Cattle and Grain update.Listen herewww.mecardo.com.auAd - It's Hay season soon. For the best…
Jul 12, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Season high for EYCI
This article is bought to you by PMG Finance. By Angus Brown | Source: MLA. The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) is finally having a go at its winter rally. Seasonal conditions are on the improve in the south and it appears…
Jul 12, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Lamb rally not done yet
This article is bought to you by Wallaloo Park. By Angus Brown | Source: MLARemember last year when lamb prices moved through 800¢ and we thought it couldn’t go much further? We have had a case of Déjà vu this year, although prices…
Jul 12, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Buyers complete orders before winter recess
This article is bought to you by Perpperton Poll Dorset & White Suffolk StudsBy Robert Herrmann & Matthew McAdam | Source: AWI, AWEX, MecardoThe wool market is now taking the Winter recess over the next three weeks. Buyers were active…
Jul 12, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - WASDE, Burgundy & Dry outlook
This article is bought to you by Mazaratto Hay Freight. By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: USDA, BOM, TapAgriCoThe bulk of the world’s wheat crop is produced in the northern hemisphere, if something goes wrong there it can have a colossal…
Jul 11, 2019
Argentina's history breaking record harvest of 146 million tons
This article is bought to you by McGuckin Transport. By Aldo Leporati - Partner and Managing Director at Porter Novelli ArgentinaAccording to the latest update of a report by the Secretary of Agribusiness, 146 million tons were produced…
Jul 11, 2019
WA kicking Grain goals - CBH adds 800,000 tonnes of new permanent storage
This article is bought to you by GE Silos. CBH has awarded the final two contracts for storage expansion projects at Wickepin and Dulyalbin.Georgiou Group has been awarded the contract for a 60,000 tonne storage enhancement at Dulyalbin,…
