May 20, 2019
Video - Could this fix all the Murray Darling Basin problems?
This article was bought to you by McGuckin Transport. By Topher Field. In video No 3 of the series, we get to the Source of the Problem: An 80 year old decision to turn a large estuary into a freshwater lake. All we have to do is…
May 20, 2019
Deere & Co performing well but headwinds loom
This article is bought to you by Orange Truck & Ag. Summary: * Deere just released its second quarter results, which revealed strong sales and earnings growth.* The problem is that construction and agricultural headwinds continue…
May 19, 2019
Video - This weeks Farm Tender "What's Hot" Report
This article is bought to you by Wormhit. Watch here what happened on the Farm Tender Website int he week just gonewww.farmtender.com.auAd - Try Wormhit - New aged pelletised Natural Fertiliser. Click here - Ad
May 19, 2019
How Carbon Farming Can Help Stop Climate Change in Its Tracks
This article was bought to you by C Pearce Contracting. Ninety people are gathered along a trench—maybe 20 feet long, five feet deep, and three feet wide—in the Montana prairie. It’s an overcast spring day, with a cool breeze stirring…
May 18, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - Semtech's LoRa Technology Creates Smarter Farming Networks
This article is bought to you by Stocka. Semtech Corporation (Nasdaq: SMTC), a leading supplier of high performance analog and mixed-signal semiconductors and advanced algorithms, announced that the National Narrowband Network Co…
May 18, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - Technology-savvy young farmers are key to the future
This article is bought to you by SST GPS. Farming - feeding, clothing and heating the world - has many challenges ahead. But we passionately believe that young farmers have the skills, drive and energy to meet these head-on, especially…
May 17, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Have Wheat imports impacted Australian prices?
This article is bought to you by Lawless Lasers. By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: ASX, CMEThis week sees the first permit for the importation of wheat into Australia since 2007. This has caused a great degree of consternation with producers…
May 17, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Woollen carnage
This article is bought to you by Glendemar MPM. By Olivia Agar & Matthew McAdam | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen prices fall so dramatically week on week. From the outset, prices were lower and the…
May 17, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Supply still strong, but a tightening looms
This article is bought to you by Fundit Finance. By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, Mecardo. Yarding figures remain elevated for lamb and sheep despite a recent downturn. Lamb slaughter levels are above average too, while sheep slaughter…
May 17, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Young cattle demand dries up, again
This article is bought to you by. McGuckin Transport. By Angus Brown | Source: MLA. A fortnight ago we were talking about the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) yo yo going up. This week the yo yo went down, with young cattle prices…
May 16, 2019
Dry conditions creates record number of Cattle in Feedlots
This article is bought to you by PMG Finance. Cattle on feed for the January – March 2019 quarter increased 34,874 head, or 3.1% from the December quarter to record level of 1,145,563 head according to the results of the latest Australian…
May 16, 2019
Podcast - Mecardo previews the up-coming election and what are the big Ag issues
This article is bought to you by Air Seeder Consulting Services. Listen here as the whole Mecardo team share their opinions about the election They even give Farm Tender and DelayPay a plug. Essential listening before the big day…
May 16, 2019
Biosecurity, it's time is was taken seriously
This article is bought to you by Loadshift. Grain Producers Australia chairman, Mr Andrew Weidemann, is calling for all parties to commit to the prioritisation of biosecurity. It is time for the biosecurity needs of Australian agriculture…
May 16, 2019
Weekly Agribusiness News Recap
This article is bought to you by Morgans. By Georgia Devenish - Agricultural Research Analyst at JLL. Livestock. Australian lamb, mutton and beef exports have been experiencing significant growth. Recent data from the Department…
May 16, 2019
Wool prices take another big hit
This article is bought to you by Forest Springs Merinos.Karee Wool market report for the South - May 16th.SMI: 1864 -3918: 2299 -2319: 2218 -3320: 2189 -3121: 2200 -2922: 2177 -4028: 1180 -105Merino Cardings: 1039 -33Passed In: 21.3%AUSD:…
May 16, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Merino micron volumes and 2020 projections
This article is bought to you by Vic Feeds. By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, ICSMerino volumes have been falling since early 2018, with the average Merino micron consistently finer than year-earlier levels since January 2018. Change…
May 16, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - NSW lambs not coming to the fore
This article is bought to you by GE SilosBy Angus Brown | Source: MLA, MecardoLamb markets have been moving higher, but not in all states. For some time we have been talking about the lack of lambs in NSW and it seems to be coming…
May 16, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - FSR, restockers and cattle prices
This article is bought to you by Call Warrick Hay & Grain. By Matt Dalgleish | Source: ABS, MLA, Mecardo. Kerry Lonergan, ABC Landline legend and renowned agricultural market commentator, mentioned Mecardo’s use of the female slaughter…
May 15, 2019
Farm Managed Deposits fall by $1.2 billion in the last 12 months
This article is bought to you by SureSeason. By Neil Findlay - NAB. Having peaked at $6.6 billion in June 2018, the national balance held in Farm Management Deposits (FMDs) has fallen by over $1.2 billion to a balance of $5.37 billion…
May 15, 2019
Mitigating the frost risk - A Grain Farmers perspective
This article is bought to you by Elmore Compost. Corey Blacksell grows wheat, barley, cereal rye, canola and legumes on his 5500ha property ‘Blacksell Farms’ at Pinnaroo in South Australia. Last year Corey took out crop insurance…
