May 21, 2019
Lambs to $300 again and Sheep $10-$20 dearer at Ballarat
This article is bought to you by Wallaloo Park Merinos. Yarding - 31,421 (-1616) .Lambs - 21,420 (-2007).Sheep - 10,001(+391). Lamb numbers eased a little to 21,420 this week at Ballarat. Quality was good, with an excellent penning…
May 21, 2019
The Farm Tender Hay Report – Hay demand depends on the situation
Hay demand depends on the situationFor the fortnight up to the 22nd of May, 2019 - Volume 33. This article is bought to you by Vic Feeds. Follow up rain has been patchy and lacking in many areas, and yet other areas are starting to…
May 21, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - US Farmers might need hovercrafts to seed
This article is bought to you by Extend Security. By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: USDA, CME, ASX. The Bureau of Meteorology have forecast large parts of Australia to be dry over the June to August period. It is quite the opposite if…
May 21, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Mutton leading the charge to new heights
This article is bought to you by GE Silos.By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, MecardoThis time of the season we expect to see sheep and lamb prices testing higher and the National Mutton Indicator (NMI) hasn’t disappointed, reaching…
May 21, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Fibre price perspectives
This article is bought to you by CommStream Capital. By Andrew Woods | Source: AWC, AWRAP, AWEX, Cotlook, PCI Wood MacKenzie, Emerging Markets, RBA, ICS. Wool is a group of fibres (think Merino and crossbred, combing and carding,…
May 21, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Building a backlog in the 1st quarter
This article is bought to you by Australian Fodder Industry Association. By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, ALFA, ABS. The end of March brought with it another record for cattle feedlots, with numbers on feed hitting a new all-time high.…
May 21, 2019
Bidding intensifies as all categories rise $5 to $20/head at Bendigo
This article is bought to you by Pepperton Poll Dorset & White Suffolk StudYarding - 14,180 (+3310).Lambs - 11,516 (+3516).Sheep - 3294 (-206). Ad - Pepperton Poll Dorset & White Suffolk Stud at Elmore, Vic. Rams available now, check…
May 20, 2019
Revenue and profit slide for Elders but outlook positive
This article is bought to you by Plastag. 2019 first half financial results. * On track to deliver FY19 guidance * Return to average winter cropping conditions are expected * Statutory net profit after tax of $27.4m, down $14.0m…
May 20, 2019
Croppers, focus on micronutrients for macro returns
This article is bought to you by Air Seeder Consulting Services. By Natalie Lee - GRDCDry periods during the growing season in Western Australia’s grainbelt in recent years have heightened grower interest in improved diagnosis and…
May 20, 2019
Call it crisis or a tipping point - Here is your chance to change the Dairy Industry for good
This article is bought to you by Reading Transport. Watch the video here. Ad - Looking to cart Grain, Hay, Machinery, General Freight and Wide Loads - Give Reading Transport a call - AdThe future of dairy is in your hands:This is…
May 20, 2019
How to have a "Thriving Rural Town"
This article is bought to you byBy Kerry Anderson - Author of Entrepreneurship It's Everybody's BusinessAs another rural community leader laments on national media this week their declining population and empty shop fronts, I am compelled…
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
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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…
