Apr 18, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Cattle price rally stalled and jammed into reverse
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA. This article is bought to you by Warrick Hay & Grain. Just when we thought the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) was going to break through last years’ level for the first time in over 18 months,…
Apr 18, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Forecasts tease but never please
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, ASX. This article was bought to you by Fundit Finance. The lack of rain continues to be a weight upon the entire agricultural industry. The forecasts tease moisture, but they never seem to bring much…
Apr 18, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Wool buyers fill their Easter baskets
By Olivia Agar | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. This article is bought to you by Elmore Compost. Seven weeks of sequential losses in the wool market have finally turned around. With the market being on recess for the next week due to the…
Apr 18, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Weekly Wool Forwards for week ending 19th April 2019
By Matthew McAdam | Source: Riemann, MecardoThis article is bought to you by Pepperton Poll Dorset & White Suffolk StudHigher than average interest in crossbreds continued this week, a reflection of the historically good prices they…
Apr 17, 2019
Nuffield Scholar says "Grow your people"
This article is bought to you by Loadshift. On a global tour, Nuffield Scholar Reece Curwen finds the top farms always treat employees as an investment, not a costAt 32, Reece Curwen farms with his family 500 kilometres south of Perth…
Apr 17, 2019
Wool price tread water yesterday
This article is bought to you by Forest Springs Merinos. Karee Wool market report for the South - April 17th. SMI: 1921 -418: 2358 +219: 2291 uc20: 2255 -421: 2238 uc22: 2220 -628: 1266 -17Merino Cardings: 1068 -10Passed in: 9.0%www.kareewool.com.auAd…
Apr 17, 2019
Running out of easy options to kill weeds
This article is bought to you by Macarthur Stockfeed and Rural Supplies. By Dan Charles. There was a moment, about 20 years ago, when farmers thought that they'd finally defeated weeds forever.Biotech companies had given them a new…
Apr 17, 2019
Processors, Feeders and Restockers were active and operated keenly at Ballarat
This article is bought to you by CommStream Capital. Yarding - 33,200 (-11,791) .Lambs - 22,400 (-5412).Sheep - 10,800 (-6379). A decrease of 5,400 lambs saw 22,400 head yarded at Ballarat in the lead up to the Easter weekend. The…
Apr 17, 2019
Quit Early
This article is bought to you by PMG Finance. By Glen Herud - Founder Happy Cow Milk Co. The hard thing about doing hard things is its always a lot harder than you expect.So it's best to quit right at the start of the project. Quitting…
Apr 16, 2019
Wool Market makes some solid gains after weeks of downward trend
This article is bought to you by Forest Springs Merinos. Karee Wool market report for the South - April 16th. SMI: 1925 +1518: 2356 +2219: 2291 +2020: 2259 +2121: 2238 uc22: 2226 uc28: 1283 +15Merino Cardings: 1078 -22Passed in: 9.4%www.kareewool.com.auAd…
Apr 16, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Pigs might fly
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: USDA, DalianThis article is bought to you by Air Seeder Consulting Services. African Swine Fever (ASF) is the talk of the industry at present. Data out of China tends to be open to a level of interpretation…
Apr 16, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Short length “prem” merino fleece supply and price
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, ICS. This article is bought to you by Glendemar MPM. It is the June quarter, which is the peak time for shorter length (“prem”) merino fleece, in particular 20 micron and broader prem fleece. This article…
Apr 16, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Our exports a drop in Swine Fever Ocean
By Angus Brown | Source: USDA, Rabobank, Reuters. This article is bought to you by Mobile Plunge Dipping Services. We have been hearing bits and pieces about African Swine Fever (ASF) spreading across China and other parts of Asia,…
Apr 16, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Regional Rainfall Update March 2019
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: BOM, Mecardo. This article is bought to you by Bruce Robertson Transport. Mecardo have created a series of regional rainfall charts across the nation in order to compare the current seasonal rainfall on…
Apr 15, 2019
World Grain Report - Recent insolvencies highlight the benefits of credit insurance …
This article is bought to you by CommStream Capital. Farmers in Australia operate in a highly variable environment, and agriculture is considered the most volatile sector in the Australian economy. In fact, the volatility of the agricultural…
Apr 15, 2019
Heavy Lamb and heavy Mutton price down at Bendigo
This article is bought to you by Vic Feeds. Yarding - 27,500 (+4160).Lambs - 17,000 (+1411).Sheep - 10,050 (-2749). Numbers increased ahead of the Easter holiday period and the next sale being a fortnight away. There was a reasonable…
Apr 15, 2019
Tractor sales down 13 percent for the same period last year
This article is bought to you by Orange Truck & Ag. Sales of Agricultural tractors have begun to show signs of steadying across the nation and whilst down on the recent record run, continue to represent a reasonably healthy level…
Apr 15, 2019
Tasmanian producer talks scaling up through skilling up
This article is bought to you by Feedworks. 21st Century FarmingAt the Red Meat Updates in Tasmania, speaker Piers Dumaresq from Mount Ireh Estate covered scaling up “without having to just necessarily buy more land and take on huge…
Apr 15, 2019
Extreme Climatic Events and Your Mental Health
This article is bought to you by Plastag. By Warren Davies - The Unbreakable Farmer. Over the last week, I have traveled around South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria speaking and have witnessed first hand the effects that…
Apr 15, 2019
Thomas Foods is selling its Lower Darling property "Texas Downs"
This article is bought to you by Entegra Sheds. One of Australia’s largest food producers, Thomas Foods International, has moved to sell more than 5,000ha of rural land in New South Wales’ Lower Darling region. Located 8km from the…
