Mar 31, 2019
Barley Cracks Appearing
This article is bought to you by Mulcahy & Co Agri Solutions. By Warren Lander. Well, if you have been watching the futures market over the last 4 weeks, you would have been a nervous wreck. The first two weeks saw the market go down…
Mar 31, 2019
Trespassing animal activists a tragedy waiting to happen
This article is bought to you by Extend Security. AgForce has called for aggressive animal activists who illegally enter primary enterprises like feedlots and farms to be subject to the full force of the law, saying it was only a…
Mar 31, 2019
Understanding production costs to remain competitive
This article is bought to you by SST GPS. Challenge: Lilliput Ag grows a variety of crops and produces seed for sister-business Baker Seed Co. Lilliput Ag looked to adopt a newer recording platform linked to the cloud to try and track…
Mar 30, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - G’Day Got a Minute - With Ag-Tech Guru Sarah Nolet
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Mar 30, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - AgTech & Digital Ag: All Hype or Delivering Value?
This article is bought to you by Lawless Lasers. By John Fargher - Co-Founder Agriwebb. Every time someone asks me what I do for a living and I mention ‘AgTech’, ‘Digital Ag’ or that we build software for farmers, the response, 9/10,…
Mar 30, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - How to get to the customer
This article is bought to you by Plastag. Customer Empathy will be well-known to anyone who has heard about design thinking. So too, for that matter, anyone who has attended an Ag Innovations Bootcamp. Customer empathy is fundamental…
Mar 29, 2019
Video - Watch this weeks Farm Tender "What's Hot" report
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Mar 29, 2019
Global Award for Coopers Malting Plant
This article is bought to you by Vic Feeds. Coopers Brewery’s new malting plant at Regency Park has been named equal best maltster in the world at an international award presentation in Poland. An international jury drawn from members…
Mar 29, 2019
Podcast - Listen to this weeks Commodity Conversation bought to you by Mecardo
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Mar 29, 2019
Vietnam's immediate ban on Glyphosate
This article is bought to you by Extend Security. Hoang Trung, Director of the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, stated Saturday to Tuoi Tre newspaper that the import and trans-national…
Mar 29, 2019
This Weeks Agribusiness News Recap
This article is bought to you by Australian Fodder Industry Association. By Georgia Devenish - Agricultural Research Analyst at JLL. HorticultureTech start-up, Green Atlas, has launched new technology called 'The Cartographer' which…
Mar 29, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Trepidation as we head into seeding
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: ASX, CME. This article is bought to you by SureSeason. After such a terrible year there is a sense of trepidation as we move into the Australian seeding period. In this week’s grain comment we take a look…
Mar 29, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Weekly Wool Forwards for week ending 29th March 2019
By Matthew McAdam | Source: Riemann, Mecardo. This article is bought to you by Mazaratto Hay Freight. Last week, we had no wool trades but saw a couple of rare cotton forward agreements. This week, wool trades came back, with six…
Mar 29, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Buyers selective
By Robert Herrmann | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. This article is bought to you by Stocka. The recent pattern of buyers chasing after the small offering of quality wool, while at the same time finding an over supply of drought effected…
Mar 29, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Records for sheep and it’s only March
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA. This article is bought to you by Morgans. We knew it was going to happen, but the extent of this week’s move in mutton prices has been rather extraordinary. The indicators haven’t reflected the full…
Mar 29, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Hat eating ceremony postponed
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, BOM, Mecardo. This article is bought to you by Elmore Compost. A fortnight ago the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) was trading under 400¢ and I made the bold statement that I’d eat my hat if…
Mar 29, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - US lambs remain expensive, even relative to our records
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, USDA. This article is bought to you by Entegra Sheds. Earlier in the week, Mecardo looked at lamb exports, and in particular, the growth in exports to the US. Given this, it’s worth reviewing the US lamb…
Mar 29, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Dry drives processor margin to extremes
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: USDA, MLA, Steiner, Trade, Mecardo. This article is bought to you by Prime Vehicle Brokering. Ongoing dry conditions have seen monthly processor margins surge in 2019 to record highs as softening cattle…
Mar 29, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Red Alert for the season?
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: ABS, USDA, BOM. This article is bought to you by Wormhit. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has put the country on alert. Last week they updated the El Niño tracker to ‘alert’ status. Their view is that…
Mar 29, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Merino fleece staple strength P&Ds
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, ICS. This article is bought to you by Pepperton. Along with fibre diameter, staple strength is the other major wool characteristic which varies according to seasonal conditions. Vegetable matter also…
