Feb 07, 2019
How to find and keep good staff
Quality staff are at the heart of every successful agribusiness and finding out how to attract, retain, pay and train an on-farm team will be one of the key presentations at the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC)…
Feb 07, 2019
AgForce establishes crisis team as 'too much rain' threatens Cattle industry
Last week's joy at receiving the first decent rains for many years has turned to alarm for many cattle producers across northern Queensland, as they watch their properties wash away and their herds decimated by muddy floodwaters.The…
Feb 07, 2019
What will newly appointed MD of MLA Jason Strong bring to the table?
Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), the research, development and marketing service provider for the Australian red meat and livestock industry, has today announced the appointment of Jason Strong as Managing Director.MLA Chair Dr Michele…
Feb 07, 2019
SA Agriculture, punching well above it's weight to the tune of $20 billion plus
By Tim BurrowsSouth Australia’s food and wine industries have been acknowledged for their outstanding contribution to the state’s economy as revenue reaches record levels, according to the State Government’s 2017-18 Primary Industries…
Feb 06, 2019
Royal Commission outcomes a win for farmers
By Andrea MartinelloFarmers were among the many Australians who told their stories of banks behaving badly to the Royal Commission and this week they received good news.Last Friday, Royal Commissioner Justice Kenneth Hayne handed…
Feb 06, 2019
New Birchip Cropping Group Chairman elected
By Louisa FerrierBirchip grain and livestock farmer, John Ferrier, has been elected Chairman of the Birchip Cropping Group (BCG). Mr Ferrier replaces Berriwillock grain farmer, Caroline Welsh who has stood down after leading the…
Feb 06, 2019
Second biggest WA Harvest on record
The CBH Group has completed its second biggest harvest on record with 16.4 million tonnes of grain received across the CBH network during the 2018-19 season.The large crop saw many records broken across its receival sites, including…
Feb 06, 2019
Rust is considered a major disease of cereals worldwide
Barley growers are being advised to get winter crop ready and reduce costly disease issues, like barley stem rust, by taking action now to control weeds and crop volunteers.The advice comes from Queensland Department of Agriculture…
Feb 06, 2019
Sheep industry rolls out the big guns for the CRC conference
The program for the Sheep CRC Final Conference, being held in Dubbo on March 19-20, has been packed with the industry’s most influential researchers and innovative producers.The program has been designed to highlight Sheep CRC achievements…
Feb 06, 2019
Stronger Microns upward trend
Karee Wool market report for the South - February 6thSMI: 1906 uc18: 2433 -1019: 2284 -320: 2251 uc21: 2240 +1622: 2227 +423: 2233 +1128: 1043 +12Merino Cardings: 1115 -8Passed In: 6.8%www.kareewool.com.auAd -The Australian Fodder…
Feb 06, 2019
Lambs an easing trend, this time at Ballarat
Yarding - 30,742 (-1352) .Lambs - 18,642 (-5652).Sheep - 12,100 (+4300). Lamb supply eased a little at Ballarat this week, with 18,642 head penned. The quality varied from average to good, with some excellent pens of shorn lambs off…
Feb 05, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Falling grainfed prices and steady inputs means only one thing
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, Trade, Mecardo. We have seen some marked movements in cattle prices to open the year, and grainfed cattle prices have not been immune. Harvest is also over, and there is some consensus that grain values…
Feb 05, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - AWTA Merino volumes slide again
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWTA, AWEX. January AWTA core test volumes showed a continuation of recent trends in greasy wool supplies in Australia. Using the excellent AWTA Analytics page, this article looks at the January data and…
Feb 05, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Merino’s golden fleece supports spreads
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, NLRS, Mecardo. Merino lamb sale yard prices have begun the 2019 year in good shape compared with the Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator (ESTLI) level, placing the Merino lamb spread to the ESTLI within…
Feb 05, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - The Baltic Dry Index has capsized
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: Baltic Exchange. Australia is a net exporter of grains, most of which will make its way out of the continent on bulk vessels. Grains are undifferentiated commodities with largely no difference between…
Feb 05, 2019
Lambs from $8 to $20 Cheaper at Bendigo
Yarding - 23,500 (+3500) .Lambs - 18,000 (+6000).Sheep - 5500 (-2500). Lamb numbers lifted to 18,000 after the centre skipped last Monday's sale due to the public holiday. The season is showing up on lamb quality through inconsistency,…
Feb 05, 2019
It’s off to work we go… By Peter McMeekin
World Grain updateThe partial United States (US) government shutdown finally came to an end last week, and over 800,000 non-essential government employees returned to work. This means that the United States Department of Agriculture…
Feb 04, 2019
DelayPay three months in - What we've learn't
By Kelsey MillerThree months ago we launched DelayPay, a new product that enabled Farm Tender customers to purchase farm inputs and pay for them up to 6 months later. Putting something new out there always gives me a buzz. The feeling…
Feb 03, 2019
Think safe in the heat! - By Alastair Rayner
This week I was talking with a colleague from the south west of the state. The topic of conversation was the recent heat waves and how they have been coping with it. One of the points they mentioned was the decision to postpone a…
Feb 03, 2019
Crossbred Wool rise last week
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolThe wool market held on well this week on the back of a lower national offering of 38,830 bales and an Australian dollar trading at 71 – 72 US cents.By the end of the week, the Eastern Market Indicator…
