Jan 31, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Processor margins and spreads
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, Steiner, USDA, Trade, Mecardo. Lower cattle input prices and improved beef export values during December helped the Mecardo processor margin model to finish the 2018 season on a contented note, moving…
Jan 31, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Matching up Australian crossbred prices with NZ prices
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWEX, RBA, PGG Wrightson. As the major Merino wool producer, Australian prices are the effective benchmark for greasy Merino prices. This benchmark position is aided by the transparency of the market, in…
Jan 31, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Regional Rainfall Update December 2018
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: BOM, MecardoMecardo have created a series of regional rainfall charts across the nation in order to compare the current seasonal rainfall on a monthly basis to the long term average levels and the normal/extreme…
Jan 30, 2019
How this Timboon Dairy Farmer Built a Booming Ice Cream Business
You don’t have to be a news junkie to know that Aussie dairy farmers have had it tough lately. And it’s not just our drought-prone land that is giving them a hard time, but the David and Goliath battles that they’ve faced to get a…
Jan 30, 2019
Artificial intelligence could provide a ‘game changing’ weapon for weed control
Artificial intelligence could provide a ‘game changing’ weapon being sought by Australian grain growers in their battle against costly weeds within their farming systems.Breakthrough ‘green on green’ weed search and destroy technology…
Jan 30, 2019
Sheep Producers Australia releases EID report and recommendations
Sheep Producers Australia has today released a report summarising key learnings from a recent tour of Victoria’s electronic identification system for sheep and goats, including elements which would need consideration if the system…
Jan 30, 2019
Lamb Market down $2-$8 at Ballarat this week
Yarding - 32,294 (+2052) .Lambs - 24,294 (+4852).Sheep - 7800 (-2800). Ballarat Agents yarded a larger number of lambs following the long weekend and the continuing hot weather, with 24,294 head penned. Quality varied from average…
Jan 30, 2019
The food revolution is underway, you just haven't noticed
By Julie FrancisI find it puzzling that so many people who don’t know farming, like to tell us what needs to happen in Australian agriculture.An article on the ABC news website, January 27th 2019, calls for a food revolution that…
Jan 30, 2019
JLL snag a couple of CBRE Rural Property Agents
JLL has expanded its agribusiness division with two appointments, which will boost its services to include rural property sales, valuations and transactions.Geoff Warriner and Chris Holgar are joining from CBRE where they have a combined…
Jan 30, 2019
SMI for Wool up 9 today
Karee Wool market report for the South - January 30SMI: 1910 +918: 2457 +2319: 2294 +1120: 2263 +1721: 2235 uc22: 2223 +1023: 2221 +3828: 998 +53Merino Cardings: 1145 -6Passes In: 5.2%www.kareewool.com.auAd -MAXI-FEEDER Hay Feeders…
Jan 30, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - It’s been a long ‘holiday’ but the USDA will be back
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, USDA. The longest running government shutdown in the history of the United States, lasting a whopping 35 days. A fortnight longer than any previous shutdown. This left 100’s of thousands of government…
Jan 30, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Wherefore art thou heavy lamb?
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, NLRS, Mecardo. In the Friday sheep market comment we noted the lack of Heavy Lamb across NSW sale yards since the start of the season. This analysis piece looks at the other two key mainland states…
Jan 29, 2019
It’s hot! Damn hot! Real hot! - By Peter McMeekin
World Grain updateExtreme heat wave conditions have been experienced across many parts of south eastern Australia over the past week with temperature records tumbling in many regions. South Australia appears to have been the worst…
Jan 29, 2019
The Farm Tender Hay Report – Hot, Dry Weather lifting demand
Hot, Dry Weather lifting demand. For the fortnight up to the 30th of January, 2019 - Volume 25.I spoke to a customer that Farms Beef Cattle in the Tamworth area, he is on the hunt for Hay again after having 6 inches of rain back a…
Jan 28, 2019
Tim Slater, Case IH - "It really is that ability to make a difference"
Technology continues to answer the increasingly complex questions posed by agriculture today, but for Tim Slater, who has been around the industry his whole life, it's the simple solutions, often devised with the least resources,…
Jan 28, 2019
John Deere and Hitachi end 29 year relationship
John Deere Construction & Forestry and Hitachi Construction Machinery (Australia) Pty Ltd. (HCA) agreed to end a successful 29 year distribution arrangement of Deere branded and manufactured construction, forestry, and compact machinery…
Jan 28, 2019
Basin report - Not everyone will be happy with all of the recommendations
The National Farmers’ Federation has welcomed the release of the Productivity Commission's five-year assessment of the Murray Darling Basin Plan.This review is a statutory requirement and includes the need for a stakeholder reference…
Jan 28, 2019
What to do if you encounter trespassers on your property
Following the launch of the Aussie Farms online interactive map earlier this week, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA), in partnership with the red meat industry and National Farmers Federation (NFF), is providing information and advice…
Jan 26, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - How to choose early customers for your Ag startup
We often discuss approaches to building customer empathy and validating product design, for example when we are helping our own customers or in events such as Ag Innovations Bootcamp.One of the recurring questions is “are we working…
Jan 26, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - The Two Main Reasons Big Data is Good for the Farm
Although the concept of “big data” can sometimes be misunderstood, there are some major benefits to farmers using large datasets to make operational decisions.Data-based insights (the patterns and trends that can be revealed by large…
