Feb 10, 2019
Good signs as the Wool EMI gains 10 cents for the week
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolThe Chinese New Year and Year of the Pig festivities brought positive signs to the wool market this week, with the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) increasing by 10 cents to finish the week out at 1944 cents…
Feb 10, 2019
What Does the Banking Royal Commission Mean for Agri-Business?
Well… that depends on your situation. If you are a well performing, profitable farming business, it will be business as usual.On the face of it, if your farming business is a struggling a bit and not sure of its future, then the report…
Feb 09, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - What Did We Learn in the Last 5 Years About Digital Agriculture
By Matija Zulj - CEO & Founder at AgriviExactly 5 years ago, on February 1st 2014, we have officially launched Agrivi Farm Management Software to the market and started our incredible journey with vision to change the way food is…
Feb 09, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - Airbus head into the Precision Ag space with Aussie business
Airbus launched an innovative service called Verde that delivers detailed crop analytics from satellite imagery, perfectly clipped to the field and accurately de-clouded. Served as plug and play API to any precision agriculture portal,…
Feb 09, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - John Deere looking for some of the agronomy pie
The wide, wacky world of machine and data interconnectivity in ag got a little bit wider and a little bit more interesting two weeks ago in Chicago, IL, where equipment giant John Deere held its annual all things Application Programming…
Feb 09, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - What's the future of meat alternatives?
A meatless food industry featuring lab-grown meat, plus variants of seafood substitutes, and insect protein could represent the future of food. Considerable investment is going into each of these food technologies. We take a look…
Feb 08, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Down for the Count?
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME. The grain trade awaits the release of backlogged data from the USDA which will be broadcast this evening.The spot Chicago futures contract after posting gains in the post superbowl trading days,…
Feb 08, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Supply forecast provokes aggressive buying
By Olivia Agar | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. Despite a slight lift in volume of wool hitting the market this week prices managed to increase across most categories and centres. Looking ahead however, the roster indicates that the quantity…
Feb 08, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - What will northern rain do to the market?
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, BOM. There have been floods in Townsville and massive rains across large swathes of Northern cattle country. There has, however, been no relief for much of the Murray Darling Basin. The wash-up, so to…
Feb 08, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Price action suggests a rebound in supply
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, Mecardo. The dip in lamb and sheep supply after last weeks shortened selling program was evident in throughput levels reported to Friday 1st of February. Lamb and sheep prices have continued to ease…
Feb 07, 2019
Thomas Foods success didn't come by chance
By David SlyProsperous export businesses don’t succeed by chance. Thomas Foods International has grown to become Australia’s third largest meat producer – and the sector’s largest family owned business – with an annual turnover of…
Feb 07, 2019
Wool Market up 6 cents for the day
Kareewool market report for the South - 7th of February SMI:1912 +618: 2429 -419: 2303 +1920: 2252 +121: 2261 +2122: 2233 +623: 2232 -128: 1053 +10Merino Cardings: 1114 -1AUSD: 71.0www.kareewool.com.au Ad - Forest Springs Merinos now…
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…
