Jan 09, 2019
GRAF to provide vastly improved forecasting
Weather influences what people do--where we travel, what we eat, even how we feel. Weather is arguably the single most important external swing factor in business performance, potentially responsible for nearly half a trillion dollars…
Jan 09, 2019
Famous Merino Stud Haddon Rig launches its own Merino Meat website
Haddon Rig's branded Merino meat website is live! In 2018 they launched a branded Merino product, specialising in dry-aged sheep meat. They are very proud to have our entire supply chain located in Central-Western NSW and are delivering…
Jan 09, 2019
We haven’t left the starting line for Murray Darling Basin Plan - By Robbie Sefton
As a small population in a big country, Australians have long enjoyed the idea that we have enough natural resources to go around – enough for agriculture and wilderness, and everything in between.That notion has been challenged over…
Jan 09, 2019
Another good day for the Wool market as the SMI increases 25 cents
Karee Wool market report for the South - January 9thSMI: 1887 +2518: 2409 +819: 2298 +2220: 2253 +1921: 2245 +3722: 2209 +3228: 884 +8Merin Cardings: 1169 +23Passed in: 4.5%www.kareewool.com.auAd - Got Freight to move? Want the best…
Jan 08, 2019
Prices up across the board for the first Wool sale of the year
Karee Wool market report for the South - January 8th. SMI: 1862 +2818: 2401 +3019: 2276 +2820: 2234 +4621: 2208 +5222: 2177 +2223: 2142 +2128: 876 +13Merino Cardings: 1146 +8Passed in: 4.3%www.kareewool.com.auAd - Pepperton Poll Dorset…
Jan 08, 2019
Tough gig - Mark Harvey-Sutton named new CEO of Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council (ALEC)
Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council independent chairman Simon Crean has today written to ALEC members and industry stakeholders to announce the organisation has appointed a new chief executive officer.With incumbent CEO Brett…
Jan 08, 2019
A new year starts with the same old stories … By Peter McMeekin
Worldwide Grains update.The New Year celebrations are now behind us and 2018 has been happily farewelled by many growers across the globe, particularly by a vast majority of eastern Australia’s winter crop farmers. Nonetheless, many…
Jan 08, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Wool supply trends continue
By Andrew Woods | Source: AWTA. The latest (December 2018) AWTA core test volumes show a continuation of recent trends. Under-supply remains a big issue for the broader Merino micron categories through the supply chain, while sub-17…
Jan 08, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Steady as she goes for weaner steers but heifers providing opportunity
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, Mecardo. The annual Victorian Weaner festival is off and running, with sales at Naracoorte, Mortlake and Yea last week. This week sees the Hamilton and Casterton sales kick off, and unfortunately for…
Jan 07, 2019
Creating stiff competition against summer weeds
By Cindy BenjaminEvidence is mounting that summer crops really can be an effective weapon in the war on herbicide resistant weeds. With soil moisture at a premium, there is nothing spare to waste on summer growing weeds.With four…
Jan 07, 2019
Prices stronger for Mutton in the first Bendigo Sheep and Lamb sale for the year
Yarding - 17,120. Lambs - 11,900. Sheep - 5220. Overall, numbers remained the same and the quality was mixed. There were a few ideal trade and heavy lambs and a larger number of secondary lambs lacking cover and weight. All the usual…
Jan 07, 2019
CBH Market Update - Last report as Harvest winds up in WA
OPERATIONS UPDATEThis will be the last weekly harvest update from CBH Group as harvest is mostly wrapped up with majority of sites now closed across all zones. Those still open are due to collect the few remaining deliveries for the…
Jan 03, 2019
The highest density of feral Pigs in the Riverina reported to be 170 per square kilometre
Local Land Services have successfully carried out an extensive knockdown of the feral pig population in the western Riverina, following a targeted aerial shoot.The aerial shoot, which resulted in up to 70 per cent of the feral pig…
Jan 03, 2019
Short sharp pool of heat could break January records in some places
A short, sharp burst of extreme heat moving into populated areas of southern and eastern Australia for the next couple of days could break all-time January maximum temperature records in some places.Watch the outlook here - https://youtu.be/_zaBctAXrZUThe…
Jan 03, 2019
New Lentil variety Hallmark ready for commercial release
Lentil growers will have a new variety option in 2019 with the commercial release of PBA Hallmark XT – a new high yielding, herbicide-tolerant lentil.Bred by Agriculture Victoria’s lentil breeding team, PBA Hallmark XT is a medium…
Jan 03, 2019
US - ADM and Cargill seek approval to release GrainBridge - Data chase is on
Facing competition from hi-tech startups, two of the world’s biggest trading houses are seeking U.S. approval to create a joint digital network designed to let farmers manage their data online.That may be the easy part. The tough…
Jan 03, 2019
Social Licence – it’s a rubbish concept!
By Robert Herrmann - Mecardo BlogCanberra bubble” has been coined the word of the year by the Australian National Dictionary Centre. Mecardo suggests that the equivalent in 2018 for agriculture is “Social Licence”.Both are somewhat…
Jan 03, 2019
You are not farming correctly
By Andrew Whitelaw - Mecardo BlogAs a serious professional farmer in 2019 it is well understood that “best practice” means you take care of your land, you take care of your animals/crops and you are economically astute.It doesn't…
Jan 03, 2019
Costa Group to put “sustainable commercial farming” front and centre
Costa CEO Harry Debney outlined the Sustainable Commercial Farming programme at the group's AGMLeading Australian fresh produce grower-marketer Costa announced the launch of its new Sustainable Commercial Farming objective at its…
Jan 02, 2019
Japanese Wagyu farm signs partnership with a California-based lab-grown meat startup
Toriyama Ranch, a Japanese ranch renowned for its Wagyu genetics, has signed a partnership with JUST, a California-based lab-grown meat startup. The plan is to start out with cell-cultured Wagyu ground beef hamburgers that can be…
