Jan 21, 2019
Trying to forget the politics for a moment… By Peter McMeekin
World Grain updateA lack of adequate snow cover to protect the winter crop against cold weather is raising some concerns in parts of the northern hemisphere. The snow cover acts as an insulation layer for the hibernating wheat and…
Jan 21, 2019
This years Australia Day Lamb campaign ad includes the Kiwis
Watch here - https://youtu.be/YgO-ZI7FkhYMeat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) summer campaign for Australian Lamb has launched today, calling for Australia and New Zealand to come together over a lamb meal.Building on the new brand…
Jan 21, 2019
CBH Group rebates $95 million back to Growers
Summary: * Efficiently received and managed 13.3 million tonne harvest * Retained strong financial position with Group surplus before rebates of $128 million * Significantly increased network capital investment and maintenance…
Jan 21, 2019
New Meat Industry’s Networking Group for Women
AMIC is committed to actively supporting women in the meat industry by encouraging women to join our industry and supporting women already working within our industry. To fully realise this committment AMIC has joined forces with…
Jan 21, 2019
Dearer Bendigo Market for Lamb, cheaper for Mutton
Yarding - 20,000 (-6500) .Lambs - 12,000 (-8000).Sheep - 8000 (+1500).Lamb numbers declined to 12,000 as producers reacted to the cheaper rates of last week, with the extremely hot weather also influencing the smaller offering. There…
Jan 20, 2019
Measuring the worth of Rural Properties
If you’re looking to get a loan to renovate or buy a property in the city, the financial institution you approach is likely to first turn to a valuation model to see what your place is worth. Next they’ll run a few checks on you.…
Jan 20, 2019
Protecting Australia from African Swine Fever
Pigs can make great pets. They are social creatures, fond of company, are inquisitive and can be house trained and, coincidentally, 2019 is also the Year of the Pig according to the Chinese horoscope.However, before you rush out there…
Jan 20, 2019
The right to farm
Beyond the agronomic constraints confronting grain growers throughout South Australia lies the broader agricultural industry challenge of earning and maintaining a ‘social licence’ to operate.The right to farm is being questioned…
Jan 19, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - Waste Not, Want Not
Acclaimed TED speaker, CEO and female entrepreneur Anastasia Volkova is building a world with better food security through remote-sensing technologies with her award-winning agtech startup FluroSat.Imagine a world with global food…
Jan 19, 2019
Ag Tech Sunday - John Deere wants to remind the world that it’s a tech company
John Deere has been to CES before. The company known for its dark green tractors with the yellow deer on them has rubbed shoulders with the smart TVs, smart light bulbs, smart cars, smart switches and smart toothbrushes for years.…
Jan 18, 2019
Wool EMI approaching the 2000 cent level again
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolA larger national wool offering of 51,703 bales and an increase in the Australian Dollar to trade above 72 US cents was enough for the wool market to initially show some consolidation for the Merino types…
Jan 18, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - My shutdowns are the greatest shutdowns
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, Mecardo. The market trades based on information. The largest source of publicly available information is currently on a record-breaking holiday thanks to the US government shutdown. What impact does…
Jan 18, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Weekly Wool Forwards for week ending 18 January 2019
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: Riemann, MecardoA bit of action was seen in the 19 and 21 micron categories to kick off 2019 for the wool forward market and some interesting developments in the coarse wool forwards gave growers a chance…
Jan 18, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Strength despite size
By Olivia Agar | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. The last 3 weeks of sales have seen big volumes of wool on the market. Now the normal story would be a hit on prices, but results have been curiously stable.The Eastern Market Indicator (EMI)…
Jan 18, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Victorian supplies keeping a lid on prices
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA. There are still plenty of lambs coming for slaughter in Victoria, but NSW supply is waning. As such, lamb prices have been on the wane early in the year, and mutton has also been dragged lower. It seems…
Jan 18, 2019
Mecardo Analysis - Not the greatest start to 2019
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, BOM, Mecardo. The first full week of cattle sales for 2019 provides limited cheer after the festive break with all key reported categories along the east coast registering price falls. There was a…
Jan 17, 2019
Louis Dreyfus to exit its Dairy business by mid 2019
By Lynda Kiernan Louis Dreyfus Company announced its intentions to exit its dairy business by the middle of this year. The announcement comes amid a strategic overhaul of its business started three years ago that will allow the company…
Jan 17, 2019
RamSelect has empowered commercial Ram buyers by adding transparency to the market place
The advent of the online genetic selection tool RamSelect has empowered commercial ram buyers by adding transparency to the market place, according to Holbrook, NSW, sheep breeder Ian Ross. Mr Ross (pictured) manages the 1800-hectare…
Jan 17, 2019
RFDS to roll out the new mental health program to the outback
A new national mental health program is commencing this month which will expand access to mental health services in rural and remote Australia. The new program will see mental health workers visit communities who previously faced…
Jan 17, 2019
Draft Dairy code has been released for consultation
* Draft dairy code released for consultation, based on feedback from farmers and processors. * A draft Regulation Impact Statement also released for consultation which assesses the impact of the code for farmers and processors. …
