Dec 20, 2018
Merck to Acquire Parent Company of Allflex, SCR
The owners of Allflex ear tags and SCR dairy monitoring technology is being acquired by Merck. The acquisition of the Antelliq Group, formerly known as the Allflex Group, was made public on Dec. 14 in a joint press release by Merck…
Dec 20, 2018
King Island Beef story a vital part of export success
By Phil McFarlane - Founder & Director at EAT Group With the way cleared for development of a new abattoir on King Island in Australia’s Bass Strait, a vital piece of the King Island Beef brand story is coming to fruition. And that…
Dec 19, 2018
Fox & Lillie Rural opens new store in Wellington NSW
Fox & Lillie Rural are pleased to announce the opening of their new brokerage, AWTA testing and direct buying woolstore operation in Wellington, New South Wales.Fox & Lillie Rural is a dynamic and customer focused wool brokerage business…
Dec 19, 2018
Nominations now open for SA's Ag Town of the Year Award
Think your town is an example of an outstanding agricultural community? Nominations for the inaugural South Australian Agricultural Town of the Year Award have now opened.The new award will form a part of Brand South Australia’s 2019…
Dec 19, 2018
Stop the squeeze - Industry invests millions to stop consumers squeezing Avocados
Every year, millions of innocent avocados are subjected to the worst kind of abuse. Sitting quietly on the supermarket shelf, they are prodded, squeezed and harassed by consumers looking for a ‘perfectly’ ripe avo. This man-handling…
Dec 19, 2018
Rice Growers agree to a $3 per tonne increase to the R & D Levy
63 % of Australian Rice growers voted in favor of a $3 per tonne increase to the rice research and development (R&D) Levy. If this increase is approved by government it will be the first increase in 13 years and will deliver benefits…
Dec 19, 2018
Planning starts for global Agricultural science hub that focusses on soil
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and the University of Sydney are building a new alliance to create a global hub for veterinary science, agriculture and soil research, agribusiness and training at the historic Elizabeth…
Dec 19, 2018
Twiggy Forrest's Harvest Road to establish a world class Cattle facility at Moora in WA
Harvest Road, one of Western Australia’s largest integrated agriculture businesses and owner of the iconic Harvey Beef, today announced plans to establish a world class cattle facility to develop lines of WA premium beef for local…
Dec 19, 2018
Two new features added to ASKBILL’s farm forecasting
Sheep producers using the powerful forecasting tool ASKBILL now have two new features at their disposal to guide their flock management decisions: a 90-day rainfall outlook and a 40-day soil moisture profile outlook.After months of…
Dec 19, 2018
Cropping industry needs to rethink current paddock practices to tackle resistance
Accessing improved predictors of disease, insect and weed infestations, coupled with a greater use of integrated management, are among the key messages agronomists and growers have been advised to take into the coming season, as a…
Dec 18, 2018
Selling direct this year took care of the the tractor payments...
By Kelsey Miller - StockaI created Stocka to help farmers to reduce their selling costs if they are prepared to market their own livestock. One of my most important customers is my family's farm in the North East of Victoria- after…
Dec 18, 2018
GrainCorp Harvest Update - Harvest deliveries disrupted due to rain
COMMENTARY for the week ending the 17/12/2018• Some decent rainfalls received across Darling Downs boosting prospects for summer crops.• Late barley and chickpeas crops coming in to Northern NSW, with harvest largely wrapped up across…
Dec 18, 2018
Potential for intensive Agriculture opportunity in the Riverland of SA
CBRE Agribusiness has been appointed to sell the Moorook farmland aggregation, a 2,155ha greenfield horticultural development site located in one of Australia’s premier intensive agricultural regions.Moorook, spanning more than 2,155ha…
Dec 18, 2018
The Farm Tender Hay Report – Rain a game changer in the short term
Rain a game changer in the short termFor the fortnight up to the 18th of December 2018 - Volume 22.Widespread rain in the Eastern States will slow down the demand for Hay in the short term as Farmers get some "green grass" relief…
Dec 18, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Surety in sorghum?
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: ABARES, Mecardo. When it rains, it pours. It’s been a dry year, and to end the month the east coast has received a deluge, with many areas receiving more rainfall over the past week, than they had received…
Dec 18, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Live export buyers underpin WA prices
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, DAWR, Mecardo. An expanded cross bench in Federal parliament has placed the ban on live sheep exports back on the agenda. Mecardo thought it an opportune time to reaffirm how important the live sheep…
Dec 18, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Timely rains for weaner vendors
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA. While wiener vendors at a sausage festival are unlikely to enjoy the heavy rain we saw at the end of last week, weaner vendors in Western Victoria would have rejoiced at the blue, yellow and even purple…
Dec 18, 2018
Santa overwhelmed with orders for rain… By Peter McMeekin
The southern hemisphere’s second biggest wheat producer is Argentina. Heavy rain across a large portion of the country’s northern wheat production region in the past week bought harvest to a halt and started to raise quality concerns…
Dec 17, 2018
"Skin in the game" - By Nathan Scott
There is still some serious tension in our industry at the moment, with controversies erupting into arguments on social media. I have recently watched as one tweeter’s comment on the live export of sheep erupted in name calling and…
Dec 17, 2018
Inland rail project begins - Growth for Regional areas
The first sod for the Inland Rail project was historically turned at Parkes terminal on 13 December, 2018.The NSW Government has welcomed the start of work on the 1,700 kilometre Inland Rail project, with first trains expected to…
