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…
Dec 17, 2018
Canadian Port play for GrainCorp
GrainsConnect Canada, GrainCorp’s joint venture with Zen-Noh Grain Corporation, has agreed to be a partner in the Fraser Grain Terminal, at the Port of Vancouver. Construction of Fraser Grain Terminal was announced by respected Canadian…
Dec 17, 2018
Heavy rain keeps numbers away at Bendigo Sheep and Lambs
Yarding - 17,000 (-11,422). Lambs - 10,000 (-6,422). Sheep - 7,000 (-5,000). Lamb and sheep numbers fell away after some heavy rain across the region, making it the smallest yarding for some time. Quality also declined, with the bulk…
Dec 17, 2018
Campaign to save Longreach and Emerald Ag Colleges looking positive
The agriculture industry’s campaign to save the Longreach and Emerald ag colleges is gathering momentum, with Agriculture Minister Furner today committing to consider an industry-led solution in the new year.AgForce has been driving…
Dec 16, 2018
Tractor Sale down 15% for November but only 2% for the year
Sales of Agricultural tractors have turned further downwards in November as the impact of the drought continues to take its toll.All up, Tractor sales in November were 15% down for the month leaving the year to date position around…
Dec 16, 2018
Ag workforce being boosted by young people and women
Australia’s agricultural workforce is growing and getting younger, according to the latest Insights snapshot released by the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics Sciences (ABARES).ABARES Executive Director Dr Steve…
Dec 16, 2018
Wool Market EMI finishes 102c/kg above this time last year
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolThe final wool market for 2018 prior to the Christmas recess attracted one of the largest wool offerings seen for months (46,000 bales), resulting in a three-day sale this week.The Australian dollar weakened…
Dec 16, 2018
Talking up Regenerative Agriculture
By Chuck de Liedekerke - Regenerative Agriculture!Since Soil Capital’s inception in 2013, we have held management responsibilities on over thirty large scale farms. We have learned, sometimes the hard way, what creates value and what…
Dec 16, 2018
Commitment needed to ensure that the sustainability of the NSW dairy industry is assured
Dairy Connect CEO Shaughn Morgan said that the advocacy body welcomed the 4 findings and 10 recommendations released this week from the NSW Upper House Inquiry into the sustainability of the State’s dairy industry.The Government and…
