Nov 03, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Longerenong College get $3.6 million in funding for a new digital demonstration Farm
The Victorian Government announcement of $2.5 million to support the establishment of a new, digitally-enabled demonstration farm near Horsham is great news for Wimmera Southern Mallee and for the grain growing community, says Wimmera…
Nov 03, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Ag Tech tour drives connections across the diverse agriculture sector
By Wendy Newman, CEO WDCFrom microherbs and a high-tech piggery, to rock lobsters, organic beef, traditional grain farms and robotic citrus packing facilities, creating linkages between Agtech start-ups and innovative WA agribusinesses…
Nov 03, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Australia needs an AgTech VC — So we're building one
By J. Matthew PriorBack in the early aughties, agtech was not a thing. Having spent the late nineties in Silicon Valley, witnessing the Dot Com boom first hand, I was ready for something more tangible. The opportunity to get my hands…
Nov 03, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - An evening of Ag Tech
By Vasudha PandaIt was an intriguing invite that lead me to the plush fifteenth floor offices of Crowe Horwath in Sydney. A friend who works for an IoT firm had egged me on to attend a "Meet-Up" of Ag Tech enthusiasts. There would…
Nov 02, 2018
Farm succession planning doesn’t need to be the elephant in the room
By Birchip Cropping GroupCommunicating openly with each member of the family unit about their future and individual aspirations and plans can lead to successful stories of family farming transitions. It would be remiss to think it…
Nov 02, 2018
BCG Farm in Focus – Ken and Kathleen Dodds
Ken and Kathleen Dodds farm at Lorquon in the West Wimmera. Their farming business is comprised of cropping and hay enterprises. They have received 210mm for the year to date and 175mm over the growing season (April to October).Given…
Nov 02, 2018
Wool EMI eases by 20c/kg to finish at 1854 cents
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolThe dramatic reduction in wool values of last week were somewhat subdued this week with the Eastern Market Indicator easing by 20c/kg to finish at 1854 cents per kilogram clean.The Australian dollar initially…
Nov 02, 2018
Eat more pork and help save our bacon
By Melissa Keogh‘Get some pork on your fork’ is the famous line second-generation pig farmer Andrew Johnson needs South Aussie shoppers to hear now more than ever.The owner of Mt Boothby Pastoral Company is standing in the middle…
Nov 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Xie Xie Trump
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, MecardoSocial media continues to be an influencer in markets. In the last day we have seen big moves in the market in response to a tweet made by President Trump regarding China. In this week’s comment,…
Nov 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Yarding boost provides headwind on prices
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, NLRS, Steiner, Mecardo. The recent rain has provided a lift to cattle prices last week across the East coast and producers responded this week to the improved prices with increased offering at the…
Nov 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Hold, Hold, Hold, Now!
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, Mecardo. Those familiar with the movie ‘Braveheart’ will recall the scene where Mel Gibson and co are facing a cavalry charge from the English Army. Mel said ‘Hold, hold, hold, now!” and the Scottish…
Nov 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - The fall steadies but no light in the tunnel
By Robert Herrmann | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. Wool producers did their best to support the market this week; of the 40k bales rostered only 35,700 were eventually offered for sale with a further 5,900 passed under grower’s reserve.…
Nov 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Weekly Wool Forwards – week ending 2nd November 2018
By Olivia Agar | Source: Riemann, Mecardo. The lacklustre physical auction market provided a leader for a lacklustre week on the forwards market. The US dollar rise over the last fortnight came to an abrupt halt, making room for…
Nov 01, 2018
BCG - Feed testing a must for Canola Hay
By Louisa Ferrier - BGC In 2006, canola hay was produced across the region however, it gained a bad reputation as merely ‘sticks inside string’ due to the timing and treatment of the hay that was made. Now it’s time to reconsider…
Nov 01, 2018
ICA floats five-point plan to help drought-affected farmers
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has said it supports the removal of stamp duties on agricultural insurance products nation-wide as a key measure to improve the uptake of farm income and crop insurance for primary producers.ICA…
Nov 01, 2018
GrainCorp to shed jobs on the back of the dry conditions
GrainCorp has announced a simplification of the eastern Australian operating structure in its Grains business unit to: * Remove costs in a challenging operating environment; and * Position it to deliver more focused and relevant…
Nov 01, 2018
Light at the end of the drought tunnel
By - Mark Bennett - Head of Australian Agribusiness at ANZDrought is devastating. But it’s not new. Nor is the strength and resilience being demonstrated across the agricultural industry. You can see this every day in the individuals…
Nov 01, 2018
CNH Industrial and Farmers Edge™ announced a strategic digital Agriculture partnership
US and Canada - CNH Industrial, one of the world’s largest farm machinery manufacturers, and Farmers Edge™, a global leader in decision agriculture, announced a strategic digital agriculture partnership today. Through its extensive…
Nov 01, 2018
World Grains snapshot as Harvest kicks in to gear in Australia
By Peter McMeekin - Grain Industry ConsultantAs harvest of the drought ravaged winter crop gains momentum here in Australia, the European farmer is also busy juggling their summer crop harvest program with the seeding of their winter…
Nov 01, 2018
ALEC welcomes the reforms announced by Littleproud
THE Australian Livestock Exporters’ Council welcomes the reforms announced today by the Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud to strengthen the Department of Agriculture & Water Resources’ regulatory oversight of the livestock…
