Oct 29, 2018
Critical to ensure the Grains industry is not placed at risk with imports
The VFF Grains Group is urging extreme caution and vigilance be applied to ensure biosecurity integrity is upheld by border authorities and anybody considering importing grains into Australia from other countries.With Victoria’s grain…
Oct 29, 2018
Wanted - Good industry people to join the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework’s Steering Group (SSG)
Exceptional individuals from across the Australian beef value chain with a passion for driving long-term sustainability are invited to apply to join the Australian Beef Sustainability Framework’s (Framework) Steering Group (SSG).The…
Oct 28, 2018
Cotton Australia applauds Queensland Government’s water reform
Cotton Australia has welcomed the passing of a new law in Queensland allowing water held in state infrastructure reserves to be made available on short-term leases.The new law permits water that had been earmarked for projects such…
Oct 28, 2018
Cattle are getting a bad rap in lab-grown meat debate
A battle royal is brewing over what to call animal cells grown in cell culture for food. Should it be in-vitro meat, cellular meat, cultured meat or fermented meat? What about animal-free meat, slaughter-free meat, artificial meat,…
Oct 28, 2018
Billionaire Sir Michael Hintze lists Young property
MH Premium Farms has listed the Glaisnock mixed-farming enterprise, with the property to go under the hammer next month.The offering is a 982 hectare landholding within the south-west slopes region of New South Wales.Located 26 kilometres…
Oct 28, 2018
NSW Libs announce Snowy Hydro money to go to Water infrastructure, digital connectivity
Deputy Premier and Minister for Regional NSW John Barilaro today announced five priority areas the NSW Government will fund under the $4.2 billion Snowy Hydro Legacy Fund.The NSW Liberal and Nationals Government has committed every…
Oct 28, 2018
Understanding the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator
The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) is a seven-day rolling average of young cattle from 25 saleyards across Queensland, NSW and Victoria. It’s expressed in cents per kilogram carcase (or dressed) weight (¢/kg cwt) and is rounded…
Oct 28, 2018
UK exchange employee to learn from South Australian agriculture
By Melissa KeoghOne of South Australia’s leading regional grain marketers and agribusiness consultancies is helping local farmers to better manage seasonal challenges by introducing an international insight into the business.Rural…
Oct 27, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - 30 yrs on - Agtech what has changed
By Scott Mckinnon - General Manager, Farmers Edge AustraliaI reached a major milestone this month. It has been thirty years, to the month, when I completed by UNE thesis on 'Personal Computer as a Farm Management tool'. As a treat…
Oct 27, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Are our food systems ready for the fourth agricultural revolution?
By Ashley RootseyThe future of food is fast approaching, so our agrifood industries must brace themselves for transparency.For decades now it has become increasingly easy for urban populations to lose touch with their food, meaning…
Oct 27, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Robot is pen herding Cattle at one of Cargills US Beef plants
Three quarters of a ton. That’s the size of the average bovine moving through Cargill’s beef plant in Schuyler, Nebraska. Multiply that by 5,000— approximately how many head of cattle the facility processes on a daily basis—and you…
Oct 27, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - GoannaAg $3.35 million Capital raise
Australian ag-tech business, GoannaAg, (the new operating brand of Discovery Ag) has today announced the completion of its first capital raising, securing $3.35 million in growth funding from prominent public and privately-owned businesses…
Oct 26, 2018
Wool Market hits a large speed hump
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolA week of reduced overseas demand coupled with an ongoing wool offering of drought-affected wools has resulted in market values taking a sharp downturn this week.Despite the Australian dollar dipping below…
Oct 26, 2018
What’s it going to cost if you don’t cover your hay?
Sponsored by Feedworks. You can get your Inland Performer Hay Tarps at the Prime Ag Centre (PAC) in Elmore. Check out the Tarps hereHay left in the open is prone to spoilage at potential fire outbreak.An average cost to cover a hay…
Oct 26, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Rain maintains price gains
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, BOM, Mecardo. The patchy rain continued this week and so did the price rises. The Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) is following a similar trend to last year. In 2017 the October rally lasted through…
Oct 26, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - The hunt for the red October
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, ASX, Mecardo, USDA. This week the market continues its volatility with prices falling globally and domestically. The main factors driving the market into the red has been the Russian crop beating…
Oct 26, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Tide turns for wool
By Robert Herrmann | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. If last week was bad for wool prices, it turned out that it was only the start of the fall. This week, no segment was spared and the full force of the correction was felt causing the market…
Oct 26, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Weekly Wool Forwards – week ending 26th October 2018
By Olivia Agar | Source: Mecardo, Riemann. The physical market pulled back this week which saw growers looking get some short-term security on the forwards market. The A$ dollar slid further down from last week’s levels, meaning wool…
Oct 26, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Where are the Victorian lambs?
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, NLRS, Mecardo. Reduced lamb throughput across all states this week saw prices rise across the board for sheep and lamb markets. The Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator (ESTLI) demonstrated the apparent…
Oct 25, 2018
Drought policy must adapt to a changing climate
By Richard Heath - AFIThe Federal Government is convening a summit to address the devastating drought currently afflicting Eastern Australia, to unite national efforts in coordinating action to support drought-affected families and…
