Jan 12, 2024
What we stand for
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson What we stand for - Have you been watching what is happening in Germany and Europe? The Farmers are fighting back, sick of…
Jan 11, 2024
The Chinese Tractor experience
By Dwain Duxson The Chinese Tractor experience: We convinced ourselves that we needed a Tractor for our small Farm. The aim wasn't to spend much as we wouldn't do a great number of hours. But it would be handy, right? So…
Jan 10, 2024
Hay Report - Hay is still moving.
For the fortnight up to the 10th of January 2024. By Dwain Duxson As you would know, current conditions mean the demand for Hay has dropped off. It's not off the cliff, as there is still stuff moving, but buyers…
Jan 10, 2024
Enormous - Some lines up to $50/head dearer at Ballarat.
Zero Commission Livestock Selling - Agents and Private sellers, you can now sell your Livestock for free on Farm Tender. Check out how it works here. Yarding: 42,500 For the first market back at Ballarat, agents yarded 34,150 lambs.…
Jan 09, 2024
Charity idea
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson Charity idea - We wrote a story in my side hustle publication, The Farmers Club, about Wills and where you should leave…
Jan 09, 2024
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea continue to disrupt global trade flows…
By Peter McMeekin Global supply chains are facing severe disruptions as Houthi rebels continue their attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea despite a new US-led security operation. The situation around the Bab al-Mandab Strait,…
Jan 09, 2024
Bendigo on trend with a $25-$35 price rise
Zero Commission Livestock Selling - Agents and Private sellers, you can now sell your Livestock for free on Farm Tender. Check out how it works here. Yarding - 18,359 For the first sale back in 2024, Agents drew for a total…
Jan 08, 2024
An 1860s icon
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson An 1860s icon - Barbed Wire was part of the making of the great Cattle takeover of the Mid West of America from the late…
Jan 07, 2024
Swimming naked
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson Swimming naked - What do all these have in common? Plant-based Meats, Indoor Farming, Lab-Grown Meat, Animal Free Dairy,…
Jan 06, 2024
Life-changing Perspective
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson Life-changing Perspective - I was in a text message conversation with a Farmer who said he nearly lost his life back in 2000.…
Jan 05, 2024
$20-$40 Lamb price rises at Wagga Wagga
Zero Commission Livestock Selling - Agents and Private sellers, you can now sell your Livestock for free on Farm Tender. Check out how it works here. Yarding - 29,000 The recent arrival of heavy rainfall across the region has…
Jan 05, 2024
10 Ag industry theories
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson My top 10 Ag industry theories - Agriculture is such an interesting topic. It's wide and diverse and different to any…
Dec 24, 2023
Our plans and Merry Christmas
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson Our plans - I just want to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year from all the…
Dec 23, 2023
We'll set fire to billions
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson We'll set fire to billions - I'm worried right now. Worried for our country in that we might waste billions of…
Dec 22, 2023
Bending is so last century
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson Bending is so last century - We write alot about some of the great Farm inventions that save time and workloads. There are…
Dec 21, 2023
There's a solution to everything
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson There's a solution to everything - We are building a new house on our small Farm here, and it's been a long, drawn-out…
Dec 20, 2023
Import advice but don't export decisions
To receive this newsletter in your inbox each day, just register with Farm Tender here. By Dwain Duxson Import advice but don't export decisions - I heard this comment somewhere last week, and it got me thinking about how…
Dec 20, 2023
A bit of pre-Christmas slowdown at Ballarat
Zero Commission Livestock Selling - Agents and Private sellers, you can now sell your Livestock for free on Farm Tender. Check out how it works here. Yarding: 34,694 Reduced yarding for the final Ballarat sale for this year down to…
Dec 19, 2023
Corn Crop helps China to record grain output…
By Peter McMeekin Corn production in China hit a record this year, up four per cent compared to 2022, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). An increase in the planted and harvested areas compared to the previous season…
