Oct 03, 2018
Red Brahmans reach $95,000 to end the Brahman Week Sale
The Red Brahmans had the spotlight on the last Day of the Brahman Week Sale at Rockhampton, Qld on Wednesday350 Bulls were entered of which 326 sold to an average of $9676The top price was $95,000 for lot 873, Muan A Sundown 5561…
Oct 03, 2018
Janmac Poll Dorsets to $4400 twice
Janmac Poll Dorset and White Suffolk Stud, Goroke, Vic held their on-property Ram Sale on WednesdayThey offered up 160 Poll Dorsets and sold 152 to an average of $1414 and a top price of $4400 achieved twice.They entered 35 White…
Oct 03, 2018
Bundilla Poll Rams average $2902 in a hot Sale
Bundilla Poll Merino Stud, Young, NSW held their on-property Ram Sale on Wednesday.The offered up 240 Rams and cleared the whole lot to a top price of $6500.The average for the Sale was a whopping $2902 and a gross of $696,480 for…
Oct 03, 2018
Richmond Merinos to a top of $10,500
Richmond Merino Ram Stud, Quandialla, NSW held their on-property Ram Sale on Tuesday.They offered up 120 Rams and sold the lot to a top price of $10,500.The average for the sale was $2027 and the gross was $243,240 for the Ryan familyhttps://www.facebook.com/richmondmerinos/In-house…
Oct 03, 2018
Brahman Week Bull makes $100,000
The two Day Grey Brahman Week Sale, Rockhampton, Qld ended on TuesdayA total of 476 Grey Brahman Bulls sold from 501 offered to an overall average of $9684.The top-priced Bull, lot 364, Clukan Axel 333/7 sold to GI Brahman Stud, Muttaburra,…
Oct 03, 2018
Woodyarrup sells to a top of $15,000
Woodyarrup Merino and Poll Merino Stud, Broomehill, WA held their annual on-property Ram Sale on Tuesday.They offered up 218 Horn Rams and sold 216 to a top price of $15,000.The average for the Horn Rams was $2206.They offered up…
Oct 02, 2018
McRae's Oakbank Merinos average $2531
Oakbank Merino Stud, St Arnaud, Vic, held their on-property Ram Sale on Tuesday.They offered up 72 Rams and sold 63 to a top price of $5750The average for the Sale was $2531, and the overall gross was $159,453 for the McRae familyPicture…
Oct 02, 2018
All new John Deere 9000 Series SP Forage Harvesters for the best Forage quality
High-capacity forage harvesting doesn’t mean sacrificing forage quality. In corn, the all-new 9000 Series Self-Propelled Forage Harvesters (SPFH) from John Deere provide up to 400 tonnes of throughput per hour, along with optimum…
Oct 02, 2018
Getting your head around the true impact of heat stress in wheat
By Claire Brown - BCGHeat stress is estimated to cost the agricultural industry $1 billion according to the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC). Wheat yield is adversely affected when heat stress occurs during flowering…
Oct 02, 2018
A must attend Pulse Field Day in the Wimmera
Pulses will take centre stage in Victoria’s Wimmera later this month at the annual Southern Pulse Agronomy Pulse Field Day. To be held on Thursday, October 25, in conjunction with Pulse Breeding Australia, the field day at Vectis…
Oct 02, 2018
Large Northern NSW Cattle Finishing and Cropping Property up for EOI
One of Australia's largest integrated Cattle Finishing and Cropping Businesses is up for Expression of InterestThe enterprise finishes more than 100,000* MSA graded cattle and produces approx. 40,000* tonnes of grain, pulses and oilseeds…
Oct 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Warning: This isn’t the new level
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, Mecardo. It’s a dog of a year. There was some hope that September would bring some rain to at least keep the crop stable. Unfortunately, September has brought frost and continued dry weather. As a…
Oct 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - A shrinking flock and weaker supply, but is it enough?
By Angus Brown | Source: ABS, MLA. Timing is everything in markets. Even in market analysis, when you write an article looking at sheep and lamb slaughter, then Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) release their projections in the same…
Oct 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - US economy helping support our finished cattle prices
By Angus Brown | Source: USDA, NASS, MLA. While many producers battle drought in Australia and the herd is likely to slip into decline once again, in the US, beef production continues to ramp up. The strong prices of recent times…
Oct 01, 2018
2,4-D label changes ahead of 18/19 Cotton Season
By Chris Teague – Extension and Development Agronomist, Border Rivers & Balonne.Spring has sprung with some cotton in Central Queensland already out of the ground and planting beginning around Goondiwindi and Moree, which is likely…
Oct 01, 2018
The cutting edge MIJ30 objective carcase camera a boost for Wagyu
Wagyu is renowned for its exceptional eating experience and is due principally to its unique intramuscular fat characteristics. The degree and quality of the fat distribution is what determines the quality of Wagyu and its demand…
Oct 01, 2018
Farmers advised to keep sound records when cutting Crop for Hay
Grain growers who this year cut moisture-stressed and frost-affected crops for hay and silage are advised to record their crop management strategies and the outcomes for benchmarking purposes.Record keeping (notes, photographs and…
Oct 01, 2018
Day 1 of the Brahman Week Bull Sale was a good result
Brahman Week Bull Sale, Rockhampton, Qld held day 1 of the massive Red and White Brahman SaleThe first Day's offering saw 274 sold of the 294 offered and a top price of $72,500 which was achieved twice. Lot 149, Brahrock Ashley Sir…
Oct 01, 2018
Charinga Stud Ram make $42,000
Charinga Merino and Poll Merino Stud, St Arnaud, Vic held their on-property Ram Sale on Monday.In what coincided with the Banavie and Gowandale Sales, Charinga entered 88 lots and sold them in a full clearance.The top-priced Ram was…
Oct 01, 2018
Banavie Merino Rams to $19,000
Banavie Merino and Poll Merino Stud, Marnoo, Vic held their annual Ram Sale at Charinga, St Arnaud, Vic on MondayThey offered up 80 lots and sold them all to a top price of $19,000 for lot 67The average for the sale was a very strong…
