Oct 01, 2018
46,000 head yarding at Bendigo Sheep and Lambs
Yarding - 46,000Lambs - 28,000Sheep - 18,000There was another very large yarding of 28,000 lambs drawn at Bendigo. Quality was mixed throughout the market with more heavier lambs sold and a mix of lighter lambs showing dryness in…
Sep 30, 2018
Vegetable Farm incomes increase
Australian vegetable-growing farms: an economic survey 2016–17 and 2017–18 shows a 12 per cent increase in cash income for Australian vegetable farms to $319,000 per farm in 2017-18.ABARES Executive Director, Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds,…
Sep 30, 2018
Why Australian Ag needs to get closer to Asia
Asian economies are growing rapidly and the region is emerging as a major innovation hotspot. Some countries, such as Singapore, South Korea and Japan, now exceed Australia on the Global Innovation Index, and other smaller economies,…
Sep 30, 2018
Backing Australias Strawberry Farmers
More support for Australia's strawberry farmers is on its way.Our government will invest $350,000 in a new program to restore confidence in Australian strawberries and ensure local produce is safe to eat.This is real money on the…
Sep 30, 2018
2800 tonnes of Feed Barley heading to Moree
Glencore Agriculture has outturned their first train for the season this week to meet strong domestic demand from the east coast.The train was loaded at Viterra’s Tailem Bend site and will arrive in Moree, New South Wales on Friday…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - IoT trials across four major Victorian agricultural regions
The Victorian Government is undertaking a global search for agtech solutions for the State’s agriculture and food industries.As part of the Internet of Things trial, the government has been investigating the barriers to digital technologies…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Tech can accelerate livestock genetic progress
By Andrew cookeI started writing about the case for smarter tech in cattle and sheep breeding programmes a while ago, and quickly realised there was more than would fit in a single blog post. In my previous post I described how technology…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Robots to change the way Farmers Farm
By Sam Watson Jones - The Small Robot CompanyWe are called Small Robot Company so it goes without saying that we are excited about developing robots.Farmers in the UK and across the world are excited too. We have a group of twenty…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Challenges of AgTech in Australia: the sheer size of the place
By David Rubie - SmartShepherdIf you have travelled much of Australia, typically it will be in a plane between the major metropolitan centres. Perhaps you've glanced out the window at the unfolding, brown landscape below between looking…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Indigo raises $250M, launches marketplace to help farmers get paid for quality grain
Indigo, the startup bringing algorithms and machine learning to the agricultural industry, has raised a $250 million Series E, bringing its total raised to $650 million.The funding values the company at $3.5 billion, according to…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - Walmart to have end-to-end traceability in place in 12 months
Walmart is launching this initiative following multiple high profile recalls and outbreaks associated with these types of products. Using existing one-step up and one-step-back traceability processes can make tracking a product back…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - With a vision to transform agriculture
By Ros Harvey - The YieldWith a vision to transform agriculture and improve global food production using AI and big data, The Yield is a startup that’s never been fussed with convention.I'm a woman over 50 with a background in international…
Sep 29, 2018
Ag Tech Sunday - If we had $100 million to invest
It’s a question I was asked last week. Three times.It was essentially this. If New Zealand’s agritech sector had $100M of connected capital to invest in the next big global agritech opportunity, what would it be? It’s a great question.…
Sep 29, 2018
Video - Watch this weeks Farm Tender "What's Hot" Report
Keep up with what happened in Farming over the last week and also what Machinery and Equipment sold and at what priceWatch here - https://youtu.be/vBsc4P-VxzMwww.farmtender.com.auIn-house AdvertisingCome to our "Prime" Ag Centre (PAC)…
Sep 29, 2018
Bogo Merino Rams average $2453
or Bogo Merino and Poll Merino Stud, Yass, NSW held their on-property Ram Sale on Thursday.They offered up 152 Rams and sold 140 at a strong average of $2453.The top priced lot made $6750.The overall Sale gross was $343,420https://twitter.com/bogo_merinoshttps://www.facebook.com/bogomerinos/http://www.bogomerinos.com.au/Inhouse…
Sep 28, 2018
Moojepin Merino Rams to a top of $7000
Moojepin Merino Stud, Katanning, WA held their on-property Sale on Friday.The offered up 130 lots and sold 125 to a top price of $7000.The average for the Sale was $2118 and the gross came in at $264,750 for the Thompson familyhttps://www.facebook.com/Moojepin-Merinos-1595821413980471/www.moojepin.comInhouse…
Sep 28, 2018
Langdene Merino Rams average an outstanding $3472
Langdene Merino Stud, Dunedoo, NSW, held their on-property Ram Sale on Friday.They entered 130 Rams and sold 126 to an outstanding average of $3472The top-priced Horn Ram went to Hollowmount Merino Stud for $9500 and the top-priced…
Sep 28, 2018
Ulandi Park Poll Dorsets to $18,000
Ulandi Park Poll Dorset Stud, Marrabel, SA held their 21st annual on-property Sale on Friday.They offered up 22 Stud Rams and sold the lot to an average of $5818.Lot 4, Ulandi Park 151-17, sold to Kurralea Poll Dorset Stud, Ariah…
Sep 28, 2018
$5 billion investment to get rail freight moving across NSW
A new plan released today will deliver safer, faster, more efficient and sustainable freight movement to boost a growing NSW economy.Guided by the NSW Freight and Ports Plan 2018-2023, more than $5 billion will be invested across…
Sep 28, 2018
Is drought insurance a good idea for Dairy Farmers?
By Tristan KenderdineDrought is an unavoidable hazard of farming in Australia. As the economic pressure mounts from the current drought in northern New South Wales and Queensland, there is increasing stress on farmers in the region,…
