Aug 05, 2018
WA Grain Growers eye opening Russian Farm tour
By Jason CraigOur annual Grower Study Tour has wrapped up for another year in what has been an eye-opening experience into how southern Russia’s farming and supply chains operate.A group of 35 Western Australian growers took part…
Aug 05, 2018
Energy and Protein requirement for lactating Ewes
Lamb survival and performance are strongly aligned with the lactation of the ewe. The ewe’s ability to raise a lamb is strongly aligned with her energy and protein requirements and the more lambs she has, the greater her energy requirements.…
Aug 04, 2018
Video - Talking Farming - Watch here Dwain Duxson's interview with David Matthews
Our latest Farm Tender interview is with David Matthews. David founded The Wimmera Grain Company, is on the board of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, co-founded the highly successful Community Bank, is a Farmer and an advocate for Rural…
Aug 04, 2018
Orana Agriculture has bought Sunland Fresh Fruit
Orana Agriculture has bought Sunland Fresh Fruit, one of Australia’s largest privately owned fruit growing operations, from the De Maio family for a total consideration of A$20 million (US$14.2 million).The operation was placed on…
Aug 04, 2018
Roemahkita Poll Merinos to $7000
Roemahkita Poll Merinos Ram Sale, Cummins, SA held it's on-property Ram Sale last Tuesday89 of the 93 Rams sold to an average of $2453. Top lot went to CD Watson & Co, Cummins, SA for $7000The Sale grossed $218,317 for Joe and Tracey…
Aug 03, 2018
Video - This weeks Farm Tender "What's Hot" report
Keep the date free, 4th of October 2018, we are having our "Prime" Ag Centre (PAC) open/launch day here in Elmore. Note, it's on the Thursday of the Elmore Field Day and will start at around 3pmWatch here - https://youtu.be/Mt3CPeAa5ccwww.farmtender.com.au
Aug 03, 2018
Rices Creek kicks off the Ram selling season in style
Rices Creek Poll Merino Stud, Tintinara, SA, held their on-property Ram Sale on Thursday in what turned out to be a cracking sale80 of the 80 Rams offered sold to a top price of $6000 which sold to Glynnard Props at Riverton, SA.The…
Aug 03, 2018
Video - $301 a new record for Lamb in what was a tough market at Wagga this week
Watch Henry Booth from Riverina Livestock Agents with this weeks Wagga Sheep and Lamb ReportWatch Here - https://www.facebook.com/RLAwaggawagga/videos/1789761854448283/http://www.riverinaagents.com.au/
Aug 03, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Wheat futures ‘post’ further gains
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, MecardoWe are big fans of social media. It’s a great tool for communication around the world, but it can unfortunately have issues with miscommunication. In this weeks update, we take a look at the…
Aug 03, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - A bit of red ink on the sheep
By Angus Brown | Source: MLA, Mecardo. The rally in lamb and sheep prices has come to an end, for now. Trade lambs lost a little ground, heavy lambs are as rare as hens teeth, and sheep supplies seem to have started to flow. Restocker…
Aug 03, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Cattle price support dries up.
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, NLRS, Steiner, BOM, Mecardo. An unfriendly rainfall forecast from the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) for August has seen a lift in cattle numbers at the sale yard. Most notably, increased yarding levels…
Aug 02, 2018
BCG Farm in focus - Hugh Keam
Hugh Keam takes a long term and methodical approach to farming. The qualified mechanical engineer uses recording, identifying trends and a range of tools available to make decisions.Farming Name: HA & ML KeamHugh farms with his wife…
Aug 02, 2018
Sugar Cane Farmer Andrew Cross takes home prestigious Australasian business award
North Queensland sugar cane producer Andrew Cross has been awarded the Rabobank ‘Dr John Morris’ Business Development Prize, from a field of some of Australia and New Zealand’s most progressive farmers, for a strategic business plan…
Aug 02, 2018
GrainGrowers supports TPP-11 at Senate Inquiry
GrainGrowers supported the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP-11) at a public hearing in Melbourne this week.The national grain farmer representative organisation appeared on behalf of its 17,000…
Aug 02, 2018
New Wheat quality research to determine the best return for growers
National grains representative body, GrainGrowers, yesterday announced that it has commissioned a research project to find out if Australia is growing the quality of wheat which gives grain farmers the best returns.At the Australian…
Aug 02, 2018
South West Vic fire affected Farmers looking for answers
The Victorian Farmers Federation says farmers must not be left to bear the full brunt of the devastating south-west fires following the release of Energy Safe Victoria’s (ESV) technical reports into the blazes.One of the ESV reports…
Aug 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - US cattle futures limiting in short term but supportive longer term
By Angus Brown | Source: CME, MLA.The growth in the US cattle herd might be slowing, but there are still plenty of cattle coming through the system. Cattle prices in the US are reflecting the stronger supply situation, and as we know,…
Aug 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Wool Economics 101
Matt Dalgleish | Source: AWEX, Mecardo. In our lamb analysis this week we have looked at the demand-based reasons as to why the Eastern States Trade Lamb Indicator (ESTLI) has been on the improve since the 2000’s. Given the market…
Aug 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Lamb Economics 101
By Matt Dalgleish | Source: MLA, ABS, Mecardo.In last week’s piece on deflated lamb prices, we mentioned that the underlying reason behind the increased lamb prices we have seen since 2000 has been increasing demand. This analysis…
Aug 02, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - This year is sorted (for price), what about next? Part 2
By Andrew Whitelaw | Source: CME, Mecardo. On Tuesday we considered forward hedging wheat production for the 19/20 harvest using CBOT. In this second part, we look at using the ASX wheat contract for next year’s harvest, with some…
