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…
Aug 01, 2018
AWB - The Wheat tide is starting to turn
By Angus Groves. How long will the dry spell continue? It’s a question we ask ourselves each week. And if we trust the latest BOM climate outlook, it looks as though the August to October period is going to be warmer and drier than…
Aug 01, 2018
Queensland Cattle Farmers feel a lack of resources may expose a tick outbreak
Queensland cattle producers are frustrated and worried a lack of State Government resources is leaving them more exposed to tick outbreaks, AgForce said today.AgForce Cattle Tick Committee Chair Justin Boshammer said the Queensland…
Aug 01, 2018
CBA pledges $2 million to help drought-affected Farmers
CBA to provide $2 million to support drought-affected farmers with further measures to ease financial pressures on drought impacted businesses.Commonwealth Bank will donate $2 million to support Aussie farmers, including $1.75 million…
Aug 01, 2018
Peter Reading retires so Andrew Goyder is the new Chairman of GTA
Grain Trade Australia (GTA) has announced Mr Andrew Goyder from Western Australia as its new Chairman. Mr Goyder replaces Mr Peter Reading, who has retired as GTA Chair after 6 years in role. The announcement was made at the Australian…
Aug 01, 2018
Vic Farmers - What is the Agriculture Energy Investment Plan?
The state governments plan is to provide free assessments, Grants, Demonstrations, Education and research in an aim to boost farm productivity, increase jobs and grow exports. The first step in this plan is providing free assessments…
Aug 01, 2018
Video - New Lamb record of $300.60 at Forbes
New Lamb record of $300.60 at Central West Livestock Exchange on TuesdayWatch them being sold here - https://twitter.com/i/status/1024103326504239104Picture - The top pen of Lambs
Aug 01, 2018
Woolworths supports Aussie Farmers with a donation of $1.5 million to the Buy a Bale program
Woolworths has today announced its support of Rural Aid, in a partnership that will help double the charity’s existing capacity in the next 12 months to support Australian farmers and rural communities impacted by the drought.Hundreds…
Aug 01, 2018
Mecardo Insights - Mental health in the bush
by Georgia Cosier. As part of the Ruralco network, Mecardo are strong advocates of the work conducted by crisis support and suicide prevention charity Lifeline Australia. Since 2015 Ruralco have had a corporate partnership with Lifeline,…
Aug 01, 2018
Mecardo Insights - Sheepvention, I wouldn’t miss it for quids!
Posted by Robert Herrman. The Sheepvention name captures the remarkable story of a sheep show that has survived where many other regional events have long ago shut up shop.The P & A Society members who 40 years ago decided to re-invent…
Aug 01, 2018
Mecardo Insights - Agriculture is getting its game on
Posted by Will Nack. A perceived major issue in Ag is the labour employment challenge, and with every innovation, we see less labour employed as a result. So how substantial is this labour crisis really? This decline in labour employed…
