Jul 10, 2018
Video - The Farm Tender "What's Hot" report for the last week
Watch here last week's Farm Tender What's Hot report - https://youtu.be/xUKMj2KqjrI
Jul 09, 2018
Lambs firm and Sheep cheaper at Bendigo on Monday
Bendigo Sheep & Lamb 9/7/18Lamb numbers fell slightly on last week. Quality was very mixed but the lead drafts of lambs presented very good condition but fell away quickly on anything not supplementary fed. The trend for the lamb…
Jul 09, 2018
Mega Dairy goes up for Sale - Coomboona Dairies
One of Australia’s most advanced dairy aggregations, Coomboona Dairies in the Goulburn Valley, is being offered to the market as a whole or as two contiguous holdings.The asset has been listed with Elders Real Estate on instruction…
Jul 09, 2018
Plantings of half a million hectares of Roundup Ready® Canola in 2018
The ability to manage difficult to control weeds has spurred Australian canola growers to plant just under half a million hectares to Roundup Ready® canola in 2018.Sixty percent of growers surveyed by Monsanto said they chose to grow…
Jul 09, 2018
Outcomes from Drought round table discussions - But no Rivers of gold coming
* Agreement to use NFF drought policy as a framework to move forward from * Agricultural business cycle and work by Senator Barry O’Sullivan will also be used as valuable inputs * Banks agree to further discussions on Farm…
Jul 09, 2018
Ricegrowers Association conference theme is “Locally Owned – Globally Focused”
The 2018 Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia (RGA) Annual Conference will be held in Moama, NSW on Thursday 2nd and Friday 3rd August at the Rich River Golf Club.RGA President, Jeremy Morton, said this year’s conference theme, “Locally…
Jul 09, 2018
Another record year for Tractor Sales but sales dip in June
The Financial Year just ended has been another record one for Tractor Sales with sales just shy of the 13,000 unit mark, despite a noticeable drop off in June as dealers slowed up deliveries.Tractor sales in Australia have now surpassed…
Jul 09, 2018
If the Ag Tech bubble bursts, who will the survivors be?
By Andrew Whitelaw - MecardoIn recent years there has been an upsurge in agtech funding to previously unheard-of levels. A day doesn’t go by without a conference, media coverage or new product launch in the agtech space.As with all…
Jul 09, 2018
AWI welcome the now completed independent review
Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) today welcomed the release of the 'Independent Review of Australian Wool Innovation' (the Report) that examined the company’s performance and governance for the period 2015-2018.The 500-page Report…
Jul 09, 2018
Rural Bank 2018 Australian Lamb and Sheep Meat annual review
This year's Australian Lamb and Sheep Meat Annual Review has been released and forecasts export growth and a buoyant price outlook for the industry, albeit tempered by the weather forecast.Watch a summary here https://youtu.be/xA_UWT1E-mw…
Jul 08, 2018
Consider Barley if you are late sowing a Crop
Producers considering late sowing barley in consideration of the dry start to winter have been advised to take paddock selection and seed quality into account.With the lack of any substantial winter rainfall across the northern grains…
Jul 08, 2018
Ship-to-ship transfers helping Russia to export their Grain
By Jason Craig, CBH Group General Manager Marketing & TradingBottlenecks at key grain ports in Russia have forced the country to find workarounds that will push through their ever-bigger harvests to markets where demand continues…
Jul 08, 2018
Northern Australia presents an appealing Agricultural opportunity to investors
By Brendan Rinaldi, ANZ’s Business Banking State Manager SA and NTA mention of northern-Australian agriculture often brings to mind images of red dusty soil and outback locations where cattle - the region’s largest single commodity…
Jul 08, 2018
Live Export Facts website launched
This website has been produced by the National Farmers' Federation, Sheep Producers Australia and WAFarmers with the aim of sharing the facts behind Australia's livestock export industry.Australia has been an exporter of livestock…
Jul 08, 2018
RIC will deliver new loan products to Farmers
The Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) is now open for business Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud said the launch or the RIC proudly delivers on a key Coalition Government election commitment to deliver nationally consistent…
Jul 07, 2018
GTA and AGEA come together
Grain Trade Australia (GTA) and the Australian Grain Exporters Association (AGEA) have agreed to bring the two organisations together as part of grain industry efforts to improve efficiency and effectiveness of industry representation.AGEA…
Jul 07, 2018
Video - Matt Henke explains how to set up your containers for loose lick supplements
Watch PAC’s Matt Henke explain the best and most cost-effective way to set up your paddock or feedlot containers for your loose lick supplements. For more info contact Matt 0429993548Watch here - https://youtu.be/PSI6yKaos_o
Jul 07, 2018
Video - Tim Drum from RLA with the Wagga Sheep and Lamb Market report
Tim Drum from Riverina Livestock Agents gives a report on Wagga Sheep and Lamb Market Watch here - https://www.facebook.com/RLAwaggawagga/videos/1744974245593711/
Jul 07, 2018
Environmental release of water reaches Menindee
The first environmental release of water from the Northern Basin has travelled more than 2000 kilometres to Menindee, helping to build confidence in the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.In May and June, 23 gigalitres of water—the equivalent…
Jul 07, 2018
Milk Price Index launched so we can see the actual prices received by farmers
* Milk Price Index website now live, including index of commodity prices across the industry. * Retrospective Farmgate Milk Price Index also introduced to establish an index of actual prices received by farmers, by region. *…
