Jul 18, 2018
Good move - Minister Littlepround visiting the US, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina
Minister Littleproud is visiting the United States, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina The visit will develop links and further agricultural collaboration in trade, food security, biosecurity, agriculture innovation and R&D Minister…
Jul 18, 2018
Claas Disco RC Mower Conditioner sets new mowing record in the US
With the Claas DISCO 1100 RC conditioner mower unit, CLAAS has set a new world record for the amount mowed in eight hours. During this time frame, the machine mowed a total of 141.1 hectares of alfalfa with a roller conditioner and…
Jul 18, 2018
Dairy Connect welcomes the announcement by Saputo for Mandatory Dairy Code of Conduct
Advocacy group Dairy Connect welcomes the recent announcement from Saputo Chief Executive, Lino Saputo Jr, that Australia’s largest processor will support the ACCC recommended Mandatory Code of Conduct.The Australian Consumer and…
Jul 18, 2018
Uncertain times in WA's Live Export industry
After the regrettable announcement yesterday of the suspension of the export licence for EMS Rural Exports, it is now uncertain when Emmanuel Exports and Kuwait Livestock Transport Trading will be able to resume their shipping services.President…
Jul 18, 2018
NFF launches 2030 Leaders Program as we pursue $100 billion industry by 2030
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) invites people interested in a playing a lead role in agriculture's vibrant and prosperous future to apply for the NFF 2030 Leaders Program."The…
Jul 18, 2018
Attacking Salt on our landscapes before it attacks us
Researchers have made a ‘game changing’ shift in our understanding of how plants succumb to high levels of salt in agricultural soils. By Dr Nerissa Hannink, University of MelbourneImagine that your living room is flooded with sea…
Jul 17, 2018
a2 Milk Company aims to bring Americans back to Dairy
Traditional milk? Who drinks that anymore?From the 1980s to 2015, milk consumption in the U.S. plummeted 25% according to the American Farm Bureau as people sought out healthier lifestyles. At the same time, almond and coconut milk…
Jul 17, 2018
NZ Farmers heading to Silicon Valley to get an Ag Tech advantage
By Peter Wren-HiltonWharf42 is delighted to be working with Callaghan Innovation & our partner, Silicon Valley Forum, to enable New Zealand agritech entrepreneurs meet and engage with Silicon Valley’s vast agritech ecosystem.Next…
Jul 17, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - A look at the wheat-corn ratio.
By Andrew Whitelaw. Grain as a commodity is a replaceable product. This is especially true when it comes to feeding animals, when one commodity becomes too expensive – it will be replaced with another. Wheat and corn can both be used…
Jul 17, 2018
Mecardo Analysis - Restockers punting last week.
By Angus Brown. In our weekly comment last week we noted how the Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) yardings reached a 14 month high, yet the price of the EYCI held above 500¢. We’ve had a few queries around where the demand came…
Jul 17, 2018
The Farm Tender Hay Report – Volume 11
Concerns for the Small Bale Hay MarketWe have been selling plenty of the Compressed Eco Bales on pallets out of the "Prime" Ag Centre in Elmore. Small Bales and Compressed Eco Bales keep the hobby Farmer market going and there is…
Jul 16, 2018
Check out these up and coming Dairy businesses
Late last month a boutique dairy, hidden down the back streets of Fitzroy, changed hands. Established just five years ago, Saint David Dairy was one of the pioneers of the new wave of processors making minimal-intervention, great…
Jul 16, 2018
New GRDC Communities website is a central hub to share information
An innovative, new online community website, which gives grains industry experts, advisers and growers across Australia a central hub to share information, access knowledge and get technical advice on seasonal issues to improve on-farm…
Jul 16, 2018
Short-term price outlook for pulses remains unpredictable
While the short-term price outlook for pulses remains unpredictable due to a variety of political and environmental factors, global demand and production in Australia are expected to remain steady and give reason for long-term optimism…
Jul 16, 2018
Tenders now open for $1.5 billion dollars of water efficiency projects
The government is getting on with the job of delivering the Murray–Darling Basin Plan, with tenders now open for $1.5 billion dollars of water efficiency projects.Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources David Littleproud said…
Jul 16, 2018
Lamb yarding smaller, much plainer offering but prices up at Bendigo
Bendigo Sheep & Lamb 16/7/18Lamb supply eased to 13,600 head, down nearly 6,000 head. The most noticeable change was in quality. The yarding this week was much plainer, with weight and fat cover declining due to the season. Despite…
Jul 16, 2018
Video - Larger yarding at Wagga Cattle this week
Watch here Trent Driscoll from Riverina Livestock Agents with the Wagga Wagga Cattle report - https://www.facebook.com/RLAwaggawagga/videos/1761293720628430/http://www.riverinaagents.com.au/
Jul 15, 2018
Cotton could be a big part of the Northern Australian Ag push
There’s growing optimism in the agricultural sector that the cotton industry will expand into northern Australia.At the Northern Australia Food Futures Conference in Darwin this month, cotton and how the industry could grow was a…
Jul 15, 2018
Innovation Generation - Highlights from day 3
Growers' success with diversification was the focus of final day of GrainGrowers' Innovation Generation conference (9-11 July)The last day of GrainGrowers' Innovation Generation conference in Wagga yesterday celebrated the stories…
Jul 15, 2018
Are you sure the wool market can only go up?
By Robert Herrmann - Mecardo The wool market has finally shaken off the disappointing prices of the 1990’s and early 2000’s to currently sit at levels many wool producers have longed for.As in the past when markets surge, the underpinning…
