Jan 17, 2018
Sheep Producers Australia's two new independent directors
Sheep Producers Australia has appointed two independent directors to its skills-based Board – Chris Mirams in the capacity of Executive Chair and Dr Anne Astin as an independent, non-executive director, who will Chair the Audit and…
Jan 17, 2018
Video - Honda launches 3E-D18 robot ATV for Farm Work
Watch the vide here https://youtu.be/cQnDj6XTknIThe 3E-D18 is an AI-equipped platform robotics device built to “empower,” to expand the possibilities of people.By replacing the upper attachment, the 3E-D18 can perform various tasks…
Jan 17, 2018
Video - FurrowJet - Space age planter
FurrowJet is a planter fertiliser attachment which enables you to place not only an in-furrow starter fertiliser, but also a dual-band of fertilizer 3/4" on each side of the seed. FurrowJet rides in the furrow just above the seed,…
Jan 17, 2018
Does shearing increase lamb growth rates?
Many of you would have been advised by your agent, neighbour and traders, to ‘knock the wool off’ your lambs to increase growth rates. It’s a question that arises at BCG sheep events, and while the answer from the presenter is always…
Jan 17, 2018
Ballarat Lamb and Sheep Market Pen Prices
SHORN LAMBS 77 EF Britt Dunnstown $222.0082 Scrubhill Newlyn $220.0048 RC Alexander Ballyrogan $215.00124 James Sobey Blowhard $214.0039 A & J Prendergast Blampied $198.00110 Trotter Farming…
Jan 16, 2018
US Farmer/Contractor buys his 500th Header off John Deere
US Farmer and Contractor Chad Olsen and his Olsen Custom Farms harvesting team are no strangers to the John Deere combine.For his Hendricks, Minnesota-based custom harvesting operation, these big green machines are the workhorses…
Jan 16, 2018
Cattle numbers decline at Barnawartha Sale
Yarding - 1200Numbers declined in a mixed quality yarding. Vealers were in reasonable supply, however, some pens were showing the effects of the seasonal conditions. Yearling steers and heifers were mixed in quality and competition…
Jan 16, 2018
11 NFF Delegates off to the Old Dart - Junket or good thing?
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) will lead a 12-day reconnaissance mission to the Europe Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) next week to explore new market pathways for Australian agriculture and to strengthen ties in the…
Jan 16, 2018
New laser probe to measure meat tenderness
A new hand-held laser probe developed by NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) to measure meat tenderness has featured in Advanced Technologies for Meat Processing, an international reference book for food scientists.NSW DPI…
Jan 16, 2018
Video - P2P and B2B Payments - This is exciting for Agriculture
That annoying wait for a payment to transfer to or from your account will soon be a thing of the past, thanks to most banks moving to real-time payments from 26 January.Watch the video here https://youtu.be/-0xJmze8xbsA group of 13…
Jan 16, 2018
Tasmania’s food and agriculture sectors are booming
Written by Dr Peat Leith, Senior Research Fellow at TIATasmania’s food and agriculture sectors are booming. Anyone who has looked out a car window over recent years will have watched the landscape change – the rollout of irrigation…
Jan 16, 2018
Canadian investment company buys New Zealand Dairies for $NZ17.7 million
Canada's Public Sector Pension Investment Board, or PSP Investments, got a green light to buy a medium-sized dairy farm and a neighbouring dairy support block in Canterbury for $17.7 million just ahead of tougher requirements on land…
Jan 15, 2018
New Tesla battery to help power Nectar Farms in Western Victoria
US battery maker Tesla has again been selected to team up with French renewables developer Neoen on another ground-breaking Australian project; this time in Victoria, on the construction of a wind farm and battery storage facility…
Jan 15, 2018
DNA testing, no more guessing
DNA testing has taken the guesswork out of breeding for Victorian sheep mixed farmer Todd Martin, who now has a clear picture of how his flock compares to the rest of the industry and the decisions he needs to make to improve its…
Jan 15, 2018
Case IH - Celebrating 40 years or the Rotor
With harvesting wrapping up in many farming regions across the nation, it’s the ideal opportunity to mark the 40th anniversary of the Axial-Flow combine and the single-rotor technology that revolutionised the industry.Introduced in…
Jan 15, 2018
Video - Grassdale Feedlot 10 year Anniversary
Watch this video that celebrates the ten year anniversary of Grassdale Feedlot. https://youtu.be/ai2rZxbYTrE
Jan 15, 2018
CBH's $247 million surplus as 16.6 million tonnes gets delivered
* Safely and efficiently managed record 16.6 million tonnes harvest * Significant focus on safety, 49 per cent decline in total recordable injuries * Largest ever Group surplus before rebates of $247 million, up 120 per cent on…
Jan 15, 2018
Buying demand lacked intensity at Bendigo
Yarded - 25,715Lambs - 19,715Sheep - 6000Lamb supply remained similar, however buyer demand lacked the intensity of a week ago which resulted in a fluctuating and cheaper market. Prices eased by $5 to $15/head with quality and finish…
Jan 15, 2018
Grain Growers - Have your say on RDE investment
Growers have a month to provide their thoughts on the Grains Research and Development Corporation's investment priorities for the next five years and beyond, following the release of a discussion paper last Friday 12 January. The…
Jan 15, 2018
‘Top 20%’: low risk, high margin cropping is possible
Significant opportunity exists for most southern region grain growers to generate stronger levels of profitability from their current resource bases.That’s according to a study commissioned by the Grains Research and Development Corporation…
