Dec 18, 2017
Good News - Australian Canola meets strict new EU requirements for biodiesel
GrainGrowers has welcomed news that the European Commission (EC) has confirmed Australian canola meets the strict new feedstock requirements for European Union (EU) biodiesel.GrainGrowers Economics and Trade Manager, Luke Mathews,…
Dec 18, 2017
Check the newly redeveloped TTi SuperReel
Farm Tender "Prime" Ag Center promotional article Introducing the redeveloped SuperReel! TTi, Australia’s leading manufacturer of tanks and trailers, presents SuperReel Tray Mount Sprayers as seen in the Spring-Up…
Dec 18, 2017
Teff Grass Hay is becoming popular - What is it?
At Farm Tender we seem to be selling alot of Teff seed right now with the view of making hay. Here is a bit more about Teff Grass Hay.The New Low Carbohydrate Hay for Horses Teff is considered a premium hay for a wide range of livestock…
Dec 17, 2017
Funding for weed killing Drones
It’s a vision straight out of a sci-fi movie: a fleet of drones criss-crossing a farm, scanning the ground below for weeds and when they are found zapping them with a laser-beam.However, the New Zealand government is spending $NZ1…
Dec 17, 2017
Young people realising the opportunity of Agriculture
Talk recent history with regional Australians and they’ll reflect on the highs and lows of farming, quickly pointing to the great rains that seeded local prosperity or severe drought that undid everything that was good. They’ll leap…
Dec 17, 2017
Questions that need to be asked before you buy that Truck for the Farm
A big rig might well be the pride and joy of some growers, however doing the appropriate sums and taking an objective approach can help determine what truck combination to buy or if contract services will suffice.Rural Directions…
Dec 17, 2017
Murray Goulburn to pay the $650,000 penalty
On 16 November 2017, Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Ltd and MG Responsible Entity Limited (together Murray Goulburn) announced that they had reached agreement with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in relation…
Dec 17, 2017
This weeks Farm Tender "What's Hot" Video
This weeks Farm Tender "What's Hot" Videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biXMHlPcDSQ
Dec 17, 2017
See here MacDon's letter after its recent sale to Linamar Corp
Letter from MacDon Today we are announcing that we have entered into an agreement to sell the MacDon Group of Companies to Linamar Corporation, a Canadian company headquartered in Guelph, Ontario. The MacDon Group has grown over the…
Dec 15, 2017
WA Harvest exceeding expectations - CBH
Location This week (mt) This seaosn (mt)Albany 630,000 2,730,000Esperance 361,000 2,520,000Geraldton 120,000 1,480,000Kwinana 1,000,000 4,800,000CBH TOTAL 2,111,000…
Dec 15, 2017
Hamilton Sheep selling centre overflows
Yarding - 54,829Lambs - 54,829The Hamilton selling centre was pushed to overflowing point as 54,829 lambs were sold with agents challenged for space for penning. Quality was mixed, varying from very good to average with many larger…
Dec 15, 2017
Wool market up 61c/kg for the last sale of the year
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolThe final wool market for 2017 opened up retaining the positive momentum from the previous week, with the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) increasing by a massive 61 cents clean for the week to finish the…
Dec 15, 2017
MacDon sold to Canadian parts maker Linamar Corp
Canadian auto parts maker Linamar Corp said on Thursday it agreed to buy privately held MacDon Group of Cos for C$1.2 billion ($AUD1.2 billion), to strengthen its presence in the agricultural equipment market.Winnipeg, Manitoba-headquartered…
Dec 14, 2017
Andrew Partridge joins Quality Wool as new Export Trading Manager
INCREASED demand has seen the wool market hit record highs this year, with the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) now more than 20 per cent higher than the same period last year.According to newly appointed Quality Wool Export Trading…
Dec 14, 2017
Australia’s rural industries must keep the innovating
AgriFutures Australia funded research has shown a variety of business benefits linked to diversity in senior leadership across rural industries, including increased profitability, productivity and innovation.The Diversity in decision-making…
Dec 14, 2017
Winemaker says competing against other Agri brands is pointless
Our weekly shopping lists today look increasingly like a degustation menu and, with the modern consumer eating such a variety of products, Jim Barry wines owner and managing director Peter Barry believes there should be room enough…
Dec 14, 2017
Red meat industry to be carbon neutral by 2030 - MLA
Meat and Livestock Australia, Australia most influential beef body, has launched an ambitious campaign to make the red meat industry carbon neutral by 2030. MLA is the first beef and sheep meat exporting nation to stake this claim.This…
Dec 14, 2017
Hereford breeder to benchmark eating quality
A focus on eating quality within their commercial whiteface herd has prompted a central NSW family to enter one of the nation’s biggest feedback trials.The Hayes family run a Poll Hereford herd at “Ettlesdale’’, Caloola, on the NSW…
Dec 14, 2017
CBH to add 80,000 tonnes of extra storage at Chadwick near Esperance
The CBH Group will add a further 80,000 tonnes of storage at its Chadwick receival site near Esperance to cater for the increasing production from the region.Design plans have been finalised for four closed circular storage cells…
Dec 14, 2017
Good news for Dairy Farmers - Fonterra's milk price increase
. Step up of 10 cents per kilogram of milk solids (kgMS), bringing Fonterra’s average milk price to $5.62kgMS, incorporating changes to seasonal curve and milk composition. Forecast average milk price closing range revised down to…
