Oct 23, 2017
Recovery signs for dairy as market improves
Modest growth in milk production, generally favourable seasonal conditions and contained input costs all point to the Australian dairy industry entering a recovery phase, according to the latest Situation and Outlook report from Dairy…
Oct 23, 2017
Preferred Queensland inland rail route announced
The Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Darren Chester MP, recently announced the preferred corridor for Inland Rail between the NSW/QLD Border and Gowrie.The corridor to progress to the next phase of design will go…
Oct 23, 2017
Harvest weed seed management
Harvest is only a few short weeks away from commencing in Victoria, and plans are in place for what could potentially be another reasonable harvest. We know that stubble management begins at harvest, but there’s excellent opportunities…
Oct 23, 2017
Droughtmasters to $30,000 at Roma
The Roma Droughtmasters Tropical Breeds Sale was held at the Roma Bull Selling complex, Roma, Qld last Friday.Of the 131 Bulls offered, 120 sold to an average of $5596.Top-price honours went to Roger and Jenny Underwood from Eversleigh…
Oct 23, 2017
Morton Borders and Poll Dorsets to $3000
Morton Border Leicester and Poll Dorset Studs, Lucindale, SA held their 40th annual on-property Ram Sale last ThursdayA total clearance of 101 Border Rams sold to a top of $3000 and an average of $1453.the Poll Dorsets also sold to…
Oct 23, 2017
Yentrac Southdowns to $2000 twice
Yentrac Poll Dorset and Southdown Studs, Burumbeet, Vic held their 17th annual on-property Ram Sale last Wednesday.56 of the 60 Poll Dorsets sold to a top of $1600 and an average of $1070.21 of the 30 Southdowns sold to an average…
Oct 23, 2017
JCB 40th anniversary of the Telehandler
JCB is this month celebrating a major milestone in its long record of innovative machine design – the 40th anniversary of the Loadall telescopic handler.Launched on October 20 1977, the Loadall mechanised lifting and loading tasks…
Oct 22, 2017
Wool market report - Week ending the 20th of October
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolThe wool market opened up very solid for the fine Merino micron types this week, as the Eastern Market Indicator (EMI) gained two cents clean to finish at 1568 cents per kilogram clean, this mainly due…
Oct 22, 2017
Cottage Park Merino's to $2385
Cottage Park Merino Stud, Cooma NSW held their Ram Sale last weekThe sold 97 of the 98 Rams offered to an average of $2385.The top priced lot sold for $10,500The Sale grossed $231,345https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cottage-Park-Merino-Stud/1698634713721184
Oct 22, 2017
Ardene Australian Whites to $7500
Ardene Australian Whites Stud, Darlington, Vic had their on-property Spring Sale on Friday.They offered 10 Stud Rams and sold the lot to an average of $4195.Top price was $7500, Ardene 160463 and sold to Roslynmead West Sheep Stud49…
Oct 22, 2017
Bungulla Merinos to $2336
Bungulla Merino Stud, Manilla, NSW held their 15th annual on-property sale on Friday.They had a total clearance of 108 Rams which sold to an average of $2336The top priced Rams was $7500The sale grossed $252,288
Oct 22, 2017
How did the Netherlands become a world leading Tomato, Onion and Potatoe producer?
How did the Netherlands, a country better known for its tulips, become a leading tomato producer and the top exporter of onions and potatoes? With more than half its land area used for agriculture, the nation is a pioneer in greenhouse…
Oct 21, 2017
Getting weeds early - SwarmFarms
Just five years ago Central Queensland grain farmer Andrew Bate was in a tractor, spraying a wheat crop, and thinking about ways to farm better and more efficiently. His idea to create a ‘swarm’ of small, lightweight machines that…
Oct 21, 2017
Robotic can change the face of Ag - Watch video
The University of Sydney's Australian Centre for Field Robotics are pioneers when it comes to robotic farming. https://youtu.be/NO8PmqEI0cc
Oct 21, 2017
Bots, Crops & Jobs
Often described as one of the least digitised industries in the world, agriculture is facing one of it’s biggest challenges — to embrace the myriad technologies designed to create more productive, and more profitable farms. And with…
Oct 21, 2017
Beltana Station, SA sells for $8.4 million
Historic Beltana Station has stayed in South Australian hands, selling to a Far North pastoralist for $8.4 million.The picturesque Flinders Ranges property was bought by Andrew Doman, owner of Yadlamalka sheep and cattle station near…
Oct 20, 2017
Witherswood Angus Female Success
Witherswood Angus Stud, Glenrowan, Vic held it Bull and Female Sale on Friday.It was the first time Witherswood had ever held a Female Sale and it was an extremely successful one.They had a total clearance of 20 Yearling Bulls, which…
Oct 20, 2017
Jackson Border Leicesters to $6250
Jackson Border Leicester and Poll Dorset Studs, Moyston, Vic held its annual Flock Ram sale on ThursdayIn a total clearance, 91 Borders sold to a top price of $6250 and a very strong average of $1935. 38 of the 40 Poll Dorsets sold…
Oct 19, 2017
New Partnership between Maia and Agersens set to revolutionise livestock farming globally
Ag-tech businesses Maia Technology and Agersens have agreed to work together to create a system to increase the productivity, profitability and sustainability of livestock producers – and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.…
Oct 19, 2017
Gemini White Suffolks average $1618
Gemini White Suffolk, Suffolk and Poll Dorset Studs, Werneth, Vic held their 19th Annual Spring Sale on Wednesday.They entered 73 White Suffolk Rams in the Sale and they all sold to a top of $6000 and a solid average of $1618.8 Suffolks…
