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By Mullinger Park. Mullinger Park’s 2023 sale will be their milestone 20 th Annual ram sale and will boast more than 300 high production Poll Dorsets, White Suffolk and Suffolk rams with 12 speciality rams on offer. Poll Dorsets are the flagship breed at Mullinger Park – they have been breeding them for more than […]
By Janmac Poll Dorset and White Suffolk Stud. A large selection of impressive rams by Janmac’s homegrown sires will feature in the stud’s annual spring sale this year, highlighting the depth of the stud’s genetics. And having recently returned from Sheepvention, one of the largest sheep expos in the country, Janmac Poll Dorset and White […]
By Tim Delany. Cattle: LWB 13 – LWY 347 – LWC 176 – OAY 3. Naracoorte agents offered a smaller number of 539 cattle which was 192 head less. There was a slight decrease in overall quality as it varied from very good to average when compared with last week. However the yarding did have […]
By Graham Pymer, MLA. Cattle: LWB 28 – LWY 473 – LWC 202 – OAY 28. Naracoorte agents yarded 731 cattle this week, made up of 473 young cattle, 202 cows 28 grown bulls and 28 open auction young cattle, an increase of 104 head. Quality was again mostly good with the usual buying group […]
Ag Speak: By Kristin Murdock. While farming is traditionally seen as a physical occupation, the increased modernisation of machinery has meant farmers are becoming less physically active in their day-to-day tasks. And while many younger farmers take part in community sport, older farmers are particularly at risk of health problems around an increasingly sedentary life. […]
By Graham Pymer, MLA.
Cattle: LWB 20 – LWY 431 – LWC 157 – OAY 13 Cattle numbers lifted this week, up by 142 to 627 head. Quality covered all grades, with the usual buying group in attendance and operating in a firm to easier market in places. A good run of grown steers sold […]
By Kristin Murdock.
Farmers would have noted that grain markets have been pretty flat of late. According to analyst, Andrew Whitelaw of Ep 3, there have been plenty of news stories in the past two months that may have influence. A lot of it involves speculation – speculation that Russia wouldn’t extend the export program […]
By Tim Delaney, MLA Cattle: LWB 24 – LWY 238 – LWC 220 – OAY 3 Naracoorte agents offered a slight lift in cattle numbers to 485 head. Quality ranged from good to fair with the yarding made up of well presented younger cattle, a limited selection of grown steers and some well presented heifers […]
By Farm Finance Co The farming game has probably been the most exciting game to be in of late. The past few years have presented a lot of opportunities; low interest rates coupled with strong commodity prices has enticed many to make the move home and complete their succession planning, provided a perfect ground to […]
By Tim Delaney, MLA Cattle: LWB 34 – LWY 303 – LWC 93 – OAY 35 Cattle numbers increased to 463 which was up 49 head on last week. Quality was mixed from very good pens of younger and grown cattle don to plainer secondary types in the Winter market. Heavy to medium weight cows […]
By Tim Delaney, MLA Cattle: LWB 10 – LWY 217 – LWC 186 – OAY 1 Naracoorte cattle numbers increased this week to 414 a lift of 164 head. It was an improved quality yarding from very good to average with the offering containing some well presented prime yearling and grown cattle in the trade […]
By Peter Kerr, MLA Cattle: LWB 10 – LWY 149 – LWC 79 – OAY 12 Numbers fell sharply as agents yarded less then half of the week before with 250 head coming forward. These sold to the regular field of trade and processor buyers along with some feeder and restocker interest however with the […]
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