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Farm Tender Daily - All the news for Friday, the 1st of August, 2025.

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Podcast - Ken Williamson

Take a listen here on Apple Podcasts, or over here on Spotify. It's amazing how many clever people we have in Ag here in Australia. And when it comes to contributions to world Agriculture as far as Australians are concerned, Ken Williamson is probably at the top of the tree. You see, Ken invented the Silage wrapping process from here in Australia, which has become a massive worldwide industry. There are two parts that Ken had to invent. It's the Silage wrap and the Silage wrapping Machine. Although he didn't invent the wrap itself, he got the idea from wrapping pallets, but he was the first to use the exact same process for wrapping Silage. Ken knew that it was going to be a big job to stretch it by hand, so he invented the Silage wrapping Machine, which was an equally important cog in the wheel. Initially rejected by the Government and some of the biggest Machinery Manufacturers in the world, Ken found an able suitor in Kverneland, which, on the back of the Bale Wrapper, has become a worldwide force in a wide range of Machinery and Equipment items. At one point, they sold over 10,000 Wrappers in one year, and Ken and his company held the licence and received a royalty for each Machine sold. This is a classic case of us not celebrating our Ag Entrepreneurs enough, but in this case, who were we to know? Only a certain few would know about what Ken did, and that's an injustice. Who would have ever thought a humble but clever Australian invented the Silage Wrapping process, some 40 years ago? Today, if you lined up each bale wrapped in 2024 side by side, it would make a line that would travel 22 times around the world. It's a massive industry, especially in Europe, and as we said near the end of the interview, Ken is more famous in Europe for what he did than he is in Australia. Here is his story. I hope you enjoy. Reply to [email protected] or 0427 011 900

Today’s Trends - Bit of a quieter day today. Have a great Weekend,

What things sold - Header Fronts, Rice Straw, Boom Spray Tank, Barley Straw, Pea Plucker Utes, and Oaten Hay.

The Farmers Club headlines - Our 3 topics tomorrow are:
1) Farmers Business Network is 11 years old - We take a look at their history……
2) The Buloke Times newspaper, based in Donald, Vic turns 150……
3) Another leading Ag Newspaper wouldn’t print a story because it was about plastic….
4) Business happens with you have incentives…….
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Latest Podcasts - EP 22) —— Ken Williamson EP 21) —— Claudia Bryant EP 20) —— The Megafert Scandal EP 19) —— Donald Carter EP 18) —— Nigel Kerin EP 17) —— Paul Ryan EP 16) —— Jim Hoffmann EP 15) —— Will Abbott EP 14) —— Andrew Sloan EP 13) —— Warren Davies EP 12) —— Jim Riordan EP 11) —— Jason “Chippa” Gordon EP-10) —— John Carter EP 9) —— Hayley Grosser EP 8) Andy Worland —— EP 7) Wayne Hawkins —— EP 6) Sam Van Assche —— EP 5) John Richards —— EP 4) Harry Bourchier (part 3) —— EP 3) Harry Bourchier (part 2) —— EP 2) Harry Bourchier (part 1).

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