793 - Thursday's Daily

Farm Tender Daily - All the news for Thursday, the 18th of December, 2025.

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🌾 Canada Farm Tour – Alberta & Saskatchewan
Departing 10 July 2026

Travel through the stunning regions of Alberta and Saskatchewan, taking in breathtaking scenery while visiting a range of interesting and diverse farming enterprises. This tour offers a unique insight into Canadian agriculture across one of the world’s most productive farming regions.

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TODAY’S TRENDS
It’s been a scorcher down in VIC today, with a few fires around in certain areas. We hope they are under control soon and not too much damage done, stay safe everyone!.
Phones have slowed a little, giving the team a chance to catch up before Christmas.

We will be off the tools on Christmas Day; however, staff will be rostered on throughout the holiday period. We’ll keep the website updated with who’s on and off and I will include a further update in tomorrow’s Newsletter.

Paul Grayling from our Sales Team will be taking a few weeks off from tomorrow afternoon, 19th December, returning Monday 2nd February. We hope Paul enjoys his time away.

WHAT SOLD
Slasher, Scaribar, Cereal Hay, Lupins, Cereal Straw and Tyres.

FARM TENDER HAY REPORT 🌾 - “Demand Slow”
For the fortnight up to the 18th December 2025. By Shane Ruyg
As we approach the end of the year, activity in the Victorian feed market has….

Click here to see the report…

FARM INPUTS REPORT - by Ellen Garland 0418 137 224
Listing of the Week: Nutrimax Guano Granules Early Bird Special

FERTILISER -
Please get in touch to discuss what Fertiliser you require between now and March next year.  We can keep you up to date with pricing, availability and any expected market movements.
Note: Prices below are indicative at the time of publication. We will always source the most current and competitive pricing at the time of your enquiry. 
Urea - $780 - Ex All ports - Down $10.00 per tonne

SOA - $450 - Ex All ports - Up $5.00 per tonne

MAP - $1200 - Ex All Ports - Down $15.00 per tonne 

DAP - $1290.00 - Ex All ports - No Change

SSP - $520.00 - Ex Geelong, Newcastle, Portland, Adelaide - Up $10.00 per tonne - We are hearing that there is a shortage of Single Super, if you require between now and the end of March please order your requirements ASAP. 

Granulock Z - $1,330 - Ex Geelong, Brisbane, Newcastle - down $10.00 per tonne

MoP - $760.00 - Ex all Ports - No Change

SoP - $1,300.00-$1,340.00 - Ex all ports - Up $20-$40 per tonne depending on port and supplier. 


CHEMICAL -
Note: Farm Tender Price in Brackets

Glyphosate 450 (1000L Shuttles) - $4.50 + GST per litre ($3.95 + GST)

Glyphosate 540 (1000L Shuttles) - $5.40 + GST per litre ($4.90 + GST)

Paraquat 250 (1000L Shuttles) - $5.00 + GST per litre ($4.50 + GST)

Amine 700 (1000L Shuttles) - $7.00 + GST per litre ($6.20 + GST)

Trifluralin 480 (1000L Shuttles) - $6.10 + GST per litre ($5.85 + GST)

Pro SulfoCarb  (1000L Shuttles) - $6.80 + GST per litre ($6.30 + GST)

Triallate (1000L Shuttle) - $11.00 + GST per litre ($10.50 + GST)

💬 Need Fertiliser or Chemical?
Get in touch with Ellen Garland on 0418 137 224 to discuss your upcoming requirements — we’ll make sure you have the latest on price, product, and availability across all ports.

What was in this mornings edition of The Farmers Club.

• Our resident Ag marketing guru, Dan Schultz, said during tighter times, Farmers will weigh up the “must-haves” with the “nice-to-haves”. They will relinquish the things that don’t fit into the “must-have” category. Not many of you would put quality information and ideas into the “must-have” category. But the lifelong learners amongst us will put that at the top of the list. Subscribe to tap in…..

• Sometimes in Farming, we discover things by accident. That’s exactly what happened to Graham Gilmour, the inventor of the Aussie White Sheep breed and Tattykeel stud fame. That discovery has sent Graham on a new path. We write what that path is and what it could do for the Lamb industry.

• We have many great subscriber replies today, but one stands out. The reply was from a successful businesswoman who told a story about a mate of hers who fits exhausts. He is noticing more people are buying them off eBay and trying to fit them themselves. They are opting for the cheaper option. But the exhaust guy said more often than not, they come to him when it goes pear-shaped. It got me thinking that sometimes in life you have to go down that cheaper option track and have to it go bad to learn a lesson. We wrote about it today.

• Through our businesses, we sponsor some clubs, events and organisations. Many of you guys do too. Do you get bang for your buck with your sponsorship, or have you resigned to the fact that it is a donation? In tighter economic times, the club sponsorship is coming under scrutiny. We wrote about it today.

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