Daily 507 - All about the life experience

Farm Tender Daily - All the news for Thursday, the 31st of October, 2024.

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By Dwain Duxson - An Ag Enthusiast

All about the life experience - We wrote yesterday about how each and every Farmer has an opportunity to take advantage of the work-on-a-Cattle-station trend that we are currently experiencing. Family Farms can join in, but changes would have to be made to come into line with why young people want to flock to these Nothern Cattle stations. This Farmer Manager replied to yesterday's story. I strongly believe he has nailed it. He has given us the why; now, we need to construct the how. He said this:

"The reason I think this model is so successful is because it is a way of life experience, not a job experience. Having spent a year on a Cattle property in southwest QLD with my partner it is easy to see what the attraction is. You live it, breathe it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The high level of social engagement, self-reliance, and teamwork is integral to this model. Everyone is in it together. There is no them and us. Whether it is corporate or family ownership doesn't seem to make a difference to the experience. 

I have, in recent times, managed a corporate Farming Cropping enterprise and now work for a family Farming mixed enterprise, and these models are a job experience, not a way of life experience. To the family-owned enterprise, it may be a way of life to the owners, but that does not translate to their workers. The Corporate Farming enterprises are closer to the northern model because we are all workers of the enterprise, whether you are the CEO or Farm hand. If we want to spread the northern model throughout the Australian Farming landscape, then we need to sell the life experience, not the job experience. Change the emphasis from job to life experience".

So there it is. If you want to attract these sorts of people, you would have to think long and hard about what you have to offer as far as life experience goes. How could we transform a more traditional Farm hand model into something very different? Get your team together, nut it out, and come up with an evolving blueprint of something that would be bloody exciting. What would be one or two of your ideas that would make this work? Reply to [email protected]

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FARM INPUTS REPORT - By Ellen Garland 0418 137 288

Listings of the Week - Hay Equipment package.

Fertiliser Update - Are you ready for the 2025 season? Get in touch to discuss your Fertiliser requirements now! Urea continues to hover around the $710-$720 per tonne depending on supplier ex all ports. There are a few things that will determine if the price firms or softens, one being the US election, it has been reported that a Trump victory will impact the AUD negatively increasing importing fees on things like Fertiliser, a Harris victory will support the AUD to strengthen.  
- Gran AM is $440.00 per tonne.
- The MAP price has remained steady at $1,060.00, DAP is $1,075.00 per tonne.  
- Single Super has also seen little change over the last couple of months at $430.00 per tonne.
- We continue to urge farmers to be on the front foot and lock in required fertiliser in advance.

Chemical Update - We have seen little movement in the price of Glyphosate, Paraquat and Diquat. The market price of Glyphosate 450 is $4.30 per litre, Glyphosate 540 is $5.40, Paraquat 250 is $3.60 and Diquat $5.80 per litre in 1000L Shuttles. Here is what we have available in shuttles:
- Glyphosate 450 – Shepparton, Sydney, Melbourne, Wagga, Adelaide - $4.10 + GST per litre
- Glyphosate 450 – West Wyalong, Leeton, Dubbo, Brisbane, Adelaide - $4.25 + GST per litre
- Paraquat 250 - Shepparton, Sydney, Melbourne, Wagga - $5.40 + GST per litre
Diquat - Shepparton, Sydney, Melbourne, Wagga - $5.50 + GST per litre

Twine and Silage Wrap - It is expected that twine and silage wrap will be in short supply going forward, there are shipment delays and with the increased demand for Twine this has caused supply pressure. We have access to most brands, please get in touch to discuss your requirements.

Today's Trends - Sales trends included GPS Equipment, Silage Grab, Irrigation Equipment, Cow Peas, ATVs, Rams, Pumps, Air Reels, Working Dogs, Tyres, Cartage Tanks, Trailer, Portable Air Compressor, Wheaten Hay, Woolpress, Spreader/Chaser Bin, Draper Fronts, Wheaten Hay, and Gran Am

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Dwain Duxson
P - 0427 011 900
E - [email protected] 

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