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Farm Tender Daily - All the news from Thursday, the 15th of August, 2024.

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By Dwain Duxson

Mainstay Mike - Mike Stephens is one of those people in Agriculture who have achieved so much. He has been around a while and is still doing the speaking circuit, as I have heard him twice in the last 2 months.

He founded the Ag consultancy business Meridian Agriculture, which offers a wide range of services to Farmers. The first of the two times I heard Mike speak was in Ballarat, and he spoke about succession, something we consider one of the biggest issues in Agriculture. Mike is a veteran in this field and has helped many Farming families get through this ordeal. When moderating/facilitating a succession plan, you have to be a deep thinker, as no two plans are the same, and there are plenty of curving outswingers bowled up. Mike is one of those deep-thinking types.

Just recently, he gave a fascinating talk at the PAC conference in Wagga Wagga on Corporate Agriculture. He delved into the history of who has been, taking their capital gain lick of the ice cream and drifting on into the book of corporate Farming history. There are numerous, and some are household names. According to Mike, most of these Corporates have been successful in doing what they set out to do: buy at "X", then sell at a higher "X" and take home the difference. When you look at it over the last 20 years, it has been a pretty safe bet.

Even if we get a levelling out in prices, I think they will keep getting similar results; they might just have to wait a bit longer or work on their timing. Mike is also a renowned poet, which I didn't know. Do you have a Mike Stephens story? Reply to [email protected]

The Farmers Club headlines - Our 3 topics tomorrow are:
1) It’s amazing when business dries up how some can turn on the niceness.
2) Do we really know the power of genetics? We do some impressive scenario playing.
3) The pest that is gummying up Headers in South Australia.
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Protest Rally in Bendigo - See the flyer at the bottomFarmers and industry people are planning a big Rally in Bendigo on the 23rd of August. Ring Ben Duxson on 0427 011 900 or email [email protected] for any information. All welcome.

Next Week's Auction - See the link here to the Auction.

FARM INPUTS REPORT by Ellen Garland 0418 137 224

Listings of the Week:
Munro AutoDriver 730 package

Fertiliser Update:
Have you signed up to the Weekly Fertiliser Text, sent out every Tuesday. Here is the most recent one from 13th August.  Please send “Fert Text” to 0418137224.

MAP & DAP:
As discussed last week, we encourage those that anticipate needing MAP or DAP to get in touch to discuss your requirements to ensure the product is available when you need it. We have heard that with the lack of MAP ex Geelong that some suppliers have hiked the price up to $1,100.00 + GST per tonne or even more. We have access to 200 tonne ex Geelong for prompt collection at $1,060.00 + GST per tonne. The market price is currently $1,060.00 + GST per tonne ex Geelong, Newcastle, Brisbane and Adelaide, $1,065.00 + GST per tonne ex Port Lincoln and Portland.

Urea ex Geelong has had more time slot constraints this week, we have been able to juggle things around to ensure those that need bookings have been able to collect, please get in touch if you would like to lock in any Urea out of any port.  The price continues to stay firm at $700.00 + GST per tonne ex all ports (Plus $10.00 ex Port Kembla). We still have access to Prompt Urea ex Geelong, Brisbane and Newcastle at $685.00 + GST and Port Kembla at $695.00 + GST. We also have access to Urea out of Adelaide but at the current market price of $700.00 + GST per tonne.

Chemical Update:
As mentioned last week, we continue to sit and wait to see where the price of Glyphosate goes. It remains at $4.10 + GST per litre for Gly 450 and $5.10 for Gly 540. We have prompt stock available out of various locations in most states.  

Today's Trends - Sales trends included New Munro Post Drivers, Phalaris Hay, Diesel Tanks, Irrigation Equipment, Engines, Barley, Oaten Hay, Woolpresses, Header Fronts, Vetch Hay, Ploughs, and GPS Equipment.

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

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