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Farm Tender Daily - All the news from Thursday, the 29th of August, 2024.

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By Dwain Duxson

Hall of Fame BS - We have been writing about renewable energy on a couple of occasions recently and I have had plenty of replies on the subject. I'll show my hand and say I'm not a believer in transforming all our energy requirement over to renewables. I believe it has its place on Sheds, Houses and the Factory roof, but not in our Farmed Paddocks.

I had a very good reply to the House of Cards article. It's the best I've seen anyone explain it. See what he wrote here: "As for the wind/solar thing....the issue there is power density (lack of it), and maintenance burden. The other issues, such as amenity and transmission, all stem from the power density problem as well. Due to technical illiteracy, it seems policymakers have been drawn down the yellow brick road to a land of milk and honey, but the physics just don't stack up.

Building this eye-watering amount of infrastructure to harness these very inefficient power sources is expensive on its own... But the maintenance burden we are building means you never get the 'free' effect of the energy source being 'cheap'...sure the sun and wind are free, but capturing them and maintaining the infrastructure to do it is as expensive as it gets! We keep being told it's the cheapest source of energy…. It's first-rate, Hall of Fame bullshit".

It's an interesting take and makes a lot of sense. As I said the other day, you very rarely see a Coal mine, but these wind towers and solar facilities are front and centre, and you can get an understanding of the infrastructure cost and maintenance he was talking about. We will give this subject a rest for a little while. Do you have anything to add to the above? Reply to [email protected]

FARM INPUTS REPORT by Ellen Garland 0418 137 224

Listings of the Week.
NutriMax Guano Granules and Nutrimax BioComplete

Fertiliser Update
UREA
The Urea price continues to soften gradually this week by another $10.00 per tonne to $680.00 per tonne + GST. There are several suppliers with excess stock contracted and looking to shift it at a below-market price at a rate of $665.00 per tonne + GST. This is ex Geelong, Brisbane, Newcastle and Port Kembla and $675.00 + GST ex Adelaide. There are a lot of mixed reports out there as to where the price of Urea will get to, with some suggesting that it has already hit at $680.00, with others suggesting that it will drop even more. Please get in touch if you would like to secure at this price.

MAP & DAP
The price of MAP and DAP has gone up $5.00 per tonne which is an indication on where things are heading. Current market Price for MAP is $1,065.00 per tonne and DAP $1,080.00 per tonne ex all ports. We have access to MAP at $1,060 ex Geelong available now.
We continue to encourage those that will require MAP or DAP between now and the end October into November, to get in touch and secure now to avoid missing out.  

Chemical Update
After last weeks Chemical update that mentioned Tebucaconazole and Mancozeb being sold out, we have been contacted by a couple of suppliers that have some excess stock at a very good rate. The Tebucaonazole is $11.00 + GST per litre and the Mancozeb $100.00 + GST per 25kg bag.
The Glyphosate price remain steady over the last few weeks. Glyphosate 450 price $4.10 + GST per litre and $5.10 for Gly 540. We have prompt stock available out of various locations in most states. Please give us a call to discuss any Chemical requirements. If it's not listed, we will source it for you.

Harvest Equipment
Harvest Equipment Now is the time to order any Harvest Equipment that is required; the current lead times on Conveyors, Augers, Silos etc, is approx. 5 weeks, with those time frames set to blow out over the next month.

The Farmers Club headlines - Our 3 topics tomorrow are:
1) The Townie Farmer trend is a growing one. We unpack the pros and cons.
2) It takes a downturn to appreciate where your business comes from and who is contributing. Turnovers have dropped.
3) We have to listen intently to those who are nearing the end of their Farming life.
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Today's Trends - Sales trends included GPS Equipment, Tyres & Rims, Mower Conditioners, Vetch Hay, Sheep Feeders, Augers, Sheep Handlers, Fuel Tank, Feed Barley, Vetch Hay, Field Bins and Utes.

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

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