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Farm Tender Daily - All the news from Thursday, the 18th of July, 2024.

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By Dwain Duxson

The rise of the Farm Consultant - In business outside Farming, the Consultant is king. Nearly every industry readily uses consultants for one purpose or another. I know we have used them in our DelayPay business to find our funding partner. Boy, that was an experience.... Consultants aren't as prevalent in Agriculture, but they do exist, and many people swear by them. It's sort of like an industry that has been created over time, and I’m saying that respectfully.

I was listening to the "Boots On Log off" podcast this morning, and they had Farm Consultant Eric Nankivell on as a guest. Eric has a business called Farmanco. Take a listen to the podcast here.   

According to Eric, the Farm Consultant is an Australian thing, and the model can't be found in other Agriculture countries around the world. WA is the home of the Farm Consultant, with most Farmers using one. The concept is strong in SA but relatively new to the Eastern states.

According to Eric, a Farm consultant is like a coach for your business; they instil discipline and systems. They usually have a wide range of services attached like Agronomy, Marketing, Bookkeeping and Grain Marketing, etc. In many cases, they are one-stop shops where you might deal with a different person for each service. They would also act as a conduit between the Farmer and their lending institution. As Farmers get bigger and the relationships with their banks become less, I think that the Farm Consultants will become more popular. Do you use a Farm Consultant, or are you looking to use one? Reply to [email protected]

The Farmers Club headlines - Our 3 topics tomorrow are:
1) Why Esperance Farmers could scale quickly.
2) Interesting what Twiggy did. It’s a renewables merry-go-round.
3) We need to consider the f*%k-up factor.
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Cashflow and Hay Job (Part 3) -Take a read here. Kelsey Miller here.Thanks again for the feedback and numerous chats we have had with suppliers and buyers of Hay - we have learnt plenty more about this market over the past few weeks! Read on below to hear some thoughts on what this season may mean for those looking to buy Hay.

Australian Wool and Sheep Show - We will be at site 242 so all in and say g’day. I will be there Friday and Saturday and Jim Oehms will be there on Sunday. Click here for more.

Early weaning workshop - It’s nearly full. Book here.

Farm Inputs Report - By Ellen Garland - 0418 137 224

Listing of the Week

Munro AutoDriver 730 package - Take $1,000.00 + GST off the RRP for the month of July only! Click here.

Fertiliser Update

This week, we have seen issues with time slot availability ex Geelong for Urea; this has been with all suppliers. If you have product contracted for collection in July, please where possible provide at least a week's notice to ensure a booking can be placed when needed.

The price of Urea stays firm at $710-$720 + GST per tonne for new contracts ex Geelong, Newcastle, Brisbane, Adelaide and Portland. We still have access to limited tonnes for prompt collection, the prices below can also be extended to end of August:
Geelong - $685.00 + GST per tonne
Brisbane - $685.00 + GST per tonne
Newcastle - $685.00 + GST per tonne
Port Kembla - $695.00 + GST per tonne

We have access to Buy Now Pay Later options with up to 180 day payment terms. Please get in touch to discuss.

Don't forget that we can also arrange Freight out of all ports at competitive prices.

Chemical Update

We have had some enquiry on Glyphosate 450 and 540 and where the price is likely to get. Currently, the price of Glyphosate 450 is sitting at $4.10-$4.20 per litre plus GST and 540 is $5.10-$5.20 + GST per litre in 1000L Shuttles. As mentioned last week, the overseas price has come back slightly to $4.00 for Glyph 450 and $5.00 for Glyph 540. We anticipate the price to come back again later in the year. We have current stock available for any immediate requirements. Also, as mentioned last week all fungicides are running short and some have sold out. Please get in touch and we will do what we can to source any chemical required.

Current Fertiliser Market Indicative prices: (all prices are Ex GST). Please note that these prices are current market prices, we may have access to products at much better rates. These prices are indicative for when you are being quoted for your fertiliser requirements. Urea - $720.00 (NC) (All Ports) MAP - $1060.00 (Geelong, Portland, Newcastle, Brisbane) (NC) $1,070.00 (Adelaide) - DAP - $1,075.00 (Geelong, Portland, Newcastle, Brisbane) (NC) $1,085.00 (Adelaide), SSP - $639.00 (Brisbane) (NC), $435.00 (Newcastle, Geelong, Portland) (NC), $455.00 (Adelaide) (NC) MoP - $710.00 (All Ports) (NC), SoP - $1,230.00 (Brisbane, Geelong & Adelaide) (NC), $1,270.00 (Newcastle) (NC), $1,240.00 (Portland) (NC), Gran-Am $450.00 (all ports) (NC). Please note: All ports include the following locations: Geelong, Portland, Adelaide, Brisbane, and Newcastle. Ring Ellen on 0418 137 224 for any Fertiliser requirements

Today's Trends - Sales trends included Auto Drafter, Pea Plucker, Lucerne Hay, Sheep Feeders, Almond Hulls, Scrapers, Post Drivers, Lupins, Bale Grab, Sprayers, Vetch Hay, Barley, Comb Trailer, and Molasses.

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

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