Farm Tender Daily

Farm Tender Daily - All the news from Thursday, the 8th of February, 2024.

By Dwain Duxson - Click here to go to the Farmer Tender website.

22 Days to go - Our FarmTender2024 - Entrepreneurs in Farming event is not far away. Click here for more info. See the media release here.

Commercial reality - We have had many replies from people unhappy with their local Councils/Shires. And most of the replies were about the exorbitant rates they are paying. 

My reply to one Family, who had an $82,000 rate bill, was that they probably support one full (average) Council/Shire wage. Let's say it's $80k as a rounded-off figure (guessing a little here). As a Farmer, are you paying part of someone's wage, someone's full wage, or multiple wages? And what would you get in return?

I have a mate who's the CEO of a hospital, and they were told years ago by the Government to make sure they run their Hospital as a commercial entity. By that, I mean they have to make money themselves and not rely on Government funding. So everything they do has to be justified, and I am sure there is funding for things, but they are effectively a local business.

Why don't Councils and Shires do the same and stop or restrict their reliance on rate income? If Hospitals can do it, Shire and Councils could do it also. They just need someone innovative who knows how to run a viable business. And yes, it might take years to get to that point, but why not start now? Reply to [email protected]

The Farmers Club headlines - Tomorrow, we talk about how one Machinery expert reckons the price of new Machinery is going to drop. The same person also reckons John Deere and others are heading down the click-and-collect track. And it’s been a tough 12 months for Livestock Agents, with some of the shine going out of the job. Plus all your replies, we also have over 30+ short-form articles and images all about Farming. Sign up here.

Auction next week - See the link here.

SproatX Pre Accelerator Program - This is now open. Click on the link here for more info.

Current Fertiliser Market prices: (all prices are Ex GST). Urea - $800.00 (NC) (All Ports) available from 22nd April onwards, MAP - $1070.00 (All Ports) (NC) - DAP - $1,085.00 (All ports) (NC), SSP - $644.00 (Brisbane) (-$10), $430.00 (Adelaide, Newcastle, Geelong, Portland) (-$5), MoP - $770.00 (Geelong, Adelaide, Portland and Newcastle) (-$20) $820.00 Brisbane, SoP - Price $1,230.00 (Brisbane, Geelong & Adelaide) (NC), $1,270.00 (Newcastle) (NC), $1,240.00 (Portland) (NC), Gran-Am $470.00 (+$30). 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 Disc Chains, Augers, Urea, Vetch Hay, Harrows, Vetch Seed, Vetch Hay, Oats, Wheat Straw and Field Bins and Trailers.

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

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