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Farm Tender Daily - All the news from Tuesday, the 6th of August, 2024.

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By Dwain Duxson

Dropping the Ego - We are at the Cotton Conference on the Gold Coast, and it was the first day today. There are something like 2700 delegates. It’s pretty darn impressive.

I was talking to one person in the know, and he said there would be 5-600 Farmers (Cotton Growers) in the rooms. The rest is made up of people who support the Farmers and the industry.

When you get to a show like this, they always have a keynote speaker who talks about something other than Cotton. This time, it was an Ex-Fighter Pilot from the US named Daniel “Fuzz” Walker. Fuzz gave us an insider’s look at one of the most elite organisations in existence.

He gave an insight into the intensive training and how decision-making in a split second is the difference between a successful mission and not. One thing I picked up on is they are taught to be vulnerable and to strip back the ego completely. The reason is they must work together, and if there is a problem, they need to relay that problem instantly to the people working beside them, no matter who the cause of the problem is. It’s natural to protect ourselves from blame if a problem arises, but when you are dealing in split seconds, it’s paramount. So many learnings from how they go about their work. I think Ag would be an even better place if we could all drop our ego. What would that take for that to happen, do you reckon? Reply to [email protected]

The Farmers Club headlines - Our 3 topics tomorrow are:
1) In Ag there is so much news and info we need to tap into. I will show you.
2) We take a look at Solar Farms and Coal Mines and compare them.
3) Different starting point. Why you need a level of excellence to be a Cotton Grower.
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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 - $700.00 (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), $430.00 (Newcastle, Geelong, Portland) (NC), $450.00 (Adelaide) (NC) MoP - $690.00 (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 Vetch Hay, Lucerne Hay, Working Dogs, Sheep Handlers, Barley, Urea, Silos, Diesel Tanks, Barley Straw, Augers, Seed Drill, Prickle Chain, Wheat Straw, Round Balers, Prime Movers and Lupins

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

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