Farm Tender Daily

Farm Tender Daily - All the news from Friday, the 9th of February, 2024.

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

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Pink to Green - Livestock and Real Estate have been switching companies for years. Most of the time, it’s no big deal, and only occasionally does someone get their knickers in. a knot.

Kevin Thompson (see a picture of Kevin at the bottom of the page) is a well-known Agent in Victoria (based at Wycheproof) and finished up a year or so ago after a long stint with Elders. He wasn't really ready to retire and said he still had 3 more good years in him. So the Nutrien Branch from St Arnaud swooped. “I’ll give you 3 good years”, Kevin said.

Farmers side with Agents more so than the company. Mostly have, and mostly always will. So it must be a little unnerving for an Agency that loses/sacks an Agent who then goes to another company and takes company clients with him/her. I guess what goes around, comes around, and next time, the shoe can be on the other foot.

Like any industry, there are really good Agents and some that are not so good. When you lose a good one, it can hurt, and it’s probably going to affect the company's turnover. That’s why it’s fraught with the danger of paying big money for some of these Agencies. Why? Because the business is the people. Have you followed an Agent when they have gone to another company? We have h Reply to [email protected]

The Farmers Club headlines - Tomorrow, we talk about how the French put Hay on the street and how it wouldn’t work here. I went to the Yorke Peninsula during the week, and I wanted to understand what all the fuss is all about. We also cover the Bull sales. 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.

National Cattle prices: EYCI 672 (+5), WYCI 497 (+43), Feeder Steer 356 (+9), Heavy Steer 303 (-8), Processor Cow 258 (-2). National Sheep prices: Trade Lamb 680 (-23), Heavy Lamb 694 (-23), Restocker Lamb 587 (-37), Mutton 281 (-31). Goat prices: 180 (NC). All prices are up until Friday, the 9th of February, and are cents/kg. Ranges are from a week ago. Source MLA.

Today's Trends - Sales trends included Excavators, Prickle Chains, Wormhit Fertiliser, Potato washing Equipment, Post Drivers, Deep Rippers, Vetch Seed, Sheep Handlers, and Beans.

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Dwain Duxson
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