Farm Tender Daily

Farm Tender Daily - All the news from Monday, the 29th of January, 2024.

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

What's your insurance cost? - Has the cost of insurance become out of reach? Will you start dropping off bits and pieces? Will you look at your historical data and work out whether some of the things you insure are necessary?

The person who used to own our Farm here is always talking about fires and fire prevention. He went to levels I have never seen anyone go to before. I asked him, when was the last Fire around here, Alex? 1960, he said. So he worries himself silly about a fire that might happen once in 60 years.

I'm not complacent, but it seems a bit silly to go to the levels he goes to. But the point I am trying to make is whether we should be bothered ensuring something that hardly ever happens? Put aside Murphy's Law, but imagine the savings.

Our Farm Insurance has doubled from last year. Admittedly, I added a couple of extra things, but it would have gone up 60-70 percent on last years anyway. At nearly $10,000 for a Farm that's 120 acres, I would hate to think that you guys are paying. Would you be game to drop some of your insurance off? If so, what? Reply to [email protected]

The Farmers Club headlines - Tomorrow, at 5 am, We talk about Burning Paddocks and some of the pitfalls we used to encounter. We hear about a German company that is sneakily buying Land, planting Blue Gums and exporting Carbon Credits. We go through the good and bad points of social media. Plus, all your replies, and we also have over 30+ short-form articles and images all about Farming. Sign up here.

All Farm Plastics wanted - These guys are looking to buy used Plastic Silage Wrap, Used Grain Bags, old Bunker Tarps, Netting, etc. They turn it into Plastic resin, and it’s highly sought after. They will take any amount you have.

Auction starts Tuesday - See the link here to our first Auction of 2024.

Today's Trends - Sales trends included Vetch Hay, Coolrooms, Spreaders, Sprayers, Sheep Handlers, Offset Disc, Groupers, Rollers, Post Diggers, Motorbikes, and Hay Tarps.

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

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