18/11/2020
Great for all aspiring young farmers, their partners, and even old farmers as well.
Planfarm Academy
Planfarm's team of consultants offer a whole farm approach to maximising returns from your investment in agriculture and make farm business better.
02/06/2020
Big result
Former Labor minister acted unreasonably in 2011 Indonesia live cattle ban
In a scathing judgement, the court found the minister made the ban order "shutting his eyes to the risk that it might be invalid".
25/05/2020
This is how communities die. It is not from one fatal blow, but rather a series of cuts across a region. A road not upgraded here, a hospital over there, and so on. In this case, it is private enterprise delivering a retail blow.
Which Target stores are closing, rebranding as Kmart?
Full list of the Target stores closing, rebranding as KmartBy Freya Noble • Senior Producer12:44pm May 25, 2020 Tweet Facebook Mail More than 160 Target stores are set to close or be rebranded as Kmart, with regional areas the hardest hit.The news came last week, with parent company Wesfarmers ann...
21/05/2020
A great article
'Carefully laid trap'? Why is China imposing tariffs on our barley (and what's a tariff)?
China has put an 80 per cent tariff on our barley exports for five years. Why barley? Why now?
27/11/2019
Wow
Sorry—organic farming is actually worse for climate change
The practice cuts greenhouse-gas emissions only if you ignore the inconvenient fact that it requires a lot more land.
20/11/2019
Weather insurance is a real thing, and more underwriters are coming to the Aussie market
Liberty Specialty Markets launches new Australian product
The parametric solution insures against unexpected weather conditions
06/11/2019
https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/beijing-bets-big-on-wa-port-and-rail-project-but-oakajee-deal-ignites-leverage-concerns-20191105-p537ny.html
Interesting development. Whilst this is ore driven, if it goes ahead it will unlock grain marketing potential with containerised marketing options. The more markets for you, the better your grain price stability is.
Beijing bets big on WA port and rail project, but Oakajee deal ignites leverage concerns
The acquisition, which would have been approved by the Foreign Investment Review Board, was announced in October and means the long-stalled project to establish a new iron ore export centre could be revived.
04/11/2019
I had the pleasure of growing up around the corner from John Hawkins and can remember clearly the community excitement about the noodle market potential. Well done John and friends...
AgMemo - Grains news, October 2019 | Agriculture and Food
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30/08/2019
Australian tennis legend and the Geraldton rising star
She's arguably Australia's most popular female tennis player ever — and she's put out a “wanted” call to a Geraldton youngster.