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Farmanco Facts – November 2020

By Trish Nankivell
Saturday, December 5th, 2020

Farmanco Facts – November 2020

The editorial this month has been written by Blake O’Meagher, Agronomist and Precision Ag Specialist, based at Beverley, WA.

Article key points of Farmanco Facts November are:

Harvest Loss, by Brent Pritchard (Agronomist)

Average harvest grain loss from the @ harvestloss survey – $9,200 Drop tray options: Bushel Plus; Ag Gear; ScherGain; HarvestCalc Find that sweet spot of acceptable loss and capacity
If you do not measure, you do not know    

 

Is now the time for Robots in Ag? Part 1, by Keith Symondson (CEO)

A combination of factors (improvements and reduction in costs of tech, greater take up in other industries, availability of people and WHS concerns) are driving the introduction of autonomous tech; basically, robots are coming to agriculture Robots will potentially bring great benefits to farm businesses, but the technology is still in its infancy This article starts with the state of the art in driverless tractors – looking at aftermarket solutions; concept autonomous versions of current machines and purpose built robots

 

Grain Marketing Tips for the 2020 Harvest, by Mae Connelly (Grain Marketing Consultant)

Payment terms vary by buyer and range from 48 hours to 30 days from end of week of nomination Deferred (July 2021) Transfer contract options are limited again this season Allocate canola by the nett value of each load (including oil and admix)
Barley and wheat contracts – Consider which grades and varieties you need to cover on a contract and allocate by grade spreads rather than prices Farmanco Marketing can help with correct allocation to contracts over harvest  

 

What does Footy Tipping have to do with Farm Business Management? By Stacey Bell (Management Consultant)

Playing the odds at football is like playing the odds with your farm Sticking to established rules of thumb pay out over the longer term It won’t always work, but in the end, it will work most often

Each edition of Farmanco Facts includes the WA Wool & Livestock Market Report and NSW / VIC Wool & Livestock Market Report

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