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Dalby agent takes QLD’s 2022 Young Auctioneers title

Dalby stock agent Jake Robinson, left earned the 2022 ALPA Queensland Young Auctioneers Competition title decided during today’s Roma store sale. With him is runner-up, Justin Rohde, from Nutrien, Rockhampton. Both will compete at the National Finals next year. Dalby stock agent Jake Robinson earned the 2022 ALPA Queensland Young Auctioneers Competition title decided during […]

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Farm Progress America, July 26, 2022

Max Armstrong shares insight on the market volatility which has created a wild ride for farmers trying to sell the 2022 crop. Max offers insight from Bryce Knorr, market analyst writing for Farm Futures, who says that history only goes so far in helping marketing. And Roger Wright – Wright on the Market – offers […]

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Managing the buyer challenges of a multi-vendor sale

  Multi-vendor bull sales have long been a mainstay of the selling process. For many smaller and medium-sized seedstock operations, a multi-vendor sale offers the opportunity to sell their bulls via auction to a larger audience of potential buyers, as well as reducing the costs associated with holding their own individual sales. In Queensland, it […]

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Weekly genetics review: How heavy are your cows?

Part of a line of 198 six year old Angus cows averaging well over 600kg sold on AuctionsPlus recently INCREASING cow size is a common source of discussion among breeders and commercial producers.  As noted last year on Beef Central, mature cow sizes have been increasing. Angus Australia noted the genetic increases of mature cow […]

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Checklist for a more structured approach to bull assessment

DURING the past two years I worked with producers to explore options to find replacement sires under the challenging COVID restrictions. Listening to producers, I often heard similar concerns about how to go about the selection process, especially managing the physical assessment of bulls prior to sale. Approaching physical assessment requires as much preparation and […]

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