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FMD … It’s not what you think
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals.FMD is a virus that’s transported by live animals, dairy and meat products, bones, soil, untreated hides and vehicles/machinery used in conjunction with livestock.FMD should not be confused with Hand, Foot and Mouth disease that is commonly found in children. FMD is not…
Read More2022 Predictions for Agriculture
Welcome back to the blog for 2022! Last year was an absolute rollercoaster for our agricultural community with floods, mice, labour shortages and a health pandemic, just to name a few. Today I’m having a look into what we can anticipate for 2022. The La Niῆa weather phenomenon is expected to continue until Autumn, resulting…
Read MoreA Year in Review: 2021
Many of us have mixed feelings about 2021 and regardless, it certainly won’t be a year forgotten any time soon. COVID-19 continued to wreak havoc across the globe, still putting a stopper in international and interstate travel. Many parts of the state suffered early at the hands of the mice plague, which continues to cause…
Read MoreSUPPLY VS. DEMAND: FOOD, FEED AND FIBRE IN 2050
Welcome back everyone. I’m sure by now, most of you have heard the predictions regarding world demand for increased agricultural output across the globe, however you may not actually realise how realistic and overwhelming these projections are. The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)…
Read More2021- the Year of the Mouse
Welcome back for yet another blog!Lately, we’ve had an influx of urgent enquiries for short-term storage. Why, you may ask? MICE! Grain bags can be sufficient to store small amounts of grain in the short term, provided the perfect conditions. However, as we all know, those conditions are incredibly rare. Reports of rodents damaging bags…
Read More2019 Harvest Progress Report
Harvest Report – What the season has produced This time round I thought we could chat about this year’s harvest, even though it hasn’t delivered what most of us would’ve liked, it hasn’t been all doom and gloom. We’ve just got to keep on doing the doings, don’t we folks? Things will be more of…
Read MoreA Year in Review for HE Silos
Reflecting on 2018, HE Silos has accomplished many great achievements. Over the course of the year, The Silologist and the team at HE Silos have travelled far and wide, met many wonderful people, attended various events and built a tonne of silos. Larry our Operations Manager attended the agritech hackathon; Agrihack. Agrihack is an event…
Read MoreInnovation Update Feat. Our Time at Agrihack
Our Experience at the 2018 Agrihack Agrihack is an agritech hackathon that brings together people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. These individuals donated their time to make a positive difference in the agriculture industry. Agrihack is designed to energize creativity, innovation and generate new ideas to solve challenges within our industry, ultimately leading to a…
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