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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 MoreThe Benefits of Storing On-farm
Welcome back to the blog! Sowing is just around the corner, and before we know it, we will be ramping up for yet another harvest. Let’s hope it’s a record breaker. It goes without saying, that planning ahead is the ultimate key to success. As the phrase goes; “By failing to prepare, you are preparing…
Read MoreGrain Markets
Welcome back for yet another instalment of The Silologist™. Today I want to discuss the ever-changing grain markets and have a look into the variables affecting your return on investment. Wheat is still the dominant grain produced in Australia, with barley and canola our other two industry leaders. As you all know, the grain markets…
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 More2021 Harvest Projections
What a year 2021 has been so far. Coming off the back of the incredible 2020 season, most of the state was blessed with plenty of residual soil moisture and autumn rain which showed early promise for the season. The Australia Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) predict the NSW winter crop…
Read MoreA message from The Silologist 2.0
2020 saw a lot of changes. Changes to our economy, changes to our landscape, changes to the world as we knew it before. But for me, the biggest change I saw was the ever-growing sense of community and support within our region. I have always known that we at HE Silos are a team, a…
Read MoreHarvest 2020
With much of Australia pulling out of drought conditions with what many are saying is the best start to a season they have seen in 10+ years, the focus is now on weather being kind to us, and the storage options that growers will look to for optimising their greatest resource, their grain. With some…
Read MoreWhat to expect when you’re expecting……. A Silo
Welcome back everyone and thanks for checking in! Things certainly are ramping up here, our harvest schedule is being finalised, and boy will we be busy. With that, I thought this may be an ideal time to talk about all things delivery. Lately, we’ve had an influx of enquiries as people prepare for their silos…
Read MoreHow HE celebrates turning the big 5-0!
G’day and welcome to our new blog. First of all, I thought I better introduce myself. I’m Steve the Silologist and I am part of the crew at HE Silos in Forbes. It’s my job to bring you fortnightly updates on grain production, efficiency, storage and monitoring…basically anything surrounding the industry. Although you may have…
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