I am not a large language model expert. I am certainly not a computer person. I've spent my whole life in agency. But I do believe in using all available data to help make on-farm decisions, so I've been playing around with artificial intelligence (AI) and thought I would test its ability to forecast cattle pricing.

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The National Young Cattle Indicator (NYCI) has softened this week by 11.21c to 363.31c/kg liveweight on Friday morning. It has fal...
Mutton is the word of the month when it comes to the sheep market. The national indicator had been experiencing a gradual rise sin...
Ignore the market's embrace of the US/China 90-day de-escalation of the tariff war and the recent announcement of the US/UK trade ...
The National Young Cattle Indicator (NYCI) has softened this week by 11.21c to 363.31c/kg liveweight on Friday morning.
Can the mutton market sustain its rise amid fluctuating prices and increasing slaughter rates? Jamie-Lee Oldfield explores the latest trends and insights in the sheep market.
Richard Koch unpacks how tariff uncertainty continues to hinder global growth, impacting US, Chinese and Australian economies, with significant shifts in trade dynamics including in beef and sheepmeat markets.
Andrew Whitelaw analyses China's recent moves which might have long-term consequences for the grain trade.
Richard Koch estimates about 60% of the Australian winter crop area is being planted into good to excellent conditions, but others are faced with tough decisions around when and what to sow.
Hot on the heels of the Wagyu Edge 2025 annual conference Matt Dalgleish take a look at F1 Wagyu pricing versus the MLA National Young Cattle Indicator (NYCI) and National Feeder Steer Indicator (NFSI).
The cow market is experiencing increasing volatility, with basic market fundamentals likely causing the shifts rather than the 90CL imported price, writes Emily Tan.
With Trump back in the White House and the trade battles back on, there is scope for Australia to once again fill the gap in the Chinese beef market, writes Jamie-Lee Oldfield.
Richard Koch says US President Donald Trump is on the clock and has just a 90-day window to convince the world he is not a bluffer.

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