Archive Article: 2001/08/17

17 August 2001

Videos find a niche in stock sales area

Everyone enjoys a good video. Particularly when hectic farming schedules make it difficult to catch your favourite TV programmes.

But soon more producers could be watching them for business as well as pleasure. As the suspension of conventional stock sales continues, videos are rapidly finding a new niche.

They provide a valuable opportunity, which would otherwise be denied, to see livestock before purchase.

Of course, theres no substitute for seeing animals in the flesh. But when thats impossible, arranging a video sale could be the next best option.