Rural Business February '26

Movers & Shakers

New AGT variety support manager for Victoria

March 16, 2026 | 2 min read

Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) has announced Rowan Prior is its new variety support manager for Victoria.

Movers & Shakers

Changes at top of Croplands

March 16, 2026 | 1 min read

Sean Mulvaney has stood down as Croplands general manager and transitioned into the position of commercial manager from February 1

Movers & Shakers

Pretorius takes the reins at Yara Australia

March 13, 2026 | 1 min read

Yara has announced Candice Pretorius has been appointed as Australian managing director.

Movers & Shakers

FAR Australia announces new chief executive

March 13, 2026 | 1 min read

New Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia, a national, independent, not for profit research, development and extension provider, has appointed Rohan Wardle as its chief executive.

Rural Business

Clethodim resistance spike in canola rotations

March 12, 2026 | 4 min read

In 2025, Greg Condon, WeedSmart extension agronomist in southern NSW, saw widespread failure of clethodim applications for ryegrass control, particularly in canola crops.

Movers & Shakers

DataGene appoints chief executive

March 12, 2026 | 1 min read

DataGene has appointed Dr Emily Piper as its chief executive officer following her return to Australia after almost 10 years in the US with Zoetis, most recently heading its business process and strategic programs for its precision animal health group.

Movers & Shakers

Corteva makes staff moves

March 11, 2026 | 1 min read

Corteva Agriscience has announced the appointment of Alexis Middleton as commercial director for Australia.

Movers & Shakers

Corteva makes staff moves

March 11, 2026 | 1 min read

Corteva Agriscience has announced the appointment of Alexis Middleton as commercial director for Australia.

Agsafe

The importance of safe chemical storage and disposal in changing conditions

March 10, 2026 | 2 min read

In wake of the recent fire and flood activity across Australia, it’s a timely opportunity to remind households, farms and workplaces that good chemical storage and management is one way to help protect people, property and the environment.

Rural Business

BASF and Adama to co-develop breakthrough Gilboa fungicide technology

March 10, 2026 | 2 min read

BASF Agricultural Solutions and Adama, a leading global crop protection company, have signed a strategic co-development and commercialisation agreement centred on Adama’s proprietary fungicide active ingredient, Gilboa (flumetylsulforim).

Cattle - Market insight

New Wagyu genetic test to improve calving rates and profitability

March 9, 2026 | 3 min read

In a world first, Australian Wagyu producers will have access to a breakthrough genetic test for the Annexin A10 mutation, which has been identified in Wagyu cattle and is associated with embryonic mortality.

Agribusiness - News

Driving change in northern grains: pilot explores extension capacity

March 9, 2026 | 2 min read

A pilot project led by the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is helping strengthen collaboration across the Darling Downs, thanks to a Grains Research and Development Corporation investment aimed at increasing extension capacity in the northern grains industry.

Market insight

NSW government legalises virtual fencing AgTech

March 6, 2026 | 2 min read

NSW cattle and dairy farmers have a new AgTech option to manage their livestock with that state’s government legalising virtual stock fencing so farmers can reduce costs and take advantage of new data on the welfare of their herds.

Movers & Shakers

Retirement of AgLink boss

March 6, 2026 | 2 min read

AgLink Australia has announced Ian Scutt will retire from his role as chief executive after nine years of dedicated service to the organisation.

Merchandise

NutriCharge delivers where it counts – in the soil profile

March 5, 2026 | 3 min read

NutriCharge, a technically advanced phosphorus and nitrogen fertiliser supplement from AgSupply, has been designed to deliver high concentrations of plant-available phosphorus with extended persistence in the soil profile, addressing the fundamental limitations of conventional phosphorus sources in high-fixation environments.

Merchandise

NutriCharge delivers where it counts

March 5, 2026 | 3 min read

NutriCharge, a technically advanced phosphorus and nitrogen fertiliser supplement from AgSupply, has been designed to deliver high concentrations of plant-available phosphorus with extended persistence in the soil profile, addressing the fundamental limitations of conventional phosphorus sources in high-fixation environments.

Agribusiness - News

Sugarcane hits the sweet spot for sustainable carbon

March 5, 2026 | 3 min read

When anyone talks about the future of sustainable aviation fuel, one question dominates: how do we replace fossil carbon without compromising food security or biodiversity?

Agribusiness - News

WFI Insurance forges partnership with Rural Aid

March 4, 2026 | 2 min read

WFI Insurance has forged a partnership with Rural Aid, one of Australia’s leading independent rural charities committed to safeguarding farming and rural communities before, during and after disasters.

Agribusiness - News

Satellites and AI could tackle invasive species

March 4, 2026 | 2 min read

Satellite imagery and artificial intelligence can detect with high accuracy two invasive weed species in Australia, posing a new opportunity for defense against these pervasive plants.

Merchandise

Chasing citrus quality in Sunraysia

March 2, 2026 | 3 min read

Achieving top citrus quality from trees which are effectively grown on a quarry means a lot of attention to detail for Nutrano Produce group farm manager Thomas Braybrook.

Agribusiness - News

$1 billion in Australian beef exports at risk under unwarranted trade restrictions

March 2, 2026 | 2 min read

The Australian beef industry is still facing a $1 billion hit in exports following the Chinese Ministry of Commerce’s (MOFCOM) December announcement it will implement global safeguard measures.

Merchandise

Strategic approach to gummy stem blight

Feb. 27, 2026 | 3 min read

The use of Verpixo Adavelt active fungicide early in watermelon and pumpkin crops has helped control gummy stem blight for farmer Jack Piper, of South Kolan, west of Bundaberg, in Queensland.

Rural Business

Corteva backs community wellbeing with volunteering and donation program

Feb. 27, 2026 | 5 min read

At the bustling Foodbank distribution centre in Sydney, volunteers from Corteva Agriscience recently joined charity workers to pick, pack and sort essential food items destined for Australians facing food insecurity.

Rural Business

2026: A turning point for practical, connected innovation in agriculture

Feb. 26, 2026 | 3 min read

Syngenta has scanned its Australian and global R&D, digital and commercial pipeline to identify three mega-trends which will shape Australian agriculture in 2026 and beyond.

Merchandise

Hop into rabbit control in 2026 with Rabbait

Feb. 26, 2026 | 2 min read

Exploding rabbit numbers across southern Australia – coming off the back of favourable breeding conditions for the previous year – will see resellers and government agencies turning to ACTA and Rabbait this year.

Merchandise

Spray smarter, not harder with the all-season hybrid

Feb. 25, 2026 | 3 min read

Fulltec Max Effective weed control in Australian farming systems is not just about the active ingredient in the drum.

Cattle - Market insight

Mineral supplementation makes weaners ‘bloom’

Feb. 25, 2026 | 4 min read

Providing weaner cattle with a multi-mineral and vitamin B12 supplement is the ideal way to boost their growth and health during one of the most stressful periods of their lives.

Cattle - Market insight

Autumn treatment is critical to control liver fluke

Feb. 24, 2026 | 4 min read

Autumn treatment with an effective flukicide which controls all three stages of liver fluke ( Fasciola hepatica ) remains the cornerstone of strategic control programs to control this serious parasite of sheep and cattle.

Cattle - Market insight

The importance of trace mineral injections

Feb. 24, 2026 | 3 min read

Optimising trace mineral status relying solely on oral supplements across a herd may fail because of variation in individual intake and reduced absorption due to antagonism of other ration components and minerals.

Market insight - Pre-emergent herbicides

Helping win the numbers game in cropping

Feb. 23, 2026 | 4 min read

Bayer Technical Solutions agronomists have continued to undertake trials with the company’s pre-emergent and early post-emergent (EPE) herbicide, Mateno Complete, and, similar to independent trials, have confirmed its EPE application is the industry benchmark for annual ryegrass control.

Agribusiness - News

Bayer Crop Science gets HIP with next-gen weed researchers

Feb. 23, 2026 | 3 min read

An international collaboration with Bayer Crop Science to develop innovative weed control solutions for Australian grain growers has expanded the scientific expertise and global knowledge of more than 50 young researchers.

Market insight - Pre-emergent herbicides

Pulse crop herbicide benefits continue to mount

Feb. 20, 2026 | 4 min read

Consistent control of grass weeds across indifferent seasons, including of herbicide-resistant types, and wider benefits for entire cropping systems is continuing to raise the profile and justify grower investment in a specialist pulse crop herbicide.

Cattle - Market insight

Immune ready guidelines

Feb. 20, 2026 | 2 min read

Zoetis says the new immune ready guidelines (IRG) program continues to gain traction and support throughout the cattle industry.

Agribusiness - News

Climate-smart agriculture

Feb. 19, 2026 | 3 min read

A world‑first independent review has confirmed Australian farmers are achieving large‑scale sustainability outcomes under some of the toughest climatic conditions on earth.

Commentary

Red tape is choking agricultural progress

Feb. 19, 2026 | 2 min read

Australian agriculture is being hamstrung by bureaucratic time wasting and it is now costing farmers dearly at the very time they need to be more innovative and sustainable, writes chief executive of CropLife Australia Matthew Cossey*

Market insight - Seed treatments & coatings

Australian-first cereal solution for crown rot and nematodes

Feb. 18, 2026 | 3 min read

Together, fusarium crown rot and root lesion nematodes are costly, hidden threats that have historically been difficult to manage. This season, wheat and barley growers have access to Victrato seed treatment.