Rural Business News

Fencing, livestock handling & ID - Market insight

Walk the Line (Post) with Gallagher

March 31, 2024 | 2 min read

The Gallagher Insulated Line Post is a tailor-made, fully insulated line post for low-cost, low-maintenance permanent electric fencing for cattle, horses, sheep and deer.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Control weeds with Ultro

Feb. 11, 2024 | 4 min read

Grain growers are taking up the opportunity to reduce grass weed populations on their properties with a new mode of action pulse crop herbicide that is relieving the pressure on traditional options and helping to clean-up paddocks for future crops.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Early herbicide strategy boosts results

Feb. 10, 2024 | 4 min read

Problems controlling annual ryegrass and wild radish weeds in WA’s northern agricultural zone after years of narrow cropping rotations and repeated use of popular herbicides is well-known across the country.

Fencing, livestock handling & ID - Merchandise

Easy weighing and animal ID with new T40

June 23, 2023 | 2 min read

Weighing livestock is a fundamental part of managing and monitoring your animals, whether you have a mob of five, or five hundred.

Adjuvants & spray oils

Hasten a leading spray adjuvant for 25 years

April 26, 2023 | 2 min read

In 1993, Dr Bob Killick – owner of Vicchem, was involved in the creation of ground breaking chemistry by using ethylated canola oil to create the unique formulation of Hasten Spray Adjuvant.

Adjuvants & spray oils

We can’t afford to lose older herbicides

April 25, 2023 | 3 min read

Ian Linklater and his sons, Daniel, James and Michael – of Trentham Farms, near Gol Gol in Far Western NSW, crop 9800 ha of sandy loam country and appreciate the value of older and cheaper herbicides that are still effective options against their major weeds.

Adjuvants & spray oils

How widespread a problem is Spraydrift?

April 24, 2023 | 3 min read

Spray drift events have been at an all-time high due to floods and large-scale rain events at the end of 2022.

Adjuvants & spray oils

Less fines = less drift with On Coarse DRA

April 22, 2023 | 5 min read

Without fines, there’d be no drift. Worries about nearby cotton, surface temperature inversions, low or high wind speeds, downwind buffer zones or stories on the ABC would be a thing of the past, says FMC’s technical extension specialist, David Johnson.

Adjuvants & spray oils

Guidebook identifies key to spraying efficiency

April 22, 2023 | 3 min read

A new technical and troubleshooting resource for grain growers is available in the form of a GRDC guidebook for mixing and batching agricultural chemicals.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Merchandise

New, improved Frequency herbicide

April 19, 2023 | 2 min read

Wheat and barley growers now have access to the most adaptable Group 27 product on the market, thanks to BASF’s new and improved Frequency herbicide that offers excellent control of hard to manage broadleaf weeds such as fleabane, sowthistle, buckwheat/bindweed, wireweed, wild radish, bifora and capeweed.

Fencing, livestock handling & ID

Golden opportunity to track stock performance

March 13, 2023 | 2 min read

Making decisions based on accurate data is the future of farming. With the introduction of mandatory electronic identification (EID) of sheep across Australia, there’s a golden opportunity to do more than just tag your animals.

Fencing, livestock handling & ID

Smarter fencing solution for all needs

March 12, 2023 | 3 min read

Australia is a diverse country, with a range of different ecosystems and landscapes to protect and nurture. Gallagher leads the market in offering an extensive product range that reflects the diversity of Australia’s environment and has a premium fencing and animal management solution for the needs of any property.

Fencing, livestock handling & ID

A new and powerful view of the fence line

March 12, 2023 | 2 min read

Reality television shows might be all the go, but it’s the rise of smart technologies that is really giving farming customers an exciting view of their farms.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides

How can I use the pulse phase to combat weeds?

Feb. 23, 2023 | 4 min read

‘How can I strengthen the pulse phase to combat weeds?’ with Dr Jason Brand, Agriculture Victoria Research, Horsham.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides

Stop broadleaf weeds before they start

Feb. 22, 2023 | 4 min read

Cereal crops can quickly become susceptible to broadleaf weed escapes during crop establishment, making Callisto pre-emergent herbicide a valuable addition to many wheat and barley programs.