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New Agspec team member

June 11, 2023 | 1 min read
Agspec is excited to announce the appointment of Jeremy Liddle as business manager for southern Queensland and northern NSW. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in horticultural and broadacre cropping systems and will be a great asset to the Agspec team.
Agribusiness - Fertilisers

New silicon fertiliser plant opens in Qld

June 9, 2023 | 3 min read
MaxSil – a Brisbane based manufacturer has just begun production of a new patented silicon fertiliser, made from recycled glass at its new $4 million, 15,000 tonne capacity Moreton Bay plant.
Agribusiness - Agsafe

Agsafe Stewardship Conference and Awards

June 9, 2023 | 3 min read
The Agsafe Stewardship Conference and Awards are being held this year at Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast from 25–27 July.
Agribusiness - Fertilisers

Fertiliser prices return to earth

June 7, 2023 | 2 min read
Farm fertiliser “affordability” is starting to improve across the globe, with a likely recovery in application in some regions in 2023, according to a recently released report.
Agribusiness

Online agchem supplier FBN exits Australia

June 6, 2023 | 4 min read
Online agchem supplier Farmers Business Network (FBN) is reported to have wound up its Australian operations, potentially costing investors millions in the failed venture.
Agribusiness

BASF world’s most valuable chemical brand

June 5, 2023 | 3 min read
BASF has once again been named as the world’s most valuable chemical brand for the ninth consecutive year with a brand value estimated at US$8.4 billion.
Agribusiness - Rural Business

Elders results retreat but still on track

June 4, 2023 | 3 min read
Elders has reported $82.8 million in underlying earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for the six months to 31 March 2023. Full year underlying EBIT guidance remains on track between $180 million and $200 million.
Agribusiness - Management

Budget brings little joy for ag sector

June 3, 2023 | 2 min read
There was not much joy in the Federal Budget for the farming and agribusiness sectors, according to RSM Australia’s national agribusiness leader Ross Paterson.
Agribusiness

Syngenta buys Macspred Australia

June 3, 2023 | 2 min read
Syngenta has successfully completed the acquisition of Macspred Australia, a business located in Ballarat that specialises in industrial, forestry and non-crop weed control.
Agribusiness

Reminder: new mouse bait reporting

June 2, 2023 | 2 min read
Growers and mouse bait retailers are being reminded about new reporting procedures that need to be followed, to enable access to double strength (ZP50) mouse bait products and support best practice application.
Agribusiness

Mark Allison to continue as Elders chief

June 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Elders has announced that after a comprehensive domestic and international search, the board of directors of Elders has agreed with Mark Allison that he continue in the role of managing director and chief executive officer.
Agribusiness - Fertilisers

New CBH WA liquid fertiliser plant opens

May 3, 2023 | 3 min read
CBH has unveiled its new state-of-the-art facilities at the Kwinana grain terminal, including a transfer pipeline, a storage warehouse and tanks and administration office.
Agribusiness

EU cuts MRLs on haloxyfop in canola

May 2, 2023 | 2 min read
Australian canola growers and farm advisors are notified that the European Union (EU) has announced it intends to reduce the maximum residue limit (MRL) for haloxyfop.
Agribusiness

Stripe rust a major threat this season

May 2, 2023 | 3 min read
Eastern Australian grain growers are well aware of the looming risk of stripe rust this season, with an inevitable green bridge and high occurrences from last year spurring the likelihood of significant early inoculum pressure.
Agribusiness

Cotton pick better than first thought

May 2, 2023 | 3 min read
Picking has begun in most of Australia’s cotton growing region with positive signs emerging that the flooding and farm damage late last year may not have been as devastating as first feared, aided by dryer and warmer conditions since Christmas.

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