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Genetics key to cattle sustainability

April 26, 2024 | 3 min read

Genetics will play a critical role in making Australia’s beef and dairy industries more environmentally sustainable and profitable, a major conference has been told.

Rural Business

CRT partners to support rural mental health

April 25, 2024 | 2 min read

Australia’s largest independent rural retailing group, CRT has announced a $90,000 partnership with national mental health charity, TIACS (This Is A Conversation Starter).

Rural Business

New face in food fight fraud

April 22, 2024 | 2 min read

Bia Analytical Ltd has joined forces with trinamiX GmbH to launch a ground-breaking new portable authenticity testing service offering customers along the food value chain, a high-speed indication of authenticity at the point of sampling, taking testing out of the lab and into the supply chain.

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APVMA may take diazinon off the shelf

April 19, 2024 | 1 min read

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has published its proposed decision on the reconsideration of diazinon, an insecticide and acaricide used for the control of pests in various agricultural, horticultural, commercial, and veterinary situations.

Rural Business

Farmers wanted for regenerative cropping survey

April 16, 2024 | 3 min read

Five hundred crop farmers nationally are wanted for a short online survey – and 75 of those will be selected for a broader, three-year farm monitoring project.

Agribusiness

ACCC green light for Graincorp’s XF bid

April 15, 2024 | 2 min read

The ACCC will not oppose the acquisition of animal feed supplement supplier, XF Australia Limited by Graincorp Limited (ASX: GNC).

Pesticides - Rural Business

Pesticides keep you in business

April 3, 2024 | 3 min read

Way back in September 2023, crop growers were looking forward to this past season.

Rural Business

The band behind the aid

March 26, 2024 | 2 min read

Leading animal health company, Elanco, is continuing its support of Australian farmers and rural communities via an ongoing partnership with Rural Aid.

Agribusiness

Strong start to 2024 for Grochem

March 16, 2024 | 3 min read

Grochem Australia has made an impressive start to the year by taking over the distribution of a suite of products from Sumitomo and adding four new ones to its expanding portfolio.

Rural Business

Fall armyworm launches new assault

March 14, 2024 | 3 min read

Fall armyworm (FAW) are being detected at unprecedented levels in sorghum crops across Central Queensland, the Western and Darling Downs and northern NSW causing what experts predict, could be the most significant impact on sorghum since the pest’s arrival in Australia in 2020.

Rural Business

Rabbits Cost ag $239 million annually

March 9, 2024 | 2 min read

Rabbits cost ag $239 million annually Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is calling on rural and regional Australians to join in the longest-running citizen science survey of rabbit diseases in the world, to help keep the invasive pest in check.

Agribusiness

Townie makes mark on dairy

March 7, 2024 | 2 min read

After growing up as a self-confessed townie, Penny Welch has embraced the genetics industry and been rewarded for encouraging a new generation.

Rural Business

Wet seasons encourage ryegrass growth

March 1, 2024 | 4 min read

Wet seasons encourage ryegrass growth. Better-than-average seasons across southern NSW in recent years have resulted in an increase in the annual ryegrass seedbank in many paddocks, highlighting the need to look at a wide range of weed control strategies.

Rural Business

Rainbow Agro invests in crop protection innovation

Feb. 1, 2024 | 2 min read

Leading global crop protection company Rainbow Ag is investing long-term in Australia, with local projects to deliver innovative and sustainable crop protection solutions.

Rural Business

Trial supplies resistance tools

Jan. 31, 2024 | 5 min read

For those wanting to independently test new products, understand new and old use patterns or monitor resistance in-field, completing your own trial work has just become a whole lot more accessible, thanks to the team at Trial Supplies.