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Adjuvants & spray oils - Market insight

Unlock the power of your herbicide with Hasten

April 21, 2025 | 2 min read
Vicchem’s Hasten Spray Adjuvant is proven to unlock the power of your herbicide to make a real performance difference in your farming operation.
Market insight - Winter pastures & forage

Winter pasture filler is homegrown success story

April 18, 2025 | 3 min read
Winter pasture feed gap filler ProGibb Smartgrass (SG) began life as a plant growth regulator in Australian table grapes, but it was the accidental discovery of its success in pasture management some 20 years ago which opened a global market for agricultural solutions supplier Sumitomo Chemical.
Market insight

Understanding nutrient removal and maximising input

April 15, 2025 | 3 min read
As the dust settled on the 2024 harvest, Mallee Sustainable Farming reported producers have been diving into their yield data, evaluating how drought and frosty conditions impacted their crops.
Market insight

Boosted blend delivers soil health and crop benefits

April 15, 2025 | 3 min read
Australian farmers seeking to improve soil health are reporting promising results after trialling biologically enhanced efficiency fertiliser (EEF) Fertica H+ ahead of its market launch.
Market insight - Snail & slug control

Slugs ‘weighed in’ to optimise management

April 11, 2025 | 4 min read
Snail & slug control Analysing the life history of the grey field slug and black keeled slug is part of new research to help growers better respond to threats from these pest species.
Fencing, livestock handling & ID - Market insight

Barrier against wild dogs and livestock disease

April 10, 2025 | 2 min read
David Counsell and his wife Genevieve operate Dunblane a 15,000ha Mitchell grass property west of Barcaldine, in Central West Queensland, where their enterprise encompasses 15,000 Merino sheep along with 500 head of agistment cattle.
Market insight - Snail & slug control

Importance of long-term monitoring for slugs

April 10, 2025 | 4 min read
Since 2013, AgNova Technologies Pty Ltd and the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) have supported ongoing monthly slug monitoring at three sites in southwest Victoria.
Fencing, livestock handling & ID - Market insight

Fencing in better pasture management

April 9, 2025 | 2 min read
On a recent visit to Justin Cooper’s 80 hectare property in Tasmania, the seasoned farmer and Gallagher territory manager shared his expertise on the principles and practices of rotational grazing.
Fencing, livestock handling & ID - Market insight

Livestock handling –there’s a better way

April 9, 2025 | 4 min read
Nic Kentish, a champion of the low stress stock handling (LSSH) system, was a guest on the Te Mania Angus podcast RawAg, where he outlined the game-changing protocols which create a world where stockmen and women get to understand what the animal is thinking.
Market insight - Snail & slug control

Precision, power and performance – Slugoff leads the way

March 21, 2025 | 3 min read
Since its launch both in Australia and New Zealand local farmers and their agronomists have continued to be impressed at the superior effectiveness in both broadacre and high value horticulture situations, ensuring Sluggoff is the first choice molluscicide choice in all-weather situations.
Market insight

Game-changing speed tillers from Tulip

March 18, 2025 | 2 min read
Tulip, the pioneer of speed discs in Australia, has appointed Inlon as the Australian distributor of their latest range of Multidisc tillers.
Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Robotic weed manager pays it way

March 17, 2025 | 3 min read
Weed detection and spot spraying in fallow is a powerful way to reduce chemical use, conserve soil moisture and run down the weed seed bank.
Market insight - Seed treatments & coatings

Groundbreaking endophyte research

March 17, 2025 | 3 min read
DLF Seeds Australian research manager, Martin Harmer, spent four years exploring the nitrogen efficiency benefits of AR37 endophyte and how incorporating it into a pasture system can improve a farmer’s bottom line.
Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Reinventing the-seeding double-knock tactic

March 16, 2025 | 4 min read
The double-knockdown tactic is a key component of the WeedSmart Big 6 strategy, which aims to keep weed numbers low, preserve herbicide efficacy and give competitive crops ahead start.
Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Putting research in local hands

March 15, 2025 | 3 min read
It is the agronomists who remain curious and open to trialing new products, as well as challenging and improving the current standards, who will be in the best position to provide recommendations to generate the most value for their clients.

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Canberra commits to national food security
Cattle industry supports guidelines
MOU strengthens grain research
Stronger Rainbow ready to shine for Australian Industry
Fungus the frontline in flebane fight
Winter pastures & forage Insights
Winter cropping Insights
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