Rural Business News

Cotton - Merchandise

Cotton cracks down on spray drift

Dec. 17, 2023 | 3 min read

Cotton Australia – the peak body for the Australian cotton industry - has urged all farmers to remain vigilant and take appropriate action to avoid a repeat of last year’s devastating spray drift incidents.

Cotton - Seeds

Cotton Seed Distributors MD set to retire

July 17, 2023 | 1 min read

After decades of leading Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) outstanding growth, Peter Graham will retire from the managing director position on 31 December 2023.

Agribusiness - Cotton

Cotton Seed Distributors announces new CEO

July 17, 2023 | 1 min read

Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) is pleased to announce Dr Ian Taylor as it’s new Chief Executive Officer.

Cotton

Sustainability update targets improvements

July 15, 2023 | 3 min read

The Australian cotton industry’s just-released 2022 Sustainability Update, reveals the complexity of sustainability in farming systems, and the extent of the industry’s investment in collaborative initiatives to accelerate positive impacts.

Cotton

Exceptional quality pick as cotton season ends

July 14, 2023 | 3 min read

Around 90% of the Australian cotton crop has now been picked with growers and cotton gin operators reporting better than expected yields and, in some cases exceptional quality despite the challenges.

On The Move - Seeds

Seeds expert in global role at BASF Seeds

April 7, 2023 | 1 min read

After four years leading the Australian Seed Federation (ASF), Osman Mewett has joined BASF Agricultural Solutions as a global regulatory policy manager within the Seeds and Traits team.

Seed treatments & coatings - Seeds

STartUP cereal crops after the wet harvest

Feb. 28, 2023 | 3 min read

With the potential for another wet start to the planting season, the seed being used for this year’s planting may be impacted with a number of issues such as water stress (either too much or perhaps too little), insects or diseases.

Seed treatments & coatings - Seeds

Sow certainty on farm with proven endophyte

Feb. 27, 2023 | 3 min read

Endophytes can take pasture performance and persistence to the next level by protecting pastures from insects after your seed treatment wears off.

Seed treatments & coatings - Seeds

New EverGol Energy gets the tick of approval

Feb. 25, 2023 | 3 min read

The trialing of the new EverGol Energy formulation in the field has shown it’s a winner for grain growers, seed grader operators and agronomists, according to Bayer.

Seeds

Breeders looking years ahead of grain harvest

Dec. 26, 2022 | 4 min read

As Australia’s grain harvest kicks off, activity is also building for the country’s crop breeders.

Seeds

Pasture Trials Network’s independent variety data

Dec. 26, 2022 | 3 min read

The Pasture Trials Network (PTN) offers independent, robust and up to date grazing feed-base variety performance information on a range of pastures.

Seeds

Nuseed’s dedicated team to support canola

Dec. 25, 2022 | 3 min read

Canola growers have even more choice than ever before, and seed companies are releasing new varieties each season that promise better yields and enhanced disease protection. So, helping a grower decide which variety is going to perform best in their specific growing conditions is a complex task for advisers.

Seeds

“Seeds are our business, our only business”

Dec. 25, 2022 | 3 min read

Tatiara Seeds has been in operation since 1976. It began in Bordertown (SA) in the heart of the Tatiara, with one processing plant and a single operator, Graham Ramsdale. Now Tatiara Seeds operates at both Bordertown and Keith with a total of 10 processing plants and employing over 40 people.

Seeds

AGT marks 20 years with top new varieties

Dec. 24, 2022 | 3 min read

The year 2022 has been a significant milestone year for Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) which celebrated 20 years of grain breeding excellence.

Seeds

AgriVentis Technologies releases new mung beans

Dec. 24, 2022 | 2 min read

AgriVentis Technologies is an agricultural seed technology and development company, and the release of their promising Green Dragon and Green Taipan mung bean varieties will be the first of their material to be commercially available in Australia.