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Robots, smart tech and softer landings earn Queensland grower top award

Aug. 1, 2025 | 2 min read
Queensland vegetable grower Craig Dingle has been named the 2025 Corteva Agriscience Young Grower of the Year, after spearheading on-farm innovations that have boosted yields, improved shelf life and helped position his employer at the leading edge of Australian horticulture.
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Zoetis – a decade of making a difference

July 23, 2025 | 7 min read
With mental health challenges in rural Australia reaching increasingly concerning levels, leading animal health company Zoetis has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the wellbeing of the country’s farming and regional communities by continuing its long-standing partnership with mental health organisation Beyond Blue.
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Refining the double-break tactic for grassweed control

July 15, 2025 | 4 min read
A broadleaf crop double-break is keeping grassweed numbers down for the Curr family as they expand their area of cropland and complete the transition out of livestock production.
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Investment targets mouse activity

July 15, 2025 | 3 min read
The ongoing threat of mouse activity to Australian grain growers is the focus of two key investments aimed at reducing the impact of mice in crops.
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Non-toxic weed control to boost crop production

July 14, 2025 | 3 min read
A non-toxic, environmentally friendly method of controlling weeds and pests in horticultural crops which has already proved successful in the US and EU will now be tested in Australia through a $4.74 million project led by La Trobe University.
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Feedlot cattle can brush their stresses away

July 14, 2025 | 2 min read
Feedlot cattle with access to grooming brushes are generally more content, sociable and have less stress, according to recent research out of Murdoch University’s Centre for Animal Production and Health.
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Tackling a mystery that's killing blueberries

July 11, 2025 | 3 min read
Identifying the cause and prevalence of a costly disorder in blueberries is the goal of a team of researchers at The University of Queensland.
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Is there an integrated approach for curtailing Phalaris?

July 10, 2025 | 5 min read
Bhagirath Chauhan, professor at the University of Queensland’s Centre for Crop Science, says the increasing prevalence of Phalaris with resistance to Group 1 and 2 herbicides makes controlling this weed more difficult and demands a more integrated approach.
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Australian Academy of Science honours Varshney

June 27, 2025 | 1 min read
Australia’s pre-eminent scientific organisation has recognised Murdoch University Professor Rajeev Varshney for his groundbreaking and translational contributions to crop productivity and global food security.
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7 Worlds Ag expands product range

June 25, 2025 | 2 min read
7 Worlds Ag is continuing to expand, adding several more fungicides, insecticides and other crop protection products to its product range in coming months.
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Managing stubble for improved weed control

June 9, 2025 | 4 min read
Having a large cropping program to manage, Jason Coleman keeps his family’s crop rotation simple and concentrates on optimising their profitability. He constantly reassesses their weed management practices and adapts their farming methods to improve the long-term sustainability of their business.
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Sowing rates to maintain yield and suppress weeds in low rainfall areas

June 9, 2025 | 5 min read
Grain Orana Alliance chief executive Maurie Street says there are six ways to give the crop a competitive edge – the easiest and often the cheapest is to increase the crop density through a higher sowing rate.
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High-tech plant scanner gets green thumbs up

May 8, 2025 | 2 min read
One of the world's most advanced plant phenotyping technologies has made its way to Australia and is poised to revolutionise plant research and agriculture at the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ).
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Black Box Co launches Base Pair Genomics

May 7, 2025 | 2 min read
Livestock data analysis and insights software company, Black Box Co, will launch a new arm of its business, Base Pair Genomics, at the NT Cattle-men’s Association Conference in Darwin.
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Stronger Rainbow ready to shine for Australian industry

April 21, 2025 | 3 min read
Rainbow, China’s largest agrichemical exporter, is set to expand its contribution to the Australian crop protection industry with a broader product portfolio, enhanced facilities, and a strengthened management and field team.

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Inside this issue
APVMA updates application requirements
National blueprint to help standardise soil health in ag
CropLife releases new resistance management strategies
Targeted projects equip growers
Zoestis - a decade of making a difference
New Australian chickpea pangenome poised to boost production
Management: Why empathy is a strategic leadership tool
INSIGHTS: Biologicals & Fungicides
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