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Agriculture looks to record-busting year

Sept. 14, 2021 | 2 min read
The agricultural sector is looking at another record-breaking year, with the gross value of production (GVP) forecast to reach $73 billion in 2021-22.
Agribusiness - Rural Business

Data provision by Middle Kingdom in turmoil

May 19, 2021 | 4 min read
Mystery surrounds the sudden suspension of operations at one of China's primary agricultural data providers. This has left domestic and global merchants, analysts and brokers in the dark about all things agriculture in the Middle Kingdom. Cofeed is a Beijing-based private agricultural consultancy.
Agribusiness - Rural Business

GPA welcomes stronger biosecurity measures

May 4, 2021 | 2 min read
Australia’s peak national grain grower advocacy group has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement today of stronger measures to protect their industry from devastation, with a $371 million biosecurity package in the upcoming Budget. Grain Producers Australia Deputy Chair and Western Australian grain farmer, Barry Large, said the investment program was another positive step towards modernising national biosecurity with stronger preventative measures.
Rural Business

Australian agriculture looking to profitable year ahead – industry outlook

Jan. 29, 2021 | 5 min read
Australia’s agricultural sector is set to enjoy an overall profitable year ahead – underpinned by high commodity prices, positive seasonal conditions and low interest rates, and despite expected continuing trade tensions with China – according to a newly-released industry outlook.
Agribusiness - Rural Business

Agchem Safety Week – Industry Insights 24 Nov

Nov. 12, 2020 | 1 min read
Agsafe to host virtual presentation of two passionate advocates.
Rural Business

UPL Australia to distribute Penncozeb

Sept. 22, 2020 | 1 min read
UPL Australia has welcomed Penncozeb 750DF into its portfolio of products and will now distribute the fungicide in Australia.
Rural Business

Hostile fungus found to protect against cereal diseases

Sept. 7, 2020 | 2 min read
A fungus that devastates many crops can act as a powerful biocontrol agent against fungal diseases in cereal plants when modified by mycovirus infection, according to research by The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture and Huazhong Agricultural University in China.
Rural Business

Esperance region to be focus of Panel tour

July 13, 2020 | 2 min read
Conversations that drill down into the details of local grain production constraints and opportunities will occur when key Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) personnel embark on a tour of the Esperance port zone in late July.
Rural Business

Fall armyworm ‘not the end of the world’

May 22, 2020 | 3 min read
A North Queensland agronomist, on the frontline of fall armyworm’s incursion in Australia, is reassuring growers and advisers not to panic, with early indications the invasive moth could be managed this season through regular monitoring and selective use of insecticides.
Rural Business

Science finally prevails with GM cropping getting the green light in South Australia

May 14, 2020 | 2 min read
The South Australian Parliament has finally granted the state’s farmers access to GM crop innovations after passing the government’s Bill to enable commercial GM crop cultivation on mainland South Australia.
Rural Business

Emergency permit to combat fall armyworm

April 22, 2020 | 2 min read
Biosecurity Queensland says the latest discovery of fall armyworm to the west of Cairns is a blow to agriculture.
Business solutions & technology - Rural Business

Nation’s farm confidence rebounds to highest level in almost five years

March 26, 2020 | 2 min read
Results at a glance: ■ Significant rain prompts major turnaround in farmer sentiment across Australia, despite ongoing effects of drought and bushfire ■ Farmers are confident of return to better seasons and improved farm incomes ■ Strong commodity prices are fuelling farmer optimism ■ Confidence up in all states, with most notable swings in NSW and Queensland ■ Survey finds nearly 70% of farmers expect climate change will impact their business in the next decade, with 20% expecting that impact to be major
Rural Business

Emerging market for alternative proteins an opportunity for Australian agriculture

Feb. 10, 2020 | 2 min read
Research into the changing landscape of protein production in Australia estimates that there will be an additional opportunity of $19.9 billion for the sector by 2030, of which $3.1 billion is attributed to alternative protein categories.
Rural Business

GLOBAL REPORT CONFIRMS GM CROPS ARE BENEFICIAL TO FARMERS, AGRICULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

Aug. 23, 2019 | 2 min read
The latest independent report published by the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications (ISAAA) confirms that plant biotechnology continues to have significant benefits for farmers, communities, consumers, economies and the environment.
Rural Business

ACCC gives green light to Landmark acquisition of rival RuralCo

Aug. 22, 2019 | 2 min read
Two of Australia's largest rural retailers, Landmark and RuralCo, are a step closer to becoming one after the competition watchdog gave its blessing to a merger proposal.

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2026: A turning point for agriculture
BASF and Adama to co-develop breakthrough Gilboa fungicide technology
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