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Fertilizer Australia N emissions policy

Oct. 8, 2022 | 3 min read
Nitrogen (N) fertilisers supply a significant proportion of the N required in food production globally, so are essential to food security and supporting the growing global population.
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Nutrien, CareFlight to provide training

Oct. 7, 2022 | 2 min read
Every minute counts at a traumatic incident, and those minutes are even more precious when medical services are hundreds of kilometres away in rural and regional Australia.
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Bayer podcasts make a mark in ag sector

Sept. 6, 2022 | 3 min read
Agriculture is a busy place at the best of times, so cutting through the noise to deliver concise, relevant information is a challenge.
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Lice under spotlight at dipping conference

Sept. 6, 2022 | 2 min read
More than 30 contractors, partners and staff from NSW, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia attended the 3rd National Sheep Dipping Contractors Forum held in Moama recently.
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Hiring and salary pressure continues

Sept. 6, 2022 | 3 min read
Favourable seasonal conditions, record export forecasts, a tight labour market and rising costs locally and globally are creating both challenges and opportunities for Australian agribusinesses in 2022, writes Jess Roberts.
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Seed Convention 2022 – That’s a wrap!

Sept. 6, 2022 | 3 min read
The seed industry revelled in being back together again after a 3-year long hiatus at the ASF Seed Business Convention 2022.
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FMC leading the way with local innovation

Aug. 22, 2022 | 4 min read
Local investment and continuous innovation backed by global strength has chemical company, FMC, leading the way with agricultural solutions for Australian growers.
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Young people unite to feed Australia

Aug. 7, 2022 | 3 min read
As Australia grapples with a national labour shortage, young school leavers have been helping keep the agriculture supply chain afloat through a national agriculture gap year program.
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Building sustainable horticultural farms

Aug. 7, 2022 | 3 min read
Helping farmers, owners and shareholders to build more sustainable horticultural businesses lies at the heart of Chris McClarron’s work at Thomas Elder Consulting – and the first step to sustainability is revealed in the data.
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Pursehouse Rural celebrates 60 years

Aug. 6, 2022 | 5 min read
This year, Pursehouse Rural is celebrating 60 years in the agricultural distribution industry, writes Andrew Maughan*. Significantly, the business is still strongly influenced by the Pursehouse family, with two generations of the family in senior executive roles within the business today.
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Azelis establishes Australian presence

Aug. 6, 2022 | 3 min read
Azelis, a life sciences company with a global footprint has recently established a presence in Australia.
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Transparency focus of sustainable cotton

Aug. 6, 2022 | 2 min read
The Australian cotton industry has underlined its commitment to transparency and accountability by unveiling for the first time an innovative sustainability ‘Data Pack’ to support its latest cotton sustainability report.
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It starts with CRT…

Aug. 5, 2022 | 2 min read
The agriculture industry has experienced significant change since the first CRT meeting was held at the Canobolas Hotel, Orange in 1970, writes Greg O’Neil*.
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Working together after COVID…

Aug. 5, 2022 | 2 min read
While working from home is considered the ‘new normal’ for many, face-to-face contact is still crucial for relationship building, providing the ideal forum for exchanging ideas, and developing strategies.
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‘Summer of content’ still on offer for Australian grains and oilseeds – Rabobank Agri Monthly

July 7, 2022 | 1 min read
A ‘summer of content’ is still on offer for Australia’s grains and oilseeds sector this year, despite a recent softening in prices for global agri commodities and for some local commodities, Rabobank says in its just-released monthly outlook.

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