Tropical agriculture & sugar cane - Rural Business News

Market insight - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Citrus grader boosts research and innovation

Sept. 9, 2025 | 3 min read

The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) has unveiled a new state-of-the-art citrus grader, marking a significant step forward in NSW citrus research and development.

Market insight - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Seeker Duo delivers early season powdery mildew control

Aug. 26, 2025 | 3 min read

Achieving excellent control of diseases such as powdery mildew, especially early in the season, creates a strong foundation for producing high quality wine grapes and wines.

Market insight - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Thiopron fungicide powdery mildew control on tap

Aug. 25, 2025 | 3 min read

Growers looking for an easy-to-use sulphur to protect grape vines from powdery mildew and tomato crops from mites and powdery mildew will have access to an advanced liquid formulation from UPL Australia this season.

Market insight - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Yarra Valley growers switch away from old chemistry

Aug. 22, 2025 | 3 min read

The first botrytis fungicide release in decades has been welcomed by grapegrowers in the Yarra Valley of Victoria as an excellent alternative to existing disease control options that are losing effectiveness.

Market insight - Tropical agriculture & sugar cane

Get with the soil health program

May 30, 2025 | 2 min read

Sugar Research Australia says soil health is vital for optimising productivity, profitability, and sustainability within the sugarcane industry.

Market insight - Tropical agriculture & sugar cane

Unlock 51 per cent more root growth

May 21, 2025 | 2 min read

Omnia’s devotion to improving fertiliser efficiency through increasing root development is delivering impressive results on several different crops, including sugar cane.

Market insight - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Controlling vine suckers with minimal labour

Nov. 27, 2024 | 3 min read

The challenge of controlling vine suckers in current labour markets is being addressed with a herbicide option in many vineyards across the Barossa region of South Australia.

Market insight - Summer horticulture

SIMODIS insecticide wins the west

Nov. 27, 2024 | 4 min read

SIMODIS insecticide is a new insecticide from Syngenta, exceeding industry expectations from north to south, and east to west, in under two years from launch.

Market insight - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Caterpillar control DiPel holds fast on resistance and affordability

Sept. 13, 2024 | 3 min read

Brassica growers planning their spring planting could count on leading organic Lepidopteran caterpillar control DiPel to protect their crop and enjoy significant cost benefits at the same time according to agronomist Bruce Stark, from reseller Lindsay Rural Gatton in Queensland’s Lockyer Valley.