Rural Business News

Winter cropping - Winter pastures & forage

Redlegged earthmite management

Sept. 1, 2021 | 1 min read

Survey participants receive early access to a new RLEM online training module.

Winter cropping

Cold, wet winter causes rise in canola disease

Aug. 20, 2021 | 5 min read

A cold, wet winter has proved conducive to high levels of canola disease across southern Australia.

Winter cropping

Redlegged earth mite webinar

Aug. 13, 2021 | 1 min read

Redlegged earth mite webinar - from Cesar Australia & the GRDC Tuesday 7th September Register to join to hear the latest redlegged earth mite research from Cesar Australia

Winter cropping

Check cereal crops for Russian wheat aphid

June 23, 2021 | 3 min read

New South Wales grain growers are advised to monitor developing winter cereal crops for Russian wheat aphid (RWA) this season, and to consider treatment only if infestations are approaching potentially damaging levels.

Agribusiness - Winter cropping

Future fields of gold’ – Australia’s winter crop planting rises again

June 2, 2021 | 2 min read

Australia is looking at a second consecutive near-record winter crop planting, as excellent prices and good seasonal conditions see planted hectares rise. In its just-released 2021/22 Winter Crop Outlook, global agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank says the national winter crop planting – currently underway across the country – is forecast at 22.93 million hectares.

Seeds - Technology in agriculture - Winter cropping

NSW to ensure access to future GM Crop innovations

March 2, 2021 | 2 min read

Decision will encourage stronger research and innovation.

Winter cropping

Record-breaking canola crop credited to science from CSIRO

Feb. 24, 2021 | 3 min read

Dual purpose crops reduce the need for additional off-farm feed to be purchased.

Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Post-emergent herbicides - Winter cropping

Research highlights summer adaptation of annual ryegrass

Jan. 18, 2021 | 3 min read

Research is investigating whether ryegrass is adapting to Australia’s climatic conditions and becoming more productive in the warmer months.

Winter cropping

CSIRO DEVELOPS ‘GENE SANDWICH’ TO ENHANCE WHEAT RUST RESISTANCE

Jan. 5, 2021 | 3 min read

Australia is expecting a strong wheat crop this year, but that would be threatened if a large outbreak of wheat rust occurred. However, researchers at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, led an international effort to develop wheats with a stronger and potentially more durable level of resistance against rust diseases by “stacking” five resistance genes together.

Winter cropping

Great leap forward in innovation and choice for South Australian Farmers

Nov. 2, 2020 | 3 min read

South Australian growers will have access to GM crops from next season after Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development David Basham declared that all of mainland South Australia’s farmers would be allowed to commercially cultivate the crops.

Winter cropping

Researchers investigating virus outbreak in faba beans

Oct. 12, 2020 | 3 min read

A combination of a wet start to the year and the perfect breeding ground for aphids may have been responsible for unusually severe outbreaks of viruses in faba bean crops in northern New South Wales this season.

Winter cropping

Gene search aims to combat heat stress in canola

Oct. 2, 2020 | 2 min read

Identifying the genes that make canola heat tolerant is the aim of a five-year Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) research project now underway, with field trials planted in New South Wales and Western Australia in 2020. The long-term objective of the research (full story available in GroundCover™ online) is to provide heat-tolerant germplasm to plant breeders.

Winter cropping

New South Wales leads expected winter crop bounce back

Sept. 8, 2020 | 3 min read

Australian winter crop production is forecast to increase by 64 per cent in 2020-21, with New South Wales expected to have its second biggest winter crop in a decade.

Winter cropping

More grain in the bin, more dollars in the pocket with harvester forums

Sept. 8, 2020 | 3 min read

Grain losses during harvesting equate to significant lost income for growers across Australia every year. To support growers in their efforts to reduce harvest losses and improve operations at harvest time, the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is hosting a series of free-of-charge harvester forums.

Winter cropping

New variety transitions quinoa from boutique to broadacre

Sept. 5, 2020 | 3 min read

A new open access quinoa variety developed in Australia is set to boost opportunities for farmers to grow the popular superfood, with increased production potential for both local and international markets. As the first public, non-contract variety in Australia, “Kruso White” may be the key to transitioning quinoa from a niche, cottage crop to wider adoption across Australian broadacre farming environments.