Program released for Australian Agronomy Conference

Aug. 19, 2024 | 1 min read
The program has been released for the 21st Australian Agronomy Conference to be held in Albany, Western Australia.

Looking to the future at World Potato Congress

Aug. 18, 2024 | 2 min read
From farmers and agronomists to supply chain partners, people from across Australia and around the world gathered in Adelaide in June for the biggest event on the potato calendar.

Syngenta Grower of the year 2024

Aug. 17, 2024 | 5 min read
Processing up to 600 tonnes of fresh carrots each week Rocky Lamattina & Sons are among Australia’s most consistent carrot growers. They’re now also recipients of the Syngenta Grower of the Year award for 2024, as part of the AUSVEG Awards for Excellence.

BASF closes plants

Aug. 16, 2024 | 1 min read
BASF Agricultural Solutions plans to change production network of glufosinate-ammonium and will cease production by the end of 2024.

Technology showcase at Syngenta GrowMore

Aug. 15, 2024 | 2 min read
Novel chemistry technologies, from Syngenta Australia, were showcased at a recent GrowMore event held in Bundaberg, Queensland.

More options for Grochem’s new organic fungicide

Aug. 14, 2024 | 2 min read
Fruit and vegetable growers and the dealers supplying them have a new organic weapon for the control of several common fungal diseases in stone fruit, grapes, berries and cucurbits.

Pain for your animals can mean pain for your pocket

Aug. 13, 2024 | 2 min read
Pain for calves and lambs – long associated with marking procedures – should be a thing of the past, as animal welfare continues to remain top of mind with regulators, producers and the public.

Strategic use of fungicide urged

Aug. 12, 2024 | 3 min read
There has been strong uptake of new alternative fungicides across the almond industry, however careful application has been urged to avoid resistance and maintain their long-term effectiveness.

John Deere expands tech horizons

Aug. 11, 2024 | 3 min read
The role technology will play in the expansion of the horticulture industry has been underlined by a series of innovations featured at Australia’s largest horticulture trade show, Hort Connections.

Genetic and fungicide tech combines to put canola in front

Aug. 10, 2024 | 4 min read
Canola growers are making the most of recent advances in seed genetics and fungicide technologies for bankable returns despite considerable disease pressure.

Wengfu app-lies itself with fertbook web

Aug. 9, 2024 | 3 min read
Wengfu Australia continues to deliver to customers providing the latest, and best systems with the smoothest and easiest end-to-end fertiliser process in the industry.

Ground-breaking cotton irrigation algorithm

Aug. 8, 2024 | 2 min read
The Cotton Research and Development Corporation (CRDC) has successfully facilitated the commercialisation of ground-breaking research by the University of Southern Queensland’s (UniSQ) Centre for Agricultural Engineering, empowering cotton growers to optimise irrigation scheduling from the crucial first irrigation.

Gallagher updates i Series

Aug. 7, 2024 | 2 min read
Living up to the legacy of innovation and commitment to helping Australian farmers, Gallagher is launching two new i Series electric fencing products to further enable farmers in remote, off-grid locations to fence further and more efficiently.

Getting smart with water technology

Aug. 6, 2024 | 3 min read
A dry autumn for large parts of southern Australia has led many farmers to consider sustainable water solutions and sparked new interest in the no-maintenance water conditioning technology offered by Hydrosmart.

How to disagree without attacking others

Aug. 5, 2024 | 4 min read
Respectful disagreement seems like a lost art in our increasingly polarised world. Social media is full of people shouting at each other, with rage fuelling the algorithms and this hostility is creeping into workplaces too. But disagreements aren’t inherently bad – they’re crucial for good decision-making and team performance.