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Market insight

Key fertiliser prices coming off the boil

Nov. 8, 2024 | 3 min read

Prices for the three major fertilisers used by Australian farmers – nitrogen, phosphates and potash – have gradually eased from the highs seen in 2022, following the sharp spike in global fertiliser prices with the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war. Report co-author and RaboResearch agriculture analyst Paul Joules said high fertiliser have begun to slowly flatten out.

Commentary

Farming confidence on the rebound

Nov. 7, 2024 | 4 min read

Rabobank group executive for country banking Australia, Marcel van Doremaele says more promising market signals, particularly in the livestock sectors, along with positive seasonal conditions and production outlooks in many parts of the country, had resulted in farmers taking an overall more bullish view this quarter.

Market insight

Research to assess financial impacts of organic wastes as fertilisers

Nov. 7, 2024 | 2 min read

A study by a Charles Sturt University agribusiness academic explores on farm variable inputs in southern NSW to establish the economic benefits of the use of organic matter in agriculture.

Merchandise

Spotlight shines the light on labor saving

Nov. 6, 2024 | 3 min read

Barrick Parker, of Gundagai Vineyards, used Spotlight® Plus Herbicide in preference to manual labour to control suckers at the base of the vines.

Cattle health - Merchandise

Innovative new weapon in bloat control

Nov. 6, 2024 | 3 min read

Leaders in ruminant nutrition innovation, Wagga Wagga based AusFarm Nutrition Products (ANP), have been working with cattle and sheep producers for almost two decades to boost the productivity and profitability of extensive grazing systems.

Merchandise

Elite varieties unveiled by AGT for 2025

Nov. 5, 2024 | 4 min read

Australia’s largest plant breeding company, Australian Grain Technologies (AGT), has recently announced the release of seven new field crop varieties, available for the 2025 season.

Merchandise

Get coverage from A-Z for blowfly and lice control.

Nov. 5, 2024 | 2 min read

With a big blowfly season ahead of us, blowfly prevention product use is going to once again be heavily relied upon. Many producers are now reporting the need for more than one product application to get them through a season.

Rural Business

Nufarm celebrates Crucial’s home soil wins

Nov. 4, 2024 | 2 min read

Crucial is on track to be the biggest product ever in its market segment for 2024.

Management

Create high-performing teams by merging belonging and performance

Nov. 4, 2024 | 3 min read

Georgia Russell says finding ways for people to feel a sense of belonging and achieve high performance is essential for fostering a workplace where employees feel valued and motivated while driving organisational success.

Rural Business

Omnia’s success starts in Australia

Nov. 3, 2024 | 8 min read

For Omnia’s scientists, extracting humic and fulvic acids from brown coal is a little like alchemy – they take in incredibly base material and turn it into a glistening object of desire.

Rural Business

Nutrien triples manufacturing capacity

Nov. 1, 2024 | 2 min read

Nutrien Ag Solutions has started work to establish a new plant nutrition, crop chemical and animal health manufacturing facility in Laverton, Victoria. The facility will have the capacity to produce critical farming inputs for growers on the east coast of Australia.

Rural Business

What you need to know about barley stripe rust

Nov. 1, 2024 | 4 min read

Barley stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp hordei) poses a significant threat to wheat and barley production globally. Although not present in Australia, the grains industry is going to great lengths to keep this damaging disease from being introduced.

Fertilisers - Rural Business

Annual conference highlights the future of fertiliser

Oct. 31, 2024 | 5 min read

Cairns served as a vibrant backdrop for Fertilizer Australia's annual conference in September, with over 200 delegates from the fertiliser and agricultural industries gathered under the theme "Sustaining Soil Health - Cultivating a Sustainable Future."

Rural Business

Green light for Trigall field trials

Oct. 29, 2024 | 2 min read

Careful regulatory oversight to allow genetically modified wheat trials is important for the sustainability of the Australian grains industry.

Rural Business

ASF hosts largest conference in history

Oct. 29, 2024 | 4 min read

The Australian Seed Federation (ASF) this year hosted its largest conference, with more than 170 attendees from across the country.

Rural Business News

Key fertiliser prices coming off the boil

Farming confidence on the rebound

Research to assess financial impacts of organic wastes as fertilisers

Spotlight shines the light on labor saving

Innovative new weapon in bloat control

Elite varieties unveiled by AGT for 2025

Get coverage from A-Z for blowfly and lice control.

Nufarm celebrates Crucial’s home soil wins

Create high-performing teams by merging belonging and performance

Omnia’s success starts in Australia

Nutrien triples manufacturing capacity

What you need to know about barley stripe rust

Annual conference highlights the future of fertiliser

Green light for Trigall field trials

ASF hosts largest conference in history

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