Small business held to ransom by staff shortages

Oct. 10, 2022 | 3 min read
Starting or operating a small business is never easy, however since 2020, business owners have had to deal with truly unprecedented challenges, Tim Roberts writes.

YP AG holds Farmer Technology Day

Oct. 9, 2022 | 2 min read
To kick start the spring season, YP AG held their first annual Farmer Technology Day, showcasing agronomic trials to clients and suppliers.

FastStart Cotton Awards open 2022-23

Oct. 9, 2022 | 3 min read
Irrigated and dryland cotton growers can win one of two fully-loaded Kincrome tool kits for their ute this season valued at up to $5000.

The changing landscape of industrial relations

Oct. 9, 2022 | 3 min read
Coming into the harvest season it is vital to understand the rules, restrictions and limitations surrounding workers hours and entitlements. In the mad scramble to source labour, it’s easy to be complacent, but the risks are high.

Corteva supports ag with major awards

Oct. 8, 2022 | 3 min read
A commitment to Australian agriculture has seen Corteva Agriscience continue their involvement in a range of awards to celebrate individual excellence.

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.

Career leads to national role at Elders

Oct. 7, 2022 | 3 min read
Sharon Elphinstone recommends that young women make the most of every career opportunity, as Elders prepares to celebrate the International Day of Rural Women on October 15, 2022.

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.

World first CoAXium barley seed

Oct. 6, 2022 | 2 min read
Titan AX will be the first barley variety to be released by Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) as part of the CoAXium Barley Production System, offering tolerance to Aggressor (a Group 1, Quizalofop-P-Ethyl) herbicide.

drumMUSTER Reaches 40 million drums

Oct. 6, 2022 | 3 min read
At Agsafe, the role of stewardship is not just about the responsible disposal of a product at the end of life, but rather the safe and responsible management of a product over the whole life cycle of the product.

Warren Inwood to lead Bayer Crop Science

Oct. 6, 2022 | 1 min read
Bayer has announced Warren Inwood will be the head of the Crop Science division in Australia and New Zealand effective from 1 October 2022.

Changes at top for Nutrien Ag

Oct. 6, 2022 | 2 min read
Nutrien Ag Solutions has announced that managing director Rob Clayton has been promoted to a role in the global Nutrien business and will relocate to North America.

Confidence causes surge in farm debt

Oct. 5, 2022 | 2 min read
Farm sector debt increased in 2020–21 but that is not a concern like it may have been in previous years thanks to large increases in farm values, according to ABARES.

'Double digit' growth in land values

Oct. 4, 2022 | 6 min read
The price of Australian farmland is set to record another year of “double digit growth” in 2022, agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank says in its newly-released annual Australian Agricultural Land Price Outlook.

Rural Business has new owner

Oct. 4, 2022 | 2 min read
After more than 10 years of ownership, Rural Business and Australian Tree Crop magazines have been sold by the owners of Ag Communication Solutions, John Forrest and Jeff Gilbert.