Rural Business News

Market insight

Legumes reduce reliance on fertiliser

Dec. 9, 2023 | 3 min read

Legumes such as lucerne, clovers and tropical/subtropical legumes play a crucial role in pasture performance and productivity. These plants can be highly responsive to nitrogen, as it is an essential nutrient to maintain high production and pasture quality.

Merchandise

Confident future for RIC farmers

Dec. 8, 2023 | 3 min read

Regional Investment Corporation (RIC) has released its inaugural Farm Loans Customer Insights Report 2023 which has revealed RIC farmers are confident in their farm business and the agriculture industry’s future, however concerns about rising interest rates, drought and income volatility are top of mind.

Merchandise

Syngenta and Metagen partner up

Dec. 8, 2023 | 2 min read

Syngenta Australia and Metagen have announced a collaboration to research and develop innovative biological solutions derived from natural sources, to manage crop resilience while benefiting soil health in a variety of crops.

Rural Business

Syngenta announces award winners

Dec. 7, 2023 | 4 min read

Some of the agriculture industry’s finest growers, advisers and innovators have been recognised as the latest winners of the Syngenta Growth Awards.

Merchandise

Cropliner blows competition away

Dec. 7, 2023 | 3 min read

Croplands is helping a busy family business in South Australia reach its full potential.

Rural Business

Data drives drought decisions

Dec. 6, 2023 | 4 min read

In north-west Victoria on the border of the Big Desert, fourth generation farmer Steven Hobbs stands as a testament to the power of data-driven decision-making for overcoming the scourge of drought.

Rural Business

Study tour targets pest control

Dec. 6, 2023 | 3 min read

A Corteva Agriscience funded tour to New Zealand focusing on a range of horticulture and viticulture specific topics on the north island, has been declared a success.

Rural Business

VICCHEM turns 90

Dec. 5, 2023 | 3 min read

In the world of chemical leaders, the news VICCHEM has turned 90 is something really worth celebrating.

Rural Business

Bee a farming success

Dec. 5, 2023 | 2 min read

A next-generation upgrade of the world-leading BeeConnected app has been launched at Parliament House by Regional Development Minister Kristy McBain at Parliament House.

On The Move

ASF strengthens board

Dec. 4, 2023 | 2 min read

The Australian Seed Federation, the peak industry body for the Australian seed industry has recently strengthened its board with the appointment of two additional directors.

On The Move

Datamar appoints new sales member

Dec. 4, 2023 | 1 min read

Kieran Eades has joined Datamar as the new internal sales team member

Agribusiness

FarmFest returns in 2024

Dec. 3, 2023 | 2 min read

Planning is well underway for Queensland’s largest agricultural field days with Elders FarmFest 2024 confirmed for June 4 - 6 next year.

Agribusiness

drumMUSTER transitions to new model

Dec. 3, 2023 | 2 min read

On January 10 drumMUSTER, Australia’s leading agricultural sector product stewardship program will no longer have the ACCC authorised levy model as its funding mechanism.

Agribusiness

Farmers lead fight on international trade

Dec. 2, 2023 | 2 min read

The Cairns Group Farm Leaders (Farm Leaders) have reinforced their commitment to their vision to create a world with an equitable and enforceable rules-based trading system in agriculture.

Agribusiness

GRDC talks resistance

Dec. 2, 2023 | 2 min read

Pesticide resistance poses challenges for effective pest management in agriculture. But imagine if, by knowing the exact enzymes that exist in a plant or insect, we could use a RAT-like test to determine if resistance is occurring and how it occurs?