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Ag still strong despite dry to come: ABARES

Sept. 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Australian agriculture, fisheries and forestry are set to have the third-highest yearly gross value on record in 2023–24 with production value predicted to reach $86 billion.
Agribusiness

Aphid samples wanted!

Sept. 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Cesar Australia has put out a call to growers and agronomists to send in aphid samples for surveillance of resistance, tracking the presence of different aphids in different areas and looking for parasitoids.
Fodder conservation & pasture

Better twine technology has arrived in Australia

Aug. 31, 2023 | 3 min read
Heavier hay bales, less downtime and a baler twine that can handle the pressure in the field. Sounds like a fodder contractors dream, right?
Rural Business

Being connected key to mental wellbeing

Aug. 31, 2023 | 7 min read
According to a new survey by Beyond Blue, Australians living in rural and regional areas are disproportionately affected by stress and anxiety, with increasing interest rates, inflation, rising living costs and concerns about the future among the primary causes of community concern.
Spring horticulture & viticulture

New Syngenta viticulture fungicides impress

Aug. 30, 2023 | 2 min read
The anticipated arrival of three new grape fungicides from Syngenta has generated excitement among advisors, eager for growers to realise the benefits in their production systems.
Rural Business

UPL helps kids learn to grow vegetables

Aug. 30, 2023 | 2 min read
A recent UPL promotion has resulted in 20 Vegepods being gifted to regional schools to engage kids in learning programs around growing vegetables from a young age.
Rural Business

Syngenta Regional Growth Awards winners

Aug. 29, 2023 | 3 min read
The future of agriculture in Australia and New Zealand is in sound hands, says Syngenta managing director and country head ANZ Paul Luxton, in announcing the regional winners of this year’s Syngenta Growth Awards, which recognise growers, advisers and innovators for their contribution to the industry.
Spring horticulture & viticulture

Potato and onion crops boosted by mycorrhizae

Aug. 28, 2023 | 3 min read
Most vegetable growers typically only squeeze out marginal productivity gains each year, if at all, through improved varieties, agronomic practices, and the latest crop protection technology.
On The Move

S&W grows sales team

Aug. 27, 2023 | 2 min read
S&W Seed Company has made two new territory manager appointments covering key parts of Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania.
Profile

Impact’s Graeme Rimon clocks up 50 years

Aug. 26, 2023 | 3 min read
It’s with great pride Impact Fertilisers is honouring Graeme Rimon, who has dedicated an astonishing 50 years of service at the Impact Fertilisers SSP manufacturing plant in Hobart.
Rural Business

GPA director gives Nufarm farm insights

Aug. 25, 2023 | 2 min read
Nufarm Australia’s leadership team recently visited Weidemann Pastoral Co at Rupanyup in Victoria's Wimmera region, where they gained first-hand insights into the farm’s operations and deeper industry knowledge, from GPA southern grower director, Andrew Weidemann AM.
Merchandise

Weedsmart Big 6 tackles resistance

Aug. 25, 2023 | 5 min read
Nutrien agronomists from across the country have shared their tips to help control crop weeds as part of WeedSmart Week in Dubbo earlier this month (August).
Commentary

Grow your business in a changing environment

Aug. 24, 2023 | 3 min read
Australian agribusiness has experienced significant economic uplift over recent years but there is plenty of evidence to suggest that has now changed, writes Chris Green.
Agribusiness

Combine sales spike, baler sales down

Aug. 23, 2023 | 2 min read
Australian farm machinery sales have been challenged by multiple factors in 2023, following a buoyant 2022. Supply chain concerns continue to dominate, with shipping quarantine queues the most prominent issue impacting sales.
On The Move

John McKillop joins Herron Todd White

Aug. 22, 2023 | 2 min read
Prominent rural identity John McKillop is joining Australia’s largest independent valuation and advisory firm, Herron Todd White as executive director of agribusiness effective 14 August 2023.

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Inside this issue
Climate smart agriculture
Satellites and AI could tackle invasive species
Industry gets big residue tick
2026: A turning point for agriculture
BASF and Adama to co-develop breakthrough Gilboa fungicide technology
Corteva backs community wellbeing
Why boredom is the new burnout and it's quietly killing motivation at work
INSIGHTS: Seed treatments & coatings; Pre-emergent herbicides; Cattle
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