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Winter cropping

Great leap forward in innovation and choice for South Australian Farmers

Nov. 2, 2020 | 3 min read

South Australian growers will have access to GM crops from next season after Minister for Primary Industries and Regional Development David Basham declared that all of mainland South Australia’s farmers would be allowed to commercially cultivate the crops.

Agribusiness

We’re back! Australia on track for above-average winter crop

Oct. 22, 2020 | 6 min read

Australia is on track for a major recovery in grain production, with the winter harvest set to come in at above-average levels, according to just-released forecasts by agribusiness specialist Rabobank. In its Australian Winter Crop Production Outlook 2020/2021, the agribusiness bank says after three successive years of below-average production due to drought in many parts of the country, Australia’s “long-awaited grain production recovery is here”, with the nation expected to harvest 47.4 million tonnes of winter grains, oilseeds and pulses this year.

Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture

Corteva’s new organic insecticide

Oct. 20, 2020 | 2 min read

In a commitment to the sustainability of Australian farmers, Corteva Agriscience has launched a new organic insecticide. Entrust Organic is a naturally derived insecticide, based on metabolites produced by the fermentation of naturally occurring soil organisms. Its favourable environmental and end-user safety profile offers many benefits to growers wanting effective control of damaging pests.

Business solutions & technology - Technology in agriculture

DPI 'Farms of the Future' Breakfast Webinar Series

Oct. 15, 2020 | 1 min read

As part of the NSW Government's Regional Digital Connectivity program, NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has set up three commercial demonstration 'Farms of the Future' sites across NSW to showcase currently available farm connectivity and sensor technology.

Summer cropping

First fall armyworm detected in NSW between Moree and Boggabilla

Oct. 13, 2020 | 1 min read

A pest which has the potential to destroy crops has been discovered in New South Wales for the first time. Growers in northern NSW have been urged to be on the lookout for fall armyworm in crops following the positive identification of a single male moth trapped between Moree and Boggabilla on Tuesday.

Winter cropping

Researchers investigating virus outbreak in faba beans

Oct. 12, 2020 | 3 min read

A combination of a wet start to the year and the perfect breeding ground for aphids may have been responsible for unusually severe outbreaks of viruses in faba bean crops in northern New South Wales this season.

Herbicide & fungicide resistance

Stacking the odds against awnless barnyard grass this summer

Oct. 9, 2020 | 4 min read

Sometimes herbicide resistance comes with a fitness penalty that growers can use as an Achilles’ Heel to drive down weed seed production. Unfortunately, glyphosate resistance seems to confer no such disadvantage on awnless barnyard grass. In a recent random survey of summer-growing weeds in the northern grains region, 36 per cent of awnless barnyard grass (Echinochloa colona) populations proved resistant to glyphosate.

Winter cropping

Gene search aims to combat heat stress in canola

Oct. 2, 2020 | 2 min read

Identifying the genes that make canola heat tolerant is the aim of a five-year Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) research project now underway, with field trials planted in New South Wales and Western Australia in 2020. The long-term objective of the research (full story available in GroundCover™ online) is to provide heat-tolerant germplasm to plant breeders.

Agribusiness - Tropical agriculture & sugar cane

Potential to expand horticultural industries in Northern Australia

Oct. 1, 2020 | 1 min read

Northern Australia has long been regarded as an important gateway to the Asian market. However, due to Australia’s focus on supplying the domestic market, horticultural industries in the region have yet to take full advantage of international market opportunities.

Fungicides

Updated risk management advice for Septoria

Sept. 29, 2020 | 2 min read

Growers in the high rainfall zones of southern Australia have a new resource to help guide their management when it comes to the serious wheat disease Septoria tritici blotch (STB).

Dairy

Hard-working apparel makes farm life easy

Sept. 23, 2020 | 3 min read

Farmers work hard – usually in tough conditions – so having access to the best tools of the trade is critical to counter those long, trying days. When it comes to gumboots and wet weather gear, there is no better choice for your customers than two iconic brands – both of which are bywords for quality and proven performance – Skellerup and Line 7. Both are available through Australian family-owned company Daviesway.

Dairy

Best ‘spring flush’ in three seasons for Australian dairy

Sept. 23, 2020 | 4 min read

Australian dairy is heading for its best ‘spring flush’ in three seasons, as timely rainfall in key regions ramps up the nation’s milk production, according to a newly-released sector report.

Rural Business

UPL Australia to distribute Penncozeb

Sept. 22, 2020 | 1 min read

UPL Australia has welcomed Penncozeb 750DF into its portfolio of products and will now distribute the fungicide in Australia.

Agribusiness

Agriculture’s crop-led recovery on track despite COVID-19

Sept. 15, 2020 | 2 min read

Agriculture's crop-led recovery from drought remains on track but falling prices and global economic uncertainty from COVID-19 is forecast to temper earnings. ABARES’ September Agriculture Commodities report released today finds that the gross value of production is forecast to stay unchanged at $61 billion despite a significant rebound in crop production.

Summer cropping

Growers advised to bait at planting as mouse numbers rise

Sept. 10, 2020 | 3 min read

Northern New South Wales and southern Queensland grain growers are being encouraged to bait for mice when they plant summer crops, with mouse numbers expected to rise under favourable conditions across the region. CSIRO mouse researcher Steve Henry, whose work has support from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), is advising growers to closely monitor for mouse activity and bait to protect winter crops pre-harvest, as well as newly planted summer crops.

Rural Business News

Great leap forward in innovation and choice for South Australian Farmers

We’re back! Australia on track for above-average winter crop

Corteva’s new organic insecticide

DPI 'Farms of the Future' Breakfast Webinar Series

First fall armyworm detected in NSW between Moree and Boggabilla

Researchers investigating virus outbreak in faba beans

Stacking the odds against awnless barnyard grass this summer

Gene search aims to combat heat stress in canola

Potential to expand horticultural industries in Northern Australia

Updated risk management advice for Septoria

Hard-working apparel makes farm life easy

Best ‘spring flush’ in three seasons for Australian dairy

UPL Australia to distribute Penncozeb

Agriculture’s crop-led recovery on track despite COVID-19

Growers advised to bait at planting as mouse numbers rise

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