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Fungicides

New products to mark OCP’s 30 years in ag

July 9, 2021 | 2 min read

Organic Crop Protectants (OCP) is this year celebrating 30 years of servicing the needs of both certified organic and conventional wine grape producers.

Winter cropping

Check cereal crops for Russian wheat aphid

June 23, 2021 | 3 min read

New South Wales grain growers are advised to monitor developing winter cereal crops for Russian wheat aphid (RWA) this season, and to consider treatment only if infestations are approaching potentially damaging levels.

Spring horticulture & viticulture

GrowMore Bowen Live Stream Details

June 23, 2021 | 1 min read

Get an up-close and personal look at trials that show how Syngenta’s current products and future technologies can be used to bring maximum value to your fields.

Agribusiness

Farmgate value hits new record of $66 billion

June 16, 2021 | 2 min read

Australian farmgate production is on track for a record-breaking $66.3 billion year.

Agribusiness - Winter cropping

Future fields of gold’ – Australia’s winter crop planting rises again

June 2, 2021 | 2 min read

Australia is looking at a second consecutive near-record winter crop planting, as excellent prices and good seasonal conditions see planted hectares rise. In its just-released 2021/22 Winter Crop Outlook, global agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank says the national winter crop planting – currently underway across the country – is forecast at 22.93 million hectares.

Business solutions & technology

New genes to improve chickpea phosphorus uptake and use efficiency

June 1, 2021 | 2 min read

Researchers from The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture have used genome mapping on chickpea root traits to improve the efficiency of phosphorus acquisition and use.

Agribusiness - Rural Business

Data provision by Middle Kingdom in turmoil

May 19, 2021 | 4 min read

Mystery surrounds the sudden suspension of operations at one of China's primary agricultural data providers. This has left domestic and global merchants, analysts and brokers in the dark about all things agriculture in the Middle Kingdom. Cofeed is a Beijing-based private agricultural consultancy.

Agribusiness

Plant Science Industry welcomes continuation of Improved Access to Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals

May 13, 2021 | 2 min read

CropLife Australia welcomes the Morrison Government’s commitment to farming by extending the Improved Access to Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals program with a further $9 million over four years.

Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Research prompts increase to recommended mouse bait rates

May 11, 2021 | 3 min read

A new research investment by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), led by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, has enabled evidence-based increases to zinc phosphide (ZnP) mouse baits that will help grain growers battling above-average mouse numbers in eastern Australia.

Agribusiness - Rural Business

GPA welcomes stronger biosecurity measures

May 4, 2021 | 2 min read

Australia’s peak national grain grower advocacy group has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement today of stronger measures to protect their industry from devastation, with a $371 million biosecurity package in the upcoming Budget. Grain Producers Australia Deputy Chair and Western Australian grain farmer, Barry Large, said the investment program was another positive step towards modernising national biosecurity with stronger preventative measures.

Product development & regulatory services

UWA researchers discover the cause of devastating crop disease

April 15, 2021 | 3 min read

Researchers at The University of Western Australia have identified the cause of the devastating faba bean gall disease for the first time, a disease that causes significant destruction of bean crops in Ethiopia and China.

Technology in agriculture

Proagrica Sirrus iOS app brings collaboration features

April 3, 2021 | 2 min read

Proagrica, the largest tech and data business serving the global ag market, has released a new version of the Sirrus app for iOS. The latest functionality allows agronomists and farmers to work together to plan and execute in-season work and interpret the outcomes to create an ongoing, living record.

Summer cropping

A genetic solution to ensure sorghum stands firm

March 31, 2021 | 3 min read

After decades of study, University of Queensland researchers have identified a genetic solution to the problem of sorghum lodging and falling down, which affects 10 per cent of sorghum crops each year.

Adjuvants & spray oils - Fencing, livestock handling & ID - Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides

Mix up your approach to fenceline weeds

March 9, 2021 | 2 min read

The recent discovery of multi-resistant capeweed along fencelines in Western Australia has put a fine point on the need for integrated weed management tactics to be applied to non-production areas on farms.

Seeds - Technology in agriculture - Winter cropping

NSW to ensure access to future GM Crop innovations

March 2, 2021 | 2 min read

Decision will encourage stronger research and innovation.

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