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Boxer Gold punches above its weight

Dec. 13, 2023 | 4 min read

Implementing a successful annual ryegrass (ARG) management program is more than recommending one pre-emergent herbicide over another, it’s knowing the farmer has the adequate time and resources to manage whatever the season might produce in various cereal crops.

Market insight

Serenade sings to soil

Dec. 11, 2023 | 2 min read

Scientists at Rutgers University have proven how a range of crops can harness the beneficial bacteria contained in Serenade Soil Activ to benefit nutrition, growth and resilience.

Market insight

Attention to soil pays dividends

Dec. 11, 2023 | 5 min read

Technology used to analyse soil types has been harnessed to improve productivity on the Venning enterprise of Barunga Grains at Bute, in the northern Yorke Peninsula of South Australia.

Market insight

New faces at Nuseed in WA

Dec. 10, 2023 | 3 min read

Plant breeding company Nuseed have doubled their team to offer further support to canola growers in the Western Australian agricultural region.

Market insight

Controlling barley smut

Dec. 10, 2023 | 4 min read

Barley is a popular cereal across Australia’s grain growing regions suitable for a variety of markets from stock feed through to malting and brewing, where quality is paramount.

Commentary

Tight margins to impact animal protein

Dec. 9, 2023 | 4 min read

Animal protein production growth will slow as margins remain tight in 2024, with producers and processors needing to adapt to sustain success, according to Rabobank’s annual Global Animal Protein Outlook report.

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.