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New service head at HortInnovation

July 1, 2025 | 1 min read

Hort Innovation has welcomed Louise Pavihi as its new head of service.

Agribusiness - News

Pollination pressure a concern

July 1, 2025 | 4 min read

Agribusiness - News

Australian insect industry $2m research program

June 30, 2025 | 2 min read

Movers & Shakers

Key moves at Elanco

June 30, 2025 | 2 min read

News - Rural Business

Australian Academy of Science honours Varshney

June 27, 2025 | 1 min read

Australia’s pre-eminent scientific organisation has recognised Murdoch University Professor Rajeev Varshney for his groundbreaking and translational contributions to crop productivity and global food security.

Movers & Shakers

AgNova’s new manager

June 27, 2025 | 1 min read

AgNova Technologies has announced the appointment of Earl Yandall to the position of area sales manager for NSW.

Agribusiness - News

Crop Smart opens new store in Horsham

June 25, 2025 | 2 min read

Crop Smart has relocated its Dooen store to a new site in Horsham.

7 Worlds Ag expands product range

June 25, 2025 | 2 min read

7 Worlds Ag is continuing to expand, adding several more fungicides, insecticides and other crop protection products to its product range in coming months.

New spray drift solution available in winter cereals

June 24, 2025 | 3 min read

Corteva Agriscience’s low odour, low volatility Colex-D herbicide has been approved by the APVMA for use in winter cereals, pastures and non-agricultural areas, giving growers confidence they can use the new 2,4-D formulation without the risk of spray drift.

Peridot delivers long lasting fungal control

June 24, 2025 | 3 min read

Fungal diseases are one of the most persistent and costly challenges for growers across various crops. Left unchecked, these pathogens can devastate yields, reduce product quality, and impact the long-term health of soils and plants alike.

Next generation nematicide delivers long, cost-effective control

June 23, 2025 | 5 min read

A valuable new tool in nematode management has arrived in Australia with the highly anticipated release of Velum Prime by Bayer, a fast-acting, long-lasting nematicide that provides targeted control of plant-parasitic nematodes while maintaining soil health.

Hasten top for herbicide performance

June 23, 2025 | 1 min read

Backed by leading labels, Hasten helps farmers get the best return from every spray.

Movers & Shakers

Movement at the Nufarm station

June 20, 2025 | 3 min read

Bill Webb has joined Nufarm as the senior field R&D specialist. Bill is based out of Southern NSW, working from his family farm at Kingsvale, near Young.

Movers & Shakers

Pollock joins New Edge Microbials

June 19, 2025 | 1 min read

New Edge Microbials is pleased to welcome David Pollock as territory sales and development manager for New South Wales, based in Dubbo.

Managing stubble for improved weed control

June 9, 2025 | 4 min read

Having a large cropping program to manage, Jason Coleman keeps his family’s crop rotation simple and concentrates on optimising their profitability. He constantly reassesses their weed management practices and adapts their farming methods to improve the long-term sustainability of their business.

Sowing rates to maintain yield and suppress weeds in low rainfall areas

June 9, 2025 | 5 min read

Grain Orana Alliance chief executive Maurie Street says there are six ways to give the crop a competitive edge – the easiest and often the cheapest is to increase the crop density through a higher sowing rate.

Virtual fencing - a gamechanger for livestock

June 6, 2025 | 3 min read

There are hopes virtual fencing technology, which is increasingly being adopted on Tasmanian dairy farms, could be used to optimise pasture consumption and boost milk production by developing novel grazing regimes that support the natural behaviours of livestock.

Supply fragility creates volatility in urea market

June 6, 2025 | 4 min read

Global urea supplies currently sit in a fragile state, with several key suppliers exporting lower volumes year-on-year, which creates a ripple effect for available volumes for Australian fertiliser importers, Rabobank says in a newly released report, writes Paul Joules.*

Market insight - Post-emergent herbicides

Group 14 herbicides in the northern cropping belt

June 5, 2025 | 6 min read

Group 14 herbicides are inhibitors of the protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) enzyme. In post-emergence applications, the absorbed herbicide inhibits PPO located in the outer envelope of plant chloroplasts, causing the protoporphyrinogen (protogen) precursor to leak out into the cytoplasm.

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