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Delta Ag confirms its future plans

Oct. 2, 2022 | 3 min read
Delta Agribusiness has clarified to Rural Business the investor restructure process that it’s now undertaking, along with its future growth plans, following speculation fuelled by several press reports of potential options under consideration.
Agribusiness

FMD still poses risk to Australia

Oct. 2, 2022 | 2 min read
There’s no room for complacency with foot and mouth disease entering Australia despite a lull in press reporting on the subject.
Agribusiness

Zoetis buys Jurox’s global business

Oct. 1, 2022 | 2 min read
Zoetis has announced the acquisition of Jurox, a privately owned Australian animal health company that develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of veterinary medicines for treating livestock and companion animals.
Spraying equipment & application

Advances and Challenges in Ag Spraying

Sept. 27, 2022 | 2 min read
The Australian Groundsprayers Association is hosting an important conference on advanced spray application, new technologies and the future challenges facing groundspray application and how these may be managed.
Biologicals - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Biostimulant aids record grape yields

Sept. 20, 2022 | 3 min read
When you achieve your highest ever winegrape yields in one of the more difficult seasons with the help of a new biostimulant to aid fruit-setting, it’s no wonder you’d be looking forward to applying it again and not hesitating to encourage others to do the same.
Animal nutrition & supplements

Performance Feeds’ OrganiPro organic lick

Sept. 19, 2022 | 2 min read
Performance Feeds has been working with producers since 1993 to develop nutritional products that will increase production and profitability.
Animal nutrition & supplements

Managing trace elements in free range livestock

Sept. 19, 2022 | 3 min read
Managing the mineral nutrition of free-range grazing livestock in Australia can be challenging.
Animal nutrition & supplements

New project identifies best fodder crop mixes

Sept. 19, 2022 | 2 min read
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) have launched a new project to determine the best multi-species fodder crop combinations in crop-livestock systems, specific to each region.
Dairy

Dairy sector on track for another solid season

Sept. 18, 2022 | 2 min read
The dairy industry’s fortunes have been on a recent high with good seasonal conditions and continued demand for milk helping boost production and buoy milk prices.
Animal nutrition & supplements

Safeguard stock so they spring into spring

Sept. 18, 2022 | 4 min read
As we welcome the arrival of spring, it is the ideal time to remind your clients the importance of trace mineral nutrition in their livestock nutritional program.
Dairy

Pestivirus is an insidious disease

Sept. 17, 2022 | 3 min read
Pestivirus is an insidious disease that is endemic in both the beef and dairy herds of Australia. It’s estimated that up to 90% of herds have been infected, according to a report in the Australian Veterinary Journal.
Dairy

Better nutrition equals better calf health

Sept. 17, 2022 | 2 min read
Research has shown that dairy calves fed a higher plane of nutrition have a higher growth rate and lower morbidity and mortality rate than calves fed on a lower plane of nutrition, says Tom Newton, business manager for animal nutrition company, MaxCare.
Dairy

Provico a leader in livestock nutrition

Sept. 17, 2022 | 2 min read
With livestock prices at near record highs, it makes perfect sense that livestock producers want to give their animals the best nutritional supplements on offer.
Dairy - Fencing, livestock handling & ID

Gallagher: adding value for resellers

Sept. 17, 2022 | 3 min read
Gallagher Australia’s territory managers are a value-adding resource for Gallagher’s resellers, providing the expertise to identify what the customer wants and how to install it. That’s the case for both permanent and temporary fencing solutions, depending on what the end-user needs.
Summer cropping

Innovative approach to fill ag skills gap

Sept. 16, 2022 | 2 min read
Increased confidence in the agriculture sector is resulting in a corresponding rise in employment opportunities with Nutrien Ag Solutions filling over 550 roles to date in 2022.

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