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Agribusiness

New MD for Pacific Seeds

Feb. 2, 2023 | 1 min read

Advanta Seeds is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Short as managing director of Advanta’s Australian arm, Pacific Seeds. This appointment took effect from 2 January 2023.

Agribusiness

Life goes on at Grochem

Feb. 2, 2023 | 1 min read

It’s business as usual for horticultural supplier, Grochem Australia, with long-standing supply agreements securely in place for its innovative range of herbicides, fungicides, pheromones and other specialty products.

Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Resistance management

Insecticide resistance rising in pest aphids

Dec. 28, 2022 | 4 min read

With insecticide resistance on the rise, it is important for the Australian agricultural industry to keep up-to-date on current trends and management practices to best respond to resistance risks,

Summer cropping

Ask an expert: Crop competition on weeds

Dec. 28, 2022 | 4 min read

‘How does crop competition support other weed control tactics?’ with Chris Davey, WeedSmart southern extension agronomist.

Resistance management

Why IPM is important in resistance management

Dec. 28, 2022 | 2 min read

Insecticide resistance is not as top of mind for growers as herbicide resistance in weeds. However, with insecticides, the set of challenges is different, and the alternatives are not as extensive.

Herbicide & fungicide resistance

‘Mini-rotation’ to turn the tables on resistance

Dec. 27, 2022 | 3 min read

Although all farmers are very familiar with the principles of crop and chemical rotation, not everybody makes changes as often they should.

Merchandise

Be covered from A to Z for blowflies and lice

Dec. 27, 2022 | 2 min read

With another big blowfly season ahead of us, blowfly prevention product use is going to once again be heavily relied upon.

Seeds

Breeders looking years ahead of grain harvest

Dec. 26, 2022 | 4 min read

As Australia’s grain harvest kicks off, activity is also building for the country’s crop breeders.

Seeds

Pasture Trials Network’s independent variety data

Dec. 26, 2022 | 3 min read

The Pasture Trials Network (PTN) offers independent, robust and up to date grazing feed-base variety performance information on a range of pastures.

Herbicide & fungicide resistance

Terrad’or: next-gen spike makes a splash

Dec. 26, 2022 | 2 min read

Nufarm’s Terrad’or is already proving a success story across the country, less than two years since its launch.

Herbicide & fungicide resistance

Resistance management doesn’t stop…

Dec. 26, 2022 | 2 min read

Challenging weather conditions over the last few years has put Australian farmers under extreme pressure to control an increase in weeds, insect pests and disease.

Herbicide & fungicide resistance

Innovative products, the right time, the right way

Dec. 26, 2022 | 2 min read

Syngenta, global leaders in plant health science, brought together agronomists, advisors, consultants and growers from across Australia for the launch of two breakthrough products for horticulture last month.

Seeds

Nuseed’s dedicated team to support canola

Dec. 25, 2022 | 3 min read

Canola growers have even more choice than ever before, and seed companies are releasing new varieties each season that promise better yields and enhanced disease protection. So, helping a grower decide which variety is going to perform best in their specific growing conditions is a complex task for advisers.

Seeds

“Seeds are our business, our only business”

Dec. 25, 2022 | 3 min read

Tatiara Seeds has been in operation since 1976. It began in Bordertown (SA) in the heart of the Tatiara, with one processing plant and a single operator, Graham Ramsdale. Now Tatiara Seeds operates at both Bordertown and Keith with a total of 10 processing plants and employing over 40 people.

Commentary

Floods and costs hits vegetable sector hard

Dec. 24, 2022 | 3 min read

2022 was meant to be the year where we bounced back from the hardships and difficulties of COVID-19, but this year has been one of the toughest in recent memory for the vegetable industry, writes Michael Coote.

Rural Business News

New MD for Pacific Seeds

Life goes on at Grochem

Insecticide resistance rising in pest aphids

Ask an expert: Crop competition on weeds

Why IPM is important in resistance management

‘Mini-rotation’ to turn the tables on resistance

Be covered from A to Z for blowflies and lice

Breeders looking years ahead of grain harvest

Pasture Trials Network’s independent variety data

Terrad’or: next-gen spike makes a splash

Resistance management doesn’t stop…

Innovative products, the right time, the right way

Nuseed’s dedicated team to support canola

“Seeds are our business, our only business”

Floods and costs hits vegetable sector hard

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