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Changes at top for Nutrien Ag

Oct. 6, 2022 | 2 min read
Nutrien Ag Solutions has announced that managing director Rob Clayton has been promoted to a role in the global Nutrien business and will relocate to North America.
Agribusiness

Confidence causes surge in farm debt

Oct. 5, 2022 | 2 min read
Farm sector debt increased in 2020–21 but that is not a concern like it may have been in previous years thanks to large increases in farm values, according to ABARES.
Agribusiness

'Double digit' growth in land values

Oct. 4, 2022 | 6 min read
The price of Australian farmland is set to record another year of “double digit growth” in 2022, agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank says in its newly-released annual Australian Agricultural Land Price Outlook.
Agribusiness

Rural Business has new owner

Oct. 4, 2022 | 2 min read
After more than 10 years of ownership, Rural Business and Australian Tree Crop magazines have been sold by the owners of Ag Communication Solutions, John Forrest and Jeff Gilbert.
Agribusiness

Corteva Climate Leaders 2022

Oct. 3, 2022 | 2 min read
Applications are now open for the Corteva Agriscience Climate Positive Leaders Program for 2022, and this year it is bigger and better than before.
Agribusiness

Demerger plan positions IPF for the future

Oct. 3, 2022 | 3 min read
Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) has held an investor day last month to present to shareholders the growth strategies for Dyno Nobel explosives and Incitec Pivot Fertilisers (IPF) and the potential value that can be unlocked for shareholders and customers by the proposed demerger.
Agribusiness

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.

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Australian horticulture productivity opportunity
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