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Seeds - Winter cropping

A new strain of salt-tolerant bread wheat will begin field trials this year.

March 30, 2020 | 4 min read

A new strain of salt-tolerant bread wheat with genes that can be traced back to wild relatives will begin field trials in Australia this year.

Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture - Technology in agriculture

Sentinel - a step towards national pest surveillance

March 29, 2020 | 5 min read

A new mobile plant pest surveillance unit is a step towards a nationally coordinated approach to plant pest surveillance aimed at informing grower pest management and providing early detection and improved market access.

Winter cropping

Port in shape for first Australian grain exports

March 27, 2020 | 3 min read

A project to give South Australian farmers a new way of shipping their grain to global markets is close to commissioning following the delivery of a transhipment vessel.

Business solutions & technology - Rural Business

Nation’s farm confidence rebounds to highest level in almost five years

March 26, 2020 | 2 min read

Results at a glance: ■ Significant rain prompts major turnaround in farmer sentiment across Australia, despite ongoing effects of drought and bushfire ■ Farmers are confident of return to better seasons and improved farm incomes ■ Strong commodity prices are fuelling farmer optimism ■ Confidence up in all states, with most notable swings in NSW and Queensland ■ Survey finds nearly 70% of farmers expect climate change will impact their business in the next decade, with 20% expecting that impact to be major

Biologicals - Seed treatments & coatings - Winter cropping

Increase pulse inoculant in dry conditions this season

March 26, 2020 | 2 min read

Growers planning to dry sow pulses on soils responsive to inoculation this season are encouraged to double the rate of peat inoculant or use a granular inoculant which delivers a high number of rhizobia at sowing to increase the likelihood of successful nodulation and nitrogen fixation.

Summer cropping

New appointment to make mungbeans even healthier

March 16, 2020 | 2 min read

The Queensland Government has appointed a dedicated mungbean pathologist to further develop and protect the State’s $100 million a year industry.

Business solutions & technology

drumMUSTER collects 35 millionth container for recycling

March 10, 2020 | 2 min read

On Friday 6 March 2020, in the town of Renmark, South Australia, Agsafe’s drumMUSTER program’s 35 millionth agvet chemical container was collected. The milestone container was delivered to the Renmark Refuse Depot which holds a regular collection of agvet containers each month.

Business solutions & technology

Long-term view key to $100 billion agriculture target

March 5, 2020 | 3 min read

Reaching the target of $100 billion in agricultural output will require industry to take a long term view, and continue to take hard choices that lift farm productivity and keep Australian exports competitive against rivals, ABARES executive director Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds told the 2020 ABARES Outlook Conference in Canberra recently.

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