Rural Business February 2025

Merchandise

Rabbait ready for the year of the rabbit

March 18, 2025 | 2 min read

Rabbit populations are increasing across the southern states due to favourable breeding conditions coupled with apparent declines in the effectiveness of bio-controls, ACTA general manager Bradley Power says in 2025 there is again an increasing reliance on baiting to help control rabbit numbers - resellers and government agencies are relying on ACTA Rabbit pindone oat and carrot baits.

Market insight

Game-changing speed tillers from Tulip

March 18, 2025 | 2 min read

Tulip, the pioneer of speed discs in Australia, has appointed Inlon as the Australian distributor of their latest range of Multidisc tillers.

Merchandise

Impact introduces N-Guard

March 18, 2025 | 1 min read

Impact Fertilisers has launched its new nitrogen efficiency product, N-Guard. N-Guard is a urease inhibitor (NBPT)which helps safeguard against atmospheric nitrogen losses.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Excellent weed control in wheat helps pulse phase

March 15, 2025 | 4 min read

Paddocks where Overwatch herbicide has been used in wheat are showing up cleaner going into the following lentil phase on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Excellent weed control in wheat helps pulse phase

March 15, 2025 | 4 min read

Paddocks where Overwatch herbicide has been used in wheat are showing up cleaner going into the following lentil phase on the Yorke Peninsula of South Australia.

Market insight

Feedlot trial Goodnews for cattle farming

March 14, 2025 | 2 min read

A trial conducted at Charles Sturt University’s feedlot in Wagga Wagga has revealed significant results for the future of cattle farming.

Cattle health - Market insight

NJ Phillips – quality livestock equipment

March 14, 2025 | 1 min read

For almost a century, NJ Phillips has been supplying reliable livestock treatment equipment, designed to handle the demands of Australian farming.

Cattle health

Collaboration key to ultimate genotypes in livestock

March 14, 2025 | 2 min read

University of Queensland researchers are setting the agenda for breeding low emission cattle with excellent feed conversion efficiency and high yield, heat tolerant and disease-resistant crops as they search for the ultimate genotype.

Management

Why leaders avoid hard conversations and how to stop dodging them

March 13, 2025 | 3 min read

In leadership, difficult conversations are often a necessity, but that doesn’t make them easy, writes Leah Mether. *

Commentary

It’s a new year but the same old issues

March 13, 2025 | 4 min read

Coming out of 2024, only Queensland and WA farmers reported improved optimism heading into the end of the year, with sentiment more subdued in other states, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey reported.

Management

Boosting Brix leads to stronger crops

March 13, 2025 | 3 min read

With fertiliser prices on the rise, this approach becomes increasingly unsustainable. Chris Story, managing director of Kendon Plant Care, an Australian supplier of crop protection and nutrition products for over 70 years, explains the real issue lies in plant health.

Cattle health - Market insight

Protect your cattle, protect your family

March 13, 2025 | 3 min read

With an increased vigilance around zoonotic diseases (diseases which transfer directly from animals to humans), it’s worth reviewing the key reasons cattle producers are utilising Ultravac 7in1 to protect the workforce on their farm.

Rural Business

AI delivers smart irrigation solution

March 12, 2025 | 4 min read

A smart irrigation system powered by artificial intelligence will tell sugarcane farmers when and where to water their crops in an advance that could one day revolutionise agriculture – and help preserve the health of the Great Barrier Reef.

Rural Business

Study unlocks ragweed’s secret weapon

March 12, 2025 | 2 min read

Monash researchers have made a breakthrough discovery about the invasion success of plants, with the revelation large-scale genetic changes are the common ragweed’s secret to rapidly adapt to new environments.

Rural Business

Hi-tech spraying and spreading

March 12, 2025 | 5 min read

Agricultural drones designed and built specifically to apply crop inputs are now an affordable option for individual farming businesses.

Movers & Shakers

Allan McGann retires from Agsafe

March 11, 2025 | 1 min read

Allan McGann has retired from Agsafe after two decades on the industry frontline.

Movers & Shakers

New team at Beef Australia

March 11, 2025 | 2 min read

Beef Australia has announced the appointment of a new chair and board of directors, following the company’s 2024 AGM in Rockhampton. Members elected Cameron Hewitt and Wendy Mayne as new directors, and re-elected Claire Mactaggart and Russell Hughes.

Rural Business

Stoller Australia joins the Corteva Agriscience family

March 11, 2025 | 3 min read

Farming in Australia is increasingly challenging with record extremes in environmental conditions, but Australian farmers have a new partnership to help them meet the challenge, and one which brings a new focus on plant performance.

Movers & Shakers

New roles at Nufarm

March 10, 2025 | 3 min read

Mitch Allen has moved from Nufarm’s field research and development team into the position of commercial technical lead, Australia.

Rural Business

AgLink has gone global – and how

March 7, 2025 | 4 min read

At home AgLink is a confederation of 13 independent businesses operating from more than 230 locations across Australia and for almost 40 years has been helping Australian farmers grow quality, sustainable food and fibre.

Movers & Shakers

Nutrien Ag announces transition

March 5, 2025 | 2 min read

Nutrien Ag Solutions has announced Kelly Freeman has stepped into a new global role within the company. Adrian Capogreco has been appointed as the new Australian managing director

Agsafe

Revolutionising agricultural plastic recycling

March 4, 2025 | 3 min read

The agricultural industry is making a monumental stride toward sustainability with the opening of the first bagMUSTER collection sites.

Agribusiness - News

Garlic gets a taste of AUSVEG

Feb. 28, 2025 | 2 min read

AUSVEG (the peak body for the Australian vegetable, potato and onion industries) and the Australian Garlic Industry Association (peak body for the Australian garlic industry) have announced a strategic alliance, as the two organisations join forces for the bene t of all vegetable growers nationally.

Cattle health - Market insight

Preparing heifers for better lifetime breeding value

Feb. 27, 2025 | 3 min read

The success of heifer raising programs hinges on the reproductive health of the heifer group, and how well they have been prepared for their first breeding season.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Maximise herbicide performance with free water analysis report

Feb. 26, 2025 | 2 min read

With extensive rain across the nation, it's never been more important to understand your spray water quality to get the best performance from your herbicide during summer knockdown.

Agribusiness - News

New node will unlock insights for plant research

Feb. 25, 2025 | 2 min read

Charles Sturt University and the Australian Plant Phenomics Network (APPN) have officially launched their new plant phenotyping node at the University’s AgriPark in Wagga Wagga.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Pulse crop herbicide benefits continue to mount

Feb. 24, 2025 | 3 min read

Consistent control of grass weeds including herbicide-resistant types across different seasons, is offering benefits for entire cropping systems and is continuing to raise the profile and justify grower investment in a specialist pulse crop herbicide.

Agribusiness - News

Aussie farmers ahead in innovation but need community support

Feb. 21, 2025 | 3 min read

Despite increased difficulties presented by weather volatility and climate change, Australian farmers continue to use technology to adapt, and want the next generation to embrace life working on the land.

Market insight - Seed treatments & coatings

Three C’s of seed treatment spell success

Feb. 20, 2025 | 4 min read

A series of workshops in the north of Australia’s wheat growing regions has helped farmers adopt some useful tactics when applying cereal seed treatments for themselves.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Six reasons to recommend CALLISTO

Feb. 19, 2025 | 3 min read

More than 300 farmers from across Australia have shared their thoughts on using CALLISTO pre-emergent herbicide, giving other cereal growers some points to weigh up in their own weed management programs.

Cattle health - Market insight

Autumn is key time for fluke control

Feb. 18, 2025 | 3 min read

Treatment with an effective flukicide that controls all three stages of liver fluke remains the cornerstone of strategic control programs ( Fasciola hepatica ).

Cattle health - Market insight

Zolvix Plus now registered for use in cattle

Feb. 17, 2025 | 3 min read

Leading animal health company Elanco has announced Zolvix Plus – a leading broad spectrum drench used in the sheep industry – is now registered for use in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle.

Cattle health - Market insight

Multi-mineral injection convenient for beef and dairy producers

Feb. 15, 2025 | 3 min read

Leading animal health company, Elanco, has broadened its ruminant nutritional portfolio with the release of a new five-way mineral and vitamin booster, MultiBoost with B12.