Rural Business September '25

Management

Why emotionally intelligent leaders don’t force change

Oct. 8, 2025 | 3 min read

Change is a bit like having a baby. The lead-up can be huge. It’s like riding an emotional rollercoaster writes Amy Jacobsen.*

Movers & Shakers

AGT’s new variety support officer in WA

Oct. 8, 2025 | 1 min read

Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) has announced Sienna Bergersen is its variety support officer for Western Australia, based at the company’s field crop breeding centre at Northam.

Rural Business

$20m research partnerships see Australia pioneer world-first FMD vaccine

Oct. 7, 2025 | 2 min read

A world-first biodegradable vaccine to protect livestock from foot and mouth disease (FMD) has been developed through a $20 million, five-year research partnership between Meat & Livestock Australia, Tiba Biotech, and the NSW government.

Market insight

Farm smarter with endophyte: getting the most from your pasture

Oct. 7, 2025 | 3 min read

AR37 endophyte has been shown to be crucial for maximising nitrogen efficiency in perennial ryegrass, resulting in economic gains and environmental positives.

Dairy - Market insight

Lactalis adds Australia, New Zealand to global empire

Oct. 6, 2025 | 2 min read

Lactalis, the world’s largest dairy company, announced it has reached an agreement with Fonterra to acquire the consumer and associated businesses of Fonterra.

Rural Business

Ridley strengthens Tasmanian feed supply with Carrick mill

Oct. 6, 2025 | 2 min read

Tasmania’s agricultural industry is reaping the benefits of fresh investment.

Rural Business

Low-dose herbicide applications can accelerate resistance

Oct. 2, 2025 | 4 min read

Some weeds can really thrive on lower-dose applications of herbicide, producing more biomass and more seed according to research conducted by Dr Asad Asaduzzaman and Eric Koetz, examining weed populations with resistant and susceptible individuals to investigate this phenomenon further.

Dairy - Market insight

Hamilton’s Run taps into Water Dynamics’ solar pump technology

Oct. 2, 2025 | 3 min read

A long-time leader in breeding Australian Red dairy cattle, the Hamilton family of Hamilton’s Run near Mt Gambier, is reinforcing its commitment to sustainable farming with its latest use of solar technology to uphold its enduring values and product quality.

Rural Business

Low-oil oats targeted for new markets

Oct. 1, 2025 | 2 min read

South Australian oat breeders are embracing new technologies to breed better varieties which meet growing domestic and international demand for the grain.

Agsafe

bagMUSTER expands across Victoria in next rollout

Oct. 1, 2025 | 2 min read

Producers and agribusinesses across Victoria will soon gain wider access to recycling options for single-use polypropylene agricultural plastic bags, with bagMUSTER moving into its second phase of expansion.

Agribusiness - News

From waste to energy – using weeds as a source of biofuel

Sept. 30, 2025 | 2 min read

Researchers have assessed the potential to convert 15 weed species found west of Brisbane into biomass pellets, which were then used as a solid biomass fuel.

Rural Business

Growers winning war on weeds

Sept. 30, 2025 | 3 min read

A new report reveals Australian grain and cotton growers are achieving productivity gains by investing in smarter, long-term weed management strategies, proving weeds can be beaten.

News

2025 Australian Hazelnut Conference 10–12 October

Sept. 29, 2025 | 2 min read

The hazelnut industry has one of the best growth opportunities of any horticultural crop in Australia and growers across the country are reporting strong results for the past season.

Rural Business

Fungicide use may be placing canola production at risk

Sept. 29, 2025 | 4 min read

Crop pathologists and fungal disease experts are concerned about the increasing use of precautionary fungicide applications in Australian canola.

Agribusiness - News

Tour identifies EP grains research opportunities

Sept. 29, 2025 | 2 min read

Graingrowers, farming systems groups and others in the grains industry across Eyre Peninsula staged meetings with the GRDC Southern Panel when it visited the region in early September to discuss the season, and industry opportunities and challenges.

Merchandise

Strategic tick control starts with Acatak Duostar

Sept. 26, 2025 | 4 min read

Cattle tick is one of the most economically significant parasites in the Australian beef industry. If left untreated, cattle tick populations on cattle and pasture can build rapidly, making early season treatment critical for effective cattle tick management.

Rural Business

From Canada to Australia – a diverse career in crop protection

Sept. 26, 2025 | 4 min read

From the prairies of Manitoba in central Canada to the farming regions of southern Australia, Orville Hildebrand has built a diverse career in agriculture.

Dairy - Market insight

The importance of trace mineral injections

Sept. 25, 2025 | 3 min read

Optimising trace mineral status relying solely on oral supplements across a herd may fail because of variation in individual intake and reduced absorption due to antagonism of other ration components and minerals.

Merchandise

Let’s talk about pain relief in calves

Sept. 24, 2025 | 3 min read

Disbudding, dehorning, castration and other animal husbandry procedures are necessary to improve animal welfare, livestock management and productivity.

Merchandise

Syngenta welcomes potato target spot resistance strategy changes

Sept. 24, 2025 | 2 min read

CropLife Australia recently unveiled updated target spot resistance management guidelines covering fungicide use at all stages of potato production.

Movers & Shakers

New Faces at Nufarm

Sept. 23, 2025 | 2 min read

Shelby Brissett has joined Nufarm as business development manager for central west southern NSW. Bill Moore also joined Nufarm in June.

Merchandise

New crop products and partners build consistent performance

Sept. 23, 2025 | 4 min read

For Queensland grain grower Lachie Nass, from Pampas on the Darling Downs, the best thing about being a farmer is access to new technologies and crop innovations.

Merchandise

New dual-active jetting fluid registered

Sept. 22, 2025 | 2 min read

Leading animal health manufacturer, Elanco, has released a unique, dual-active jetting fluid that prevents blowfly strike, treats existing strike and controls lice.

Merchandise

Treating early is key to blowfly strike prevention

Sept. 22, 2025 | 3 min read

Blowfly strike is estimated to cost the industry almost $324 million each year, with $227 million of this due to production losses.

Market insight - Summer cropping

Powerful, one-shot pest control in summer pulse and cotton crops

Sept. 19, 2025 | 4 min read

Controlling both sucking and chewing pests all in the one hit has been a positive move for northern croppers and the ability to do it in high value summer pulses as well as cotton has been a further bonus.