News

Dimethoate ban on fruit

Agribusiness Nov. 22, 2023



The APVMA has suspended the registration and labels of chemical products containing dimethoate used as a post-harvest dip for fruit with inedible peel (except citrus).

Read full story

$36M to unlock soil potential

Agribusiness Nov. 16, 2023



An innovative new $36 million partnership between the Grains and Research Development Corporation (GRDC) and NSW Department of Primary Industries will explore and assess new technologies designed to help grain growers address common soil constraints.

Read full story

Industry calls for investment in recycling

Agribusiness Nov. 9, 2023



Australia is calling on government to get behind industry led initiatives to tackle agricultural plastic waste.

Read full story

ACE orchard officially opened

Agribusiness Nov. 8, 2023



More than 200 stakeholders recently attended the official handover of the Australian almond industry’s centre of excellence experimental orchard at Loxton North in South Australia’s Riverland.

Read full story

Algae is next for trade success

Agribusiness Nov. 7, 2023



The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has approved algae production to the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce.

Read full story

Going green gives ammonia an edge

Agribusiness Nov. 7, 2023



Green ammonia has the potential to drastically reduce the carbon footprint needed to produce fertiliser vital for crop-growing.

Read full story

AgSmart Connects industry

Agribusiness Nov. 6, 2023



With a new name and a sharpened focus, AgSmart Connect formally Agsmart Expo will return to Tamworth March 6-7.

Read full story

Pests and weeds on the rise

Agribusiness Nov. 5, 2023



Last year over 85 per cent of Australian land managers spent an average of around $21,950 on pest and weed management, with feral animals contributing significantly to the cost.

Read full story

National Agriculture Day

Agribusiness Nov. 4, 2023



National Agriculture Day is the day the nation collectively tips its hat to farmers across the country in celebration.

Read full story

NFF opposes Labor’s Basin Plan rewrite

Agribusiness Oct. 29, 2023



The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF), together with other peak bodies, including Cotton Australia, has strongly opposed the proposed rewriting of the Murray Darling Basin Plan which was debated in the House of Representatives in October before going before the Senate.

Read full story

Workforce shortages worsen: AUSVEG

Agribusiness Oct. 28, 2023



More than a year on from the Federal Government’s Jobs and Skills Summit, AUSVEG says the crippling workforce shortages facing Australian vegetable growers have only worsened, and many growers are now reconsidering their future as vegetable producers.

Read full story

Dropping of levy offers benefits

Agribusiness Agsafe Oct. 26, 2023



Agsafe’s highly successful drumMUSTER program is switching from a levy to a more efficient fee-for-service income model, delivering benefits to the agvet sector.

Read full story

Red tape cut on non-GMO exports

Agribusiness Oct. 25, 2023



Meeting the export premium market certification requirements for non-genetically modified organism (non-GMO) produce has just been made cheaper, easier, and more efficient for Australian farmers.

Read full story

Elders buys Eureka! toll business

Agribusiness Oct. 24, 2023



Elders has announced the acquisition of Eureka! group, a leading research, development, registration and formulation business for agricultural chemicals and other agricultural products.

Read full story

Pesticides’ $31B benefit to economy

Agribusiness Sept. 16, 2023



A new report by Deloitte Access Economics, has revealed that the judicious use of crop protection products directly enables $31.6 billion of Australia's agricultural output annually – a 53 per cent increase in just five years.

Read full story