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GPA visits Nufarm facility

Aug. 15, 2023 | 1 min read
Last month GPA Members gathered in Melbourne for the 2023 AGM and GPA Policy Council meeting.
Agribusiness

APVMA review “opportunity to improve”

Aug. 12, 2023 | 3 min read
A report on the APVMA authored and released last month by Clayton Utz is a genuine opportunity to further improve APVMA operations, according to CropLife Australia – the peak industry body for the plant science industry.
Agribusiness - Agsafe

Industry unites at Agsafe stewardship conference

Aug. 5, 2023 | 5 min read
The 2023 Agsafe Stewardship Conference and Awards were recently held at Sea World Resort on the Gold Coast. This second iteration of the event saw over 130 agvet industry professionals attending the three days of stewardship related activities, presentations and professional development.
Agribusiness - Agsafe

Agvet industry’s Gala Dinner and Awards

Aug. 4, 2023 | 3 min read
Agsafe’s conference and awards evening featured the much-anticipated Agsafe Stewardship Awards, emceed by experienced facilitator and organisational coach Belinda Lowing.
Agribusiness

Farm debt hits $109.9 billion

July 31, 2023 | 2 min read
The latest agricultural lending statistics provided by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) show an increase in aggregate lending to the farm sector of 9% in 2021–22.
Agribusiness - Cotton

Cotton Seed Distributors announces new CEO

July 17, 2023 | 1 min read
Cotton Seed Distributors (CSD) is pleased to announce Dr Ian Taylor as it’s new Chief Executive Officer.
Agribusiness

Agronomist now farmer wins Young Grower award

July 7, 2023 | 3 min read
A first-generation farmer from Tasmania who got a foothold in horticulture through the generosity of a neighbour has claimed the 2023 Corteva Agriscience Young Grower of the Year at the Horticulture Awards for Excellence.
Agribusiness

drumMUSTER champion wins Stewardship Award

July 7, 2023 | 2 min read
Allan McGann, the face behind Australia’s extremely successful Agsafe drumMUSTER and ChemClear agvet chemical recycling programs, has been awarded the E.E. Muir and Sons Community Stewardship Award at Hort Connections 2023 in Adelaide.
Agribusiness - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Best and brightest at Hort Connections Awards

July 6, 2023 | 2 min read
The Australian horticulture industry’s best and brightest have been recognised in the 2023 Horticulture Awards for Excellence, presented on Wednesday 7 June at the Hort Connections Gala Dinner in Adelaide.
Agribusiness

Syngenta 2023 Grower of the Year

July 6, 2023 | 2 min read
Through a culture of continuous innovation, passion and dedication to sustainability, Pirrone Brothers have successfully transitioned from sugarcane to advanced vegetable production while being highly regarded by their peers.
Agribusiness - Fungicides

Agro ‘natural’ fungicide helps combat resistance

July 6, 2023 | 3 min read
Australia’s premier horticulture conference served as the ideal backdrop for the unveiling of Corteva Agriscience’s latest naturally inspired solution to help growers meet their resistance challenges.
Agribusiness

Hort Connections 2023 breaks records

July 5, 2023 | 4 min read
Amid rising cost pressures and challenges to labour availability, the Australian horticulture sector came together for Hort Connections 2023, the largest horticulture conference and trade show in the Southern Hemisphere.
Agribusiness

Future agritech leaders named

July 3, 2023 | 2 min read
Innovators in the agtech sector have been acknowledged for their contributions to the adoption of on-farm and agri-food supply chain technology at the Australian Agritech Awards Gala in Sydney.
Agribusiness - Agsafe

New facilitators start at Agsafe

July 3, 2023 | 3 min read
Agsafe facilitators’ backgrounds are as varied as the stores they visit, and they have a depth of skills relevant to your business.
Agribusiness

Drop in APVMA performance “concerning”

July 2, 2023 | 3 min read
CropLife Australia says the significant decline in the APVMA performance in the six months to March this year, compared to the equivalent period the previous year, is both concerning and disappointing.

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