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Global fertiliser price outlook positive news for Australian growers

Jan. 5, 2021 | 3 min read

Affordable fertiliser prices helped support Australian agricultural producers’ profits through the 2020/21 winter cropping season. And a plentiful global fertiliser supply – along with stable currency outlook – spells further good news for growers in the year ahead, according to agribusiness specialist Rabobank.

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Cadmium information now available on the Fertilizer Australia website

Aug. 24, 2020 | 1 min read

Cadmium (Cd) is an element naturally found at low concentrations in soils. It's also found in many sources of phosphate and can accumulate in soil through fertiliser application. Plant uptake of cadmium is usually limited, but in some situations it may be high enough for farm produce to exceed maximum safe levels.

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Consider N strategies in early-sown oats

July 17, 2020 | 2 min read

Targeted nitrogen (N) management strategies can help to optimise both grain yield and quality for early-sown oats in the western region, according to preliminary results from a Grain Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) investment.

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Australian urea application ‘full steam ahead’, despite COVID supply risk – Global Fertiliser Outlook

July 14, 2020 | 2 min read

Low global prices, long-awaited favourable seasonal conditions across most regions and a so-far unscathed supply chain will ensure urea application continues full steam ahead on Australian farms – despite COVID-19 supply risks – according to Rabobank’s latest Global Fertiliser Outlook

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Fertiliser giant Yara aims to decarbonise food production with green hydrogen trial in Pilbara

June 22, 2020 | 3 min read

One of the world's biggest fertiliser manufacturers is aiming to decouple the link between food production and carbon emissions through a landmark trial in Western Australia.

Fertilisers - Specialty fertilisers & nutrition

Australia's first potash mine set to begin production in Western Australia

Oct. 4, 2019 | 2 min read

Australia's first sulphate of potash (SOP) mine is set to begin commercial production next year, with Kalium Lakes making the final investment approval for its Beyondie Sulphate of Potash project in Western Australia.

Fertilisers - Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture

Boost nitrogen efficacy in tree crops

Aug. 14, 2019 | 2 min read

With spring just around the corner, Incitec Pivot Fertilisers is reminding tree crop growers and their advisers about the potential to enhance nitrogen use efficiency in orchards.

Fertilisers - Post-emergent herbicides - Winter cropping

Wheat myth comes a cropper

June 27, 2019 | 2 min read

The myth that modern wheat varieties are more heavily reliant on pesticides and fertilisers than older varieties has been debunked by new research.

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Industrial jobs and $106 million investment secured at Incitec Pivot

June 4, 2019 | 2 min read

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has welcomed the announcement by industrial manufacturer Incitec Pivot that it has secured arrangements for the continued operation of its chemical plant near the Port of Brisbane and the jobs of the 400 workers at the plant, thanks to the Queensland Government’s domestic gas policy.

Rural Business News

Global fertiliser price outlook positive news for Australian growers

Cadmium information now available on the Fertilizer Australia website

Consider N strategies in early-sown oats

Australian urea application ‘full steam ahead’, despite COVID supply risk – Global Fertiliser Outlook

Fertiliser giant Yara aims to decarbonise food production with green hydrogen trial in Pilbara

Australia's first potash mine set to begin production in Western Australia

Boost nitrogen efficacy in tree crops

Wheat myth comes a cropper

Industrial jobs and $106 million investment secured at Incitec Pivot

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