Rural Business News

Market insight - Spraying equipment & application

Testing optical spot-sprayers

April 24, 2024 | 4 min read

Spot-spraying can vastly reduce herbicide use and help manage herbicide resistance risk on Australian cropping farms.

Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Merchandise

Tenet eases weed control in canola

March 28, 2024 | 5 min read

NEW herbicide options are expanding the weed control toolbox for canola growers, helping alleviate concerns over herbicide resistance and the ongoing use of popular options, as well as crop safety.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Control weeds with Ultro

Feb. 11, 2024 | 4 min read

Grain growers are taking up the opportunity to reduce grass weed populations on their properties with a new mode of action pulse crop herbicide that is relieving the pressure on traditional options and helping to clean-up paddocks for future crops.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Early herbicide strategy boosts results

Feb. 10, 2024 | 4 min read

Problems controlling annual ryegrass and wild radish weeds in WA’s northern agricultural zone after years of narrow cropping rotations and repeated use of popular herbicides is well-known across the country.

Summer cropping - Technology in agriculture

Customers love Wengfu fertbook Dealer module

Sept. 14, 2023 | 3 min read

Wengfu Australia continues to lead the industry with faster more efficient ways for their customers to access their fertiliser requirements.

Technology in agriculture

The ‘fringe benefits’ of agtech on the farm

June 28, 2023 | 4 min read

The application of agtech is often positioned to improve operational efficiency, profitability and sustainability. But could this narrow definition be limiting the adoption of agtech on farm and in the supply chain?

Technology in agriculture

SwarmFarm Robotics raises $12M for automation

June 28, 2023 | 5 min read

With over 526,000 hectares (1.3 million acres) covered to date, SwarmFarm Robotics seeks to chart a farm-centric path in the race to farm autonomy.

Technology in agriculture

Beating sandplain lupins is like a case of the blues!

June 28, 2023 | 4 min read

More often than not, when an old house in Perth is demolished in winter, a few weeks later a spectacular germination of blue lupins (aka sandplain lupins) will emerge from where the house once stood.

Spraying equipment & application

WEED-IT spot spraying available for orchards

June 27, 2023 | 2 min read

Rometron Australia has recently developed the Optispot 7, an orchard sprayer that brings WEED-IT optical spot spraying technology to nut and fruit growers.

Technology in agriculture

AI Assessment closes in on grain quality

June 26, 2023 | 4 min read

South Australian agtech company GoMicro has just released an AI (artificial intelligence) powered assessment app that empowers Australian farmers to determine the quality of their grains – using their smartphones.

Technology in agriculture

Collecting animal data with Gallagher app

June 26, 2023 | 3 min read

Being able to access animal performance data is increasingly important. Farmers are busy and facing heightened demands on their time and efficiency.

Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Merchandise

New herbicide resistance breakthrough

June 24, 2023 | 3 min read

Farmers across Australia now have a powerful new tool to combat resistant weeds following the approval for use of Esplanade herbicide on grazed and non-crop areas.

Agribusiness - Spraying equipment & application

GPA extends spray drift management

June 12, 2023 | 2 min read

Grain Producers Australia (GPA) is supporting extended access to a new tool that’s designed to improve sustainable spray drift management best-practice and enhance on-farm productivity.

Post-emergent herbicides

Prevent seed set to stop ryegrass in its tracks

May 29, 2023 | 4 min read

Increasing herbicide resistance in annual ryegrass has thrown up some challenges for Bec and Ash Marshall on their 3300ha farm at Normanville, Victoria, leading to a new approach to their farming system.

Post-emergent herbicides

Tailoring tank-mixes for hard-to-kill weeds

May 21, 2023 | 3 min read

Two of the keys to slowing the development of herbicide resistance are reducing escapes and avoiding unnecessary chemical use.