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Winter cropping

NVT winter crop planting underway in the north

May 23, 2019 | 3 min read

The National Variety Trials (NVT) program is off to a "better than anticipated" start in parts of Queensland and New South Wales thanks to early planting rain.

Winter cropping

Australia approves foreign grain imports for the first time in over a decade

May 15, 2019 | 1 min read

Australia will import foreign-grown grain for the first time since 2007, after the Department of Agriculture approved a permit to import bulk wheat from Canada.

Winter cropping

Canola blackleg breakthrough

May 7, 2019 | 2 min read

NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) researchers have identified genetic regions which could be used to develop new canola varieties with durable resistance to blackleg disease.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Winter cropping

Sakura remains king of pre-emergent herbicides

April 30, 2019 | 4 min read

Pre-emergent herbicide trials across the country last season have continued to show the consistent strength and reliability of Sakura herbicide for controlling annual ryegrass in a wide range of environments.

Winter cropping

Breakthrough in high-yield drought-resilient chickpeas

April 30, 2019 | 2 min read

A global study led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and involving scientists from The University of Western Australia has identified genes that can be used to develop drought and heat tolerant chickpeas.

Rural Business News

NVT winter crop planting underway in the north

Australia approves foreign grain imports for the first time in over a decade

Canola blackleg breakthrough

Sakura remains king of pre-emergent herbicides

Breakthrough in high-yield drought-resilient chickpeas

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