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CSD releases new crop modelling tool

Dec. 4, 2020 | 2 min read
Crop modelling tool assists cotton growers and consultants to estimate potential yield throughout the season.
Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture - Tropical agriculture & sugar cane

Serpentine leafminer detected in SE Queensland

Nov. 25, 2020 | 2 min read
Serpentine leafminer has been found in a commercial vegetable crop in the Fassifern Valley
Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture

Corteva’s new organic insecticide

Oct. 20, 2020 | 2 min read
In a commitment to the sustainability of Australian farmers, Corteva Agriscience has launched a new organic insecticide. Entrust Organic is a naturally derived insecticide, based on metabolites produced by the fermentation of naturally occurring soil organisms. Its favourable environmental and end-user safety profile offers many benefits to growers wanting effective control of damaging pests.
Business solutions & technology - Technology in agriculture

DPI 'Farms of the Future' Breakfast Webinar Series

Oct. 15, 2020 | 1 min read
As part of the NSW Government's Regional Digital Connectivity program, NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has set up three commercial demonstration 'Farms of the Future' sites across NSW to showcase currently available farm connectivity and sensor technology.
Product development & regulatory services

Biosecurity measures reinforced for brown marmorated stink bug season 2020-21

Sept. 1, 2020 | 2 min read
In response to the rapid expansion of brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) throughout Europe and North America, the department has retained the seasonal measures to manage the risk of BMSB from arriving in Australia for the 2020–21 BMSB risk season.
Product development & regulatory services

Agsafe's New Agvet Chemical Supplier Course

April 21, 2020 | 2 min read
The Agvet Chemical Suppliers Course has been the flagship training for Agvet retailers since 2015. Completion of the Agvet Chemical Suppliers Course earns 300 points in the Agsafe industry professional development program and achieves Personal Accreditation. This course is suitable for those who have worked in the agvet chemical sector for 12 months, in addition to those with many years experience. It is interactive, challenging and an excellent way to learn about the industry.
Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture - Technology in agriculture

Sentinel - a step towards national pest surveillance

March 29, 2020 | 5 min read
A new mobile plant pest surveillance unit is a step towards a nationally coordinated approach to plant pest surveillance aimed at informing grower pest management and providing early detection and improved market access.
Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture - Winter cropping

First release of genetically engineered moth could herald new era of crop protection

Feb. 13, 2020 | 2 min read
A newly published study reports a successful, first-ever open-field release of a self-limiting, genetically engineered diamondback moth, stating that it paves the way for an effective and sustainable approach to pest control.
Product development & regulatory services

Powdery scab fix for potatoes getting closer through Australian research

Jan. 14, 2020 | 2 min read
Research undertaken by the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA) is trying to develop new ways to control the pathogen for powdery scab, a potato disease. It wants to get a better understanding of why it survives in the soil, how it wakes up and how it affects the potato.
Product development & regulatory services

APVMA Stakeholder Engagement Framework

Jan. 7, 2020 | 1 min read
The APVMA invites our clients and stakeholders to provide feedback on our draft Stakeholder Engagement Framework. The Framework, and accompanying Stakeholder Engagement Activities document, outlines the APVMA’s stakeholder engagement strategy for the 2020–23 period.
Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture

Elders appoints new horticultural specialist to TEC team

Nov. 25, 2019 | 1 min read
ELDERS increasing focus on horticulture has been given a boost with the appointment of Roop Sandhu as a horticultural specialist within the Thomas Elder Consulting (TEC) team.
Technology in agriculture

Surveillance technology to ramp up intelligence on pests and diseases

Sept. 24, 2019 | 2 min read
Australian plant industries are set to benefit from the deployment of some of the most sophisticated pest surveillance technologies in the world, with a revolutionary mobile surveillance unit prototype about to be launched.
Fungicides - Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture

Commercially reared bees deliver active ingredient to protect crops

Sept. 6, 2019 | 2 min read
Bee Vectoring Technologies International has announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Clonostachys rosea CR-7 (CR-7) for use as a fungicide on commercial crops.
Technology in agriculture

Elders announces partnership with evokeAG

Sept. 4, 2019 | 2 min read
Elders' focus on collaboration is essential for exponential growth in agtech adoption curve.
Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture

Aussie horticulture exports hit record high

Sept. 2, 2019 | 2 min read
The world’s appetite for Australian fruit, nuts and vegetables has skyrocketed with Australian produce exports reaching almost $2.8 billion for the first time.

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