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Genetics key to cattle sustainability

April 26, 2024 | 3 min read

Genetics will play a critical role in making Australia’s beef and dairy industries more environmentally sustainable and profitable, a major conference has been told.

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CRT partners to support rural mental health

April 25, 2024 | 2 min read

Australia’s largest independent rural retailing group, CRT has announced a $90,000 partnership with national mental health charity, TIACS (This Is A Conversation Starter).

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New face in food fight fraud

April 22, 2024 | 2 min read

Bia Analytical Ltd has joined forces with trinamiX GmbH to launch a ground-breaking new portable authenticity testing service offering customers along the food value chain, a high-speed indication of authenticity at the point of sampling, taking testing out of the lab and into the supply chain.

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Farmers wanted for regenerative cropping survey

April 16, 2024 | 3 min read

Five hundred crop farmers nationally are wanted for a short online survey – and 75 of those will be selected for a broader, three-year farm monitoring project.

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Pesticides keep you in business

April 3, 2024 | 3 min read

Way back in September 2023, crop growers were looking forward to this past season.

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The band behind the aid

March 26, 2024 | 2 min read

Leading animal health company, Elanco, is continuing its support of Australian farmers and rural communities via an ongoing partnership with Rural Aid.

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Fall armyworm launches new assault

March 14, 2024 | 3 min read

Fall armyworm (FAW) are being detected at unprecedented levels in sorghum crops across Central Queensland, the Western and Darling Downs and northern NSW causing what experts predict, could be the most significant impact on sorghum since the pest’s arrival in Australia in 2020.

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Rabbits Cost ag $239 million annually

March 9, 2024 | 2 min read

Rabbits cost ag $239 million annually Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, is calling on rural and regional Australians to join in the longest-running citizen science survey of rabbit diseases in the world, to help keep the invasive pest in check.

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Wet seasons encourage ryegrass growth

March 1, 2024 | 4 min read

Wet seasons encourage ryegrass growth. Better-than-average seasons across southern NSW in recent years have resulted in an increase in the annual ryegrass seedbank in many paddocks, highlighting the need to look at a wide range of weed control strategies.

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Rainbow Agro invests in crop protection innovation

Feb. 1, 2024 | 2 min read

Leading global crop protection company Rainbow Ag is investing long-term in Australia, with local projects to deliver innovative and sustainable crop protection solutions.

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Trial supplies resistance tools

Jan. 31, 2024 | 5 min read

For those wanting to independently test new products, understand new and old use patterns or monitor resistance in-field, completing your own trial work has just become a whole lot more accessible, thanks to the team at Trial Supplies.

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Biologicals to access nitrogen

Jan. 30, 2024 | 4 min read

A step change is coming for plant health, sustainability and yield with Corteva Agriscience introducing a new range of biologicals to the Australian market, starting with a product which allows plants to access nitrogen out of thin air.

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Syngenta announces award winners

Dec. 7, 2023 | 4 min read

Some of the agriculture industry’s finest growers, advisers and innovators have been recognised as the latest winners of the Syngenta Growth Awards.

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Data drives drought decisions

Dec. 6, 2023 | 4 min read

In north-west Victoria on the border of the Big Desert, fourth generation farmer Steven Hobbs stands as a testament to the power of data-driven decision-making for overcoming the scourge of drought.

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Study tour targets pest control

Dec. 6, 2023 | 3 min read

A Corteva Agriscience funded tour to New Zealand focusing on a range of horticulture and viticulture specific topics on the north island, has been declared a success.