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Pharmsmart Animal Health takes control of its destiny

Aug. 25, 2024 | 3 min read
Pharmsmart Animal Health has taken the bold step of establishing its own large-scale manufacturing facility on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast to ensure the business has much greater control of its growth and service to clients.
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Syngenta Grower of the year 2024

Aug. 17, 2024 | 5 min read
Processing up to 600 tonnes of fresh carrots each week Rocky Lamattina & Sons are among Australia’s most consistent carrot growers. They’re now also recipients of the Syngenta Grower of the Year award for 2024, as part of the AUSVEG Awards for Excellence.
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Pumping size into sorghum

Aug. 3, 2024 | 2 min read
A University of Queensland project is closing in on ways to increase the grain size in sorghum hybrids to boost yield and profits for farmers.
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Local strength the ‘formulation’ for ADAMA success

Aug. 1, 2024 | 5 min read
In a time of significant change for the crop protection industry, the development of new formulation technologies and related differentiated product options by global supplier, ADAMA, has been lauded and is set to continue to help navigate the future.
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Dual HWSC pays off in mixed farming

July 31, 2024 | 3 min read
During the past few decades, innovative Australian growers have invented novel designs, and made critical improvements to harvest weed seed control machines such as impact mills and chaff carts.
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Robots to boost vegie grower tech

July 25, 2024 | 3 min read
Aussie vegetable growers are set to gain a competitive edge with exclusive trials of cutting-edge global machinery under a groundbreaking new program.
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Supporting a right to farm in the Great Barrier Reef catchment

July 24, 2024 | 3 min read
Nutrien Ag Solutions’ agronomists in the Mackay and Burdekin irrigation area have developed one of the first industry blueprints balancing the complex requirements of government legislation and regulations, farm productivity and fertiliser use in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area.
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Viking king of genetics

July 23, 2024 | 4 min read
Breeding cows to AI from all around the world was like a fantasy come true for Goulburn Valley dairy farmer Gayle Clark.
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Do adjuvants boost herbicide efficacy?

July 22, 2024 | 4 min read
By Cindy Benjamin, WeedSmart. The old saying oils ain’t oils certainly holds when it comes to adjuvant products available to enhance the performance of herbicide actives and other agricultural chemicals.
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Has northern Australian lost some key herbicides?

July 1, 2024 | 4 min read
Some weeds have thrived in minimum-tillage farming systems, and resistance to mainstay herbicides is a considerable threat to profitability.
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Biting into the mealybug malaise in wineries

June 14, 2024 | 5 min read
Completing an extensive study of mealybugs on two Margaret River wineries and integrating the research findings into practical advice for growers is all part of the job for Scott Paton from Nutrien Ag Solutions in Perth, WA.
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Tripod Farm joins Hort Connections tour

June 12, 2024 | 4 min read
Tripod Farmers was established in 1990 at Bacchus Marsh, northwest of Melbourne. Today the business has grown to almost 400 ha over two locations but remains 100 per cent Australian owned and family run by the third generation of the Candeloro family and their sons Joseph, Frankie and Joseph Jnr Ruffo.
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MANGO GROWERS FIGHT FOR SUPPORT

June 10, 2024 | 2 min read
Mango growers on the Atherton Tablelands have been facing severe challenges due to the catastrophic effects of Ex Tropical Cyclone Jasper, which occurred in December 2023.
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Price reduction for Fertcare training

May 12, 2024 | 1 min read
The Fertiliser Australia Board recently announced a significant price reduction for Fertcare Handling participants to encourage enrolment.
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Nuseed focuses on pod shatter

April 29, 2024 | 3 min read
Global seed innovator, Nuseed is equipping Australian canola growers and their advisers with the knowledge and tools to make more informed decisions on pod shatter tolerance when selecting varieties.

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Elders and Delta Ag join forces
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Nutrien confirms investment
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Zoetis donates $100,000
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