News
Potential to expand horticultural industries in Northern Australia
Northern Australia has long been regarded as an important gateway to the Asian market. However, due to Australia’s focus on supplying the domestic market, horticultural industries in the region have yet to take full advantage of international market opportunities.
Read full storyEconomists develop online tool for sugar cane growers
Agricultural economists at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries have developed a new online tool that helps sugarcane growers to measure farm profitability and planning.
Read full storyNew tool for sugarcane farmers
Sugarcane farmers in far north Queensland have a new app by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, that will help them manage fertiliser use and reduce nitrogen runoff onto the Great Barrier Reef.
Read full storyIntegrated management approaches to combat plant virus diseases
Investigations by The University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Institute of Agriculture and Washington State University (WSU) in the USA have concluded that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to management of plant viral diseases.
Read full storyNew projects tap the pulse of northern Australia
More than $4.5 million dollars in investment will support the development of a northern Australian broadacre cropping industry.
Read full storyNew projects tap the cropping potential of northern Australia
Projects to focus on developing commercial-scale trials of oilseeds, pulses, cereals and forage crops in northern Australia.
Read full storyElders strengthening horticulture investments in technical services
Building on its position in Australian horticulture was one of the aims for iconic agribusiness Elders at this year's Hort Connections.
Read full story
News Categories
- Adjuvants & spray oils
- Agribusiness
- Biologicals
- Business solutions & technology
- Cattle health
- Dairy
- Fencing, livestock handling & ID
- Fertilisers
- Fodder conservation & pasture
- Fungicides
- Herbicide & fungicide resistance
- Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides
- Management
- Northern cattle
- Post-emergent herbicides
- Product development & regulatory services
- Rural Business
- Seed treatments & coatings
- Seeds
- Sheep care & health
- Specialty fertilisers & nutrition
- Spraying equipment & application
- Spring horticulture & viticulture
- Summer cropping
- Summer horticulture
- Technology in agriculture
- Tropical agriculture & sugar cane
- Water supply & irrigation
- Winter cropping
- Winter pastures & forage
Rural Business E-News
Get the latest Rural Business news in your inbox fortnightly .