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Cattle health - Market insight

NJ Phillips – quality livestock equipment

March 14, 2025 | 1 min read

For almost a century, NJ Phillips has been supplying reliable livestock treatment equipment, designed to handle the demands of Australian farming.

Management

Why leaders avoid hard conversations and how to stop dodging them

March 13, 2025 | 3 min read

In leadership, difficult conversations are often a necessity, but that doesn’t make them easy, writes Leah Mether. *

Merchandise

Boosting Brix leads to stronger crops

March 13, 2025 | 3 min read

With fertiliser prices on the rise, this approach becomes increasingly unsustainable. Chris Story, managing director of Kendon Plant Care, an Australian supplier of crop protection and nutrition products for over 70 years, explains the real issue lies in plant health.

Commentary

It’s a new year but the same old issues

March 13, 2025 | 4 min read

Coming out of 2024, only Queensland and WA farmers reported improved optimism heading into the end of the year, with sentiment more subdued in other states, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey reported.

Cattle health - Market insight

Protect your cattle, protect your family

March 13, 2025 | 3 min read

With an increased vigilance around zoonotic diseases (diseases which transfer directly from animals to humans), it’s worth reviewing the key reasons cattle producers are utilising Ultravac 7in1 to protect the workforce on their farm.

Rural Business

Hi-tech spraying and spreading

March 12, 2025 | 5 min read

Agricultural drones designed and built specifically to apply crop inputs are now an affordable option for individual farming businesses.

Rural Business

Study unlocks ragweed’s secret weapon

March 12, 2025 | 2 min read

Monash researchers have made a breakthrough discovery about the invasion success of plants, with the revelation large-scale genetic changes are the common ragweed’s secret to rapidly adapt to new environments.

Rural Business

AI delivers smart irrigation solution

March 12, 2025 | 4 min read

A smart irrigation system powered by artificial intelligence will tell sugarcane farmers when and where to water their crops in an advance that could one day revolutionise agriculture – and help preserve the health of the Great Barrier Reef.

Movers & Shakers

New team at Beef Australia

March 11, 2025 | 2 min read

Beef Australia has announced the appointment of a new chair and board of directors, following the company’s 2024 AGM in Rockhampton. Members elected Cameron Hewitt and Wendy Mayne as new directors, and re-elected Claire Mactaggart and Russell Hughes.

Movers & Shakers

Allan McGann retires from Agsafe

March 11, 2025 | 1 min read

Allan McGann has retired from Agsafe after two decades on the industry frontline.

Rural Business

Stoller Australia joins the Corteva Agriscience family

March 11, 2025 | 3 min read

Farming in Australia is increasingly challenging with record extremes in environmental conditions, but Australian farmers have a new partnership to help them meet the challenge, and one which brings a new focus on plant performance.

Movers & Shakers

New roles at Nufarm

March 10, 2025 | 3 min read

Mitch Allen has moved from Nufarm’s field research and development team into the position of commercial technical lead, Australia.

Rural Business

AgLink has gone global – and how

March 7, 2025 | 4 min read

At home AgLink is a confederation of 13 independent businesses operating from more than 230 locations across Australia and for almost 40 years has been helping Australian farmers grow quality, sustainable food and fibre.

Movers & Shakers

Nutrien Ag announces transition

March 5, 2025 | 2 min read

Nutrien Ag Solutions has announced Kelly Freeman has stepped into a new global role within the company. Adrian Capogreco has been appointed as the new Australian managing director

Agsafe

Revolutionising agricultural plastic recycling

March 4, 2025 | 3 min read

The agricultural industry is making a monumental stride toward sustainability with the opening of the first bagMUSTER collection sites.

Rural Business News

NJ Phillips – quality livestock equipment

Why leaders avoid hard conversations and how to stop dodging them

Boosting Brix leads to stronger crops

It’s a new year but the same old issues

Protect your cattle, protect your family

Hi-tech spraying and spreading

Study unlocks ragweed’s secret weapon

AI delivers smart irrigation solution

New team at Beef Australia

Allan McGann retires from Agsafe

Stoller Australia joins the Corteva Agriscience family

New roles at Nufarm

AgLink has gone global – and how

Nutrien Ag announces transition

Revolutionising agricultural plastic recycling

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