Page 21 - Rural Business News

Spraying equipment & application

WEED-IT spot spraying available for orchards

June 27, 2023 | 2 min read

Rometron Australia has recently developed the Optispot 7, an orchard sprayer that brings WEED-IT optical spot spraying technology to nut and fruit growers.

Technology in agriculture

AI Assessment closes in on grain quality

June 26, 2023 | 4 min read

South Australian agtech company GoMicro has just released an AI (artificial intelligence) powered assessment app that empowers Australian farmers to determine the quality of their grains – using their smartphones.

Technology in agriculture

Collecting animal data with Gallagher app

June 26, 2023 | 3 min read

Being able to access animal performance data is increasingly important. Farmers are busy and facing heightened demands on their time and efficiency.

Commentary - Management

Don’t leave our farmers behind

June 25, 2023 | 3 min read

Australian agriculture is in the early stages of a dramatic disruption and a subsequent transition, writes Matt Anderson.

Fungicides - Merchandise

Gallardo 900 revolutionises fungicides

June 24, 2023 | 2 min read

Imtrade’s new Gallardo 900 WG Fungicide has revolutionised fungicidal treatments due to its high-loading granular formulation.

Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Merchandise

New herbicide resistance breakthrough

June 24, 2023 | 3 min read

Farmers across Australia now have a powerful new tool to combat resistant weeds following the approval for use of Esplanade herbicide on grazed and non-crop areas.

Fencing, livestock handling & ID - Merchandise

Easy weighing and animal ID with new T40

June 23, 2023 | 2 min read

Weighing livestock is a fundamental part of managing and monitoring your animals, whether you have a mob of five, or five hundred.

Agribusiness

VicVID launch of Simodis in the south

June 22, 2023 | 3 min read

Syngenta demonstrated Simodis insecticide on brassica crops at the Elders sponsored Victorian Vegetable Innovation Days (VicVID) in April.

Merchandise

Top speed broadacre aphid control

June 22, 2023 | 3 min read

Controlling aphids in broadacre crops is not primarily about limiting feeding damage. The greatest threat is that the aphids will infect the crops with a devastating disease, says BASF canola and pulses protection portfolio manager Shannon Altomare.

Agribusiness

Sugar prices hit sweet spot

June 21, 2023 | 2 min read

Sugar prices internationally continue to trade at a premium, with raw sugar futures reaching their highest levels since October 2016.

On The Move

Envu appoints Rural BDM

June 21, 2023 | 2 min read

Envu is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Sheehy to the role of territory business development manager (vegetation manager) based in Cowra, NSW.

Merchandise - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Must-have rodent control solutions

June 21, 2023 | 4 min read

Fears of the next mouse plague are rippling through the agricultural community as Australian farmers become increasingly vigilant for signs of rodent activity.

Merchandise - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Mousemaster for effective mouse control

June 20, 2023 | 2 min read

Granular Products has introduced a zinc phosphide mouse control product to their range with the launch of GP Mousemaster 25 pellets.

Management

Three perspectives on perspective

June 19, 2023 | 3 min read

The business environment isn’t getting any less challenging. Uncertainty is here to stay. Stuff will always happen and there will always be relationships to manage. Perspective is a tool that can really help manage everything thrown at us, writes Kate Burke.

Rural Business

Schools get gardens, chickens and water

June 18, 2023 | 1 min read

25 primary schools across regional and rural Australia will receive a boost thanks to funding through the 2023 CRT Primary Schools Program.

Rural Business News