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Research aims to improve nutritive value of Kikuyu

Oct. 16, 2024 | 2 min read
New research by Dairy UP aims to unlock the nutritive potential of kikuyu pastures used by NSW dairy farmers.
Market insight

Soybean industry welcomes new breeding program

Oct. 15, 2024 | 2 min read
A renewed commitment to specialised breeding should see growth in the domestic market.
Market insight - Summer cropping

What’s the value of summer weed control?

Oct. 14, 2024 | 4 min read
Cindy Benjamin talks to independent agronomist Josh Hollitt, based on SA’s Eyre Peninsula. In areas with high evaporation rates over summer, it’s reasonable to think summer weeds might not significantly affect stored soil moisture.
Fungicides - Market insight

A dynamic duo in tomatoes Miravis Duo

Oct. 13, 2024 | 2 min read
Miravis Duo fungicide is registered in fruiting vegetables in open field and protected cropping for control of early blight (Alternaria spp.), powdery mildew (Leveillula taurica, Odiopsis spp. and Oidium spp.) and Cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora spp.).
Market insight - Summer cropping

$ummer Weeds investment

Oct. 12, 2024 | 3 min read
A new decision-support tool developed to help Australian grain growers weigh up the financial pros and cons of summer weed control has been launched.
Market insight - Summer cropping

WeedSmart Week sets a new record

Oct. 11, 2024 | 5 min read
About 300 growers and advisers from across Australia’s grain-growing regions journeyed to Port Lincoln on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula last month to share their stories, ideas and concerns at WeedSmart Week 2024.
Commentary - Dairy

Milk production and demand, set to slow

Oct. 10, 2024 | 3 min read
RaboResearch senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey said Australian milk production increased by 249 million litres  to 8.4 billion litres last season.
Merchandise

Extreme treatment for canola

Oct. 9, 2024 | 2 min read
With orders open for 2025 canola seed, it’s worth growers and advisors taking a moment to consider new Equento Extreme seed treatment for above and below ground protection from chewing and sucking pests.
Adjuvants & spray oils - Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Merchandise

Outright 770 makes hard work easy

Oct. 8, 2024 | 2 min read
Outright 770 Spray Adjuvant is designed to simplify and enhance the herbicide application process for farmers.
Merchandise

Chitin-based biostimulant launches

Oct. 7, 2024 | 3 min read
Flamingro’s Ian Rew said trials in New Zealand have shown the product can increase plant root mass and shoot growth by 26 per cent, while also suppressing plant-parasitic nematodes.
Management

7 considerations before a tough conversation

Oct. 6, 2024 | 4 min read
In any tough conversation, the difference between success and failure often lies in the setup, writes Leah Mether.*
Rural Business

Syngenta brings viticulture industry together

Oct. 5, 2024 | 3 min read
The seasons can be long and the opportunities to gather few and far between.  Rarer still, do viticulturists from across the breadth of Australia’s growing regions get the chance to meet face-to-face. Syngenta coordinated such an occasion, in July, dedicated to them and in part to thank nearly 100 guests for taking a keen interest in three pipeline Syngenta fungicides.
Rural Business

Incite Pivot unveils upgraded facility

Oct. 4, 2024 | 2 min read
Incitec Pivot Fertilisers (IPF) has unveiled its newly upgraded fertiliser import and distribution facility at Portland in regional Victoria, following a $20 million investment in the site.
Rural Business

$4 million to tackle septoria in oats

Oct. 3, 2024 | 3 min read
A new research consortium has been established to close knowledge gaps around Septoria avenae leaf blotch, a significant disease in Australian oat crops.
Fungicides - Rural Business

New test, new detection for fungicide resistance

Oct. 2, 2024 | 3 min read
Researchers at the Centre for Crop and Disease Management (CCDM) have developed a new method for detecting fungicide resistance enabling them to detect multiple mutations, both known and novel, in just one test.

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Inside this issue
Agribusiness News -Waste to energy- using weeds as biofuel
APVMA cuts back fenitrothion use
Tour identifies grain research opportunities
Rural Business - Fungicide use may be placing canola at risk
Growers winning war on weeds
Ridley strengthens Tasmanian feed supply
Why emotionally intelligent leaders don't force change
INSIGHTS: Summer Cropping & Dairy
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