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Rural Business

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.

Fertilisers - Market insight - Winter cropping

Avoiding seed damage at planting

May 11, 2024 | 3 min read

Better than expected summer rain across key winter crop growing areas has set up a favourable window for 2024 winter crop planting.

Cattle health - Merchandise

Collaborating for cattle

May 10, 2024 | 2 min read

A cross industry collaboration to improve vaccination uptake and biosecurity on farm is gaining traction and support across the cattle industry and has resulted in the unique program, Immune Ready.

Management

Keep it simple: How ground rules can change culture

May 8, 2024 | 4 min read

Running a successful rural business, one that attracts and retains great staff, goes beyond traditional metrics such as pay and performance – it’s about creating a culture where people flourish.

Market insight

Pasture database gets major update

May 6, 2024 | 3 min read

The Australian Seed Federation's pasture database has recently been updated with information on stacks of new pasture lines available.

Market insight

Dung beetles deliver

May 5, 2024 | 2 min read

Dung beetles, those unsung heroes of the insect world renowned for their prowess in breaking down cattle dung, have now been found to have a positive impact on plant growth.

Agribusiness

Headline McGREGOR GOURLAY expands

May 2, 2024 | 2 min read

Agribusiness company McGregor Gourlay has been serving northern NSW and Southern QLD for 127 years and on March 4, proudly opened the doors of three new branches at Toowoomba, Cecil Plains and Meandarra QLD.

Market insight

Innovative oil improves it all

April 30, 2024 | 3 min read

Parachute nC27 Paraffinic spray oil sets a new benchmark for paraffinic oil formulations.

Rural Business

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.

Rural Business

Genetics key to cattle sustainability

April 26, 2024 | 3 min read

Genetics will play a critical role in making Australia’s beef and dairy industries more environmentally sustainable and profitable, a major conference has been told.

Rural Business

CRT partners to support rural mental health

April 25, 2024 | 2 min read

Australia’s largest independent rural retailing group, CRT has announced a $90,000 partnership with national mental health charity, TIACS (This Is A Conversation Starter).

Market insight - Spraying equipment & application

Testing optical spot-sprayers

April 24, 2024 | 4 min read

Spot-spraying can vastly reduce herbicide use and help manage herbicide resistance risk on Australian cropping farms.

Market insight

John Deere connects AI with Aus ag

April 23, 2024 | 3 min read

Senior vice president and chief technology officer Jahmy Hindman, the person in charge of John Deere’s global tech stack, has been in Australia on a learning tour and has offered a glimpse into the technology and development and the trends he believes will guide agriculture into the future.

Rural Business

New face in food fight fraud

April 22, 2024 | 2 min read

Bia Analytical Ltd has joined forces with trinamiX GmbH to launch a ground-breaking new portable authenticity testing service offering customers along the food value chain, a high-speed indication of authenticity at the point of sampling, taking testing out of the lab and into the supply chain.

Agribusiness - News

APVMA may take diazinon off the shelf

April 19, 2024 | 1 min read

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) has published its proposed decision on the reconsideration of diazinon, an insecticide and acaricide used for the control of pests in various agricultural, horticultural, commercial, and veterinary situations.

Rural Business News

Price reduction for Fertcare training

Avoiding seed damage at planting

Collaborating for cattle

Keep it simple: How ground rules can change culture

Pasture database gets major update

Dung beetles deliver

Headline McGREGOR GOURLAY expands

Innovative oil improves it all

Nuseed focuses on pod shatter

Genetics key to cattle sustainability

CRT partners to support rural mental health

Testing optical spot-sprayers

John Deere connects AI with Aus ag

New face in food fight fraud

APVMA may take diazinon off the shelf

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