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On The Move

Yara appoints two regional managers

Oct. 26, 2024 | 2 min read
Leading fertiliser manufacturer, Yara Australia, has announced the appointment of Chris McClarron and Paul Crack as new regional sales managers for Queensland/Northern NSW and Victoria/Tasmania, respectively.
Agsafe

Is your AgVet certification still valid?

Oct. 25, 2024 | 2 min read
If you’re working in agriculture, your training should include safe handling procedures, understanding of chemical labelling and safety data sheets (SDS), knowledge of first aid measures in case of exposure, and an understanding of legal requirements.
On The Move

GRDC welcomes SA grower as chair

Oct. 25, 2024 | 2 min read
South Australian grain grower Sharon Starick has been announced as the new board chair at GRDC.
Agribusiness - News

Invasive species cost NSW $1.9 billion annually

Oct. 24, 2024 | 2 min read
Invasive species are already costing NSW at least $1.9 billion per year, and without major reform this could balloon to $29.7 billion per year by 2030, a new, scathing report has found.
Agribusiness - Cotton - News

Australian cotton planting underway

Oct. 24, 2024 | 2 min read
Planting is underway across much of Australia’s cotton growing regions with some crops already out of the ground in warmer climates, some growers holding back for warmer weather while some in tropical areas won’t be planting until rain begins to fall.
Agribusiness - News

Regen farming unlocks potential

Oct. 23, 2024 | 2 min read
There’s been a surge in the number of farmers pooling their resources with their neighbours to aggregate their market power and capitalise on economic and environmental impacts of regenerative farming.
Agribusiness - News

Hi-tech spy gear targets bumblebee secrets

Oct. 23, 2024 | 2 min read
Bumblebees in Tasmania are being geared up with micro radio transmitters and cameras to help scientists uncover their environmental impact and crucial role in crop pollination.
Fungicides - Merchandise

Infinito drives better performance on key diseases in Tasmania

Oct. 22, 2024 | 4 min read
Efficiency is key for a large vegetable growing operation such as Premium Fresh, which produces a range of crops across the north of Tasmania. The spray program to manage key diseases needs to quickly control damaging problems such as downy mildew in onions and brassicas, while working with the wet conditions often seen in the region.
Merchandise

Triple drench working for the next generation

Oct. 21, 2024 | 4 min read
Triguard triple combination drench for sheep, with abamectin, delivers the potency of macrocyclic lactone without the persistency of moxidectin.
Market insight - Resistance management

Northern fallow weed control hits the spot

Oct. 20, 2024 | 3 min read
Northern croppers have a lot to think about when applying broadleaf herbicides on winter and summer fallows.
Market insight - Resistance management

Eye to the future with insect resistance trends

Oct. 20, 2024 | 4 min read
It wasn’t long ago various brassica growing areas of the country were facing massive insect resistance pressure before the arrival of new insecticide technologies, and it’s a reminder to be careful with latest management programs into the future.
Merchandise

Review your buffalo fly control now

Oct. 19, 2024 | 4 min read
Beef and dairy producers in northern Australia have been advised to urgently review their buffalo fly control program following the de-registration of several products containing the active ingredient, diazinon.
Fungicides - Merchandise

Verpixo proves a boon for botrytis control

Oct. 18, 2024 | 3 min read
Wine and table grape growers have brand new chemistry available for the costly diseases botrytis and powdery mildew, with Corteva Agriscience’s flexible, highly effective fungicide, Verpixo Adavelt active, entering the market and the Australian Wine Research Institute’s updated Dog Book.
Market insight

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.

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Inside this issue
Above average crops expected for cotton
SA swoops on first varroa outbreak
Tour reinforces universal agricultural challenges
Planting stronger trans-Tasman connection
7 Worlds Ag celebrates first year
WA lupins poised to go global
Management: Doing less not more-the key to boosting productivity
Insights: Specialty fertilisers and nutrition, Resistance management
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