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Elite varieties unveiled by AGT for 2025

Nov. 5, 2024 | 4 min read
Australia’s largest plant breeding company, Australian Grain Technologies (AGT), has recently announced the release of seven new field crop varieties, available for the 2025 season.
Merchandise

Get coverage from A-Z for blowfly and lice control.

Nov. 5, 2024 | 2 min read
With a big blowfly season ahead of us, blowfly prevention product use is going to once again be heavily relied upon. Many producers are now reporting the need for more than one product application to get them through a season.
Rural Business

Nufarm celebrates Crucial’s home soil wins

Nov. 4, 2024 | 2 min read
Crucial is on track to be the biggest product ever in its market segment for 2024.
Management

Create high-performing teams by merging belonging and performance

Nov. 4, 2024 | 3 min read
Georgia Russell says finding ways for people to feel a sense of belonging and achieve high performance is essential for fostering a workplace where employees feel valued and motivated while driving organisational success.
Rural Business

Omnia’s success starts in Australia

Nov. 3, 2024 | 8 min read
For Omnia’s scientists, extracting humic and fulvic acids from brown coal is a little like alchemy – they take in incredibly base material and turn it into a glistening object of desire.
Rural Business

Nutrien triples manufacturing capacity

Nov. 1, 2024 | 2 min read
Nutrien Ag Solutions has started work to establish a new plant nutrition, crop chemical and animal health manufacturing facility in Laverton, Victoria. The facility will have the capacity to produce critical farming inputs for growers on the east coast of Australia.
Rural Business

What you need to know about barley stripe rust

Nov. 1, 2024 | 4 min read
Barley stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp hordei) poses a significant threat to wheat and barley production globally. Although not present in Australia, the grains industry is going to great lengths to keep this damaging disease from being introduced.
Fertilisers - Rural Business

Annual conference highlights the future of fertiliser

Oct. 31, 2024 | 5 min read
Cairns served as a vibrant backdrop for Fertilizer Australia's annual conference in September, with over 200 delegates from the fertiliser and agricultural industries gathered under the theme "Sustaining Soil Health - Cultivating a Sustainable Future."
Rural Business

Green light for Trigall field trials

Oct. 29, 2024 | 2 min read
Careful regulatory oversight to allow genetically modified wheat trials is important for the sustainability of the Australian grains industry.
Rural Business

ASF hosts largest conference in history

Oct. 29, 2024 | 4 min read
The Australian Seed Federation (ASF) this year hosted its largest conference, with more than 170 attendees from across the country.
Rural Business

Early BASF carbon trial results

Oct. 28, 2024 | 2 min read
In a recently published report, BASF has shared the first results from its multi-year global carbon field trials.
Rural Business

Community Paddock expands to South Australia

Oct. 28, 2024 | 2 min read
BASF’s Community Paddock initiative continues into its third year with the announcement of its newest location – Maitland in South Australia.
On The Move

New role at 7 Worlds Ag

Oct. 27, 2024 | 1 min read
The former Grochem Australia, now named 7 Worlds Ag, is growing from strength to strength with the appointment of William Jury to the new role of key account manager.
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.

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Inside this issue
Harnessing AI to transform agriculture
Chemical free future for fly strike
Harvest declaration submission now simpler and faster
Sorghum trials aim to improve summer fodder for SA growers
Make the most of your N strategy
Twists and turns for a rewarding career
Why AI governance is now a core leadership
INSIGHTS: Adjuvants & Spray application; Winter Cropping; Winter pastures & forage
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