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YP AG holds Farmer Technology Day

Rural Business Oct. 9, 2022



To kick start the spring season, YP AG held their first annual Farmer Technology Day, showcasing agronomic trials to clients and suppliers.

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The changing landscape of industrial relations

Rural Business Oct. 9, 2022



Coming into the harvest season it is vital to understand the rules, restrictions and limitations surrounding workers hours and entitlements. In the mad scramble to source labour, it’s easy to be complacent, but the risks are high.

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Fertilizer Australia N emissions policy

Rural Business Oct. 8, 2022



Nitrogen (N) fertilisers supply a significant proportion of the N required in food production globally, so are essential to food security and supporting the growing global population.

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Corteva supports ag with major awards

Rural Business Oct. 8, 2022



A commitment to Australian agriculture has seen Corteva Agriscience continue their involvement in a range of awards to celebrate individual excellence.

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Nutrien, CareFlight to provide training

Rural Business Oct. 7, 2022



Every minute counts at a traumatic incident, and those minutes are even more precious when medical services are hundreds of kilometres away in rural and regional Australia.

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Career leads to national role at Elders

On The Move Oct. 7, 2022



Sharon Elphinstone recommends that young women make the most of every career opportunity, as Elders prepares to celebrate the International Day of Rural Women on October 15, 2022.

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drumMUSTER Reaches 40 million drums

Agsafe Oct. 6, 2022



At Agsafe, the role of stewardship is not just about the responsible disposal of a product at the end of life, but rather the safe and responsible management of a product over the whole life cycle of the product.

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World first CoAXium barley seed

Winter cropping Oct. 6, 2022



Titan AX will be the first barley variety to be released by Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) as part of the CoAXium Barley Production System, offering tolerance to Aggressor (a Group 1, Quizalofop-P-Ethyl) herbicide.

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Changes at top for Nutrien Ag

On The Move Oct. 6, 2022



Nutrien Ag Solutions has announced that managing director Rob Clayton has been promoted to a role in the global Nutrien business and will relocate to North America.

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Warren Inwood to lead Bayer Crop Science

On The Move Oct. 6, 2022



Bayer has announced Warren Inwood will be the head of the Crop Science division in Australia and New Zealand effective from 1 October 2022.

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Confidence causes surge in farm debt

Agribusiness Oct. 5, 2022



Farm sector debt increased in 2020–21 but that is not a concern like it may have been in previous years thanks to large increases in farm values, according to ABARES.

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Rural Business has new owner

Agribusiness Oct. 4, 2022



After more than 10 years of ownership, Rural Business and Australian Tree Crop magazines have been sold by the owners of Ag Communication Solutions, John Forrest and Jeff Gilbert.

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'Double digit' growth in land values

Agribusiness Oct. 4, 2022



The price of Australian farmland is set to record another year of “double digit growth” in 2022, agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank says in its newly-released annual Australian Agricultural Land Price Outlook.

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Corteva Climate Leaders 2022

Agribusiness Oct. 3, 2022



Applications are now open for the Corteva Agriscience Climate Positive Leaders Program for 2022, and this year it is bigger and better than before.

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Demerger plan positions IPF for the future

Agribusiness Oct. 3, 2022



Incitec Pivot Limited (IPL) has held an investor day last month to present to shareholders the growth strategies for Dyno Nobel explosives and Incitec Pivot Fertilisers (IPF) and the potential value that can be unlocked for shareholders and customers by the proposed demerger.

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