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Delta Ag confirms its future plans

Agribusiness Oct. 2, 2022



Delta Agribusiness has clarified to Rural Business the investor restructure process that it’s now undertaking, along with its future growth plans, following speculation fuelled by several press reports of potential options under consideration.

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FMD still poses risk to Australia

Agribusiness Oct. 2, 2022



There’s no room for complacency with foot and mouth disease entering Australia despite a lull in press reporting on the subject.

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Zoetis buys Jurox’s global business

Agribusiness Oct. 1, 2022



Zoetis has announced the acquisition of Jurox, a privately owned Australian animal health company that develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of veterinary medicines for treating livestock and companion animals.

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Advances and Challenges in Ag Spraying

Spraying equipment & application Sept. 27, 2022



The Australian Groundsprayers Association is hosting an important conference on advanced spray application, new technologies and the future challenges facing groundspray application and how these may be managed.

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Biostimulant aids record grape yields

Biologicals Spring horticulture & viticulture Sept. 20, 2022



When you achieve your highest ever winegrape yields in one of the more difficult seasons with the help of a new biostimulant to aid fruit-setting, it’s no wonder you’d be looking forward to applying it again and not hesitating to encourage others to do the same.

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Performance Feeds’ OrganiPro organic lick

Animal nutrition & supplements Sept. 19, 2022



Performance Feeds has been working with producers since 1993 to develop nutritional products that will increase production and profitability.

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Managing trace elements in free range livestock

Animal nutrition & supplements Sept. 19, 2022



Managing the mineral nutrition of free-range grazing livestock in Australia can be challenging.

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New project identifies best fodder crop mixes

Animal nutrition & supplements Sept. 19, 2022



The NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) and Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) have launched a new project to determine the best multi-species fodder crop combinations in crop-livestock systems, specific to each region.

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Safeguard stock so they spring into spring

Animal nutrition & supplements Sept. 18, 2022



As we welcome the arrival of spring, it is the ideal time to remind your clients the importance of trace mineral nutrition in their livestock nutritional program.

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Dairy sector on track for another solid season

Dairy Sept. 18, 2022



The dairy industry’s fortunes have been on a recent high with good seasonal conditions and continued demand for milk helping boost production and buoy milk prices.

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Pestivirus is an insidious disease

Dairy Sept. 17, 2022



Pestivirus is an insidious disease that is endemic in both the beef and dairy herds of Australia. It’s estimated that up to 90% of herds have been infected, according to a report in the Australian Veterinary Journal.

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Provico a leader in livestock nutrition

Dairy Sept. 17, 2022



With livestock prices at near record highs, it makes perfect sense that livestock producers want to give their animals the best nutritional supplements on offer.

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Better nutrition equals better calf health

Dairy Sept. 17, 2022



Research has shown that dairy calves fed a higher plane of nutrition have a higher growth rate and lower morbidity and mortality rate than calves fed on a lower plane of nutrition, says Tom Newton, business manager for animal nutrition company, MaxCare.

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Gallagher: adding value for resellers

Dairy Fencing, livestock handling & ID Sept. 17, 2022



Gallagher Australia’s territory managers are a value-adding resource for Gallagher’s resellers, providing the expertise to identify what the customer wants and how to install it. That’s the case for both permanent and temporary fencing solutions, depending on what the end-user needs.

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Sundown Pastoral Co Cotton Grower Award

Summer cropping Sept. 16, 2022



Sundown Pastoral Company is the 2022 recipient of the Bayer Cotton Grower of the Year Award.

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