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Best practice starts with you…

Merchandise Sheep care & health Aug. 8, 2022



Spring is a busy time in the sheep and wool industry’s calendar, with many of your customers shearing, crutching and applying treatments for the prevention or control of lice, blowfly strike and worms.

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Premium cherries deserve Premio!

Merchandise Aug. 8, 2022



Australia is renowned for its high-value fresh produce, which is driving an ever-booming export market.

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The ‘perfect storm’ for cattle tick

Cattle health Merchandise Aug. 8, 2022



This year’s mild winter temperatures and ongoing wet conditions has created the ideal environment for an increase of cattle tick numbers in parts of northern Australia.

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Best-in-class value for effective mildew control

Spring horticulture & viticulture Aug. 8, 2022



Revus fungicide has been used by viticulturalists for over ten years to control downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola). In that time, it has been the go-to fungicide for reasons beyond exceptional efficacy, says Syngenta viticulture product lead Scott Mathew.

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Young people unite to feed Australia

Rural Business Aug. 7, 2022



As Australia grapples with a national labour shortage, young school leavers have been helping keep the agriculture supply chain afloat through a national agriculture gap year program.

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How remote learning can help you sell better

Management Aug. 7, 2022



Some people will know me from my time consulting and conducting market research in the ag market over the last 25+ years, writes Will Paterson*.

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Fungicide brings new hope to vegie growers

Fungicides Aug. 7, 2022



Growers of fruiting vegetables, cucurbits, root vegetables, celery and peanuts will welcome a new fungicide for controlling powdery mildew and leaf spot diseases this year.

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Building sustainable horticultural farms

Rural Business Aug. 7, 2022



Helping farmers, owners and shareholders to build more sustainable horticultural businesses lies at the heart of Chris McClarron’s work at Thomas Elder Consulting – and the first step to sustainability is revealed in the data.

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Transparency focus of sustainable cotton

Rural Business Aug. 6, 2022



The Australian cotton industry has underlined its commitment to transparency and accountability by unveiling for the first time an innovative sustainability ‘Data Pack’ to support its latest cotton sustainability report.

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Azelis establishes Australian presence

Rural Business Aug. 6, 2022



Azelis, a life sciences company with a global footprint has recently established a presence in Australia.

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Pursehouse Rural celebrates 60 years

Rural Business Aug. 6, 2022



This year, Pursehouse Rural is celebrating 60 years in the agricultural distribution industry, writes Andrew Maughan*. Significantly, the business is still strongly influenced by the Pursehouse family, with two generations of the family in senior executive roles within the business today.

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It starts with CRT…

Rural Business Aug. 5, 2022



The agriculture industry has experienced significant change since the first CRT meeting was held at the Canobolas Hotel, Orange in 1970, writes Greg O’Neil*.

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Working together after COVID…

Rural Business Aug. 5, 2022



While working from home is considered the ‘new normal’ for many, face-to-face contact is still crucial for relationship building, providing the ideal forum for exchanging ideas, and developing strategies.

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OCP territory sales manager

On The Move Aug. 4, 2022



Neil Hinchey has recently taken up the role of OCP territory sales manager and will be putting his passion and extensive knowledge of IPM and crop nutrition to work straight away.

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Seed Force commercial manager (WA)

On The Move Aug. 4, 2022



Seed Force General Manager, Dale Skepper is pleased to announce that David Peake has joined their team in the role of broadacre commercial manager based in Perth.

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