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Collecting animal data with Gallagher app

June 26, 2023 | 3 min read
Being able to access animal performance data is increasingly important. Farmers are busy and facing heightened demands on their time and efficiency.
Commentary - Management

Don’t leave our farmers behind

June 25, 2023 | 3 min read
Australian agriculture is in the early stages of a dramatic disruption and a subsequent transition, writes Matt Anderson.
Fungicides - Merchandise

Gallardo 900 revolutionises fungicides

June 24, 2023 | 2 min read
Imtrade’s new Gallardo 900 WG Fungicide has revolutionised fungicidal treatments due to its high-loading granular formulation.
Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Merchandise

New herbicide resistance breakthrough

June 24, 2023 | 3 min read
Farmers across Australia now have a powerful new tool to combat resistant weeds following the approval for use of Esplanade herbicide on grazed and non-crop areas.
Fencing, livestock handling & ID - Merchandise

Easy weighing and animal ID with new T40

June 23, 2023 | 2 min read
Weighing livestock is a fundamental part of managing and monitoring your animals, whether you have a mob of five, or five hundred.
Agribusiness

VicVID launch of Simodis in the south

June 22, 2023 | 3 min read
Syngenta demonstrated Simodis insecticide on brassica crops at the Elders sponsored Victorian Vegetable Innovation Days (VicVID) in April.
Merchandise

Top speed broadacre aphid control

June 22, 2023 | 3 min read
Controlling aphids in broadacre crops is not primarily about limiting feeding damage. The greatest threat is that the aphids will infect the crops with a devastating disease, says BASF canola and pulses protection portfolio manager Shannon Altomare.
Agribusiness

Sugar prices hit sweet spot

June 21, 2023 | 2 min read
Sugar prices internationally continue to trade at a premium, with raw sugar futures reaching their highest levels since October 2016.
On The Move

Envu appoints Rural BDM

June 21, 2023 | 2 min read
Envu is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Sheehy to the role of territory business development manager (vegetation manager) based in Cowra, NSW.
Merchandise - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Must-have rodent control solutions

June 21, 2023 | 4 min read
Fears of the next mouse plague are rippling through the agricultural community as Australian farmers become increasingly vigilant for signs of rodent activity.
Merchandise - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Mousemaster for effective mouse control

June 20, 2023 | 2 min read
Granular Products has introduced a zinc phosphide mouse control product to their range with the launch of GP Mousemaster 25 pellets.
Management

Three perspectives on perspective

June 19, 2023 | 3 min read
The business environment isn’t getting any less challenging. Uncertainty is here to stay. Stuff will always happen and there will always be relationships to manage. Perspective is a tool that can really help manage everything thrown at us, writes Kate Burke.
Rural Business

Schools get gardens, chickens and water

June 18, 2023 | 1 min read
25 primary schools across regional and rural Australia will receive a boost thanks to funding through the 2023 CRT Primary Schools Program.
Rural Business

Researcher of the Year title for AgXtra

June 17, 2023 | 2 min read
AgXtra’s national horticultural manager Ben Hill-Ling has been named Researcher of the Year at the recent South Australian Premier’s Horticulture awards for Excellence.
Rural Business

Adama praised for its high-load products

June 16, 2023 | 4 min read
For many growers, they only need to look at their stack of used chemical containers in a season to understand how this extrapolates on a global scale and the volume of manufacturing plastic, transport and the handling required and its environmental impact.

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