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Beef – during and beyond COVID-19

Agribusiness June 30, 2020



As parts of the world cautiously ease out of lockdown and reassess COVID-19’s impact on the beef sector, Rabobank’s latest global Beef Quarterly has revised down its global beef production outlook, and forecasts slowing beef demand in a declining economy.

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Quick, test your winter weed escapes

Winter cropping June 30, 2020



This winter, researchers are recommending that growers and agronomists consider collecting live plant samples for herbicide resistance testing as a first step to identify and manage herbicide resistance in crop.

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Fertiliser giant Yara aims to decarbonise food production with green hydrogen trial in Pilbara

Fertilisers June 22, 2020



One of the world's biggest fertiliser manufacturers is aiming to decouple the link between food production and carbon emissions through a landmark trial in Western Australia.

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Grower project confirms widespread fungicide resistance to net blotch in southern WA

Fungicides Herbicide & fungicide resistance Winter cropping June 22, 2020



First-year results from a unique project have confirmed fungicide resistance to both spot and net forms of net blotch in barley is widespread in southern areas of Western Australia’s grainbelt, with findings of reduced sensitivity or fungicide resistance the dominant situation.

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Agtech Australian first: more crop per drop

Agribusiness Water supply & irrigation June 18, 2020



A new partnership between Australia’s national science agency CSIRO and local agtech company Goanna Ag will see sensors and analytics combined to maximise every drop of irrigation water used to grow crops.

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Agriculture outlook dominated by recovery from drought

Agribusiness June 16, 2020



While the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to present challenges, the outlook for agriculture will be dominated by recovery from drought, according to ABARES’ June Agriculture Commodities report released today.

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Growers warned of potential crop injury if switching herbicides

Post-emergent herbicides Winter cropping June 15, 2020



Grain growers are being warned about the potential injury to young cereal crops should they consider applying 2,4-D as a direct replacement for MCPA phenoxy herbicides.

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Advice for farmers on resistance management now available online

Fungicides Herbicide & fungicide resistance Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides Post-emergent herbicides June 13, 2020



CropLife Australia has released its updated Resistance Management Strategies for fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.

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Unusual insect activity reported in emerging crops

Winter cropping June 12, 2020



South Australian grain growers are advised to keep an eye on vulnerable emerging crops, with unusual caterpillar and moth activity being reported across the State.

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Support for growers eager to capture crop yield potential

Winter cropping June 10, 2020



With favourable seasonal conditions in the southern cropping region elevating the yield potential of this year’s winter crops, grain growers are eager to meet the nutrient demands of their crops to capture the potential on offer.

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"Movin’ on up – Australia’s winter crop planting set to soar more than 25 per cent

Agribusiness Winter cropping June 3, 2020



Australia’s winter crop planting is set to climb by over 25 per cent this year on the back of widespread and well-timed rainfall across most of the country.

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New research targets nematode control

Cattle health Sheep care & health June 2, 2020



Bacteria and fungi in sheep faeces and pastures may unearth new natural antiparasitics that could also prevent multi-drug resistance.

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You can’t pour from an empty cup

Agribusiness June 1, 2020



If there was ever a time to kick the ‘she’ll be right’ mentality to the curve, surely, it’s in 2020. It’s time for a healthier stigma around talking about mental health and wellbeing in rural Australia.

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Call for best practice approach to control mites

Winter cropping May 29, 2020



Western Australian grain growers and advisers are encouraged to have best practice management strategies in place for redlegged earth mite (RLEM; Halotydeus destructor) this season with numbers likely to increase in areas with cold and wet conditions.

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Extent of herbicide resistance in summer weeds revealed

Herbicide & fungicide resistance May 27, 2020



The first multi-species herbicide resistance survey conducted in the Northern grain growing regions of NSW and Queensland has shown that while resistance to key herbicides is prevalent, growers are keeping weed numbers low, for now.

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