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Fertiliser prices return to earth

June 7, 2023 | 2 min read
Farm fertiliser “affordability” is starting to improve across the globe, with a likely recovery in application in some regions in 2023, according to a recently released report.
Agribusiness

Online agchem supplier FBN exits Australia

June 6, 2023 | 4 min read
Online agchem supplier Farmers Business Network (FBN) is reported to have wound up its Australian operations, potentially costing investors millions in the failed venture.
Agribusiness

BASF world’s most valuable chemical brand

June 5, 2023 | 3 min read
BASF has once again been named as the world’s most valuable chemical brand for the ninth consecutive year with a brand value estimated at US$8.4 billion.
Agribusiness - Rural Business

Elders results retreat but still on track

June 4, 2023 | 3 min read
Elders has reported $82.8 million in underlying earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) for the six months to 31 March 2023. Full year underlying EBIT guidance remains on track between $180 million and $200 million.
Agribusiness - Management

Budget brings little joy for ag sector

June 3, 2023 | 2 min read
There was not much joy in the Federal Budget for the farming and agribusiness sectors, according to RSM Australia’s national agribusiness leader Ross Paterson.
Agribusiness

Syngenta buys Macspred Australia

June 3, 2023 | 2 min read
Syngenta has successfully completed the acquisition of Macspred Australia, a business located in Ballarat that specialises in industrial, forestry and non-crop weed control.
Agribusiness

Reminder: new mouse bait reporting

June 2, 2023 | 2 min read
Growers and mouse bait retailers are being reminded about new reporting procedures that need to be followed, to enable access to double strength (ZP50) mouse bait products and support best practice application.
Agribusiness

Mark Allison to continue as Elders chief

June 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Elders has announced that after a comprehensive domestic and international search, the board of directors of Elders has agreed with Mark Allison that he continue in the role of managing director and chief executive officer.
Merchandise

How Datamars Livestock can upskill you

June 1, 2023 | 2 min read
Do you and your team struggle to keep up to date with the diversity of the product range you sell?
Post-emergent herbicides

Prevent seed set to stop ryegrass in its tracks

May 29, 2023 | 4 min read
Increasing herbicide resistance in annual ryegrass has thrown up some challenges for Bec and Ash Marshall on their 3300ha farm at Normanville, Victoria, leading to a new approach to their farming system.
Tropical agriculture & sugar cane

Table grape growth ripe for Northern Australia

May 29, 2023 | 2 min read
The University of Western Australia (UWA) has launched a four-year research mission to make table grapes one of the most valuable fruit crops in Northern Australia.
Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Be prepared as rodent populations increase

May 27, 2023 | 3 min read
A record harvest season, along with high levels of stored grain and fodder, have created ideal conditions for rodent populations to rapidly expand this season. The abundance of food in paddocks and around farms means that farmers should be vigilant.
Tropical agriculture & sugar cane

Additional raw sugar access into the US

May 27, 2023 | 3 min read
On 13 March 2023, the Office of the US Trade Representative announced the reallocation of unused quotas under their imported raw sugar tariff-rate quota (TRQ). Australia was allocated an additional 24,479 tonnes (11% of the unused quota balance).
Tropical agriculture & sugar cane

Research explores wider fungicide effectiveness

May 26, 2023 | 2 min read
Independent field research is set to continue into the wider effectiveness of key fungicides against various disease complexes in macadamias.
Tropical agriculture & sugar cane

2023 sugar price a once in a generation windfall

May 25, 2023 | 3 min read
Queensland’s 2023 sugarcane crush upon us and once again growers are heading into harvest with a sense of trepidation and optimism.

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