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Market insight - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Yarra Valley growers switch away from old chemistry

Aug. 22, 2025 | 3 min read
The first botrytis fungicide release in decades has been welcomed by grapegrowers in the Yarra Valley of Victoria as an excellent alternative to existing disease control options that are losing effectiveness.
Market insight - Sheep care & health

Pain management for marking

Aug. 21, 2025 | 4 min read
Dr. Kristabel Lewis, BSc BVMS(Hons), technical services veterinarian, Troy Animal Healthcare asks have you discussed pain management plans for marking this year with your clients?
Market insight

Reducing worm risk with new and trusted tools

Aug. 20, 2025 | 3 min read
A new resource introduced by Boehringer Ingelheim enables sheep farmers and their advisors to be aware of the worm challenge in their region.
Rural Business

Agrion Crop Solutions is the new name for DKSH Agrisolutions

Aug. 20, 2025 | 2 min read
Growers and customers will be familiar with brands such as Kwickin, Companion Surfactant, Envirodye and Spreadwet – all trusted, household names found in many sheds and rural stores.
Market insight

Triple fungicide resistance detected in Yorke Peninsula barley

Aug. 19, 2025 | 3 min read
Yorke Peninsula barley growers should review their disease management practices after samples of a damaging fungal disease collected from local paddocks showed resistance to three widely used fungicide groups.
Fungicides - Market insight

Be alert for triple-fungicide-resistant barley net form net blotch

Aug. 19, 2025 | 2 min read
Barley growers in Victoria should keep watch for signs of net form net blotch (NFNB) disease following the recent confirmation of a triple-fungicide-resistant mutant of NFNB at Streatham.
Merchandise

Stark display of insecticide effectiveness from spray miss

Aug. 19, 2025 | 3 min read
A spray miss on the property of Stott Redman, at Hopetoun, on the south coast of Western Australia, proved to be a perfect trial for Exirel insecticide in the control of diamondback moth (DBM) and native budworm.
Commentary

Avocado market smashes past $30 billion

Aug. 14, 2025 | 3 min read
Australia is experiencing a dip in avocado production, with the 2024/25 crop estimated to be down 15 percent on last year, Rabobank’s Anna Drake* says in a newly released report.
Market insight

New code of practice brings clarity to bio-stimulant labelling

Aug. 14, 2025 | 3 min read
In a major step toward improving transparency and consistency in the agricultural inputs sector, Fertiliser Australia has announced the development of a voluntary code of practice (CoP) for the labelling of soil bio-stimulants.
Market insight

BASF drills down on Asian soybean rust

Aug. 14, 2025 | 2 min read
BASF has begun the registration process for its new fungicide innovation Adapzo Active (Flufenoxadiazam) and submitted the regulatory dossiers to the relevant authorities in Brazil and Paraguay, with a subsequent submission planned in Bolivia.
Rural Business

New Australian chickpea pan-genome poised to boost production

Aug. 13, 2025 | 3 min read
Researchers from the Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI) at Murdoch University have led the generation of a pan-genome tailored specifically to Australian chickpea varieties, paving the way for improved chickpea production across the country.
Management

Why empathy is a strategic leadership tool

Aug. 13, 2025 | 4 min read
Many years ago in my strategic management consulting days, I was tasked by a C suite leader to investigate how an acquisition had been valued, writes Daniel Murray.*
Movers & Shakers

QAAFI's new centre director

Aug. 12, 2025 | 1 min read
Congratulations to Professor Christine Beveridge, who has been appointed centre director for horticultural science at QAAFI for a five year term.
Rural Business

Reinventing the double-knock tactic in fallow

Aug. 12, 2025 | 5 min read
Knockdown herbicides opened the door for broadacre conservation farming, essentially taking the place of cultivation for weed control between crops.
Rural Business

Corteva delivers solutions for Australian growers

Aug. 11, 2025 | 4 min read
Corteva Agriscience is investing approximately $US4 million a day into research and development to deliver pest and disease solutions around the world.

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