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Chemical stocks tight, but sufficient for now

Chemical stocks tight, but sufficient for now

The grains industry is talking about a potential shortage of important herbicides, but while stocks will be tight there should be enough.

Woods Group purchases Agrifoods Australia

Woods Group purchases Agrifoods Australia

There has been a change in the Queensland agribusiness scene with Woods Group buying fellow Sunshine State busines Agrifoods Australia.

Australian dollar drop boosts futures

Australian dollar drop boosts futures

The weekly move in CBOT futures resulted in $A10.17 being added to the March contract.

Newman retains seat on CBH board

Newman retains seat on CBH board

IT was a tempestuous campaign but CBH chairman Wally Newman has retained his seat on the board following company elections.

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Chemical stocks tight, but sufficient for now

Chemical stocks tight, but sufficient for now

The grains industry is talking about a potential shortage of important herbicides, but while stocks will be tight there should be enough.

Newman retains seat on CBH board

Newman retains seat on CBH board

IT was a tempestuous campaign but CBH chairman Wally Newman has retained his seat on the board following company elections.

Hardy crops take out awards

Hardy crops take out awards

It has been a year where only the toughest of cotton crops survived, which has made the efforts of the FastStart award winners more special.

Australian dollar drop boosts futures

Australian dollar drop boosts futures

The weekly move in CBOT futures resulted in $A10.17 being added to the March contract.

Newman retains seat on CBH board

Newman retains seat on CBH board

IT was a tempestuous campaign but CBH chairman Wally Newman has retained his seat on the board following company elections.

China holds key to US export corn demand

China holds key to US export corn demand

Two weeks ago it was French wheat, and last week it was Ukrainian corn.

Corteva to dump chlorpyrifos products

Corteva to dump chlorpyrifos products

Corteva will stop making popular broad spectrum chlorpyrifos-based herbicides such as Lorsban, citing decreasing grower demand.

Woods Group purchases Agrifoods Australia

Woods Group purchases Agrifoods Australia

There has been a change in the Queensland agribusiness scene with Woods Group buying fellow Sunshine State busines Agrifoods Australia.

Rail blockades hindering Canadian grain exports

Rail blockades hindering Canadian grain exports

According to data released by the Canadian government om Friday, wheat exports from all ports were less than 174,000 tonnes in the week concluding February 16.

Corteva to dump chlorpyrifos products

Corteva to dump chlorpyrifos products

Corteva will stop making popular broad spectrum chlorpyrifos-based herbicides such as Lorsban, citing decreasing grower demand.

Modern legumes using more nitrogen

Modern legumes using more nitrogen

New research has found modern legume varieties are using more nitrogen during the plant life-cycle rather than fixing it in the soil.

Australian dollar drop boosts futures

Australian dollar drop boosts futures

The weekly move in CBOT futures resulted in $A10.17 being added to the March contract.

Woods Group purchases Agrifoods Australia

Woods Group purchases Agrifoods Australia

There has been a change in the Queensland agribusiness scene with Woods Group buying fellow Sunshine State busines Agrifoods Australia.

Hardy crops take out awards

Hardy crops take out awards

It has been a year where only the toughest of cotton crops survived, which has made the efforts of the FastStart award winners more special.

Rail blockades hindering Canadian grain exports

Rail blockades hindering Canadian grain exports

According to data released by the Canadian government om Friday, wheat exports from all ports were less than 174,000 tonnes in the week concluding February 16.

Modern legumes using more nitrogen

Modern legumes using more nitrogen

New research has found modern legume varieties are using more nitrogen during the plant life-cycle rather than fixing it in the soil.

Grains industry news in brief 23.2.20

Grains industry news in brief 23.2.20

A poor year in Canada, pulses galore in India and a new acquisition for growing agribusiness S&W.

Grains industry news in brief 23.2.20

Following the trail to track snails

Grain growers hail rain as best start in years

Rain flushes out seed demand

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Hardy crops take out awards

Hardy crops take out awards

It has been a year where only the toughest of cotton crops survived, which has made the efforts of the FastStart award winners more special.

Is anti-cotton sentiment drying up?

Is anti-cotton sentiment drying up?

Anti-cotton sentiment appears to be waning as the drought rages on, reports Paul Myers.

Cotton sector faces long road back

Cotton sector faces long road back

The Australian cotton sector is on track for its lowest production in a decade and analysts warn it will be a slow recovery process.

Cotton production to slump to smallest in a decade

Cotton production to slump to smallest in a decade

The drought has bitten the cotton industry hard, with total production set to drop to its smallest level in a decade.

Breakthrough for irrigation efficiency

Breakthrough for irrigation efficiency

Goanna Ag launch GoCanopy irrigation sensors

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Providore category added to Fresh Awards

Providore category added to Fresh Awards

There's a new category at this year's Fresh Awards.

International spray experts meet in Victoria

International spray experts meet in Victoria

Some of the world's top thinkers in orchard spraying visited Australia last year.

The next pest that awaits us

The next pest that awaits us

We need to consider what might be the next pest awaiting us.

Citrus Outlook Forum set for March

Citrus Outlook Forum set for March

The citrus industry will head to Melbourne in March for its Market Outlook Forum

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Treated water brings surge of life back to lime business

Treated water brings surge of life back to lime business

Advertiser: How a water treatment system is making this orchard's juice worth the squeeze.

Realising the potential of fodder

Realising the potential of fodder

Krone have demonstrated a novel machine which allows fodder to be pelleted for feed on-the-fly

Big data market might be maturing

Big data market might be maturing

Proagrica brings Flurosat into the fold, is this a sign the market has realised farmers want a one stop shop?

Tackling the sustainability paradox

Tackling the sustainability paradox

Doing more with less, how big agribusiness is strategising to conquer climate change

Realising the potential of fodder

Realising the potential of fodder

Krone have demonstrated a novel machine which allows fodder to be pelleted for feed on-the-fly

Polaris to pull the pin on quads this year

Polaris to pull the pin on quads this year

Polaris has announced it will stop selling quad bikes in Australia in less than eight months and is already running down stock.

No paddock left behind

No paddock left behind

EvokeAg: If agtech is to thrive, the industry needs connection

Education for the digital era

Education for the digital era

EvokeAg conference questions traditional education in a digital age

Big farm data needs standards

Big farm data needs standards

Panellists at AgriFutures EvokeAg conference discuss big data

Polaris to pull the pin on quads this year

Polaris to pull the pin on quads this year

Polaris has announced it will stop selling quad bikes in Australia in less than eight months and is already running down stock.

Tackling the sustainability paradox

Tackling the sustainability paradox

Doing more with less, how big agribusiness is strategising to conquer climate change

Education for the digital era

Education for the digital era

EvokeAg conference questions traditional education in a digital age

Big data market might be maturing

Big data market might be maturing

Proagrica brings Flurosat into the fold, is this a sign the market has realised farmers want a one stop shop?

Big farm data needs standards

Big farm data needs standards

Panellists at AgriFutures EvokeAg conference discuss big data

Holden brand gone by 2021

The Holden car brand will be 'retired' in Australia and New Zealand.

Norwegian farm app gets tree crop specific

Norwegian farm app gets tree crop specific

Norwegian farm management app, Farmable, has arrived down under.

No paddock left behind

No paddock left behind

EvokeAg: If agtech is to thrive, the industry needs connection