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Liquids help with flexibility on YP

Liquids help with flexibility on YP

An agronomist has said liquid fertilisers can help farmers with flexibility and provide a sugar hit of upfront nitrogen to crops.

Giving emerging crop a liquid lunch

Giving emerging crop a liquid lunch

One recent convert to liquid fertilisers says the liquids can help with flexibility and efficiency during the busy sowing period.

One in four products seized in blitz contain ASF fragments

One in four products seized in blitz contain ASF fragments

The importance of strict biosecurity laws was backed up during a quarantine blitz that found disturbing evidence of animal and plant pests.

Secure mixing system reduces risk

Secure mixing system reduces risk

Farmers are demonstrating how their chemical mixing systems reduce the risk of herbicide contamination. WITH VIDEOS

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Liquids help with flexibility on YP

Liquids help with flexibility on YP

An agronomist has said liquid fertilisers can help farmers with flexibility and provide a sugar hit of upfront nitrogen to crops.

New chief at VFF eyes closer links with consumers

New chief at VFF eyes closer links with consumers

The new chief executive at the Victorian Farmers Federation is looking to bring the general public closer to its food production systems.

State of the art grain quarantine facility opens

State of the art grain quarantine facility opens

A new quarantine facility set up at the Australian Grains Genebank in Horsham will cut waiting time for imported seeds by 18 months.

Secure mixing system reduces risk

Secure mixing system reduces risk

Farmers are demonstrating how their chemical mixing systems reduce the risk of herbicide contamination. WITH VIDEOS

New chief at VFF eyes closer links with consumers

New chief at VFF eyes closer links with consumers

The new chief executive at the Victorian Farmers Federation is looking to bring the general public closer to its food production systems.

World markets surge as Aussie grain remains a key player

World markets surge as Aussie grain remains a key player

World grain markets have kicked in light of surprise USDA data with the news especially strong for corn and soybeans.

Storage and transport solution delivers efficiency

Storage and transport solution delivers efficiency

A new, reusable bagging system is saving a pulse processing plant hundreds of thousands of dollars in efficiency gains.

Giving emerging crop a liquid lunch

Giving emerging crop a liquid lunch

One recent convert to liquid fertilisers says the liquids can help with flexibility and efficiency during the busy sowing period.

Advanta Seeds cleared in long running shattercane case

Advanta Seeds cleared in long running shattercane case

Farmers have lost a bid for compensation in a long running court case over the alleged contamination of sorghum with shattercane seed.

World markets surge as Aussie grain remains a key player

World markets surge as Aussie grain remains a key player

World grain markets have kicked in light of surprise USDA data with the news especially strong for corn and soybeans.

Storage and transport solution delivers efficiency

Storage and transport solution delivers efficiency

A new, reusable bagging system is saving a pulse processing plant hundreds of thousands of dollars in efficiency gains.

Secure mixing system reduces risk

Secure mixing system reduces risk

Farmers are demonstrating how their chemical mixing systems reduce the risk of herbicide contamination. WITH VIDEOS

Giving emerging crop a liquid lunch

Giving emerging crop a liquid lunch

One recent convert to liquid fertilisers says the liquids can help with flexibility and efficiency during the busy sowing period.

State of the art grain quarantine facility opens

State of the art grain quarantine facility opens

A new quarantine facility set up at the Australian Grains Genebank in Horsham will cut waiting time for imported seeds by 18 months.

Advanta Seeds cleared in long running shattercane case

Advanta Seeds cleared in long running shattercane case

Farmers have lost a bid for compensation in a long running court case over the alleged contamination of sorghum with shattercane seed.

More supply factors for grains trade to digest

More supply factors for grains trade to digest

USDA adds to the many global grain production and supply balls up in the air right now.

Aussie safety standards mitigate paraquat risks

Aussie safety standards mitigate paraquat risks

There have been calls to ban the herbicide paraquat due to its highly toxic make-up, but Australian farmers say it safe when used correctly.

More supply factors for grains trade to digest

Aussie safety standards mitigate paraquat risks

USDA soybean estimates a surprise

Dual purpose potential in carbon negative biofuel project

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Cotton to benefit from return to normality

Cotton to benefit from return to normality

Cotton prices should firm in the medium term on the back of a post-COVID-19 increase in demand, but synthetics will take market share.

'Walk-away' cotton growing shows promise in Central Highlands

'Walk-away' cotton growing shows promise in Central Highlands

Limited water on the Central Highlands has pushed cotton growers to find alternative farming practices.

New app to help keep cotton growers from a sticky situation

New app to help keep cotton growers from a sticky situation

Developers are turning to ag-tech solutions to help mitigate silverleaf whitefly damage in cotton crops.

Cotton heatwave pollination riddle solved

Cotton heatwave pollination riddle solved

A valuable research breakthrough from Macquarie Uni may lead to more heat tolerant cotton varieties.

Limited stored water an ongoing concern

Limited stored water an ongoing concern

Cotton farmers are relying on limited store water supplies they were allocated back in March to irrigate their crops in Emerald.

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Ugly fruit and veg delivered direct to door

Ugly fruit and veg delivered direct to door

The provocatively named, Good & Fugly, takes ugly produce and delivers it.

One in four products seized in blitz contain ASF fragments

One in four products seized in blitz contain ASF fragments

The importance of strict biosecurity laws was backed up during a quarantine blitz that found disturbing evidence of animal and plant pests.

Driscoll's move to organic blueberries

Driscoll's move to organic blueberries

The large berry brand is making the most of an organic transition.

Onions enjoy lift during lockdowns

Onions enjoy lift during lockdowns

It seems the public turned to onions for a health kick while locked at home.

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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.

An electric ute may soon be coming to a farm near you

An electric ute may soon be coming to a farm near you

Affordable and powerful electric utes are now in the production pipelines of many of the world's leading car manufacturers.

McColley excited to head Case IH's Advanced Farming Systems

McColley excited to head Case IH's Advanced Farming Systems

Former Moree farm boy, Sean McColley, is Case IH's new product manager for Advanced Farming Systems (AFS) in Australia and New Zealand.

Bidding for rare Aussie Titan D tractor hits $93,000

Bidding for rare Aussie Titan D tractor hits $93,000

The online auction in the United States of a rare farm tractor from Australia that is due to end on April 24 has already hit $93,000.

An electric ute may soon be coming to a farm near you

An electric ute may soon be coming to a farm near you

Affordable and powerful electric utes are now in the production pipelines of many of the world's leading car manufacturers.

Kubota unveils four new 'goodies' in autumn catalogue

Kubota unveils four new 'goodies' in autumn catalogue

Leading Japanese manufacturer has unveiled four new products in its autumn catalogue.

Cheaper electric cars and household power in Labor plan

Cheaper electric cars and household power in Labor plan

Federal Labor has unveiled a plan for cheaper electric vehicles and household power which it will take to the next election.

Same old story as HiLux utes dominate market in March

Same old story as HiLux utes dominate market in March

The enduring love affair between Australian new vehicle buyers and the HiLux ute continued in March.

How humans lost to AI on China's strawberry battlefield

How humans lost to AI on China's strawberry battlefield

Artificial intelligence (AI) has beaten humans in a strawberry growing competition in China.

Kubota unveils four new 'goodies' in autumn catalogue

Kubota unveils four new 'goodies' in autumn catalogue

Leading Japanese manufacturer has unveiled four new products in its autumn catalogue.

Bidding for rare Aussie Titan D tractor hits $93,000

Bidding for rare Aussie Titan D tractor hits $93,000

The online auction in the United States of a rare farm tractor from Australia that is due to end on April 24 has already hit $93,000.

Same old story as HiLux utes dominate market in March

Same old story as HiLux utes dominate market in March

The enduring love affair between Australian new vehicle buyers and the HiLux ute continued in March.

McColley excited to head Case IH's Advanced Farming Systems

McColley excited to head Case IH's Advanced Farming Systems

Former Moree farm boy, Sean McColley, is Case IH's new product manager for Advanced Farming Systems (AFS) in Australia and New Zealand.

How humans lost to AI on China's strawberry battlefield

How humans lost to AI on China's strawberry battlefield

Artificial intelligence (AI) has beaten humans in a strawberry growing competition in China.

Back local farm machinery companies if you want a winner

Back local farm machinery companies if you want a winner

Australian farmers have been among the country's greatest innovators and are still making breakthroughs today.

Amazone spreading technology a force in border control

Amazone spreading technology a force in border control

German-owned Amazone says accurate fertiliser spreading along field borders and water courses can lift yields.

Cheaper electric cars and household power in Labor plan

Cheaper electric cars and household power in Labor plan

Federal Labor has unveiled a plan for cheaper electric vehicles and household power which it will take to the next election.