Nov 15, 2017
Agristretch Crystal Clear Silage wrap lets us see inside
By having a Clear Silage wrap gives us a great insight into what's actually inside the bale and if you are wanting to sell, then it can be a marketing tool that might get the sale across the line.Agri Stretch Crystal Silage Wrap is…
Nov 14, 2017
Bill Bulmer new chair of AUSVEG
Third generation Victorian leafy vegetable grower Bill Bulmer has been unanimously elected to the position of AUSVEG Chair following a Board meeting held on Monday 13 November in Melbourne.Bill Bulmer is Director of Bulmer Farms,…
Nov 14, 2017
Ruralco's $22.4 million profit
Agribusiness Ruralco has made a record annual profit partly because Australia does not have enough sheep.Ruralco's rural supplies business benefited from fairly good rainfall in Tasmania, Victoria, South Australia and southern NSW…
Nov 14, 2017
Technology changing Agricuture - Agri Technica leading the way
Agriculture is steadily developing into a digitized industry as the limits of engineering progress approach. Increased productivity and efficiency in machines has been achieved for many years by increasing engine power, weight and…
Nov 14, 2017
Farm Tender "Prime" Ag Centre selling new Inland Performer Hay Tarps
Inland Performer Hay Tarps are a new and exciting product for the Hay Producers. The tarps come in 4 sizes and you can build and shape your stack to suit your tarp size.To buy a Performer Hay Tarp before the January price rise and…
Nov 13, 2017
Board candidates announced ahead of first Sheep Producers Australia AGM today
The inaugural Annual General Meeting of Sheep Producers Australia Limited will be held on Tuesday 14 November, marking the start of a new era of advocacy and governance for the sheepmeat industry.The decision to transition from Sheepmeat…
Nov 13, 2017
Elders target growth with 20% Clear Grain purchase
Well-known agribusiness, Elders, has announced an overhaul of the Company’s grain marketing business to provide a more holistic and independent transaction offering to clients, complementing a 20 percent acquisition of Clear Grain…
Nov 13, 2017
Elders announces $116 million net profit
* Statutory net profit after tax of $116.0m, up $64.4m from the pcp * Underlying profit after tax of $57.7m, up $16.5m from the pcp * Underlying EBIT of $70.4m, up $14.3m from the pcp * Underlying return on capital of 26.8% …
Nov 12, 2017
Getting Aussies to eat more Veggies - There’s an app for that
Using a gamified approach, CSIRO’s new VegEze app aims to motivate Australians to add extra vegetables to their daily diets and form long-term, healthier habits through a 21-day 'Do 3 at Dinner' challenge.CSIRO nutritionists will…
Nov 12, 2017
Dealing with the financial and emotional impact of late season frosts
The full extent of damage to crops caused by the most recent frost events in the southern cropping region is currently being determined by growers and their advisers.At this late stage of the season it is important that growers continue…
Nov 12, 2017
Western Star brand turns it hand to cream
At Cobden – the home of Australia’s favourite butter, Western Star – our team of experts have crafted Western Star’s first thickened cream, all in time for Christmas baking and festivities.It tops off a big year for Western Star,…
Nov 12, 2017
Cotton to surpass Rice in Southern NSW
Cotton continues to be the summer crop of choice in Southern NSW, as forecasts suggest that cotton will surpass rice as the largest irrigated crop in the area this season.CSD Extension and Development Agronomist for Southern NSW,…
Nov 10, 2017
Wool Market kicks again
By Mark Dyson - Quality WoolThe wool market continued its impressive run for the fourth consecutive week, as values breached levels not seen for quite some time.The Eastern Market Indicator increased by 58 cents clean for the week…
Nov 10, 2017
WASDE & Indian Barriers
The US Department of Agriculture released their World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates overnight. Here we take a look at the impact on wheat, and report on new import barriers being erected in India.The WASDE report shows…
Nov 08, 2017
The Farming Investment Dilemma
It is always a delicate balance between making investment choices, then how to fund the investment.For farmers, there are 6 major motivators for funding requirements: 1) Property acquisition 2) Livestock acquisition 3) Infrastructure…
Nov 08, 2017
Creative agronomists join the stampede and head to Calgary!
Accompanying the recent launch of the new post-emergent cereal selective herbicide, TALINOR®, a number of agronomists will be heading off to Calgary, Canada next year after they shot some very creative videos on why TALINOR is their…
Nov 08, 2017
Ask. Are they are Australian Pork Ribs?
Pork ribs are a unique dining experience that requires getting down and dirty, but are you getting rib-bed off?While all fresh pork is Australian, consumers are now being sold ultra-heat treated ribs from the other side of the world,…
Nov 08, 2017
Barossa winemakers find strength in numbers
A few years into the new millennium, six young wine producers in the Barossa Valley, passionate about creating distinctive small batch wines, banded together at trade and wine-tasting events with a common goal to build their own businesses…
Nov 05, 2017
The big drop – Rabobank winter crop forecast
Sustained dry weather conditions have significantly cut Australian winter crop production, with the upcoming grain harvest now expected to come in 41 per cent below 2016/17, and well below the five-year average, according to Rabobank’s…
Nov 05, 2017
GRDC invests in grains lab at Condobolin
A major grain research infrastructure project at Condobolin in New South Wales will allow for irrigated and rain-fed research into grains agronomy, physiology and pre-breeding to be conducted in the state’s Central West.The establishment…
