Jul 03, 2017
Lentils gaining in popularity
According to The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) recent 2017-18 crop report tipped national lentil plantings to jump 26 percent on last year to a record 385,000ha.ABARES has forecast…
Jul 03, 2017
Mulesing leaves sheep industry exposed
The focus for the mulesing debate has been firmly directed at the wool industry, but now the Sheep meat industry is coming under fire according to the Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA) managing director Richard Norton. Mr Norton…
Jul 03, 2017
Ararat Council voted to defer rates decision
Ararat district farmers have won a last-minute reprieve in their battle against a Council plan to force a 45 per cent rate hike after local councillors tonight voted to defer a decision on whether to scrap the differential rating…
Jul 03, 2017
The beer that Aussie Farmers drink....
Using our Farm Tender Facebook page, we were able to get to the bottom of what beer Farmers drank. It was an extensive Australia-wide survey and some of the results were a little bit different to what we thought.The results were:17.35%…
Jul 03, 2017
First look at new automated Seeder
A Canadian company is currently testing its new DOT Automated Seeder. It is expected to be doing commercial work on real Farms by 2018.DOT is a diesel-powered, hydraulically driven platform equipped to carry any implement designed…
Jul 03, 2017
Drones detecting NDVI in crops
One of the key benefits of what data a drone can provide to growers, is in the Near Infrared (NIR) spectrum. To gain a greater understanding of these type of images, a short explanation of what NDVI or Normalised Difference Vegetative…
Jul 03, 2017
Australian Farmers joins chorus for climate action
Farmers from around Australia are calling for strong action on climate change to protect future generations of Australian farmers and rural communities. Mid-May saw more than 30 members of Farmers for Climate Action meet in person…
Jul 03, 2017
Bill to phase out live animal exports
Greens senator Lee Rhiannon has introduced a Bill to phase out live animal exports, which has the backing of well-regarded live exports veterinarian Dr Lynn Simpson.The Federal Government hired Dr Simpson to investigate live export…
Jul 03, 2017
Tractor sales dive in the US
According to the US Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Tractors sales were down by 13 percent for the first five months of 2017 compared to the same period last year. 92,000 Tractors sold up until the end of MayCombine (Header)…
Jul 03, 2017
China's healthy appetite for Aussie Barley
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has reported a large spike in Australian Barley exports to China. A massive 3.4 million tonnes of a total 5.7 million tonnes harvested for the period between October 2016 to April 2017 was…
Jul 03, 2017
Ag Innovator John Richards recieves OAM
Goldacres founder John (Stick) Richards recently received an OAM (Order of Australia Medal) for his outstanding service to the manufacturing sector.John is a true Ag innovator and entrepreneur having started his Goldacres manufacturing…
Jul 03, 2017
Cotton Growers most connected
According to the CSIRO and the University of New England research group Cotton Growers and the most "connected" to Agtech and technologies.40 percent of Cotton Growers are connected mobile data, Horticulture came in next with 30 percent,…
Jul 03, 2017
Dr Alex Ball's new role with Herefords Australia
Dr Alex Ball will take on a newly created role of manager of research and technical implementation for Herefords Australia. Ball quit his post as CEO after losing confidence in the society's board. Ball announced he would quit the…
Jul 02, 2017
Welcome to "Prime" Ag News
Welcome to the first article for our new "Prime" Ag News platformHow is "Prime" Ag News going to work?It will be a platform for "fast" news, news that is breaking or trending delivered quickly and up to date. It will also cater for…
