Agribusiness News
Chesterfield hangs up its hat as it is swallowed by Vanderfield
The RDO Australia Group shows it strength as it uses subsidiary Vanderfield’s to buy Chesterfield Australia’s dealer operation.
Syngenta Group records strong 6 month US$12 billion sales revenue
The Syngenta Group consists of four business units, Syngenta Crop Protection, ADAMA, Syngenta Seeds and Syngenta Group China and was only formed on 18 June
Briggs & Stratton Sale to KPS enters final chapter
Briggs & Stratton is free of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding as the sale to KPS Capital Partners is signed off for a cool us$550
Organic industry body moves against false packaging
With the Australian organic industry currently worth $2.6 billion and growing, there is now a concerted effort from the peak body to eradicate what they call false packaging.
John Deere will not attend select trade shows in 2021
In a shock announcement John Deere has advised it will not attend any international agricultural and turf trade shows in Europe and the CIS during the company’s 2021 fiscal year.
ANBI Switch drives profits for heavy duty workshops
For workshops looking to increase customer spend at the counter, the ANBI Switch is a great impulse buy, that is helping many workshops drive profitability.
BKT Tyres shares their vision of a tractor of the future
Tractors will need to change to keep up with demand, and from simply being a vehicle that is currently electronically supported, to becoming a genuine data driven farm vehicle with a digital connection system.
Brome grass comes under researchers’ spotlight
When it comes to controlling brome grass, new research indicates any amount of harvest weed seed control (HWSC) is better than none.
Briefs
La Niña weather pattern to affect local agriculture but in a good way
While the development of a La Niña weather system could have sizeable impacts on short-term demand and interrupt supply patterns across a wide range of commodities, agriculture often welcomes the event.
Truck tech award offers chance to get away from it all
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has opened nominations for the 2020 Craig Roseneder Award, recognising technical and maintenance excellence in the trucking industry. You need to nominate by 9 November 2020.
Western Australia gets what its wanted since federation – a stand-alone Kingdom
To prove the point. The annual Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum at Kalgoorlie-Boulder WA starting Monday 12 October will be for local residents only. The WA Premier held his ground
Take Up a Job program sets aside $17.4 million to attract farm workers
In an effort to ensure our agriculture sector has access to the labour force it needs over the coming months, the Government has made changes to the existing Relocation Assistance
Goldacres buys AgServe Goomalling dealership and sets up a WA hub
Local spraying manufacturer Goldacres, based in Ballarat VIC, has bought the AgServe Goomalling WA dealership to set up a major selling and service hub for its leading range of trailed
Raven Industries claws in US$85 million for quarter two of 2020
With net sales of US$85.2 million, Raven Industries is only down 13.1% for the second quarter of its fiscal year. The company was saved by growth in its Applied Technology
Haulotte takes on board COVID-19 intervention for US$263 million 6 months revenue
Haulotte posted US$263 million revenue for 6 months, compared to US$403 million for the first half of 2019, a drop of 35%. Overall it is clear to see the damage
Syngenta Group records strong 6 months sales revenue of US$12.04 billion
The newly formed Syngenta Group delivered a strong first half year performance with Group sales just over US$12.0 billion with all four business units recorded underlying sales growth when compared to results prior to the merger.
Kubota forecast US$16.8 billion full year revenue but first half down 8.9%
The Kubota Corporation saw a decrease in sales of US$820 million for the first six months of 2020, to record US$8.4 billion revenue.