Wheat targeted for fast forward breeding and rapid increases in yields
Feeding the booming world population of 10 billion people by 2057 is a task taken on by the UWA with assistance from researchers worldwide The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has collaborated with international researchers to develop a roadmap to fast-forward breeding for accelerated crop improvement and rapid delivery systems, which will lead […]
AUSVEG highlights how to grow a career in horticulture with a diverse range of jobs
For students leaving school and anyone else for that matter the peak industry body for vegetable and potato growers has launched a series of videos highlighting careers in the horticulture industry The release of the videos coincides with National Agriculture Day, with the agriculture industry this year celebrating the many career opportunities in agriculture and […]
CMI set to host the Annual Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit
The Carbon Market Institute (CMI) will host the 8th Annual Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit on 9 and 10 December 2021 at the Sydney International Convention Centre CMI’s largest-ever business and climate action Summit is being billed as a unique opportunity to explore the outcomes of COP26 and its implication for Australian governments, business and the region. […]
John Deere pays tribute to farmers on National Ag Day and encourages more people to consider ag careers
John Deere has joined in celebrations for National Agriculture Day in a year when many industry pundits are forecasting record-breaking farm incomes With the Ag industry the continued recipient of strong commodity prices, and farmland at all-time-record prices with growing advancements in AgTech, John Deere says agriculture is positioned as one of our most desirable […]
HARDI is global and highlights how well we can manufacture locally
While HARDI Australia is a subsidiary of HARDI International a world leader in spraying technology there is a substantial manufacturing facility based in Adelaide SA In fact, the majority of HARDI sprayers sold in Australia and New Zealand are built locally. To put it in perspective, the company’s local production consumes more than 7200kg of […]
John Deere closes a sweetheart deal that keeps UAW members as industry highest paid
The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) has accepted Deere & Company’s latest tentative offer by a vote 61% for and 39% against. As part of the agreement, UAW workers will get an immediate US8,500 signing bonus and a 20% wage increase over the life of the contract with […]
Hatz fiPMG offers a compact solution to high end power generation
Hatz has released its fiPMG generator as the top entrant in a new power technology category called the flywheel-integrated Permanent Magnet Generator sector The Hatz fiPMG generator is opening the way for more product developments that will result in compact power units not thought possible for such performance and reliability previously. This is because the […]
CBA shows how it pays to be green with low rate loans for climate change devotees
CBA is piloting a low-rate loan to support agribusinesses who make an effort to reduce their net emissions and make their properties receptive to the natural order While Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Nats believe they have the next Federal election in the bag, even without any effort needed at the climate change forum […]
Aeration cooling can help save moist grain
Growers are being encouraged to consider how they will manage on-farm storage to preserve grain quality in this start and stop wet season With substantial yields expected across much of grain growing regions and with wet weather hampering harvesting efforts, growers may be looking for some timely advice. Storing cereals and pulses with an average […]
Nutrien Ag Solutions offers a career in agriculture through a service role
Increased production in the agriculture sector is resulting in corresponding rise in employment opportunities, and leading agribusiness Nutrien Ag Solutions has filled 800 roles to date in 2021 Speaking ahead of National Ag Day, scheduled for 19 November 2021, Nutrien Ag Solutions Managing Director Rob Clayton says there’s dozens of jobs available in Ag, ripe for the […]