GrainInnovate fund has $50 million for innovations
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has invested $25 million of its funds into a $50 million venture capital fund to draw start-up ideas from across the globe to focus on innovative solutions for grain growers’ hardest to solve problems. GRDC has teamed up with a company trading as Artesian, described as an alternative […]
Rabbit destructive dunes in Coorong make a comeback
When rabbits moved into the vast dune system that flanks South Australia’s Coorong in 1949, their population peaked at 26 rabbits per hectare and they never planned to leave. A long-term study of vegetation cover on Younghusband Peninsula’s transgressive dunes by Flinders University SA researchers shows that rabbits were the most destructive factor affecting dune […]
Trelleborg marks its contribution to sustainable agriculture
The world’s population reached 6 billion people in 1999 and is expected to increase to 8.5 billion by 2025. One of our greatest challenges is to increase food production in a sustainable manner. Trelleborg is one company that is introducing some major goals in sustainable agriculture. From current cultivated areas it is clear that more […]
John Deere Frontier bolsters tillage and planting line
John Deere has bolstered its lineup of Frontier equipment in some markets with the addition of implements including cultipackers, three-point shank rippers and overseeders. These are implements now being requested by large-scale property owners and Ag contractors that also need smaller equipment to work behind compact, and utility tractors for specialist crop plantings. Deere’s is […]
Farmers Edge SmartPro is a digital tool for Agronomists
Farmers Edge, a developer of precision agriculture tools has launched SmartPro especially for Ag professional advisors to collect data from its farm customers. SmartPro is able to pair digital technology with the agronomic expertise of dealers and rural supply retailers, crop advisers and agronomists. SmartPro will be a must have tool to help ag professionals […]
Volvo Vera electric truck hauls loads without a driver
It’s designed to be safe. It’s quiet and totally predictable – down to the cost savings. Nothing similar to what you’ve seen from us before. In fact, it’s impossible to drive even if you want to. The Vera electric vehicle is from Volvo Trucks autonomous solutions division. It is an electric, autonomous vehicle currently in […]
Rototilt R9 tiltrotator is the world’s largest tool platform
Rototilt says its latest excavator tiltrotator is designed for jobs that demand muscle and ability beyond the norm. With unprecedented capability it makes the largest excavators even more effective. The company bills its R9 tiltrotator, designed for excavators in the 30-40 tonnes range, as the largest in the world. Rototilt says it “transforms the largest […]
Lucas Mill portable sawmill reaches 25 year milestone
In 1994 the first commercial Lucas Mill portable sawmill was sold and now culminates into 25 years of successful operation with over 18,500 models sold in more than 100 countries. Established in 1994, Lucas Mill is a family owned and operated business. The factory originated in a small farm shed on a sheep property nestled […]
Boss seeders are custom built to suit any crop system
It’s been a tough start for first time dryland cotton grower Tom Greentree of “Quisisana” at Mungindi situated on the NSW/Qld border. After a challenging winter crop in 2018 Tom Greentree decided he would plant a summer crop to utilise the stored moisture on his fallow country. Tom purchased a new Boss 18 metre (60ft) […]
Simplicity Territory maximises trash flow
Simplicity Australia has been manufacturing simple and reliable tillage equipment suited to the rigours of Australian agriculture for almost 40 years. Their very latest addition to the range is the Territory. A ground following parallelogram tine planting unit. Trash, what trash Designed from the ground up, the Territory planter unit has heavy stubble clearly in […]