Farm businesswomen facing financial insecurity get support
On International Women’s Day, the Queensland Farmers’ Federation (QFF) identified financial insecurity as a significant issue for farm businesswomen.
Renewable energy capacity and carbon credits break records in 2020
There was 7 gigawatts (GW) of new renewable energy capacity delivered across Australia and 16 million Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) issued in 2020.
Farmers are expecting a big payday from pilot program that includes planting trees for carbon gains
Farmers in six different trial regions have the chance to diversify their farm income and improve their drought resilience as part of The Australian Farm Biodiversity Stewardship Pilot scheme The Carbon+Biodiversity pilot, being delivered under the government’s Agricultural Stewardship Package, will see farmers being paid for the biodiversity benefits of mixed-species tree plantings on top […]
Quarantine pilot scheme looks for way to boost agricultural workforce
Farmers have been asked to trial a pre-travel quarantine pilot for Pacific Workers .with the aim to expand the available options to access a productive, reliable and highly valued labour force. The scheme , of successful will lead to the agricultural sector gaining the workers it needs in the right place at the right time […]
Agriculture farmgate production on track to reach record $65.9 billion in 2020-21 season
Local agricultural production is on track for a record-breaking year, with an expected farmgate value of $65.9 billion in season 2020-21 that is helping to drive the nation’s recovery The Agriculture sector has made a dramatic turn-around now it has shaken off a three-year drought in many farming regions. This is an astounding result and […]
Farm Safety Rebate Scheme worth a handy $5000 in your pocket
Farmers in Victoria are the first to be offered a $5000 rebate to make sure their farms are operating safely. The Victorian Government (through Agriculture Victoria) has provided an opportunity to improve safety outcomes on farms with the establishment of the Farm Safety Rebate Scheme. Rebates of up to $5,000 excluding GST are available with […]
Kubota sales revenue rests at US$17.6 billion for 2020 while revenue growth for 2021 predicted to increase by 10%
At the end of 2020, the full year sales results for Kubota Corporation sat at a healthy US$17.6 billion, and while this was a decrease of US$640 million or 3.5% from the prior year, considering the COVID-19 pandemic it was a strong result. It was at the domestic level where an unexpected decreased of US$290 million […]
John Deere predicts full year earnings of almost US$5 billion in fiscal year 2021 from strong sales gains
If first quarter results are anything to go on, John Deere appears set for a strong sales result in fiscal year 2021 Net income of US$1.224 billion was recorded for the first quarter ended Jan. 31, 2021. Worldwide net sales and revenues increased 19% to US$9.112 billion. Equipment operations net sales were US$8.051 billion for the […]
AGCO realises benefit of the strong farm equipment market with $US2.7 billion in fourth quarter sales
With AGCO recording net sales of US$2.7 billion for the fourth quarter of 2020, it showed the strength in the farm sector when compared to the same quarter in 2019 a 8.1% gain was realised This good result took net sales for the full year of 2020 to US $9.1 billion, an increase of 1.2% when […]
CNHI chalks up solid sales revenue of US26 billion for the full year 2020
It was a great result for the full year 2020 for CNH Industrial with reported revenues of US$26 billion and adjusted net income of US$437 million as a result of a solid performance in the second-half of the year. Record positive free cash flow of Industrial Activities of US$1,926 million was reported in 2020, due to […]