Sunflower side streams to a tasty meat alternative most unexpected
The move towards a more plant-based food system intensifies as a group backed by the University of Helsinki focus on Sunflower as an additive to low grade meat products Climate change and natural resource scarcity are the catch phrases being used by scientists to gain grants to research the yet secret formula for plant-based products […]
Toyota delivers upgrades to Hilux including safety tech and visual enhancements
Toyota Australia has introduced a range of upgrades for its HiLux workhorse commercial vehicle models The upgrades reflect Toyota’s commitment to continuously improving its range, taking on board customer feedback to provide customers with improved features. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said the latest changes would bring valuable improvements […]
John Deere Service Technician of the Year a Harvester specialists
Women were highly represented at the second annual John Deere Technician Awards and claimed the top prize Jaymee Ireland, a qualified technician eager to see more women in mechanical trades in the agriculture sector, has been named Australian Agriculture Service Technician of the Year at the second annual John Deere Technician Awards 2022. Employed by […]
Rabobank breaks down the June 2022 quarterly CPI figures as food price inflation climbs
Rabobank relays how there has been an increase across the grocery basket with prices rising for dairy, meat, fruit and vegetables and bread The latest quarterly Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, released today, has shown a continuing rise in Australian food price inflation, with June 2022 quarter food prices increasing 5.9% compared with the June […]
Kubota will spend $3.2bn to build tractor and excavator plants in the US and India
Kubota dealers worldwide simply need more stock to sell and the only option is to build new factories costing 300 billion yen (AU$3.2 billion) The factories Kubota are being forced to build both in the US and India are deemed as urgent to manufacture agriculture and construction models to fill ever expanding dealer orders. This […]
Safe farms and strong family health comes to fore in farm safety week
We are in Farm Safety Awareness Week so please take extra care and alert others that are less experienced around farm sheds yards and paddocks This Farm Safety Awareness Week that runs from 18 to 24 July is a time to reflect on anything that could cause a physical hazard around the farm, and as […]
A look at what lies in wait for second half of year for farming income
The experts have given their predictions on likely outcomes for grain growers and livestock producers for the second half of 2022 in a just released report Agriculture is one industry that continued to thrive during the first half of 2022 despite at times challenging and volatile conditions affecting many other sectors with the possibility of […]
Brandt completes Wickham Flower acquisition and has the backing to add more
The money has gone through on the Wickham Flower buyout and its gives Brandt 23 John Deere dealership yards with the plan for many more to come Effective from today the Brandt Group of Companies has officially taken all the assets of Wickham Flower & Co’s John Deere dealerships, expanding its operations overnight in South […]
John Deere lubricants made just right for your farm machinery
John Deere continues to ensure their exclusive range of John Deere lubricants keep up with the impressive off-highway engine developments and performance expected from farmers Right from the start of manufacturing farm equipment John Deere recognised the obvious work conditions that defined off-highway engines in tractors and farm equipment as vastly different to the requirements […]
Agribusiness XAG index launched by ASX to reap the rewards of growing agribusiness sector
Investors can now get full access to any profits from the booming agri sector through the S&P/ASX Agribusiness Index (XAG) From its initial launchS&P/ASX Agribusiness Index (XAG)will include 25 companies that are involved in the primary production of agricultural products. Armed with instant access to the booming agribusiness sector this broad-based index will allow […]