Case IH dealer O’Connors forcasts a leadership change
Mark O’Connor is coming off an award-winning run as he hands over the O’Connors Case IH dealership reins at the end of 2018, after 42 years service to the company. At a ceremony during Case IH’s dealer conference in Sun City, South Africa, O’Connors for the second year in a row took out the Case […]
Great time to grow your own feed and save money
Home grown feed may be a particularly cost-effective proposition this year, says proprietary pasture seed company PGG Wrightson. The firm’s product development manager Allan Mudford says hot and dry conditions last spring and over summer across the country have seen a drop in the available amount of quality hay and silage. “This lower supply also […]
Grain transport the major cost in export supply chain
The major cost associated with export grain supply chains is transport. The cost for growers to move grain from farm to port is around 33 per cent of their total overall grain production cost. And growers have limited control over what is usually their single largest expense. This information has been verified in a report […]
Top grain grower study shows how to lift profits
Australian grain growers could learn a thing or two from the “top 20 per cent” of growers and lift profitability, as recent research findings showed how top growers mix low risk with high margins. The study commissioned by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) – used a minimum of three and up to five years […]
Case IH Australia and New Zealand makes a change at the very top
Case IH Marketing Manager Pete McCann has been appointed into the role of Brand Leader for Australia and New Zealand, taking over from Bruce Healy who was in the role since 2011, and will move into a different area of the CNH Industrial business in early April. Michele Lombardi, Executive Managing Director CNH Industrial ANZ, […]
Agrotrend Bundaberg celebrates our Agricultural Industry
Agrotrend bases its foundation on celebrating all things agricultural and it is great to see the range of agricultural and lifestyle based businesses that have supported the event over the past 41 years. “The Bundaberg Region is home to a large and productive region of southern Queensland. The primary economic driver of the commercial hubs […]
GRDC Seed of Light award goes to Alan McKay
A scientist who has been at the forefront of extending knowledge and advice to help grain growers manage costly soil-borne diseases has been officially recognised for his efforts and achievements in communicating the outcomes of research. Dr Alan McKay has been named the recipient of the 2018 Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) Southern Region […]
IB release a range of crates and bins you have always wanted
If you want to stock what your customers will love, see this quality plastic storage range that is hard to find. Your customers will smile about IB Pallets’ range of crates and bins. The largest most competitive range of high quality, high durability storage crates in the country. Bins for feed, rugs, recycling,storage, waste and […]
Welcome late boost to winter crop production in some states
A late season boost to production has held the winter crop in a range of 6 per cent above the ten-year average to 2015-16. This nudges the total winter crop production to 37.8 million tonnes for the 2017-18 season. The most favourable results for the 2017–18 winter crop harvest rests with growers in some key […]
Local producers get China ready for tariff cuts
With China extending tariff cuts at the end of the year to a range of Australian fresh fruit and vegetables, nuts, seafood and pork, local producers looking to access this lucrative market are being urged to start planning now. Demand for selected Australian fresh food is expected to soar when tariff cuts of up to […]