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 […]
Snapshot of returns from agriculture reveal cotton is king
There are plenty of cotton field songs and movie plots to capture your imagination, along with slaves tolling under a hot sun. And while it’s a crop that many wouldn’t bother to contemplate it does have in its favour the title of the most profitable crop per tonne produced and per hectare sown in our […]
Farmgard opens up an expanded network for Celli
Celli has been so impressed with the New Zealand distribution and sales of its quality tillage equipment it has now handed over the Australian distribution rights to Farmgard who has in turn set-up a full warehouse and parts centre to cater for the much larger local market. Since 1955 Celli Spa Italy has been manufacturing […]
Adapting to a volatile grain market sometimes requires help
Since the deregulation of the domestic wheat market in 1989, market volatility has become a challenge for grain farmers. Deregulation of the Australian Wheat Board export monopoly in March 2008 added to volatility in prices by exposing growers to both domestic and international market movements. There have been 27 crops since domestic market deregulation and […]
Reefinator Rocks Gone collects another award
The Rocks Gone Reefinator has been awarded the Growth Category winner at the WA Innovator of the Year awards 2017. Rocks Gone founder and inventor, Tim Pannell was thrilled to receive the award. Many of the soils farmed in Australia can be classed as just a thin layer of dirt that in many cases covers […]
Holden closes its Australian manufacturing arm forever
The final Holden built in Australia, a Commodore VFII Redline (manual) rolled off the Elizabeth line today at 10.45am (Adelaide time), 20 October 2017. It ended 69 years packed with a memorable home grown heritage. From the very first Holden 48-215 built at the Fishermans Bend Vic production line on 29 November 1948, to the […]
Deere claims Green and Yellow colours in a milestone court case
If you are contemplating painting your farm equipment green and yellow, BACK OFF. Well that’s the word from the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky. That federal district court ruled in favour of Deere & Company when it claimed in a lawsuit that it has the sole trademark use of a green […]