Hi-tech drones have sensors built to deliver better crop data
GRDC invests a further $4.5 million to prove how a drone loaded with phenotyping technology can aid in crop growth and establish Not every grower dreams of introducing drones into their cropping system, but a recent $4.5 million investment in high-tech crop measuring equipment and infrastructure is expected to show how researchers can improve crops […]
Nissan Dune Patrol is an adrenaline rush for off-roaders
Unveiled at northern hemisphere trade events the Nissan Dune Patrol has buyers lined up to place an order for possibly the toughest 4WD wagon to date Nissan is enticing a whole new group of showroom floor buyers with model ranges based more around what you would expect in special builds, as evident in the rugged […]
AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award National Winner is Carol Mudford
Carol proved hard to match coming into the 2025 award as the NSW state winner as she is a shearer registered nurse and mental health advocate Carol Mudford has been named the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Winner for her leadership in creating safe spaces and practical support across shearing sheds nationwide. Carol’s work was […]
Farmer confidence increases on the back of strong livestock prices
Improved conditions later in the 2025-26 season have seen farmer confidence grow across all farm commodities with sheep and beef producers on top Walk down the street of a country town, and most likely the faces with the biggest smiles belong to a farmer, and for good reason, according to a just-released survey on farmer […]
Farmland value takes a breather after 12 years of growth
In both good seasons and bad there has been uninterrupted growth in farmland prices but that is all about to change Anyone looking to buy a farm over the past 12 years is well aware how the value has increased each year, even in some difficult seasons. The price escalated and it has been constant. […]
Farms held in self-managed super funds get a reprieve of sorts
Labor takes unrealised capital gains off the table but still retains its steadfast cash grab from self-managed super funds worth more than $3 million There is no doubt that the worst part of Labor’s increased cash grab on self-managed super funds (SMSFs) was the tax on unrealised capital gains, income not even received but taxed […]
Elders acquisition of Delta Ag moves ahead minus six stores
The Elders $475 million acquisition of Delta Ag shares is moving ahead following a final nod from the ACCC albeit with the divestment of six rural stores The proposed Elders acquisition of Delta Ag will move ahead quickly now, following the intervention and approval of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which has asked […]
Les Young thoroughbred horse industry scholarship awarded
This thoroughbred industry scholarship award for 2025 has set the recipient overseas and on track for future local industry leadership Miriam Drinnan’s vision for a big, bold career in the Thoroughbred industry has just been turbo-charged by winning the Les Young Scholarship, an award supported by the AgriFutures Thoroughbred Horses Program. The driven twenty-year-old from […]
Weather it Together is a unified effort to embrace positive wellbeing
A campaign has been launched to encourage farmers to collectively take care of themselves and each other through tougher than expected seasons Weather it Together is a campaign led by farmers – for farmers, acting as a friendly reminder about practical steps members of farming communities can take to maximise their wellbeing, especially in a […]
Converting farms to Bioenergy fuel could be a $10 billion cost saving
The first Bioenergy feedstock strategy to convert farms to a carbon fuel economy could unlock $10 billion is starting to take shape The Federal Government has opened submissions for its first National Bioenergy Feedstock Strategy, a landmark plan to harness the nation’s vast untapped resources – from crop residues and tallow to used cooking oil […]