National research program promising $2 million to scale up Sesame production
AgriFutures Australia says it will invest $2 million into a new five-year national program of research to scale-up production of sesame as a high-value crop for growers AgriFutures Australia points out that the rapidly growing global market of Sesame is predicted to hit $26 billion by 2025, and all of the Sesame consumed in Australia […]
John Deere makes its case to horticulture growers
John Deere has one important message to share with local horticulture growers – we’re here and we’re ready John Deere Australia and New Zealand Production Systems Manager, Stephanie Gersekowski, said the John Deere team wants to demonstrate the company’s commitment to supporting the producers of high-value crops had never been more of a priority. “The […]
Farmgate production value for season 2023-24 not so easy to predict
All are in agreement that crop plantings are in record territory for winter season 2023-24 but there is a vast discrepancy on what the final harvest will tally Soothsayers, experts and also-rans are getting in early with their predictions for the farmgate value for season 2023-24, and it couldn’t differ more than any recent season […]
Fertiliser prices in line to drop down to more historic price levels
A recent report indicates fertiliser prices that shot through the roof last season could return to more affordable levels as several factors kick in Growers appear to be clinging to the hope that farm fertiliser affordability is starting to improve across the globe, with a likely recovery in some world markets later in 2023. This […]
Sensoil soil sensing device installed at Ridgefield farm takes away the guesswork
The Sensoil Vadose-zone Monitoring System (VMS) is expected to improve management of carbon, water and cropping outcomes at UWA’s Ridgefield research farm The installation of Sensoil’s Vadose-zone Monitoring System (VMS) at The University of Western Australia’s Farm Ridgefield in Pingelly was a ground-breaking achievement according to Associate Professor Sally Thompson and her research team. After […]
John Deere See and Spray Select claim big input savings
How input savings could pay back the cost of purchasing John Deere See & Spray Select equipment in just one year The Summer weed season provided the ideal testing ground for Angus Siddins to see if his new John Deere 412R self-propelled sprayer with See & Spray Select technology would reward him with the results […]
BOSS Agriculture SX30P Single Disc Opener raises the performance bar
BOSS Agriculture can barely keep up with the throng of orders coming its way but still takes the time to make any improvements that will increase grower yields BOSS Agriculture had everybody talking when the company released its SX30 disc seeder design in 2019, in time to plant for the 2020-21 season. It was a […]
UWA accelerates wheat pre-breeding model for quicker grower adoption
UWA researchers have launched a second phase of plant development that is expected to reinvent the way researchers and growers interact The second and final stage of an ambitious project to accelerate uptake of physiological traits in commercial breeding programs and advance the yield of local wheat growers is well underway. Substantial global effort and […]
Goldacres Prairie Special Series 2 sprayers are providing the ideal solution
Goldacres has released the best value locally manufactured trailed spraying models with the Prairie Special Series 2 with product capacities of up to 10,000 litres Following our exclusive story on the release of Goldacres Prairie Special Series 2 trailed sprayers the range has simply taken off as the ideal cost solution for many farm operations. […]
Serafin Ultisow Forward Fold disc seeder has everything built in
Farmers have been working with Serafin Machinery for the past two years to make certain the Ultisow Forward Fold S24 FF has everything on their wish list Serafin Machinery believes it has designed the ultimate new disc seed bar model based on feedback from its long-term customers. That model is the S24, the biggest Ultisow […]