HARDI Saritor 7000 Mallee Edition is set loose to grab extra market share
HARDI made no secret that its Saritor 7000 Mallee Edition spray launch was an important milestone in local SP spray design and you could miss out by not attending The level of confidence placed on the HARDI Saritor 7000 Mallee Edition prompted an audience of more than 100 dealers and customers to bustle into the […]
General Jeffery Award finalists announced are top specialists in soil health
Three leading experts in soil health have been announced as finalists in the 2022 General Jeffery Soil Health Award to be held at the National Landcare Conference There are three experts in soil health in the running to win the 2022 General Jeffery Soil Health Award that will be presented at the National Landcare Awards […]
Prairie Pro Series 2 launch is here and expect it to put a smile on your face
Every farmer in the market for a trailed model has been holding out to get a gander at the Goldacres Prairie Pro Series 2 models Goldacres has moved a step closer to a farmer launch of their much-anticipated trailed sprayer range that boasts a giant 10,000-litre model to keep the hungriest of operators fulfilled. However, […]
Understanding a plant’s salt tolerance mechanisms earns Chancellor’s Medal for PhD researcher
Changes in membrane lipids in salt-tolerant plants has been identified as an important salinity tolerance mechanism The discovery made in recent SCU research is good news for global agriculture and will inform future work by plant breeders to engineer salt-tolerant crops. Dr Qi Guo, who conducted the research during her PhD work at Southern Cross […]
Crop research in low and medium rainfall zones attracts funding of $20.4 million
An innovative $20.4 million research project is expected to boost profits for grain growers in low and medium rainfall zones The project will also consider greenhouse gas (GHG) emission options, and will be a joint five-year investment between the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD). […]
Krone ECTC Connect coupling frame adds the scale required for broadacre farmers
Krone has launched ECTC Connect to allow coupling together more precision mowing implements to provide a wide span 13m sweep in one pass for large-scale broadacre operations There is a new coupling frame in town, and it quickly allows operators to connect two ECTC400 (four metre) or ECTC500 (five metre) trailed mowers to the rear […]
John Deere See & Spray™ Select extends spray window into the night
John Deere 400 and 600 Series sprayer owners can expect an average saving of 77% on herbicide costs when these models come into the paddock Farmers can ‘light up the night’ during peak spraying windows with John Deere’s See & SprayTM Select technology on MY23 400 and 600 Series Sprayers paving the way for fully […]
Winter crop production expected to be above average with high global prices
Reduced global supply of cereals will see continued demand for Australian grain into new world markets According to Rural Bank’s Australian agriculture mid-year outlook, estimated wheat production of 30.5 million tonnes is a year-on-year decline of 21% but remains 17% above average. However, it should be pointed out there is wide discrepancy in the estimated […]
Redekop has developed the world’s best SCU for eradicating weed seed
Redekop’s seed control unit (SCU) is the leading model worldwide as its design provides combines with a flexible and cost-efficient solution to destroy 98% of harvestable weeds in a single pass operation at harvest The Redekop seed control unit (SCU) is able to be fully integrated into a combine with a design that only needs […]
4Farmers sell Farm Chemicals at the right price
4Farmers made the first ever inroad to fairer herbicide and pesticide supplies and is now expanding that operation into more supply locations When 4Farmers was established the company had one simple goal, and that was to supply farmers with the best value agricultural chemicals available. And while farmers in the eastern states may not be […]