Chickpeas that offer high-yields and drought-resilient
A global study led by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and involving scientists from The University of Western Australia has identified genes that can be used to develop drought and heat tolerant chickpeas. The discovery has important implications for global malnutrition with chickpeas seen as a major solution. Chickpeas are […]
Case IH launch 250 Series harvesters
The switch has been flicked on a new era in combine harvesting technology and productivity with the release of the Case IH 250 Series Axial-Flow combines. The local market will welcome the 7250, 8250 and 9250, class 7, 8 and 9 models respectively with a grain tank capacity of 11,100 litres on the 7250 with […]
GrainInnovate fund has $50 million for innovations
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has invested $25 million of its funds into a $50 million venture capital fund to draw start-up ideas from across the globe to focus on innovative solutions for grain growers’ hardest to solve problems. GRDC has teamed up with a company trading as Artesian, described as an alternative […]
Rabbit destructive dunes in Coorong make a comeback
When rabbits moved into the vast dune system that flanks South Australia’s Coorong in 1949, their population peaked at 26 rabbits per hectare and they never planned to leave. A long-term study of vegetation cover on Younghusband Peninsula’s transgressive dunes by Flinders University SA researchers shows that rabbits were the most destructive factor affecting dune […]
John Deere Frontier bolsters tillage and planting line
John Deere has bolstered its lineup of Frontier equipment in some markets with the addition of implements including cultipackers, three-point shank rippers and overseeders. These are implements now being requested by large-scale property owners and Ag contractors that also need smaller equipment to work behind compact, and utility tractors for specialist crop plantings. Deere’s is […]
Boss seeders are custom built to suit any crop system
It’s been a tough start for first time dryland cotton grower Tom Greentree of “Quisisana” at Mungindi situated on the NSW/Qld border. After a challenging winter crop in 2018 Tom Greentree decided he would plant a summer crop to utilise the stored moisture on his fallow country. Tom purchased a new Boss 18 metre (60ft) […]
Simplicity Territory maximises trash flow
Simplicity Australia has been manufacturing simple and reliable tillage equipment suited to the rigours of Australian agriculture for almost 40 years. Their very latest addition to the range is the Territory. A ground following parallelogram tine planting unit. Trash, what trash Designed from the ground up, the Territory planter unit has heavy stubble clearly in […]
Case IH reveals Early Riser 2130 stack-fold planter
It’s the planter that’s already lifted precision and profitability up a notch for growers across the globe, and now local growers can see how the Early Riser 2000 Series from Case IH can add to their operation. The Early Riser 2130 Stack-Fold Planter has just arrived, building on the productivity of its predecessors by offering […]
Equalizer top fill air cart added to range
Adding to Equalizer’s line of products for this season is the top fill air cart which is a similar system to the conventional air cart. There is an extensive selection of product capacity configurations ranging from twin bin models of 12000-litres or up to four bin models offering a 20000-litre capacity. These configurations are achieved […]
Pillar single disc double shoot seeder ideal for heavy stubble
Growers no longer have to choose between a disc or tine seeder as the Pillar offers the advantages of both with a single opener that places both seed and fertiliser in one pass. Many growers will be looking at the Pillar with its unique Disc Hoe hybrid opener for the first time and realise it’s […]