Sheep producers seek to arrest decline of the national flock
A project commissioned by Sheep Producers Australia aims to quantify the opportunities for sheep producers and define the drivers of flock decline
Insect protein creating market buzz
A new report outlines the nutritional, functional and environmental benefits of insect-based nutrition and the value-adding potential in this fast-developing market
Broadacre farmers reap the benefits of a good season with boosted farm cash incomes
Average broadacre farm cash incomes have risen to $184k pa but a select group of large-scale cropping farms did even better.
New Holland will add methane powered tractor to range in 2021
Seeking an alternative fuel source has been high on the agenda for the New Holland badge for over 14 years – it turns out that methane is the winning fuel
Case IH orchard cab tractor fills an important market segment for almond and macadamia growers
The striking design of the Case IH Farmall C 115 Orchard Cab tractor and its prowess around orchards during deomostration earned it the moniker of “Mad Max Tractor”
On-farm silos and bunkers guide to fumigating unwanted bugs and pests
A leading grain storage specialist is encouraging growers to act now to control storage pests that are highly conducive to an increase in insect populations
Yanmar autonomous tractor Series offers real time fantasy transition as it goes on sale in Japan
Yanmar will take a brief grab at fame when it becomes the first tractor maker to go full retail with its autonomous tractor series on 1 April 2021 in Japan
Hydrosmart physical water conditioning system turns previous unuseable water into liquid gold
It’s the solution you have looking for to turn hard water into a valuable asset as Hydrosmart softens and removes old mineralised calcium, iron, and magnesium scale build up Hydrosmart has been manufacturing in Adelaide for the past 24 years and its system has used successfully for long term effective treatment of highly mineralised water […]
MagGrow an Irish AgTech company secures first client for its retrofit spray system
As the MagGrow system is being offered internationally the company has secured its first local client, a spray contractor based in South Australia MagGrow has been busy raising an 18 million Euro war-chest to commercialise and expand a system that fits onto any spray boom that the company says will reduce waste and save money […]
Glyphosate resistant capeweed has been detected in WA and it’s a world first
Researchers working with the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative (AHRI) have detected the world’s first population of glyphosate-resistant capeweed The resistant biotype was reported by an agronomist in the Albany WA port zone, who noticed capeweed sprayed with several glyphosate applications was continuing to flourish. AHRI Research Associate Yaseen Kahlil, who is based at The University […]