Kubota unmanned hydrogen fuelled tractor incorporates many firsts
The tractor is designed to operate without an onboard operator replaced instead with remote control and autonomous driving The autonomous tractor Kubota is expecting to release will incorporate many firsts, including hydrogen cells to power independent twin engines for drive and implements Kubota engineers have brainstormed their autonomous tractor to a level not seen up […]
Norco boosts farm-gate milk price in broader commitment to the industry
Norco has announced a farm-gate price increase linked to milk quality and on-farm reporting as part of a strategy to strengthen resilience and sustainability Norco, as Australia’s oldest farmer-owned dairy Co-operative, has confirmed a farm-gate milk price increase for season 2025-26, lifting the forecast full-year average price across all regions to 90.37cents per litre (cpl) – […]
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 […]
On-Farm Field Days launched by the Regional Impact Groups
To move to more on-farm Field Days hastens as the Holistic Management Co-op is hosting eight events during October and November A trend to host on-farm Field Days is developing, where farmers can view new ways of farming and discuss the outcomes with like-minded participants. The Holistic Management Co-op is the latest to adapt this […]
TropAg conference offers a Pacific region perspective on food security
The TropAg 2025 Conference will be held from 11 to 13 November 2025 at the Royal International Convention Centre in Brisbane The Pacific region can offer valuable lessons to its neighbours on food security in a changing climate, according to TropAg plenary speaker Dr Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni. The Head of International Development for the Plant & […]
Cotton planting is underway with above average harvest expected
Cotton growers are tipped to plant down nearly 400,000 hectares with expectations of a bumper crop from the 2025-26 season Plantings across cotton growing regions in warmer climates have been positive, with some paddocks already showing sprouts out of the ground, while growers in southern regions are simply waiting for warmer weather before starting their […]
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 […]
John Deere initiates Harvest Profit program for tighter control
The Harvest Profit program is now available from John Deere and can be used as a powerful cost and profit tracking tool ready for this season Growers across Australia and New Zealand now have a unique tool in John Deere’s Harvest Profit, a convenient cost and profit tracking software platform that offers near-real-time profitability monitoring […]
New Holland T7 Methane Power CNG tractor starts factory production
Biogas as a power source for farms has become a reality with the release of New Holland’s T7.270 Methane Power CNG tractor across Europe Catch up on the progress of biogas as a main power source for farms, as New Holland launches the T7.270 Methane Power CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) tractor down the production line. […]