John Deere boosts Women in Turf Program for 2025
This program creates career pathways and builds support networks to encourage greater female participation in the greenkeeping sector John Deere has announced a major boost to its Women in Turf Program for 2025, collaborating with leading global environmental science company, Envu, and the Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (ASTMA) to take the initiative to the […]
Midwest Legacy Front highly commended at Machine of the Year competition
The locally manufactured and designed Legacy front released for the first time this harvest by Midwest Fabrication has been recognised at Henty Midwest Fabrication, a pioneer in agricultural machinery innovation, was honoured with the Highly Commended award at the Henty Machinery Field Days’ Machine of the Year competition for its ground-breaking 18.3m (60-ft) Legacy Front […]
Farmers can get a discount on monitoring technology through a rebate scheme
Get the most current tech help on-farm with cheaper access through the National Grant Scheme with up to 50% off some costs Ahead of what looks like a hot summer, an Agtech company is urging farmers to take advantage of a Federal Government-backed rebate program by investing in water monitoring technology that will save producers […]
Greeneye Technology to commence paddock trial program with Croplands
US firm Greeneye Technology is pioneering AI-enabled precision spraying in the US and through a venture with Croplands is about to introduce the benefits here Greeneye Technology is a US based pioneer of AI-enabled precision spraying technology that is claimed to reduce non-residual herbicide use in farming by an average of 87%. The company has […]
AGCO posts damning third Quarter 2024 results with sales down 24.8%
AGCO is an undisputed global leader in agricultural equipment and precision ag technology but has no answer to the current downward trend AGCO is following the downward trend common in the agriculture manufacturing industry at present, reporting worldwide net sales of US$2.6 billion for the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of 24.8% compared to […]
Glyphosate tolerant canola DG Buller G released for the 2025 season
Local seed crop grower expertise has been vital for the final production of a glyphosate-tolerant canola hybrid seed New South Wales farmers Wayne and Brodie Williams’ local expertise in intensive canola hybrid seed production has been critical to maximising the availability of DG Buller G for the 2025 season. Australian knowledge and farming know-how have […]
BHP trials the first ever Battery Electric Toyota HiLux double cab Ute
A Toyota HiLux BEV Ute will be under trial for 12 months in the mining industry with BHP to provide feedback on real-world use Toyota Australia and BHP have combined to trial the first Battery Electric HiLux double cab Ute over the next 12 months to gauge its abilities pre-release. The trial of the electric […]
Avocados proving to be a money spinner with an annual $649 million GVP value
Avocado growers took a leap of faith to improve production volume and income from the previous season with exports in strong demand Australian avocado production volume is up 30% to 150,913 tonnes when compared with 2022-23’s figure of 115,385 tonnes. While the gross value of production (GVP) for is up by 13% to $649 million […]
Albany oyster harvest begins an expected award-winning season
The Albany Rock Oyster harvest represents a growing WA industry able to deliver a product claimed to be equal to Sydney rock and Coffin Bay oysters The Albany Rock Oyster harvest officially began in the Great Southern, with Harvest Road’s award-winning West Australian rock oysters heading to fishmongers and restaurants as the weather warms up. […]
Plant-based yoghurt rise threatens traditional milk market suppliers
Food engineers claim lab-cultured plant-based yoghurt rivals dairy creaminess in their attempt to disrupt the market Food engineers claim to have harnessed the power of lupins (legumes) to create a yoghurt that they say rivals dairy in taste and texture while delivering more nutrition than typical dairy yoghurts. These are all claims to be tested […]