John Deere combine harvesters now armed with easy headland turn advantage
Operators of John Deere combine harvesters will be able to let the equipment do the work this season with Turn Automation inclusion The launch of John Deere’s most current round of software updates for Gen 4 Displays and John Deere Operations CenterTM has come at an ideal time for combine harvest operators to get more from […]
Greenham reaches a significant milestone with beef branding refresh
Already recognised for quality beef products at retail level HW Greenham & Sons is well positioned to take more market share with latest brand pursuit Sixth generation family-owned beef processor, HW Greenham & Sons celebrates a significant milestone with production commencing at its newly constructed state-of-the-art facility in Tongala VIC. The new milestone has been […]
Cotton growers are sitting on an untapped goldmine and ready for expansion
With increased demand for cotton in southern hemisphere markets local growers are set to capitalise on increased prices There are some positive signs for the 2024 Australian cotton crop with global demand increasing while major competitors are facing crop shortfalls due to seasonal conditions, creating a market gap local growers are ready to fill. On […]
Livestock prices to be impacted by very high production numbers
With a mountain of supply flooding the market coupled with drier conditions Rabobank suggests some farmers will be counting numbers in their sleep Local sheep, cattle and goat markets are being impacted by very high production numbers, compounded by already large volumes of meat in congested supply chains, according to agricultural analysts at Rabobank. For […]
Low maintenance irrigation expands Big River Instant Turf production
Project upgrade was achieved using four pivots across 77.2 hectares utilising hydraulic drive systems proven in broadacre farming in the US A Victorian turf industry leader, Big River Instant Turf, is expanding its production with low-maintenance irrigation to cater for rising demand for its product from some of the State’s fastest-growing urban areas. The family-owned […]
Brush footed trapdoor spider fossil a major find in central NSW
This is the first fossil from the brush footed trapdoor spider family ever found and it five times bigger than any living relative Be still, very very still, don’t make any sudden move as you are as close to a brush footed trapdoor spider, Megamonodontium mccluskyi, as anyone has been and its assumed its venom could […]
Robotics Plus launches Prospr as a multi-use autonomous vehicle for agriculture
Prospr will initially employ its autonomous ability with orchard and vineyard growers to replace manual labour Prospr has been launched as a fully autonomous modular platform to replace workers for a variety of tree crop and vine tasks, including intelligent spraying with much improved efficiency. Prospr is the brainchild of New Zealand-based agritech company Robotics Plus who […]
Cane growers get access to research expected to boost production
A five year plant breeding program has revealed how genomic selection can double some key aspects of sugarcane growing Researchers have proven that genomic selection can successfully predict the performance of key sugarcane traits, with the technology set to improve plant breeding outcomes in the crop. The program is the culmination of five years of […]
Freshwater plant and algae with methane-reducing ability for livestock feed
Methane reducing properties of red seaweed has prompted a research team led by Deakin University to examine freshwater stock feed alternatives A mix of algae scooped out of a Victorian waterway and a species of amphibious grass plucked from a stream have both been found to reduce methane production by up to 24%. The discovery […]
AGCO takes majority control of Trimble Ag for US$2 billion in record Ag Technology deal
AGCO is placed in a commanding position in agricultural technologies through a joint venture at the forefront of next-generation Precision Ag development With worldwide sales at record levels for agricultural machinery and with technology set to place buyers onto another purchasing path if they want to stay up to date, the take-over and amalgamation deals […]