Brown and Hurley reach Super dealer status with six yards in its network
There are some big changes to the CNH Industrial dealership footprint in Queensland with Brown and Hurley now controlling six Case IH dealerships Family-owned machinery dealership Brown and Hurley has turned into a Super dealer for CNH Industrial Group badges as it begins a push to expand its agriculture and farming retail presence. When Brown […]
Aussie farmers reveal fear factors to contend with in 2023
With three record seasons under the belt of many farmers and vastly increased farmgate revenues it is a surprise twist concerns turn to commodity prices, interest rates and drought With local farmers at their highest level of farmgate prices in history, out of the blue, it appears many are expecting to be forced onto a […]
Farm production snapshot confirms the strength in the $90 billion number
A report was released today at the Outlook 2023 Conference in Canberra that reveals how farm production in 2022-23 has eclipsed all previous records A current snapshot of farm production shows the industry continues to grow and perform strongly in a number of key areas including exports where values are forecast to hit record levels […]
Case IH rewards dealership commitment at annual conference
Case IH has recognised its best dealerships during the presentation of its annual Dealer of the Year awards Case IH dealers have celebrated the annual awards for excellence at the presentation of the Dealer of the Year awards, with O’Connors taking home the title for three branches or more, and, for the first time, STAG […]
Norco Dairy Co-op wins Champion category in Grand Dairy awards
Norco Pure Jersey Milk and Real Iced Chocolate have been awarded Champions in the Australian Grand Dairy Awards Norco, recognised as Australia’s largest and oldest dairy co-operative, is celebrating incredible recognition after taking home not one, but two distinguished awards at Dairy Australia’s, Grand Dairy Awards 2023. Norco has been acknowledged as ‘best of the […]
Case IH appoints Aaron Bett as brand leader for Australia and New Zealand
Following the departure of Pete McCann his replacement is the current Managing Director for CNH Industrial Capital Aaron Bett Case IH has announced the appointment of a new General Manager to lead the Australia/New Zealand teams. Aaron Bett, current Managing Director for CNH Industrial Capital Australia/New Zealand, will take over from Pete McCann, who recently […]
Ryegrass becomes a problem weed as it evolves in summer crops
Until recently Annual ryegrass mainly affected winter growers in the southern and western regions but has recently popped up in Queensland Annual ryegrass is an introduced weed that already costs winter grain growers more than $90 million a year in lost production and is now becoming an even bigger threat according to University of Queensland-led […]
Seed of Light award won by well versed Wheat geneticist
This prized award in the grain industry is much sought after and has been won this year by an avid communicator that speaks a language growers understand One of Australia’s leading research geneticists in wheat breeding, Dr Greg Rebetzke, is this year’s recipient of the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) 2023 western region Seed […]
Dairy industry future down to people drinking more milk
A report into the future of the Dairy industry as low margins come to an end concludes more people need to drink milk The liquid ‘drinking’ milk market remains of key importance to the local dairy sector – with improved domestic retail pricing and opportunities for further export growth – according to a Just-released industry […]
Tommerup Dairy Farm takes out Australian Farmer of the Year awards category
Putting their faith in just 20 brown-eyed jersey cows paid off for Tommerup Dairy Farm and led to an Australian Farmer of the Year awards win in the Innovation category They were in with a big show, and our story prior to the Australian Farmer of the Year awards being announced tipped Tommerup Dairy Farm […]