Cropping News
Aphids are in demand for a pest research project
Aphids are a wanted species as researchers call out to growers and agronomists to help locate clusters for use in a pest management project
Hay producers are given a plan that will save nutrients for next season
Evidence shows that cutting a crop for hay can affect future nutritional values in the paddock next season – here is the solution.
Canola crops benefit from adding genes to combat heat stress
More growers could turn to Canola if research currently underway results in seed varieties better suited to hotter conditions
Vegetable growers come out on top with export assistance in Federal Budget
AUSVEG, the peak industry body for the Australian vegetable industry, has welcomed the Government’s support of the vegetable growing industry and horticulture businesses in the 2020/2021 Federal Budget.
GSI grain storage also leads in handling and drying
GSI has rapidly expanded its local operation to supply silos from 3 to 30,000 tonnes with the industry’s largest range of grain drying and conditioning products
Househam offers limited edition Air Ride Xtra advanced sprayer
The Househam Air Ride Xtra SP Sprayer with an easily managed 4000 capacity tank has everything you need in a special build for row croppers
Goldacres G6 Series 2 Sprayer much appreciated industry advancement
This big capacity high clearance Self Propelled G6 Series sprayer from Goldacres is much easier to manage through G-Hub, and offers an advanced boom structure
Indicators positive for Australian wheat prices says Market Check
How hedging grain crops on world markets will add value post-harvest in 2021
Briefs
Report on world dairy market available to all as webinar
The launch of the IDF World Dairy Situation Report for 2020 will be a grand webinar affair for everyone interested in dairy market trends. Put this date aside, Tuesday 27th
La Niña weather pattern to affect local agriculture but in a good way
While the development of a La Niña weather system could have sizeable impacts on short-term demand and interrupt supply patterns across a wide range of commodities, agriculture often welcomes the event.
Truck tech award offers chance to get away from it all
The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has opened nominations for the 2020 Craig Roseneder Award, recognising technical and maintenance excellence in the trucking industry. You need to nominate by 9 November 2020.
Western Australia gets what its wanted since federation – a stand-alone Kingdom
To prove the point. The annual Diggers & Dealers Mining Forum at Kalgoorlie-Boulder WA starting Monday 12 October will be for local residents only. The WA Premier held his ground
Take Up a Job program sets aside $17.4 million to attract farm workers
In an effort to ensure our agriculture sector has access to the labour force it needs over the coming months, the Government has made changes to the existing Relocation Assistance
Goldacres buys AgServe Goomalling dealership and sets up a WA hub
Local spraying manufacturer Goldacres, based in Ballarat VIC, has bought the AgServe Goomalling WA dealership to set up a major selling and service hub for its leading range of trailed
Raven Industries claws in US$85 million for quarter two of 2020
With net sales of US$85.2 million, Raven Industries is only down 13.1% for the second quarter of its fiscal year. The company was saved by growth in its Applied Technology
Haulotte takes on board COVID-19 intervention for US$263 million 6 months revenue
Haulotte posted US$263 million revenue for 6 months, compared to US$403 million for the first half of 2019, a drop of 35%. Overall it is clear to see the damage