Cropping News
Mouse plague alert for season 2022-23 has growers staying awake at night
There’re back – and the word this season is to act now – well before unabated breeding takes off and millions of offspring appear Research
Chemical pesticide alternative found and its safe and sustainable
Game changing spray to revolutionise world-wide pest control has been declared as the safe and sustainable replacement for chemical pesticides An environmentally friendly spray that
Syngenta releases VICTRATO to reduce grower losses by $150 billion a year
VICTRATO offers a seed treatment that targets damaging nematodes and diseases in many crops Syngenta Crop Protection’s Seedcare business has unveiled VICTRATO®, a seed treatment
Bourgault introduces the TruTrac Coulter System for smoother seed placement
With many growers faced with additional stubble from last season Bourgault is offering an ideal solution for effective stubble management while seeding With growers across
Weedetect Billbery camera detection system a perfect fit for a Goldacres G6 Series 2 sprayer
Test results showed clearly how chemical costs could be slashed with the camera mounted Weedetect Billbery detection system on a Goldacres G6 S2 sprayer Goldacres
HARDI trailed sprayer range has a model for all agricultural applications
The HARDI range of trailed sprayers has been designed to deliver the reliability and performance required to get the job done HARDI has developed its
Roesner i4M shows how to maximise an investment in precision agriculture
Roesner is behind the Precision Agronomics Australia push to ensure the i4M product range will lead the next wave of precision agriculture Precision Agronomics Australia
DJI drones on the rise for farm applications
Smart drones lower precision agriculture costs for Aussie farmers as latest release models increase product capacity Aerial drone technology is set to change the way
Briefs
Barnaby must save Tamworth Climate Change Crop scientists says PSA Secretary
Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce must step in to save a $130 million ground-breaking research project developing climate change resistant crops says the union representing the axed workers. And there is
AWU condemns the wool industry push for cheap overseas labour
The Australian Workers’ Union says this week’s wool industry appeal for Pacific Island workers to be used to fill a supposed worker shortfall is just another attempt to undercut pay
CBA first to respond to the Reserve Bank of Australia’s cash rate increase
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has advised in light of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) cash rate decision on 3 May 2022, CBA will increase home loan variable
CPI in March 2022 quarter shows highest year-on-year food price inflation in more than 10 years
The quarterly Consumer Price Index data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, released today, shows food price inflation accelerated in the March 2022 quarter, with food prices recording the highest
Future Drought Fund: Round two of grants to build community drought resilience
Regional communities across Australia will share in $3.1 million for 60 projects that will help prepare for drought under the Federal Government’s Future Drought Fund Networks to Build Drought Resilience
AGCO Agriculture Foundation donates $100,000 to Ukraine emergency relief
The AGCO Agriculture Foundation (AAF), a private foundation with the vision to prevent and relieve hunger through sustainable agricultural development has announced a $100,000 donation to the World Food Program USA (WFPUSA). The
Roma shopfront supporting drought resilience in southern Queensland
A new drought resilience shopfront in Roma will support farmers and communities in southern Queensland to prepare for and respond to drought. The Roma node of the Southern Queensland and
Japanese encephalitis virus has been detected in eastern Australia
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been confirmed in pigs in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and South Australia. There have been confirmed cases in humans. The virus had been detected