Cropping News
Bourgault is talking with growers now about orders for the 2025 season
The biggest question facing many growers following an intense winter planting season is whether they can cope without buying new seeding equipment With seeding issues
Winter crop harvest expectations state by state for 2024-25 season
Across all states growers are expected to harvest 55.2 million tonnes of grain in winter season 2024-25 with some prospects better than others With a
Goldacres G8 Super Cruiser allows farm operations to go big
With an 8000-litre product tank capacity and spray coverage across 48 metres the Goldacres G8 allows growers to reach full potential Goldacres is allowing farm
GRDC makes a call to determine right grain industry levy and research spend
Grain growers could pay more or less according to a GRDC review that will look into the cost of the grains industry levy RD&E and
Horticulture export push powers ahead through FASTA program
One year later Australia’s $130M Fresh and Secure Trade Alliance (FASTA) initiative has more than 50 projects in the pipeline to bolster exports Australia’s $130
Davimac chaser bins design upgrades ensure a timely harvest
The chaser bin market leader goes an extra step to add more features as standard for efficient delivery during the next harvest Already a popular
Legumes being promoted as key to reducing nitrogen losses from crops
See what plant breeders have discovered at the 11th International Conference on Legume Genetics and Genomics in Brisbane The world’s foremost researchers and plant breeders will share
Winter crop harvest of 55.2 million tonnes expected for 2024-25 season
With returns 17% above the 10-year average growers in New South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia are sitting in the box seats With the 2024-25
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Bureau predictions for long-range Spring weather forecasts that could make or break some farmers
With the release of the Bureau of Meteorology Long-Range 2024 Spring forecast it is the start of nightmares for some farming districts with predictions they would prefer not to see.
Syngenta Group reports H1 2024 sales and earnings are down compared to last year
Coming off record profits from the highest product input prices farmers have ever paid, Syngenta Group financial results for the first half and the second quarter of 2024 reveal the
3G telecom network closure delayed until at least late October 2024
Telstra and Optus have delayed the closure of their 3G networks until late October over concerns of service blackspots, especially in regional, remote and First Nations communities. RMIT telecommunications expert Associate Professor Mark
Legislation to phase out live sheep exports passes through Parliament
The Australian Senate has today passed legislation enshrining the phase-out of live sheep exports into law This is how it went down for up to an estimated 3,000 farm and
Farmers can prepare for the next drought through the Future Drought Fund (FDF)
To date, more than 30,000 farmers have taken up opportunities to build their capability to manage farm-risk, including to drought and climate change, through the Future Drought Fund (FDF). Today
Calls for urgent rebuild of financial services for people living in rural and regional locations
The Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Committee today released a report which recommends investment in the financial services available in rural and regional Australia to make up for
National soil information system proving vital to agriculture’s future
Nurturing the food we eat and the plants we grow and for the animals native to our land soil is a fundamental pillar in the sustainability, productivity and growth of
Farmers walk out on Agriculture Minister’s Federal budget breakfast speech that angered NFF and other farm industry representatives
The most invisible Federal agricultural minister to date, Murray Watt, has a spotlight firmly on his future intentions following a post-budget breakfast that hosted the National Farmers’ Federation and other