John Deere boosts Women in Turf Program for 2025
This program creates career pathways and builds support networks to encourage greater female participation in the greenkeeping sector John Deere has announced a major boost to its Women in Turf Program for 2025, collaborating with leading global environmental science company, Envu, and the Australian Sports Turf Managers Association (ASTMA) to take the initiative to the […]
Midwest Legacy Front highly commended at Machine of the Year competition
The locally manufactured and designed Legacy front released for the first time this harvest by Midwest Fabrication has been recognised at Henty Midwest Fabrication, a pioneer in agricultural machinery innovation, was honoured with the Highly Commended award at the Henty Machinery Field Days’ Machine of the Year competition for its ground-breaking 18.3m (60-ft) Legacy Front […]
Farmers can get a discount on monitoring technology through a rebate scheme
Get the most current tech help on-farm with cheaper access through the National Grant Scheme with up to 50% off some costs Ahead of what looks like a hot summer, an Agtech company is urging farmers to take advantage of a Federal Government-backed rebate program by investing in water monitoring technology that will save producers […]
RBA Governor shows true grit to keep rates on hold at a base rate of 4.35%
At this time in 2023 with the distraction of the general public watching the running of the 163rd Melbourne Cup the Reserve Bank of Australia Board (RBA) took a swipe at lingering inflation by raising the base cash rate by 0.25% to a 12 year high of 4.35%. It was the first meeting of the […]
Greeneye Technology to commence paddock trial program with Croplands
US firm Greeneye Technology is pioneering AI-enabled precision spraying in the US and through a venture with Croplands is about to introduce the benefits here Greeneye Technology is a US based pioneer of AI-enabled precision spraying technology that is claimed to reduce non-residual herbicide use in farming by an average of 87%. The company has […]
AGCO posts damning third Quarter 2024 results with sales down 24.8%
AGCO is an undisputed global leader in agricultural equipment and precision ag technology but has no answer to the current downward trend AGCO is following the downward trend common in the agriculture manufacturing industry at present, reporting worldwide net sales of US$2.6 billion for the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of 24.8% compared to […]
Glyphosate tolerant canola DG Buller G released for the 2025 season
Local seed crop grower expertise has been vital for the final production of a glyphosate-tolerant canola hybrid seed New South Wales farmers Wayne and Brodie Williams’ local expertise in intensive canola hybrid seed production has been critical to maximising the availability of DG Buller G for the 2025 season. Australian knowledge and farming know-how have […]
BHP trials the first ever Battery Electric Toyota HiLux double cab Ute
A Toyota HiLux BEV Ute will be under trial for 12 months in the mining industry with BHP to provide feedback on real-world use Toyota Australia and BHP have combined to trial the first Battery Electric HiLux double cab Ute over the next 12 months to gauge its abilities pre-release. The trial of the electric […]
Avocados proving to be a money spinner with an annual $649 million GVP value
Avocado growers took a leap of faith to improve production volume and income from the previous season with exports in strong demand Australian avocado production volume is up 30% to 150,913 tonnes when compared with 2022-23’s figure of 115,385 tonnes. While the gross value of production (GVP) for is up by 13% to $649 million […]
Your smartphone can detect when milk has gone off and save thousands of litres from being discarded
Researchers at UNSW Computer Science and Engineering have developed a smartphone sensor that can detect if milk is fresh or spoiled. Named VibMilk, the technology uses a smartphone’s vibration motor and inertial measurement unit (IMU) to assess milk freshness without needing to open the package. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation has estimated that 20% […]