Winter crop harvest expectations state by state for season 2025-26 season

Across all states growers are expected to harvest 62 million tonnes of grain in the winter season 2025-26 to bank the third-highest harvest on record Growers in three states in particular took an educated risk to dry sow at the start of the 2025-26 winter season and joined other states with better soil moisture to […]

GRDC begins spring tours through key wheatbelt locations

Watch out for a GRDC spring tour in your region to establish if growers are satisfied with current research or need some further assistance Spring has sprung, and that means the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) will embark on its annual spring tours. These tours through busy growing regions provide an opportunity for GRDC […]

Growers are gaining ground in the fight against crop weeds

The impact of weeds on crop yields has fallen from 2.8 million tonnes in 2016 to 1.2 million tonnes in 2025 translating into higher income Grain and cotton growers are substantially increasing their income by incorporating long-term weed management strategies into their cropping programs, and more money is on the table. While growers are winning […]

John Deere Biomax planter direct from the US started a trend

How a disc seeder purchase in the early 1990s for no-till planting started a trend that this farming family have followed ever since It’s fair to say that technology has transformed a multi-generational farming operation to a point where their income is more ensured than most. Fifth-generation farmer Darren Trewick remembers the traditional way of […]

Crop sowing trials identify there is every reason to vary planting dates

Season variations are forcing a change from traditional planting dates to optimal sowing windows that suit conditions as confirmed in trials Grain growers are set to benefit from results revealed in a series of targeted projects focused on the time of sowing in response to increasing seasonal variability.

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Drought that threatened the 2025-26 winter crop has broken for most

Bureau of Meteorology has farmers waking up to the best news they have heard in a while as drought threatening the 2025-26 winter crop fades The latest rainfall summary issued by the Bureau of Meteorology highlights an Increased chance of above-average rainfall for much of the cropping regions, throughout July to September 2025. This is […]

Winter crop progress reveals that not all growing regions treated equal

Growers in all states started to plant with a similar level of confidence but outside influences have caused variances in harvest expectations Crop plantings for winter season 2025-26 across all states are historically high with a 24.9 million hectares mark already reached, and this could increase past the previous 25.0 million hectare record set just […]

Growers planting down a near record winter season 2025-26 waiting on rain

For growers to get back significant cash they have put out in a massive spend to plant down a near record crop rain is needed now Industry analysts have been pretty much on board, suggesting a record winter crop planting for season 2025-26, with estimates as high as 24.9 million hectares, second only to the […]

Winter crop plantings expected to reach a record high for 2025-26

In a rush to continue high income levels grain growers expect to plant a record-breaking 24.5 million hectares of winter crop Many industry analysts have been suggesting growers are heading towards a record-high winter crop planting for season 2025-26, and Rabobank backs that scenario in its just-released 2025-26 Australian Winter Crop Outlook. The annual outlook, […]

Loam Bio opens up a soil frontier CarbonBuilder to lock in valuable nutrients

Any grower looking for a simple solution to lock carbon into a cropping program now has instant access through the Loam Bio CarbonBuilder Farmers have tackled visible threats like pests, disease, and nutrient deficiencies for decades with the benefit of targeted solutions.  If a fungal disease is detected, just spray it with a fungicide, if […]