The South Australian 2019-20 Budget includes outlays on the dog fence and regional roads and investment in the livestock sector, but has cut $5m from PIRSA funding…Read More
Grain Central, June 19, 2019
Dry conditions in parts of Australia, Canada and Europe are fueling production concerns about canola, and limiting grower willingness to forward sell now that prices look more likely to rise than fall…Read More
Liz Wells, June 19, 2019
There is powerful potential for grain growers and farm advisers to combine publicly available off-farm data with data from farm machinery to improve decision-making in the paddock…Read More
Grain Central, June 19, 2019
A new soil amelioration research project in Western Australia has the heady aim of boosting grain yields by up to one tonne per hectare…Read More
Grain Central, June 19, 2019
Cold fronts and troughs produced moderate falls in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania early in the week, while a coastal trough and onshore flow produced locally heavy rain in parts of New South Wales and Queensland…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, June 19, 2019
Grain futures settled 1-2pc lower, oilseeds in fractions up and down. Chance US wheat harvest would restart soon and Canada would see rain. India has variable summer crop prospects while Australian conditions remain patchy. ..Read More
Lachstock Consulting, June 19, 2019
Australia’s grain production will increase by 20 per cent to 36.4 million tonnes this season but world prices are forecast to decline for most major crops, according to ABARES’ latest outlook…Read More
Grain Central, June 18, 2019The shipment program which is delivering Canadian wheat to Manildra Group’s Shoalhaven Starches plant is in full flight as Grain Producers Australia calls on government to keep risk off the farmers’ purse…Read More
Liz Wells, June 17, 2019One of the ‘founding fathers’ of no-till farming, Jeff Esdaile, continues to be a passionate advocate of the low disturbance, stubble retention farming system that has revolutionised Australian crop production…Read More
Despite Adelaide experiencing its wettest day in more than two years this month, a new study by the University of South Australia shows droughts are becoming longer and more severe in SA…Read More
Grain Central, June 14, 2019Winds of change are coming to Australian cotton, as the world market prices in the doldrums permeate new season outlook…Read More
Grain Central, June 13, 2019Australia’s grain production will increase by 20 per cent to 36.4 million tonnes this season but world prices are forecast to decline for most major crops, according to ABARES’ latest outlook…Read More
Grain Central, June 18, 2019Much-needed rain from WA to southern NSW has seen wheat and barley values in southern markets ease, but prices in the northern markets have been steady to higher as prospects for late planting get slimmer by the day…Read More
Liz and Henry Wells, June 13, 2019The ACCC has raised concerns about Landmark’s proposed acquisition of Ruralco, asking for stakeholder comment on the competition impact a merged national agency business might have on the agriculture sector…Read More
Grain Central, June 13, 2019Farmers are bracing for a tough winter after autumn rains eluded much of the country, but the grain sector remained the most positive sector in Rabobank’s latest Rural Confidence Survey…Read More
Grain Central, June 17, 2019A far-reaching northern farming systems project is investigating whether cropping performance in Central Queensland can be improved by modifying the farming system…Read More
Grain Central, June 17, 2019Low water availability and high water prices have seen just 54,000 paddy tonnes of rice harvested in the Riverina this season, a fraction of the 2018 crop of 623,000 tonnes…Read More
Grain Central, June 13, 2019Jeff, it is good to see that you are still pushing the barrow of the best method of farming so far in spite of emerging threats . One method..
Lindsay WardAn excellent way to communicate our concerns in a non threatening way to our City cousins. Well done!!!!!..
Albert EnzerinkBrilliant..
Mike IntrovigneHi Andrew and Michael , I speculate that this Weed chipper machine could be used in row crops of 1 MT row spacing or single skip or 2..
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The South Australian 2019-20 Budget includes outlays on the dog fence and regional roads and investment in the livestock sector, but has cut $5m from PIRSA funding…Read More
Grain Central, June 19, 2019
Australia’s grain production will increase by 20 per cent to 36.4 million tonnes this season but world prices are forecast to decline for most major crops, according to ABARES’ latest outlook…Read More
Grain Central, June 18, 2019
Farmers are bracing for a tough winter after autumn rains eluded much of the country, but the grain sector remained the most positive sector in Rabobank’s latest Rural Confidence Survey…Read More
Grain Central, June 17, 2019
One of the ‘founding fathers’ of no-till farming, Jeff Esdaile, continues to be a passionate advocate of the low disturbance, stubble retention farming system that has revolutionised Australian crop production…Read More
Neil Lyon, June 14, 2019
Cold fronts and troughs produced moderate falls in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania early in the week, while a coastal trough and onshore flow produced locally heavy rain in parts of New South Wales and Queensland…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, June 19, 2019
Despite Adelaide experiencing its wettest day in more than two years this month, a new study by the University of South Australia shows droughts are becoming longer and more severe in SA…Read More
Grain Central, June 14, 2019
The Australian Farm Institute mid-year conference “Farming in a risky climate” to be held in Brisbane will examine Australian agriculture’s changing risk exposure and management options,..Read More
Grain Central, June 14, 2019
An upper-level trough produced moderate falls in Queensland’s northern and central interior, while a series of strong cold fronts produced moderate falls in southwest Western Australia…Read More
Bureau of Meteorology, June 12, 2019
There is powerful potential for grain growers and farm advisers to combine publicly available off-farm data with data from farm machinery to improve decision-making in the paddock…Read More
Grain Central, June 19, 2019
A new soil amelioration research project in Western Australia has the heady aim of boosting grain yields by up to one tonne per hectare…Read More
Grain Central, June 19, 2019
The myth that modern wheat varieties are more heavily reliant on pesticides and fertilisers than older varieties has been debunked by new research…Read More
Grain Central, June 18, 2019
Research in WA has highlighted the benefits of using herbicide mixtures to combat herbicide resistance, as well as the benefits of testing for these mixtures before using them over the whole farm…Read More
Grain Central, June 18, 2019
Dry conditions in parts of Australia, Canada and Europe are fueling production concerns about canola, and limiting grower willingness to forward sell now that prices look more likely to rise than fall…Read More
Liz Wells, June 19, 2019
Grain futures settled 1-2pc lower, oilseeds in fractions up and down. Chance US wheat harvest would restart soon and Canada would see rain. India has variable summer crop prospects while Australian conditions remain patchy. ..Read More
Lachstock Consulting, June 19, 2019
The US corn story continues to be the primary driver of global grain markets at the moment, despite the improved planting conditions through the Corn Belt over the last 10 days, according to Grain Brokers Australia…Read More
Grain Brokers Australia, June 18, 2019
Grain futures on Monday were mixed, oilseeds lifted at least 1 per cent firmer in the US, Canada and EU…Read More
Lachstock Consulting, June 18, 2019
New machinery monitoring technology that provides real-time data on a tractor or harvester’s ‘health’ is helping farmers and their service providers identify emerging problems and nip them in the bud before they become full-blown issues. ..Read More
Neil Lyon, June 7, 2019
The Tasmanian government is set to introduce a $700,000 package of measures to improve quad bike safety, including a $500,000 rebate scheme for the fitting of approved rollover or crush protection devices to farmers’ quad bikes…Read More
Grain Central, June 4, 2019
The sale of 18 prime movers and 29 trailers by South Australian-based grain and fertiliser cartage specialists, Bee Jays Haulage, represents a strategic restructuring of the business in response to shifting demand in a tough season…Read More
Neil Lyon, June 3, 2019
Farmers will now be able to move tracked tractors on Victorian roads under the latest regulatory changes…Read More
Grain Central, May 23, 2019
Biloela sisters Chelsea and Jessica Howard and Phillipa Leahy have paid $4.125 million at auction for the Central Queensland fodder and cattle property Glenreagh which covers 966 hectares and an impressive planting of leucaena…Read More
Grain Central, May 27, 2019
The Mundulla Aggregation is South Australia’s Southeast has been sold to mostly local interests in separate lots to fetch $7.9 million. ..Read More
Grain Central, May 22, 2019
A proven dryland cropping spread northeast of Moree is being offered for sale by the Turnbull family for $7413 per hectare…Read More
Grain Central, May 20, 2019
Harvard University has listed the 32,567-hectare Lachlan River Portfolio, giving investors the chance to buy into well-watered and positioned irrigation and dryland Riverina country…Read More
Grain Central, May 7, 2019
Crombie to retire from AA Co Board | McKillop fills CBRE agribusiness chair | New Qld/NT State Manager at Ruralco | RIC appoints QLD/NT/northern WA manager | New president.. Read More
The South Australian 2019-20 Budget includes outlays on the dog fence and regional roads and investment in the livestock sector, but has cut $5m from PIRSA funding...Read.. Read More
ABARES says its own analysis, based on industry estimates, places the number of cattle producers lost as a result of severe flood events in northern Queensland in late January.. Read More
More women than ever before are now choosing professions in the agricultural sphere, fulfilling roles which are highly technical, and developing and displaying extremely advanced skillsets. With this in.. Read More
Cold fronts and troughs produced moderate falls in South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania early in the week, while a coastal trough and onshore flow produced locally heavy rain in.. Read More
AN alleged theft of fine Merino wool worth about $18,000 has prompted a call for growers to lift security on their properties, especially those in isolated areas...Read.. Read More
EXTRA heavy lamb prices jumped to record levels this week with a line of feedlot lambs at the Corowa saleyards in New South Wales setting a new national peak.. Read More
A FORECAST 11 percent fall in the value of livestock-derived exports underpins the latest prediction of a 5pc drop in Australia’s 2019-20 agricultural export earnings to $45 billion. The.. Read More