Precision Ag News • 21st February 2024

Modernising the dried fruit industry

The Sunraysia region encompassing north-west Victoria and far south-west NSW is famous for its dried vine fruit, accounting for more than 95 per cent of Australia’s production.

Queensland Country Life • 18th February 2024

Trusting weather intuition pays off for Warby's crops

January heatwaves have taken some of the shine off this year's crop for Border Rivers cotton producers. But Ben Warby, from Warby Farming, said it had otherwise been an exceptional season for growing cotton and their first crop of corn, harvested last week, was a raging success.

The Farmer • 1st February 2024

A cheese by any other name

Australian farmers breathed a collective sigh of relief when Trade Minister Don Farrell declined to sign a free trade deal with the European Union (EU) in October.

Turf Australia • 23rd January 2024

Using alternate compost to push down fertiliser costs

Convinced by on-farm trials showing significant fertiliser and water savings from applying organic compost, the team at Tinamba Turf has expanded its R&D program.

Turf Australia • 22nd January 2024

Turf fascination lures young grower into industry

As a little tacker helping his father Reno grow lucerne as a hobby, Luke Schembri was fascinated by turf farms.

Queensland Country Life • 20th January 2024

Battery Hill cotton looking good despite 'horrible start'

The gates were opened this week for the first in-crop irrigation of cotton crops at Battery Hill, in the Breeza district, south east of Gunnedah.

Groundcover • 17th January 2024

Opportunities abound in a growing industry

It used to be the case that you had to be born into a farming family to get into agriculture. But the sector has changed dramatically in recent decades, and so has its workforce, despite the enduring stereotype of a worker as a grey-haired male farmer wearing gumboots and driving a tractor.

The Land • 21st December 2023

Welcome hot spell boosts crops

After a slow start to the season, cotton crops in the Macquarie Valley were loving last week’s hot spell of three days above 40 degrees Celsius.

The Farmer Magazine • 15th December 2023

Biosecurity Commissioner to be appointed in 2024

Collaboration and coordination will be crucial to the success of the new Independent Biosecurity Commissioner when they’re appointed in 2024.

Queensland Country Life • 15th November 2023

St George cotton growers consider reduced plant area

Third generation cotton grower Oliver Armstrong has had a dream run since returning to the family farm near St George in 2021, but expects to face some new challenges in the coming season.

Precision Ag News • 10th November 2023

Scanner provides a big picture view

As one of the first Australian fruit growers to embrace Cartographer, Plunkett Orchards manager Jason Shields was looking for a way to gather more information to identify potential problems or confirm they were making the right decisions.

Precision Ag News • 10th November 2023

Cartography gets a 21st century update

Forecasting has always been difficult for farmers, especially those growing fruit or nut crops. Australian company Green Atlas has come up with a novel way to measure crops at different development stages, improving operational efficiency.

Groundcover • 7th November 2023

Heavy stubble loads demand grower flexibility

Decades of research have established region-specific guidelines for managing retained standing stubble at different times of the year.

Farm Online • 21st October 2023

The nitrogen app making growers more efficient

Irrigated cotton growers will this season be able to test drive a new free tool that aims to help them cut down on one of their biggest production expenses - synthetic nitrogen fertiliser application.

Farm Online • 24th September 2023

Why native bats are worth $63 million to the cotton industry

Many native bats are smaller than the palm of your hand, but they can eat more than their body weight in insects each night, making them an important ally for integrated pest management on cotton farms.

Groundcover • 21st September 2023

Podcasts capture a mobile grower audience

From cave paintings and yarns around a campfire to books, movies and television, people have been sharing stories for tens of thousands of years as a means of passing on knowledge and traditions.

Farm Online • 19th August 2023

Cotton yield quest prompts fertiliser research project

Conventional wisdom says that a higher yielding crop needs more of the major nutrients than one that's less productive. But what if that's not the case?

Farm Online • 22nd July 2023

Is nanotechnology the next big R&D breakthrough for cotton?

Nanotechnology for managing plant stress is an emerging field of research that could pay dividends for Australia's cotton growers.

TurfBreed • 18th July 2023

Testing the green, green grass of home

Research trials testing the performance of new and existing turf varieties are being expanded in both Queensland and Victoria.

TurfBreed • 18th July 2023

The only secret to sales is good customer service

Customer service and marketing aren’t complicated, but done well can make all the difference between closing a one-off sale and establishing an ongoing relationship that will turn a client into an advocate and bring them back time after time.