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Handling the heaviest loads

The Massey Ferguson TH7038 Telehandler meets the high capacity requirements for lifting the heaviest high-density bales, offering fast and efficient cycles for loading as well as the power to tow a loaded trailer.

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Producing quality silage

Dairy Australia has provided some tips on how to produce quality silage.

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Cover up to protect new-season hay

Hay makers are being warned to pay attention to moisture levels at baling if cutting drought-affected or frosted cereal crops.

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Feeling the squeeze

With hay prices doubling this year, and temporary water costing more than $300/Ml, dairy farmers are under pressure to manage higher input costs.

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Canola goes to hay

Some cropping farmers in northern Victoria have begun cutting canola for hay.

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Residual risk

Grain growers in NSW are being encouraged to consider the potential impact of residual herbicides as they weigh up their summer crop planting options.

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Rust could cost $1.4b

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences estimates a nation-wide outbreak of the wheat rust strain Ug99 could cost Australia up to $1.4billion across 10 years.

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Shape grains research

Grain growers, researchers and farm advisers in Victoria are being encouraged to put up their hands and help shape future grains research, development and extension.

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Panel talks industry issues

A diversity of farming systems, rainfall zones, cropping constraints and profit growth opportunities for grain growers will be on the radar for the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s Southern Region Panel during its annual spring tour this month.

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Workshops cover spray application

Riverine Plains is hosting two Grains Research and Development Corporation spray application workshops on September 13 and 14 in Dookie and Rutherglen respectively.

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Gain grain info before harvest

Chain of responsibility and truck road-worthiness will be some of the big issues on the agenda at this year’s VFF Grains Pre-Harvest Roadshow.

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Mixers viewed in action

A shared field day headed by William Adams Ag’s Shepparton staff has allowed current and potential owners of Jaylor mixers to see the machine in action.

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Yields limited

The future of grain growing in Australia is at a crossroads, with cropping soils suffering from falling nitrogen and soil organic matter levels that may limit yields and returns to growers.

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Wheat code cracked

Agriculture Victoria scientists have helped to crack the genetic code of wheat, laying the foundation to improve production and response to disease threats, enhance wheat quality, and better prepare an industry adapting to climate change.

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Call to heed experts

CropLife Australia, the national peak industry body for the plant science sector, has called for a less alarmist reaction to the judgement in the United States on a case involving glyphosate.

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Net wrap put to test

If you’ve bought a new type of net wrap from Tapex Agri in the past few years, chances are the technology was perfected at David Black’s Murchison property.

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Barley claims investigated

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against Landmark Operations (trading as Seednet) for allegedly making false, misleading and deceptive claims in a fact sheet for its barley variety known as Compass.

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Light rain falls across the region

The Goulburn Valley and the southern Riverina recorded small amounts of rain across the weekend. Across Saturday and Sunday, the recorded rainfall, of six towns across the region, ranged from 3.2mm to 8.6mm. Weekend rainfall: Shepparton: 8.4thmm...

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Truck rollover on Shepparton-Katamatite Rd

Emergency services are attending the scene of a truck rollover on Shepparton-Katamatite Rd at Invergordon. The truck has rolled, spilling grain onto the road. The driver of the truck is shaken but not injured. Police, CFA, paramedics and SES are on...

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Firefighters on scene of fire in silo in Numurkah

Firefighters and police are on the scene of a fire in a silo at the GrainCorp site in McDonald St, Numurkah. CFA operations officer Travis Harris told The News at the scene: “We have a fire in a silo which contains canola meal,‘‘ he said. “We have...

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Dry matter doubled after changing irrigation schedule

FARMERS COULD double their pasture production by getting their irrigation timing right and avoiding a “green drought”, a dairy research symposium has been told. Speaking at the Dairy Research Foundation’s 2018 Symposium at the University of...

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Quality milk is family tradition

FOR SECOND-GENERATION Wyuna dairy farmer Jack Young, maintaining great milk quality isn’t just rewarding — it’s a family tradition. Jack’s parents, Julie and Stuart, started farming in the Murray region 25 years ago. Julie instilled in Jack...

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