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Vital to monitor nutrients after harvest

Growers altering their farming systems are changing the balance of soils, according to a recent analysis of nutrient removal. Incitec Pivot Fertilisers agronomist Lee Menhenett co-ordinated a program of grain and leaf tissue testing from 27...

Country News
Cropping

Grain growers warned of mouse threat

Southern region grain growers have been warned about the potential for mouse damage at sowing of this year’s winter crops. Recent monitoring and trapping efforts detected high rates of pregnancy in females — adding to...

Country News
Cropping

New drill available for Aussie farmers

Farmers now have the opportunity to purchase the new Maschio Gaspardo Gigante Pressure drill, thanks to machinery distributor PFG Australia. “The Gigante Pressure is an advanced direct seed drill with pneumatic seed and fertiliser...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

New updates for popular Case IH sprayer

A new year brings some important changes to one of the most popular members of the Case IH machinery family. Case IH Australia/New Zealand has just announced two key updates to MY2020 Patriot sprayers in the form of a new boom option and an upgrade...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Grain growers have access to new data to help plan the 2020 cropping season

Important new data has been released to inform southern region grain growers’ crop variety choices for the 2020 season. Harvesting of the extensive winter crop variety trials conducted through the Grains Research and Development...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Region’s recent rainfall leads to early rush on machinery parts orders

O’Connors Shepparton has seen an increase in early orders for machinery parts due to the region’s recent rainfall. “Following the rain events, this year we have seen an earlier rush on parts compared to previous years and expect it to stay...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Loyal customers make maintenance time worth it for Mooroopna business

Clean and well maintained machinery is the key to the success of Mooroopna business Gaffy’s Tractor Hire. A family owned and operated business that has been serving the Goulburn Valley and beyond for more than 17 years, Gaffy’s Tractor Hire...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

IPM knowledge sourced at canola growing workshop

Practical workshops addressing early season canola pest management are helping to bolster industry’s uptake of integrated pest management principles and improve the effectiveness of control strategies. A survey of participants who attended...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Bendigo Grains Research Update helps growers prepare for future

The Victorian grains industry is well equipped with the latest research findings, new knowledge and critical advice to guide growers through the 2020 cropping season and into the future, after attending the Bendigo Grains Research and Development...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

NSW young farmers to benefit from Riverine Plains workshops

Riverine Plains will host two farm business skills workshops for young NSW farmers later this month. Riverine Plains project and finance officer Kate Coffey said the workshops were part of a series of events aimed to improve the access of young...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Forecast winter crop harvest saved by barley and canola production

Higher than expected barley and canola production in Australia is estimated to have offset lower-than-expected wheat production during winter, but the nation’s summer crop production is expected to decrease by more than 60 per cent. That is...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Full range of sprayers gives Aussie farmers advantage, Echuca business says

Proudly Australian owned and operated sprayer manufacturer Goldacres is the only manufacturer in Australia to produce a full range of self-propelled sprayers, which is a major advantage for Australian farmers, according to CLAAS Harvest Centre...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

New CASE IH tractor on its way to Australia

Agriculture dealership O’Connors will be the place to be later this year as it becomes the home of CASE IH’s new AFS Connect Magnum tractor. The tractor, which has been generating a buzz since it was previewed at NSW’s 2019 AgQuip, offers...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Cropping advice for farmers in Katunga

Farmers seeking advice on the upcoming cropping season were given the chance to hear from industry leaders at an event organised by Australian Consolidated Milk. Notman Pasture Seeds owner Peter Notman from Gippsland and dairy farmers in Walcha NSW...

Country News
Cropping

New Gason planter perfect for broadacre cropping

New cultivation equipment designed and built by Ararat’s AF Gason was a feature new product release at the Wimmera Field Days. The first prototype of the T12000 planter follows on from a six-month product development project undertaken at the...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

CASE IH harvester gets tick of approval from SA farmers

Saving time and saving money are the driving forces behind any agricultural operation and South Australian farming family, the McCauleys, believe they’ve nailed both with an investment they’ve recently put to work in their business. Alex...

Rodney Woods
Cropping

Cropping farmer hopes for rain

Despite light rains, cropping and sheep farmer John Bruce has an optimistic outlook on the upcoming cropping season. Mr Bruce’s farm is located between Barooga and Mulwala and has received between 20 mm and 30 mm of rain in the...

Jamieson Salter
Cropping

Founder of German machinery brand to visit Yarrawonga

German machinery brand Horsch is synonymous with cutting-edge technology in soil cultivation and seeding, and next month founder Michael Horsch will be in Yarrawonga and Horsham to share his expertise first-hand. “O’Connors is excited to...

Rodney Woods

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Farmers fear for their family’s future

Woodleigh at Gonn (near Barham in NSW) has been home to the McDonald family for a century. Current custodians and third-generation farmers Glen and Kendell McDonald are wondering if they will be the last. The 1000 ha mixed farming property...

Sophie Baldwin
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Mental health retreat could be reality near Strathmerton

Mental health is close to Kel Sidebottom’s heart and because of this he is looking to raise $1.2 million to buy Red Gum Retreat on Ulupna Island, near Strathmerton, to set up a mental health retreat for farmers. The Wunghnu resident has...

Rodney Woods
News

SPC and AMWU at loggerheads over industrial action in Shepparton

Protected industrial action by union members at Shepparton’s SPC factory could result in the loss of one million cans of diced tomatoes, but the union says any losses will be caused by a poor season, not a strike. The action will happen on March 6...

Rodney Woods
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Farmers welcome early autumn rainfall

Cropping and dairy farmers were jumping for joy after rainfall gave autumn a kick-start this week. ««March 5»» From 9 am on Wednesday, March 4 to 3 pm on Thursday, March 5, Kyabram saw 66.8 mm of...

Jamieson Salter