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Strauss pleads guilty

Strauss pleads guilty

Brenton Strauss, a director of failed grain buying business Sapphire, has pleaded guilty to breaching the Corporations Act.

End of an era for Goldacres at St Arnaud

End of an era for Goldacres at St Arnaud

Sprayer manufacturer Goldacres will centralise its manufacturing at Ballarat, downsizing its St Arnaud factory, where the company started in 1978.

Weather station says it ain’t half hot

Weather station says it ain’t half hot

No, there has not been a curious case of localised global warming in the Wimmera this week.

Celebrating half a century of agronomic advances

Celebrating half a century of agronomic advances

Horsham's Grains Innovation Park turned 50 this week and industry figures took time out to remember some of its success stories.

End of an era for Goldacres at St Arnaud

End of an era for Goldacres at St Arnaud

Sprayer manufacturer Goldacres will centralise its manufacturing at Ballarat, downsizing its St Arnaud factory, where the company started in 1978.

Brett Hosking is new GrainGrowers leader

Brett Hosking is new GrainGrowers leader

Long-serving director and Grain Growers Limited chairman, John Eastburn retires and is replaced by Brett Hosking.

Market eyes on sorghum crop potential

Market eyes on sorghum crop potential

The Aussie grain market is keeping a watchful eye on the current plant of sorghum - and its expected to be a massive year for plantings.

A trip down memory lane with old crop varieties on show

A trip down memory lane with old crop varieties on show

A highlight of last week's Grains Innovation Park open day was a tour of a trial plot featuring many popular crop varieties from yesteryear.

Finding the dough in dough

Finding the dough in dough

There's a constant smell of fresh bread in the Grains Innovation Park laboratories, but its not just for a treat at smoko.

Market eyes on sorghum crop potential

Market eyes on sorghum crop potential

The Aussie grain market is keeping a watchful eye on the current plant of sorghum - and its expected to be a massive year for plantings.

Late season rain cements winter crop yields

Late season rain cements winter crop yields

Handy rainfall throughout southern Australia has meant it is unlikely there will be further downward revision to production in these areas.

Celebrating half a century of agronomic advances

Celebrating half a century of agronomic advances

Horsham's Grains Innovation Park turned 50 this week and industry figures took time out to remember some of its success stories.

A trip down memory lane with old crop varieties on show

A trip down memory lane with old crop varieties on show

A highlight of last week's Grains Innovation Park open day was a tour of a trial plot featuring many popular crop varieties from yesteryear.

Weather station says it ain’t half hot

Weather station says it ain’t half hot

No, there has not been a curious case of localised global warming in the Wimmera this week.

Finding the dough in dough

Finding the dough in dough

There's a constant smell of fresh bread in the Grains Innovation Park laboratories, but its not just for a treat at smoko.

Late season rain cements winter crop yields

Late season rain cements winter crop yields

Handy rainfall throughout southern Australia has meant it is unlikely there will be further downward revision to production in these areas.

USDA Aussie production, export numbers raise eyebrows

USDA Aussie production, export numbers raise eyebrows

Numbers regarding Australian wheat production and exports in a recent USDA report as seen as wildly optimistic by many local analysts.

USDA Aussie production, export numbers raise eyebrows

Big run on sorghum seed as farmers look to summer crop

Senate inquiry approved for APVMA performance and relocation

Grain Growers behind TPP

Cotton

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Trapped by their own pheromones

Trapped by their own pheromones

Cotton's green mirid to be trapped by pheromone lure with new commercialisation deal.

Cotton calls for research forums in tropical north

Cotton calls for research forums in tropical north

CRDC wants northern cotton research driven by growers

Cotton on to a far north crop

Cotton on to a far north crop

Northern Food Futures talks cotton farming

New CEO for Auscott

New CEO for Auscott

There has been a changing of the guard at Auscott this week.

Cotton prices rise sees pleasant problem for summer croppers

Cotton prices rise sees pleasant problem for summer croppers

Sorghum at $400/t or cotton at four year highs? It could be a tough, but pleasant choice facing Aussie summer croppers come planting time.

Horticulture

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Fruit fly monitoring goes high tech

Fruit fly monitoring goes high tech

A tech start-up has received $1.5M to help fight fruit fly.

Morrison commits to more strawberry support

Morrison commits to more strawberry support

The federal government is giving more boost the Aussie strawberry industry.

BFVG celebrates 70 years

BFVG celebrates 70 years

See who was at the BFVG Biennial Gala Dinner in Bundaberg last Saturday.

Aussie cider trust mark a world first

Aussie cider trust mark a world first

Drinkers can now know the cider they're drinking is made from 100% Aussie fruit.

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Treated water brings surge of life back to lime business

Treated water brings surge of life back to lime business

Advertiser: How a water treatment system is making this orchard's juice worth the squeeze.

The bins are getting bigger

The bins are getting bigger

Dunstan's range of field and chaser bins are increasing in size match market needs

Mixed messages in quad cold war costs lives

Mixed messages in quad cold war costs lives

FCAI launch ATV risk assessment, Agforce promote SSV and ACCC want roll over protection

End of an era for Goldacres at St Arnaud

End of an era for Goldacres at St Arnaud

Sprayer manufacturer Goldacres will centralise its manufacturing at Ballarat, downsizing its St Arnaud factory, where the company started in 1978.

World’s second largest ultra-class mining trucks arrive in Queensland

World’s second largest ultra-class mining trucks arrive in Queensland

Five massive Ultra-Class Liebherr T 282 C Dump Trucks have arrived at BHP’s Peak Downs mine site.

Korean Kioti howling for higher horsepower

Korean Kioti howling for higher horsepower

Kioti CK4220 is now available in Australia

Intelligent spraying on a bigger boom

Intelligent spraying on a bigger boom

John Deere 4060 sprayer features ExactApply.

John Deere comes to Farming Simulator 19

John Deere comes to Farming Simulator 19

Hugely popular video game, Farming Simulator, is bringing some new toys to version 19.

Agtech the future of farming

Agtech the future of farming

Andrew Lai from Sprout X

Tier IV without the diesel particulate filter

New red header comes in economy size

Smarter, stealthier bull bars

Staying in touch while on a bike

Korean Kioti howling for higher horsepower

Korean Kioti howling for higher horsepower

Kioti CK4220 is now available in Australia