"Without Fertiliser we wouldnt be able to farm up here"

Story Added Wed, 17^th of Feb 2010

When Pindar farmer Lindsay Olman surveys his 2800ha (7000ac) property these days he’s filled with memories of changing technologies through the years.

From rudimentary combine seeders pulled ...

NORWOODS FARM MACHINERY CENTRE TO SERVICE SWAN HILL & HORSHAM REGIONS

Story Added Fri, 16^th of Oct 2009

New Holland, Flexi-Coil and CNH Capital are pleased to announce Norwood's Farm Machinery Centre will commence operations in the Swan Hill and Horsham regions as of today, Thursday 15th October.

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NewFarmMachinery.com.au

Story Added Fri, 9^th of Oct 2009

Australia's newest Farm Machinery specifications website provides a comprehensive guide for searching, comparing and choosing new Farm Machinery, including Tractors, Combine Harvesters, Balers, Wind ...

BESTbids : Your totally independent daily grain market guide

Story Added Tue, 6^th of Oct 2009

Accessing daily, independent grain marketing information has now become more simple and efficient with eFarmings BESTbids…

Efficient Farming has released a new service called BESTbids. With ...

Best practice the star of inaugural SPRAY Awards

Story Added Thu, 3^rd of Sep 2009

While Victoria’s Darren Schreurs, a vegetable grower from Devon Meadows, 50km outside of Melbourne, has been named Australia’s first Sustainable, Productive, Responsible Applicator of the ...

Industry partnership yields rewards

Story Added Wed, 2^nd of Sep 2009

An innovative partnership between leading crop protection company, Syngenta, and the Australian potato industry is helping growers to improve yield and quality and maintain a viable cash flow.

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Nozzles put the ‘icing on the cake’

Story Added Wed, 2^nd of Sep 2009

Leading Tasmanian potato grower, Neville House, reckons the installation of a set of spray nozzles specifically developed to improve the performance of foliar fungicides could well prove to be the ...

Victorian vegetable farmer named Australia’s first SPRAY

Story Added Tue, 1^st of Sep 2009

A vegetable farmer from Devon Meadows in Victoria has been named Australia’s first Sustainable, Productive and Responsible Applicator of the Year.

Darren Schreurs was declared the 2009 SPRAY ...

‘Accidental’ trial shows stark differences

Story Added Tue, 4^th of Aug 2009

Central Western NSW grain grower, Chad Cruickshank, has cut back his old pre-emergent herbicide and is switching to a new, more effective product after an ‘accidental’ paddock trial ...

Dim future for “fop” herbicides in WA

Story Added Wed, 17^th of Jun 2009

A new study has revealed increasing levels of herbicide resistance in wild oats across the Western Australia central wheat belt, underscoring the need for grain growers to implement integrated weed ...

GR crops threaten “herbicide of the century”

Story Added Wed, 17^th of Jun 2009

The world’s leading expert on herbicide resistance has urged Australian farmers to embrace more diverse methods of weed control to preserve the sustainability of the “herbicide of the ...

Glyphosate resistance more widespread than thought

Story Added Wed, 17^th of Jun 2009

Glyphosate resistance in northern NSW and southern Queensland could be far more widespread than previously believed, a situation that could threaten the viability of no-till farming in the region.

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Yesterday’s heroes staging a comeback

Story Added Wed, 17^th of Jun 2009

Several “forgotten” herbicides are staging a powerful comeback as northern NSW grain producers switch chemistry in the ongoing battle against glyphosate resistance.

Herbicides containing ...

Trifluralin resistance reaches critical mass

Story Added Wed, 17^th of Jun 2009

Random paddock surveys conducted over the past five years have confirmed that resistance to the popular pre-emergent herbicide, trifluralin, has reached “critical mass” in some parts of ...

Cotton research receives $50,000 boost

Story Added Wed, 17^th of Jun 2009

Australian cotton growers have contributed more than $50,000 in the past two years to a special research and development fund investigating early season disease and insect control in cotton.

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