For the first time, Australian farmers can forecast grain yield at the touch of a button, thanks to a new smart phone app developed by CSIRO.
New app gives farmers real-time grain of truth
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26,000ha agri footprint in NSW’s Golden Triangle hits the market
One of Australia’s largest integrated beef and cropping businesses, spanning nearly 26,000ha in NSW’s coveted ‘Golden Triangle’ region, is being offered to the market for sale.
Croppers seek more land
Research from Commonwealth Bank shows grain growers are continuing to invest in their businesses even as wheat prices remain low, as they look to a future of opportunities underpinned by a growing global middle class and a revived Trans Pacific Partnership.
Put some precision in your corn program
Farmers capitalising on high grain prices by planting a corn crop this season will benefit from a generous credit system being offered by Pacific Seeds.
New directors appointed to GPSA Board
Two new directors have been appointed to the Board of Grain Producers SA following the organisation’s annual general meeting held in conjunction with the Growing SA Conference at Hahndorf.
MPCI is a risk management option worth considering
National grain farmer representative body, GrainGrowers, released an updated report highlighting the range of Multi-Peril Crop Insurance (MPCI) options available for grain farmers.
Sign up to take part in ‘blitz’ on grain pests
2016’s Pantry Blitz, a citizen science project in Western Australia, was so successful that it is once again running in WA and has been extended to include South Australians.
“Watch the Aussie dollar” says US grains expert
Australian grain growers have been told to “watch their dollar carefully”, as currency movements are set to have the biggest bearing on Australian grain prices next season and beyond, according to US grains expert Dan Basse, who is in Australia as part of Rabobank’s Visiting Experts Program.