Farm Management
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1.6KLeading soil health expert to assist SA flood affected growers
Tasmanian soil scientist Dr Doris Blaesing will visit South Australian vegetable farms to explain how growers can restore their soils and manage...
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1.8KCrop surveillance essential as weather warms
Crop pests and diseases are set to increase, as the weather warms up, prompting a call to growers to increase surveillance and...
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1.8K10,000 reasons to be safer on farm
Business growth and increased staff numbers over the past eight years has prompted Western Australian sheep producer Will Browne to instil a...
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2.1KOff target spray drift and its impact on grapevines
Broadacre agriculture and viticulture production coexist in the Mallee region and are both important contributors to the local economy.
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2.2KBe a bull-sheet aficionado before you head to the sales
For many beef enterprises, bulls are the only new livestock purchases made and as such, they are one of the biggest biosecurity...
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2.8KUnderstanding why farmers are pressing the app buttons
Despite the proliferation of new technology in agriculture, very little is known about the effectiveness of these new tools in improving primary...
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2.0KProducers warned that ARGT may strike early in 2016
The Department of Agriculture and Food is warning producers to be on the lookout early for annual ryegrass toxicity (ARGT) in 2o16.
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2.3KNaming and shaming Australia’s most unwanted pests
Crippled plant industries, trade suspensions and a devastated environment—Australia’s Top 40 National Priority Plant Pests have damaging potential, from vine-attacking bacteria to...
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2.3KNew on-farm irrigation infrastructure pilot programme kicks off in SA
The first pilot for the new Commonwealth on-farm further irrigation efficiency programme (Coffie) is now underway in South Australia.
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2.4KLamb man steeling his family businesses
South Australian lamb producer Rod Daniels is 2.5 times financially better off after making the switch from timber to steel fence posts...
Farmer feedback results in much needed changes to wintering rules https://t.co/SUxsEZblcx
Rabobank survey shows continued strong growth in farm staff pay https://t.co/DORboHdfW8
International workers will help address dairy staff shortage https://t.co/Uz0hz7PFjQ