Research

The WA Government will invest $26.2m in the state's biosecurity systems, including three million to manage the impact of feral deer and pigs. Credit: DPIRD.
AGRIBUSINESS

WA biosecurity to receive $26.2m boost

The WA Government has committed $26.2m to bolstering the state's biosecurity.

02 May 2024

Birchip Cropping Group senior operations manager and research agronomist, Brooke Bennett, is leading a trial looking at the legacy effects of growing pulses, aiming to put some valuable figures around the benefits of nitrogen fixation. Credit: BCG.
PASTURES & SOILS

Legacy benefits of nitrogen fixation investigated

Victorian field trial looks nitrogen fixation benefits from growing pulses.

02 May 2024

The GRDC and CSIRO are urging grain growers to monitor for mouse numbers. Image courtesy GRDC.
CROPPING

Call goes out to monitor mouse activity

The GRDC has voiced concerns for moderate to high mouse activity in some grain growing regions.

29 April 2024

Reproduction losses from trichomoniasis are most often seen in younger female cattle which are naïve to the disease. Credit: Geoffry Fordyce.
CATTLE

Reproductive disease could be heading south

Kondinin Group's Pamela Lawson investigates the ins and outs of trichomoniasis.

26 April 2024

Soil moisture ranking map, 17 April 2024 (based on data starting from October 2023). Produced by Dr David Stephens, Agrometeorology Australia
WEATHER

West and east contrast increases

Soil moisture ranking map: 17 April 2024.

23 April 2024

UniSA survey seeks to find out what farmers want when it comes to mental health support. Credit: Lynda Disher, Shutterstock.
RESEARCH

Uni seeks farmer feedback on mental health support

UniSA wants to determine what support mechanisms farmers would be willing to engage with.

22 April 2024

What are the reasons for the fractured relationship between China and Australia? Credit: danielo, Shutterstock.
AGRIBUSINESS

Why does China keep pulling the rug from under Australian commodities?

China's use of coercive diplomacy and its impact on Australian agriculture.

04 April 2024

New methane-reducing feed options may soon be available to producers. Credit: Pamela Lawson.
CATTLE

New research investigates methane-reducing lick blocks

Research looks at the potential of lick blocks for reducing methane while boosting production.

27 March 2024

PARTNER CONTENT

Utrisha N: The new biostimulant boosting broadacre yield potential

Extensive trials conducted across Australia show boosted yields in a wide range of

PARTNER CONTENT

Maximise your nitrogen use efficiency

Losing nitrogen to the environment can be costly.

PARTNER CONTENT

Safety first for the year ahead

Since 1870, Blundstone, have supported & protecting farmers across Australia from

PARTNER CONTENT

Precise and Productive Seeding Equipment

The success of next year's harvest begins now, with strong preparation and planning.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Farming Ahead team.

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Research Report: High Horsepower Tractors

Kondinin Group has rounded up some real broadacre muscle in this Research Report - looking at 447kW (600hp)-plus tractors.

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Research Report: Sheds

Sheds play a vital role in farming, offering shelter and protection for people, machinery, livestock and valuable inputs like chemicals and fertiliser.

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Research Report: Harvest Weed Seed Mills

The Report includes a round up of commercially-available batching plants as well as farmer-made approaches.

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Research Report: Agritechnica 2023

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli went to Agritechnica, Germany. This report covers the key award winners from the event and some of the latest autonomous platforms displayed.