News Analysis

Producers can create an eNVD on the app when loading livestock and share it with all parts of the supply chain who are using the system. Credit: Pamela Lawson.
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

New features aim to increase eNVD uptake

The uptake of eNVDs has been slower than anticipated.

26 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

Fatigue can impact anyone working on the farm, particularly during busy periods, so ensuring everyone gets adequate sleep will ensure a productive and safe seeding. Credit: K.A. Willis, Shutterstock.
AGRIBUSINESS

Avoiding fatigue: how to get enough sleep this seeding

Fatigue due to sleepiness can have serious implications on job performance and safety.

19 April 2024

Dempsters attempt to manage climatic risk through nitrogen decisions. Credit: Mark Saunders.
CROPPING

Managing farm risks: a grower's perspective

WA grower, James Dempster, shares how they manage risks and make farm business decisions.

15 April 2024

RiskWi$e delivers insights into how Australian grain growers make farming decisions. Credit: Konstantin Zibert, Shutterstock.
CROPPING

Managing farm risks: early findings from a national risk management initiative

GRDC's $30 million risk management initiative delivers valuable insights.

15 April 2024

University of New England PhD student Erin Smith is looking to better understand how genetic resilience can impact wool fibre diameter. Credit: Erin Smith.
SHEEP

Fibre diameter uncovers resilience insight

New study considers the relationship between wool fibre diameter and genetic resilience.

07 April 2024

HGPs hasten weight gain and increase the frame size and mature weight of cattle, provided they have adequate nutrition.  Credit: Pamela Lawson.
CATTLE

Is there still a place for HGPs?

An in-depth look at Hormonal Growth Promotants programs.

04 April 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: 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.

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Research Report: Fronting Up

This Research Report looks at harvester fronts including research and expertise from Kondinin Group’s Ben White, with input from harvesting specialists Brett Asphar, Kassie Van Der Westhuizen, Murray Skayman and Martin Reichelt.