Groundcover • 4th March 2025

Glyphosate alternatives investigated to combat problem weeds

Controlling problem weeds while dealing with herbicide resistance is a top priority in a new GRDC-invested northern region project.

Australian Grower • 24th February 2025

How the Schreurs embraced change and grew the family vegetable farm

For more than six decades, the Schreurs family has cultivated excellence in vegetable production through their award-winning enterprise, Schreurs & Sons.

Groundcover • 20th February 2025

Robot sprayer proving its worth as a tireless worker

Impressed by a neighbour’s machine, New South Wales growers Charlie and Elsie Buchanan decided that an autonomous SwarmBot would benefit weed control in their cropping operation.

AgriFutures • 19th February 2025

CSIRO launches new platform for food traceability and provenance

A new CSIRO platform offers access to data for developing applications to verify fibre and food traceability.

Groundcover • 14th February 2025

Automation investment paying off

A change of plan to replace a new spray rig with an autonomous alternative has saved New South Wales growers Charlie and Elsie Buchanan up to $185,000 in chemicals, labour and fuel.

Groundcover • 11th February 2025

NVT reflect a ‘team Australia’ approach previous article

For the past 20 years a nationwide network of trial service providers has allowed GRDC’s National Variety Trials (NVT) to function year after year.

AgriFutures • 7th February 2025

CSIRO Innovation Programs propel startups onto the world stage

Australian startups and small-to-medium enterprises are increasingly turning to overseas markets to scale their innovations, and CSIRO programs are providing critical support for them to succeed.

Groundcover • 7th February 2025

Grower hosts keen to see new varieties in action

Longtime National Variety Trials (NVT) host Gary Lang has been hosting the NVT on his farm near Wickepin, in south-west Western Australia, since the program began.

Groundcover • 4th February 2025

‘Bolt-on’ autonomy the new shift in machinery tech

The switch in focus from autonomous machines to autonomous solutions is becoming increasingly evident and was on display at AGRITECHNICA, the world’s leading agricultural machinery trade fair.

Groundcover • 27th January 2025

Decision-support tools can avoid costly under-fertilising

Environmental considerations can make nitrogen management a particular challenge for southern region growers, prompting researchers to encourage greater use of decision-support strategies.

The Land • 23rd January 2025

Moree cotton crop 'setting up nicely'

It's been a nervous start to the cotton season for Moree farmer Mick Humphries, who has been keeping a close watch on the weather forecasts.

Groundcover • 22nd January 2025

Feathertop Rhodes grass marches south

Southern region grain growers are being warned by a leading researcher to take a zero-tolerance approach to feathertop Rhodes grass to prevent it from becoming a future problem weed.

AgriFutures • 16th January 2025

Beanstalk AgTech's Drought Venture Studio showcased at evokeAG. 2025

Beanstalk AgTech will showcase eight innovators advancing to the second phase of its inaugural year of the Drought Venture Studio, using a new methodology to drive commercialising agtech investment innovation, at AgriFutures evokeAG. in February 2025.

Queensland Country Life • 20th December 2024

Home-built roller crimper key to Liverpool Plains' cotton grower's success

Almost ideal conditions have set up rainfed cotton crops across the Liverpool Plains for an excellent season.

AgriFutures • 4th December 2024

Cutting edge research promises to unlock potential of Australian crops

Groundbreaking Elders research at Tosari Crop Research Centre in Queensland is exploring biological products that reduce plant stress and improve nutrient uptake, promising benefits for Australian farmers.

The Land • 4th December 2024

Waiting for the header in the Golden Triangle after dry finish

After a wet winter and a dry finish, the cropping season is almost over for Lachlan Valley mixed farmer Ross Graham who is waiting patiently for the header to arrive.

Queensland Country Life • 23rd November 2024

How the Kahl family has fine-tuned their Namoi cotton operation

Gross margins, timing and availability of resources - not top yields - are the guiding light for the cropping team at Merced Farming in the NSW Namoi Valley.

The Land • 14th November 2024

Brilliant season start for Matilda rice at Coleambally

After three wetter years, third-generation Riverina rice grower Justin Sutherland is looking forward to a return to more "normal" summer conditions.

The Land • 1st November 2024

Jerilderie's big yields potential for new corn variety

Attracted by the potential for even bigger yields, fifth generation Riverina farmer Thomas Moloney has just finished planting a new corn variety near Jerilderie, and is looking forward to seeing how it performs.

The Guardian Australia • 30th October 2024

South Australian tomato farms expected to remain in quarantine for several months

The Australian tomato industry is still reeling from its biggest biosecurity threat to date, two months after an exotic disease put three South Australian businesses in indefinite quarantine, causing $20m in losses and shutting down some interstate and international trade.