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.

Queensland Country Life • 24th October 2024

Trying season at Gundy

Recent rain has delayed planting for some cotton growers in the Macintyre valley, including Brendan Griffiths who faces a busy couple of weeks.

The Land • 24th October 2024

Canowindra crops escape major frost damage

Canowindra mixed farmer Ben Romeo is counting his lucky stars that this year's crops appear to have escaped major damage from three days of frost last month.

Groundcover • 17th October 2024

Early support essential for ‘light bulb’ moments

It reportedly took Thomas Edison thousands of attempts before he succeeded in making a light bulb suitable for domestic use in 1879.

Groundcover • 2nd October 2024

Cross-industry approach allows for new agtech ideas

Melbourne agtech startup AquaTerra is developing a battery-operated device that uses sensors set 150 millimetres into the ground to gauge soil moisture and temperature at depths of up to two metres.

Queensland Country Life • 26th September 2024

Cereal covers central to a soil focus on the Downs

Cereal cover crops have proved their worth during the past five years, as eastern Darling Downs cotton grower Grant Porter focuses on improving soil health and reducing how often the land is ploughed between crops.

The Guardian Australia • 5th September 2024

‘It’s inevitable’: Australian beekeepers brace for national spread of varroa mite

Varroa destructor mites were introduced to Australia two years ago and are expected to kill most wild European honeybees in the next five years.

Queensland Country Life • 26th August 2024

Dawson Valley cotton growers look to sky for better season after horror 2023-24

Given the choice, Theodore cotton grower Andrew French would much rather have had a dry season than the one experienced in 2023-24.

Groundcover • 14th August 2024

Trials give insight into nematode options

West Prairie grain producers Roger and Lisa Gwynne have hosted trials and field days for more than 40 years.

Groundcover • 5th August 2024

Testing for nematodes just as important as nutrients

While many growers diligently carry out soil tests to measure nutrient levels, the opportunity to test for nematodes and other pathogens, such as crown rot, is often overlooked.

Queensland Country Life • 25th July 2024

How to grow an award-winning cotton crop on 'bugger all water'

After an above average crop the previous year, and with "bugger all water", Jason Sinclair wasn't expecting a lot from the 164 hectares of cotton planted last October.

Groundcover • 10th July 2024

Cold, wet UK farms an eye-opener for travelling grains scholar

After studying nutrition and exercise science, a dissatisfied Grace Moloney returned to her first love - agriculture.

Groundcover • 9th July 2024

Geneticists aim to reduce frost's toll on wheat

Phytotron plant growth chambers at Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, will play a starring role in new research aimed at identifying genes that might make wheat plants less vulnerable to late frost.

Groundcover • 8th July 2024

Cell membranes key to promising frost approach

The ability of plant cell membranes to flex instead of breaking or bursting at low temperatures could hold the key to reducing late spring frost damage in wheat and is the focus of new research into metabolites and lipids.

Groundcover • 7th July 2024

Frost research set to target ear architecture

After many years of hearing stories about wheat varieties with different shaped ears being more tolerant to frost, CSIRO wheat geneticist Dr Greg Rebetzke is excited to be able to study them as part of a new national project.

Queensland Country Life • 27th June 2024

A fast start to Turner cotton

Applying plant growth regulators at the right time was one of the keys to successfully growing dryland cotton over the past three years, according to Namoi Valley cotton grower Will Turner.

The Land • 19th April 2024

Wee Waa cotton growers send in the pickers

Namoi Valley cotton growers nervous about the potential impacts of forecast rain and storms on well advanced crops have sent the pickers in.

Groundcover • 16th April 2024

Help never far away in the wide-ranging agronomy network

There is a lot more to agronomy than monitoring crops for bugs. And when you are young, ambitious and enthusiastic it can be easy to get lost in your work, especially during the busiest times of the year. But maintaining a healthy balance between professional and personal lives is essential for career longevity and to prevent burnout.