Thorpe Farm, for Australian agriculture
Will Bignell is one of a new generation of farmers, focused on mindful management of both time and resources. He’s the seventh generation to run Thorpe Farm near Bothwell in…
Corporate, Tech Services
New AgIntel eye in the sky allows variable gypsum and lime spreading
The red soils on Russell and Tyson Moloney’s Oaklands farm need up to four times more lime than his black soils and now new technology…
Agronomy, Tech Services
Make June count: invest in the next season’s efficiency with AgTech
The results are in. Australia is set for a bumper winter cropping yield, with research division ABARES reporting anticipated yields 13 per cent above the…
Cropping, Tech Services
Elders cuts out the carbon farming middleman
Agribusiness Elders is launching a carbon farming service it says puts the emphasis firmly on farm productivity while cutting out middlemen who normally take a…
Corporate, Tech Services
How to make stylo a weight-gain star
The right choice of legume can add a vital extra 20 to 30kg liveweight gain a year to store cattle, making the difference between achieving…
Agronomy, Tech Services
Lamb survival and dystocia
Lamb survival is a hot topic among producers and researchers alike. Elders livestock production advisor Emma Shattock has the latest on how to lift lamb survival rates. Research…
Animal Health, Sheep, Tech Services
Queensland’s new reef regulations – what you need to know
You’d be hard pressed finding a Queensland farmer who doesn’t love the Great Barrier Reef. It’s a symbol of sorts – grand, beautiful, one of a kind, with an emotional…
Cattle, Cropping, Tech Services
Gold the new standard for wheat
Commercially available for the first time this season, a new variety of wheat, Gold, is wowing agronomists with its yields, protein, low screenings and resilience.…
Agronomy, Cropping, Tech Services
Gallagher animal performance software
Gallagher Animal Performance Software is sending on-farm decision making sky high with a new cloud-based solution. This month, Gallagher releases the latest addition to their…
Animal Health, Seasons, Tech Services
Routine check the turning point for cattle station
A meeting to discuss feed tactics proved to be a turning point for a West Australian cattle station. With the property in the grip of severe drought, the station’s owners had called in Thomas Elder…
Cattle, Seasons, Tech Services
Winter crop nutrition for 2021
By August 2020, after a number of below average seasons and in many areas no crop at all, the winter crop yield potential in many…
Agronomy, Cropping, Farm Supplies, Seasons, Tech Services
Genomic gains and farming management efficiencies in livestock dna testing
Livestock genomics or genetic testing has significantly evolved over the past decade, as a result of advances in scientific research into herd genomics, DNA testing…
