Why weigh this winter
Mother Nature can throw anything at southern Australian livestock producers during winter. Big rains and long stretches of cold, overcast days can lead to pugged…
Animal Health, Cattle, Seasons, Tech Services
Five compelling reasons to weigh cattle this autumn
As autumn sets in, and daylight hours become shorter, now is the time to prepare your livestock for the upcoming winter to ensure they maintain…
Cattle, Seasons, Tech Services
Gallagher Animal Performance helps track animal performance
In January, Gallagher released the latest addition to their growing suite of technology solutions – Gallagher Animal Performance. Designed to provide customers with meaningful animal…
Seasons, Tech Services
Improve results through planning
In most winter crop growing regions in Australia, farmers are working on putting another bumper crop in the books, with the last of the spring…
Seasons, Tech Services
Elders partner with SWAN Systems to deliver all-in-one monitoring
As irrigation becomes front of mind for in many parts of the country, it’s a timely reminder of the importance of technology for managing soil…
Tech Services
Distance no barrier to innovation at Brigodoon Cattle Company
On Australia’s remote outback cattle stations, water is life. So when Bob and Andrea Speed from Brigodoon Cattle Company found a new way to address…
Cattle, Tech Services
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…
