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SPOT SPRAYING BAN MAY BOOST PARAQUAT USE IN GRAIN REGIONS
Weed seeker and spot spraying technology is reducing the cropping area paraquat is applied to by between 40-90 percent for one Western...
Oct 16, 2024


THE WEEKLY TIMES | The APVMA is racing through chemical reviews at a pace not seen for years
In recent months, Australia's chemical regulator has been working through chemical reviews as the consultation deadline for paraquat and...
Oct 16, 2024
PHA INDUSTRY RESOURCE TOOLKIT SERIES: OWNER REIMBURSEMENT COSTS - AN OVERVIEW
Owner Reimbursement Costs – an overview In this article, you will learn about Owner Reimbursement Costs (ORCs), under the Emergency...
Oct 14, 2024


GRAIN CENTRAL | Pulses fear sustainability loss if APVMA bans 'quats'
Options to desiccate pulse crops ahead of harvest with herbicides known as the 'quats' will be no longer and sustainable farming...
Oct 14, 2024


STOCK & LAND | Grain Producers Australia seeks growers' thoughts on autonomous machinery
Grower understanding and use of autonomous farm machinery technology on their farms is the focus of a survey open now. Grain Producers...
Oct 13, 2024


SURVEY NOW OPEN FOR GROWER INPUT ON AUTONOMOUS MACHINERY
Grower understanding and use of autonomous farm machinery will be the target of a new online survey now live. The survey is a key...
Oct 10, 2024


MENTAL HEALTH AT WORK: INVEST IN CONVERSATIONS THIS WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY
As farmers across the country are faced with tough seasons affected by weather conditions such as lack of rain and frost, Grain Producers...
Oct 10, 2024


FARM WEEKLY | Paraquat's role in spot spraying success needs to be recognised
Use of herbicide minimisation technology which allows growers to spot spray weeds with paraquat will be banned if proposed regulatory...
Oct 9, 2024


PROPOSED DESICCATION BAN THREATENS SUSTAINABLE FARMING AND PULSE CROP VIABILITY
Thousands of grain producers will be put under unnecessary pressure to rethink sustainable farming practices that benefit the environment...
Oct 8, 2024


AUSTRALIAN & RURAL REGIONAL NEWS | Proposed desiccation ban jeopardises pulse crop viability
The loss of the ability to use herbicides to desiccate pulse crops in preparation for harvest will force growers to reassess their crop...
Oct 8, 2024


FARM WEEKLY | GrainGrowers, GPA to continue sustainability push via new council
A new council leading the Grains Sustainability Framework initiative will work towards improving outcomes for growers. GrainGrowers and...
Oct 3, 2024


THE WEEKLY TIMES | ARE ROBOTICS THE NEWEST FARMING REVOLUTION?
Harry Pye, a mixed cropping and livestock farmer from Walgett, NSW, has used a 24-metre boom robot for spraying over the past year, which...
Oct 2, 2024
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