Cotton picking passes 70pc mark in Qld, NSW

ABOUT 80 percent of this season’s cotton crop has been picked, with industry body Cotton Australia pegging total production at over 5 million bales for 2024-25. Above-average yields and ...

Posted 2025-05-15 02:01:35

Rain in NSW buoys hopes for germination before June

Growers in the dry half of NSW are hoping for up to 30mm of rain in coming days to get their crops up and away in the ideal ...

Posted 2025-05-21 05:47:21

Nufarm to review seed business as earnings drop 71pc

Nufarm has launched a strategic review of its Nuseed division, with the crop-protection company saying all options are on the table, including the possible sale of some or all of its ...

Posted 2025-05-21 03:58:51

Fertiliser briefs: Wengfu Aus sells, Summit plans pipeline, CSBP update

Fertiglobe has acquired Wengfu Australia's assets, Summit Fertilisers is progressing plans for a UAN pipeline, and CSBP has completed emissions-abatement ...

Posted 2025-05-14 03:00:52

GRDC warns growers of increased mouse activity

Concerning numbers of mice are being reported in parts of Qld, SA, and WA, and growers are asked to monitor numbers so populations can be managed in this peak sowing ...

Posted 2025-05-14 03:30:24

Hopes pinned on south-east rain as new-crop forecasts roll in

Australia's winter crop is around two thirds planted, and the south-eastern portion is waiting on rain into next week to germinate area in the optimum ...

Posted 2025-05-20 23:41:42

Record SAF import prompts call for domestic support

Qantas, Sydney Airport and Ampol have marked Australia’s largest commercial import of SAF with nearly two million litres arriving earlier this month from ...

Posted 2025-05-19 00:15:13

NT cotton gains momentum after Larrimah irrigation approvals

Plans to expand irrigated cotton production in the NT have gained momentum, with Larrimah Farms securing approval for a water licence to extract 10,000ML a ...

Posted 2025-05-19 03:24:50

Ridley to acquire Incitec fertiliser distribution business

Ridley today announced it planned to buy the Incitec Pivot fertiliser distribution business from Dyno Nobel for ...

Posted 2025-05-12 03:21:42

WA sheep pellets help counter SA’s feed drought

Sheep pellets made in WA are making their way into SA to keep ewes going and finish lambs as the state battles its worst drought in living ...

Posted 2025-05-12 05:51:00