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Keep grain insect free to protect markets
09 Mar 10 | AGRICULTURAL advisers have been warned about the importance of hygienic grain storage, appropriate phosphine use and aeration at recent Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) research updates at Wagga Wagga, Ballarat, and Adelaide.  | Barley breaks through the mouldChance for southern growers to ...
Growers and buyers give Clear support
20 Jan 10 | ONLINE grain trading platform Clear has reported a marked increase in traffic in its second year of operation, and is confident there will be plenty more grain placed on the exchange over coming months as farmers attempt to market warehoused grain.  | Close watch on Hindmarsh barley ...South Australia should honour ...
Grain prices batter crop promise
14 Jan 10 | THE 2009 South Australian cropping season will be remembered as one of frustration for many graingrowers.  | Rain where it's wanted for ...South Australia should honour ...
Soak up soil moisture
28 Dec 09 | A COMBINATION of innovation and experience has kept farming profitable for Brentwood farmers Mark and Deb Anderson, Moskill.
Mallee wheat heading north
22 Dec 09 | MUCH of the talk within the domestic grain trade this year has been of downgraded grain to be trucked from as far south and west as the South Australian Mallee right up to meet livestock feeder demand on Queensland’s Darling Downs.  | Demands for shipping trade ...More harvest delays
Seed growing pays dividends
27 Nov 09 | GROWING top-quality cereal and pea crops for seed is an important part of the farm business for Callington growers Brett and Nathan Wegener.  | Confidence lacking in longer ...Northern pastoralists smile as ...
06 Nov 09 | South Australia is on track to reap the second largest crop in State’s history over coming weeks.
Emerald Group in third grains partnership
30 Oct 09 | GRAIN marketer Emerald Group has set up a partnership with a local farming group in a third state, following the announcement it would set up a joint venture with new Riverina-based farmer co-operative Southern Agventure.
Wake-up call over on-farm grain hygiene
25 Jul 09 | FARMERS must get better at grain hygiene when storing grain on-farm if a major issue with grain-eating pests is to be avoided, according to a Victorian grain storage expert.  | Salt tolerant wheat on its wayFertiliser key to grossing ...
ABB Grain says profit to be cut by $10 million
08 Jul 09 | TAKEOVER target ABB Grain has cut its profit forecast for the second time in just seven weeks. ABB says the company has been hurt by slower malt deliveries to the Asian region and Aust farmers becoming cautious in their buying of fertilisers, agricultural chemicals and merchandise.
28 Jun 09 | A DOWNWARD trend in grain production in 2009 will lead to upward price pressure in international markets, according to ProFarmer Australia, which has released its quarterly Australian Grain Market Report.  | Glyphosate resistance prompts ...Weevil hunt urged for emerging ...
Race to save Grains Council from winding-up
18 Jun 09 | A LAST minute race is under way to find alternative funds to keep the Grains Council of Australia alive before the organisation formally folds next month because - after more than 70 years - it has run out of money.  | ABB pays second quarterly ...Optimism for winter crops ...
Senate hears of fert angst from growers
16 May 09 | Key points * NSW graingrower challenges fertiliser duopoly * Tells Senate inquiry of high levels of obstruction by Incitec Pivot * Frustrated" by the way fertiliser is retail-priced
Variety trials moving forward
26 Apr 09 | COMMERCIAL scale variety trials vital to the future of the grains industry will be improved following an extensive consultative review by the Grains Research and Development Corporation.  | EP wheat growers in ...SA canola trials cut short by ...
09 Apr 09 | AUSTRALIAN grain producers need to choose the products they use more carefully, according to Australian Crop Forecasters chief executive Ron Storey.  | Seed growers aided by $5/kg ...Quiet spell as grain markets ...

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12 Mar 10 | NATIONAL Farmers' Federation chief executive officer Ben Fargher has challenged the government to expand its probe into rural R&D. Here is his address to the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology national conference.
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