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November-December 2021

Production, marketing and topical articles for the Australian Grain industry.

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Feature Articles

Growing an Aussie sesame industry

An ancient oilseed revered for its medicinal and nutritional properties, interest in sesame seeds and its derivative products is rapidly gaining around the world, including Australia.

Farm nutrition improvements flow from new liquid system

A focus on improving soil health has led to significant changes over the past two years for the Byron family from Victoria’s Wimmera. And innovative uses and application methods of liquid nitrogen is at the heart of these productive changes.

Well-managed lucerne gives the fodder industry its backbone

This article is a focus on that magical old lucerne plant. But to realise the many benefits of lucerne, getting it established to the “tough as old boots“ stage requires some serious thought.

Over The Back Fence

Agriculture’s next revolution

Previous AgriFutures Horizon Scholar and evokeAG. Future Young Leader, Jordy Kitschke says agriculture is on the brink of another revolution, and according to him robotics will have a big part to play. Applications for the 2022 AgriFutures Horizon Scholarship close on January 14, 2022.

Rutherglen bug samples sought from NSW, Qld

Grain growers and agronomists in northern NSW and southern Qld are being encouraged to report swarms of Rutherglen bugs and submit samples of the insect to better inform future pest management strategies.

A more efficient agvet chemical regulator

Agricultural and Veterinary amendments have passed Parliament on Dec 1 which streamlines the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority and establishes a new governance board.

Novel implants to protect Australia’s wildlife from feral cats

New technology developed by the University of South Australia may put an end to predatory cat behaviours in native environments and help control Australia’s feral felines.

New technology is helping growers target fall armyworm

MagGrow, the company behind the patented, proprietary technology that is reducing waste associated with conventional pesticide spray applications, has seen adoption among Queensland sweetcorn growers across several production regions in targeting fall armyworm pressures.