Potato waste boosts milk production in dairy cows
A new study by researchers in Iran has shown that replacing traditional barley grain feed with potato processing by-products, such as heated potato slice waste (HPSW) and French fries waste…
Canadian canola in the crossfire as China launches probe
This was the case five years ago, after Canada detained Meng Wanzhou, an executive from Chinese tech giant Huawei, notes the CRM Agri team. Shortly after, China responded by banning…
Vic transport company fined over driver death
VICTORIAN company D&A Martin Transport has been convicted and fined $350,000 after a truck driver died following a fall from the top of a trailer. The company pleaded guilty in…
ForFarmers and team agrar join forces in Germany
This merger, operating under the name ForFarmers team agrar, will target multiple livestock species. The deal is still pending regulatory approval. This new partnership marks the next phase in a…
Feedgrain Focus: Offshore bounce, northern freight lift values
A crop of Spartacus barley at Coramby, Vic shows the benefits of a relatively kind season to date. Photo: Peter Teasdale A BOUNCE in US wheat values has fed through…
Innovations get together at GRDC GroundUp Showcase +PICS
GRDC grower relations manager – north, Rebecca Raymond, Agribusiness Connect Agtech and Logistics Hub manager Owen Williams and GRDC business development manager Tim Spencer. A CROWD of more than 150…
Indonesia consumption is growing – Grain Central
The Bogasari flour mill in Jakarta is the world’s biggest, and the volume customer for Australia’s biggest wheat market. INDONESIA is the world’s fourth most populous country and the largest…
GRDC research consortium to tackle septoria in oats
A NEW RESEARCH consortium has been established to close knowledge gaps around Septoria avenae leaf blotch, a significant disease in Australian oat crops. Following the launch of the Oat Grain…
BoM forecasts warm spring, mixed rainfall to Dec
Chances of exceeding median rainfall to December. Image: Bureau of Meteorology THE Bureau of Meteorology has released its 2024 Spring Long-Range Forecast, predicting warmer-than-average temperatures and mixed chances of achieving…
Feedgrain Focus: China news adds to northern price slide
Wind buffets Millie and this crop of faba beans in Victoria’s Western District this week, where subsoil moisture reserves are generally low heading into spring. Photo: Greta Duff, Southern Farming…