‘The crop is loving the conditions this week’
Ian Hamono from Kyabram South is welcoming the heat, saying his corn crops love it.
Cropping
Push for port code to tackle costs and bottlenecks
Farmers and industry leaders are pushing for reforms to the Wheat Port Code, saying sweeping changes are needed and the code should be mandatory.
List: Grain and oilseed prices
Canola prices have increased to $830/tonne in Victoria and wheat is tracking higher at $351/tonne. See how grain and oilseed prices are performing this week.
Canola growers weigh high prices against dry conditions
Canola prices are at the best levels in five years, but dry conditions are making farmers cautious about planting. Many are waiting for rain before making sowing decisions.
Warm weather boosts crops, but water prices climb
Warm weather is benefiting rice and cotton crops in NSW and northern Victoria, but rising water prices also loom.
Tassie poppies on the cusp of harvest
Poppy growers on the Apple Isle are about to start harvesting. See how the state’s 6000ha crop is holding up.
Best yields in a decade for parts of NSW
Bulk handlers and farmers have tallied the final results of the harvest, and despite the frost, hail, and dry seasonal conditions, yields exceeded expectations.
Western District harvest better than ‘budgeted for’
Nick Schulz’s canola crop yielded above average at his family farm east of Hamilton.
Overseas forecasts boost canola price
Canola prices have climbed up above $800 a tonne after the latest USDA report. See what it means for Australian growers.
Summer rain means early weed spraying at Serpentine
James Coghlan has swapped the header for the spray rig in a bid to start cleaning up summer weeds, but in the Western District it’s a different story.
Letters, not fines, for unregistered chemicals
The APVMA charter is to protect Australian agriculture but just six fines were handed out for 48 offences for selling unregistered chemicals last year.
Balancing the bottom-line at Willbriggie
Growing rice with the environment and bottom-line in mind is paying dividends for the Andreazza family. See how they run a successful summer and winter cropping operation.
WA delivers more grain than expected
Widespread dry conditions at the start of 2024 had Western Australian farmers concerned about the year ahead, but growers have surpassed yield delivery forecasts.
Heavy rain damages Tasmania’s poppy crop
Heavy rain in early December has taken a toll on Tasmania’s 6000ha poppy crop. See what it means for growers.
Quality hay a boon at Korumburra
It’s been a challenging season for haymaking specialist Aaron Daniel, but what hay lacked in volume was made up for in quality.
List: Grain and oilseed prices
Grain and oilseed prices track steadily for the transition into 2025. See what is being paid to growers.
Cotton gets off to a positive start
Warmer-than-average temperatures and strong early-season rainfall have set the stage for a promising start to the cotton-growing season.
‘The season was tough from start to finish’
Cropping in 2024 wasn’t easy. Dry conditions, hail, frost and late-season rain took a toll on yields and quality as farmers hope for a better year ahead.
Doing the little things well in WA
In five separate locations across the state, cropping farmer Duncan Young and his team focus on doing the small things really well.
Ideal conditions signal start of rice growing season
Affordable water and warm days set the stage for a thriving rice season. Farmers are hopeful with expectations for bountiful yields.
Christmas joy for harvest finishers
One century of farming and the “easiest harvest we’ve ever had”. Rob Cameron and his family have finished the program in time for Christmas.
‘Reasonably happy’ despite challenges at Little River
Better-than-expected yields have made a tougher than usual harvest rewarding. See how one family’s crops have performed.
‘Yield is king’ at Cunderdin
Yields are the key profit driver for the Whisson family at Cunderdin, WA, and they do everything they can to maximise them. See their story.
Raywood farmer considering summer crops after rain
A dryland farmer has planted sorghum after late-season rain in a bid to have more summer feed.
Third biggest crop harvest on record for Western Australia
Western Australian crops have defied the odds and yielded higher than earlier forecasts tipped.
Pockets of good results for crops in 2024
While northern NSW crops thrived with bumper yields, Victorian and southern NSW farmers faced costly setbacks in 2024.
Falling numbers test on wheat can increase over time
Preliminary research has been done to help grain growers store wheat in the best way to improve its Falling Numbers Test to milling grade.
‘We are very grateful with how things turned out’
Farmers have experienced a stop-start harvest at Raywood due to late season storms. Craig Stone shares his story about farming in the challenging weather.
Spray drift warning for farmers
Farmers have been warned of the potential consequences of crop losses from spray drift, following a deluge of summer rain.
Wheat king cops record fine for illegal land clearing on NSW farm
A renowned NSW wheat farmer has been slapped with a record fine following illegal land clearing on his landmark 12,590ha cropping farm.
Barley prices plunge
In a year when farmers say barley crops have performed better than anticipated the prices have dropped.
25 of Australia’s biggest cropping farmers revealed
Powered by huge portfolios of farmland these are the primary producers cropping thousands and thousands of hectares for food and fibre. See the full list.
Award-winning crop still thrives amid frost
It was a tough season because of “dear old Mr Frost” for this Riverina farmer, but his award-winning wheat crop has still managed to thrive despite the September setback.
Victoria records biggest harvest week of 2024
Harvest in Victoria hit a high of 1,093,000 tonnes in the past seven days, while southern NSW had the largest single day of deliveries with 180,000 tonnes.
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