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ARCHIVE

Combine trees and pasture to reduce water

Perennial pastures together with revegetation can combat excess water, salinity and soil erosion in grazing

01 September 1998

ARCHIVE

Steel piping extends machinery life

Wear and tear are facts of life for farm machinery but Neil and Peter Schirmer of Lockhart, New South

01 September 1998

CROPPING

Unearthing the benefits of deep soil nitrogen

Australian farmers could sve up to $300 per hectare on fertiliser by taking advantage of nitrogen buried

01 September 1998

ARCHIVE

Check machinery to prepare for harvest

The time lost in unnecessary machinery breakdowns during harvest can be minimised with pre-harvest preparation.

01 September 1998

AGRIBUSINESS

Stress blamed for a high rural suicide

About 2500 Australians die by their own hands each year giving Australia one of the highest suicide rates

01 September 1998

ARCHIVE

Notebooks offer a portable alternative

Notebook computers are portable but a wrong decision made when buying onecan turn a $4000 investment

01 September 1998

MACHINERY GENERAL

Mobile sawmill

A portable sawmill can be a useful piece of equipment for farmers who want to add value to existing 'on-farm'

01 September 1998

MACHINERY GENERAL

Fire suppression system

An in-built fire suppression system has been designed to fight fuel and oil fires in farm machinery.

01 September 1998

PARTNER CONTENT

Biostimulants Unlock Higher Yields in Broadacre Crops

Independent trials show Biostart biostimulants deliver 9–11% yield gains and strong ROI in broadacre crops

PARTNER CONTENT

Building a Resilient Digital Ecosystem for all Australians

Telstra is committed to creating a resilient digital ecosystem that benefits all Australians, with a particular focus on enhancing regional connectivity and leveraging advanced technologies.

PARTNER CONTENT

Drought, Fires, and Floods Haven't Stopped WA-Based Business Expansion

CW Imports continues to expand its reach across Australia

PARTNER CONTENT

Utrisha N: The new biostimulant boosting broadacre yield potential

Extensive trials conducted across Australia show boosted yields in a wide range of

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

A growing series of reports, each focused on a key discussion point for the farming sector, brought to you by the Kondinin team.

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Research Report: Mobile Phones (December 2025)

With the closure of Telstra’s 3G network, Kondinin Group engineers Josh Giumelli and Ben White put several popular 4G phones to the test to see how they stacked up. Our standard test protocol applied over the past two decades was maintained as each handset was measured by the maximum distance a two-way call could be made from a phone tower.

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Research Report: Side-by-side Vehicles (November 2025)

Kondinin Group’s research team dives into the side-by-side market for this report, looking at popular diesel models, a few petrol versions and a couple of electric vehicles.

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Research Report: Farming Inputs (October 2025)

Inputs are unavoidable in any farming system. This Research Report focuses on several key farming inputs with a view to maximising outputs, production and profit.

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Research Report: Self-Propelled Sprayer Testing (September 2025)

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli have rounded up five of the latest self-propelled sprayers to cast a discerning eye over them for this month’s Research Report. The sprayers were run over our regular test track and thoroughly inspected to see what makes these million-dollar machines tick.