Breeding

 Updated: University of New England’s Sam Wilkom, with sheep producers John Keiller, Portland, Victoria, and Matt Kelly, Hamilton, Victoria, pictured at the Bendigo MLA Update in November last year. Photos: Claire Harris.
LIVESTOCK

SBV on the cards for shedding trait

New breeding value set to simplify transition to shedding sheep.

29 January 2024

Professor Rajeev Varshney inspecting chickpea field.
CROPPING

New breakthrough in climate-resilient chickpeas

Aussie chickpea research part of 10-country approach

11 November 2021

 A new chickpea breeding program has been announced. Image courtesy Pulse Australia.
CROPPING

Multi-million dollar chickpea boost

New national chickpea breeding program announced

09 November 2020

Scientists have been working on a huge sheep genetics database.
SHEEP

Unprecedented sheep genetics resource revealed

Huge database to help selection

06 January 2020

 New research methods are helping to develop better chickpea varieties. Image courtesy Pulse Australia.
CROPPING

Chickpea research probes new depths

New techniques developed for drought-tolerant varieties

17 December 2019

Heifers will be part of a new study focused on herd profitability.
CATTLE

Increasing herd profitability

New research optimises heifer development

14 July 2019

 There are tools available to help with bull selection. Picture Jill Griffiths.
CATTLE

Compare the relative value of bulls for the best results

Which bull is worth bidding more on?

26 November 2018

 Dr Lee Hickey, QAAFI and Dr Kar-Chun Tan, CCDM. Dr Hickey and the CCDM have been investigating Russian wheat samples to potentially help with disease resistance breeding in Australia. Picture courtesy CCDM.
CROPPING

Russian wheat helping Aussie research

Valuable resource opens new opportunities

07 September 2018

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Maximise your nitrogen use efficiency

Losing nitrogen to the environment can be costly.

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Safety first for the year ahead

Since 1870, Blundstone, have supported & protecting farmers across Australia from

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Precise and Productive Seeding Equipment

The success of next year's harvest begins now, with strong preparation and planning.

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What's happening at Goldacres

2022 capped a big year for Goldacres, another model added- Prairie Pro Series 2 &

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

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

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Research Report: Harvest Weed Seed Mills

The Report includes a round up of commercially-available batching plants as well as farmer-made approaches.

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Research Report: Agritechnica 2023

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Ben White and Josh Giumelli went to Agritechnica, Germany. This report covers the key award winners from the event and some of the latest autonomous platforms displayed.

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Research Report: Fronting Up

This Research Report looks at harvester fronts including research and expertise from Kondinin Group’s Ben White, with input from harvesting specialists Brett Asphar, Kassie Van Der Westhuizen, Murray Skayman and Martin Reichelt.

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Research Report: Liquid Applications At Seeding

Kondinin Group’s Mark Saunders, Josh Giumelli and Ben White have rounded up liquid application Case Studies for this Research Report including tips and tricks from experiencd producers.