The Tasmanian government is boosting primary produce traceability systems to help uphold the state’s reputation for producing safe, high quality agricultural products and food for both the domestic and export markets.
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How to save time on belt repairs: A grain handling case study
When you work in the grain handling business, ensuring your conveyor equipment is in tip top condition for harvest season is essential. Which is why Kerry Hickmott leans on BSC in Toowoomba for the support and supply of LOCTITE®product for preventative maintenance and belt repair.
“I run a workshop that primarily builds and repairs grain handling equipment for a major grain producer,” explains Kerry. “In Queensland we have two harvest seasons for grain – these fall over spring and summer. For this reason, we carry out maintenance and repair work from April through to September to make sure the equipment is in good condition for harvest.”
Grain belts are, of course, critical to these operations. Business Development Executive for BSC in Toowoomba, Mark Brocherie, explains why.
“When it comes to handling the grain, conveyor belts are commonly used. This rubber belting can tear from time to time,” he says. “If you do have a tear in the belt, it can lead to premature failure and consequently cause a lot of damage, including a potential breakdown.”
According to Kerry, breakdowns have to be avoided at all costs.
“Downtime is not an option for us – if it does occur, it has serious implications for our business, not just in terms of immediate costs but in how those subsequent delays will affect our customers,” expounds Kerry. “It’s a competitive business. If people are waiting too long to drop their grain off, they will call another grain depot to make alternative arrangements.”
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“Digital twins” concept from University of Queensland boosts food production
Scientists at the University of Queensland are creating “digital twins” of mango and macadamia orchards to help boost food production, using simulation technology called DigiHort.
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Treasury Wine Estates, Yamaha, The Yield drive robotics in agriculture
The Yield Technology Solutions, Australian agricultural technology company, has announced a R&D project with global wine company, Treasury Wine Estates, and global technology giant, Yamaha Motors. The project will optimise yield production in wine grapes and improve autonomous crop spraying, using robots.
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Mouse Control Program extended for NSW primary producers
The NSW government will extend its Mouse Control Program, allowing primary producers experiencing financial hardship due to the mice plague to claim rebates and purchase mouse control chemical, zinc phosphide.
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The Australian Food and Grocery Council aims to grow sector to $250 billion by 2030
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) has released a new report with the vision to double the size of Australia’s food and grocery manufacturing sector to $250 billion by 2030.
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The risks rising temperatures pose to the Australian agriculture industry
A report released by the Australian Academy of Science has synthesised the effects that an increase of 3°C will have on Australian ecosystems, humans and agriculture.
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AgriFuture calling proposals for $2m carbon initiative
AgriFutures Australia has unveiled a $2 million carbon initiative designed to investigate carbon management challenges. It will explore innovative products, practices and technologies that have the ability to improve carbon storage and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) in Australia’s agricultural sector.
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ABARES Outlook 2021: Agriculture conference to commence this week
The ABARES Outlook 2021 will be held as a virtual conference for the first time beginning from the 2 to the 5 of March. With over 1200 delegates registered, the conference will focus on navigating the challenges and opportunities for Australia’s growing agriculture sector, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The five megatrends shaping Australian agriculture
A new article released today by ABARES and CSIRO analyses how five megatrends are influencing Australia’s food and fibre industries in the years to come.
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CSIRO’s dual-purpose cropping system claims an Australian record in canola harvest
A New South Wales mixed farming business, previously described as “heavily in drought and practically a dustbowl”, has produced a record breaking canola harvest of 7.16 tonnes/hectare.
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Oiling the wheel for Boundary Bend’s olive harvesters
Australia’s award-winning extra virgin olive oil, Cobram Estate, is advertised as ‘the only oil you need,’ and while that message pertains to the delicate process of cooking, the less delicate process
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Staying a ‘cut’ ahead
How Midwest Fabrication, a Queensland-based manufacturer of grain harvesting equipment, grew from building the first machine for their own farm to gaining national
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Paper looks into ethics of using robots in agriculture
With automation poised to transform agriculture in Australia in the coming years, Monash University researchers have published the first-ever analysis of the ethical and policy issues raised by the use
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Natural Evolution to benefit from $18b food waste opportunity
A scorching afternoon in far North Queensland, boiling bitumen and a hand of green cavendish bananas crushed into dust by the wheel of the tractor. This was how Krista and Rob Watkins drove head first
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Surging demand for plant-based meat
The global meat sector at present is facing unprecedented level of disruption and competition, due to mounting growth of plant-based meat alternatives across many categories, according to market research
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How to better manage animal disease threats
Australia will be better prepared to manage significant animal biosecurity threats, such as African swine fever (ASF), through a new comprehensive online field guide for emergency animal diseases.
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Bringing gaming to farming: augmented reality in agriculture
In what’s believed will be a world first in agriculture, researchers from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, will use popular gaming platforms, sensor technologies and next-generation data
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DuPont launches dairy-free protective cultures for plant-based fermented products
DuPont Nutrition & Biosciences has announced a new ingredient – Holdbac YM VEGE – as the latest addition to the DuPont Danisco Holdbac line of protective cultures, known for their ability to extend
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v2food and CSIRO launch plant-based meat alternative
Australia’s newest plant-based meat startup, v2food, has been launched via an innovative partnership between CSIRO, Main Sequence Ventures and Jack Cowin’s Competitive Foods Australia.
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