The Riverland and Mallee Mesonet was officially launched at Brinkley today, with the weather station network now "fully online".

Australian grain has to compete with aggressive Black Sea offers into South East Asia.

One recent convert to liquid fertilisers says liquids can help with flexibility and efficiency during the busy sowing period.

Northern hemisphere weather issues and the May USDA report have given wheat futures a boost.

The National Phenology Initiative is trying to create a consistent directory of wheat and barley varieties and their maturity dates.

The heavy March rain in NSW, and the knowledge there will be autumn feed in many regions, put a sudden stop to the bulk of fodder sales.

An agronomist has said liquid fertilisers can help farmers with flexibility and provide a sugar hit of upfront nitrogen to crops.

Farmers have lost a bid for compensation in a long running court case over the alleged contamination of sorghum with shattercane seed.

Farmers are demonstrating how their chemical mixing systems reduce the risk of herbicide contamination. WITH VIDEOS

The new chief executive at the Victorian Farmers Federation is looking to bring the general public closer to its food production systems.