For progressive Kangaroo Island farmer Michael Mills, trialling new canola and wheat varieties offers the chance of raising the productivity of the family’s property at Parndana. Michael runs the mixed-farm with wife Tracy and parents Alan and Janice, cropping 1350 hectares of canola, wheat and broad beans, and running 800 crossbred ewes. He said KI…
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Robots and ‘imi’ corn future for Beaudesert dairy
Cows are happier and crops are healthier at the Cahill’s Beaudesert dairy since the introduction of milking robots and herbicide resistant corn crops. Matthew Cahill, who runs the 365-hectare farm with wife Allison, said modernising their operation has improved animal health, cut labour costs and reduced the weed burden. “Instead of the cows being herded…