Cropping & Soil

Rainfall Mapper app enables farmers to make more informed decisions, including with crop planning and irrigation strategies. Image: Emma Burnham

Researchers developed new Rainfall Mapper app

Federation University researchers have developed a groundbreaking tool that allows farmers to visualise rainfall variations across their properties with remarkable detail.

12 November, 2025

From field to policy: with limited options when buying machinery, farmers push for common-sense reforms that would save millions in repair costs and downtime by opening up the ability for third-party repair.

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Right to repair call for machinery

The Horsham Waste Water treatment plant is providing valuable recycled water for agricultural research. Photo supplied.

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Recycled water boost for a leading grains research trial farm facility

The state government has put $964 million into road maintenance.

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Tie future federal road funding to greater route access, says GrainGrowers

Rosco Hair is in the middle of his first harvest on the chaser bin at Lake Banks, west of Natimuk in Victoria's Wimmera. He is looking forward to a spell of fine weather to help wrap up harvest. Photo by Gregor Heard.

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Southern croppers to get sustained run of fine weather to complete harvest

A favourable and relatively early start to harvest in Queensland and NSW has been reflected in the 5.8 million tonnes of grain received at GrainCorp silos so far. File picture

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GrainCorp profit sinks 75pc but growth plans afoot and share dividends lift

Russell Heard, Wonwondah South with some of his clover crop, hit by hail last week. Picture by Gregor Heard

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Narrow hail band results in $1 million crop damage in the north-west

Grains industry leader Brett Hosking, Quambatook, has thrown his hat in the ring for the presidency of the Victorian Farmers Federation. Picture supplied

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Quambatook grain grower announces he's seeking the VFF presidency

Luke Batters, St Arnaud, in an oat crop that desperately needs rain. Picture by Andrew Miller

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Wimmera farmers face hard cropping decisions, as 'tap' is turned off

The Wimmera farms are available for sale with or without the crop. Pictures from Colliers.

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Cropping & Soil

Researchers developed new Rainfall Mapper app

Right to repair call for machinery

Recycled water boost for a leading grains research trial farm facility

Tie future federal road funding to greater route access, says GrainGrowers

Southern croppers to get sustained run of fine weather to complete harvest

GrainCorp profit sinks 75pc but growth plans afoot and share dividends lift

Narrow hail band results in $1 million crop damage in the north-west

Quambatook grain grower announces he's seeking the VFF presidency

Wimmera farmers face hard cropping decisions, as 'tap' is turned off

Six farm Wimmera portfolio for sale, with or without the crop

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