Nufarm chief executive GREG HUNT talks to North West Farmer about the challenges and opportunities on the horizon for Australian cropping. He says Nufarm is the only global crop protection brand with significant manufacturing assets in Australia and its commitment to being a partner for growth includes focusing on the company's Australian heritage.
MORE than $20 billion of Australian agricultural output – 73 per cent of the total value of Australian crop production – can be directly connected to chemical crop-protection products.
A Deloitte Access Economics report says those crop protection products increase crop yields by about 40 per cent and allow farmers to produce safe, high-quality, affordable and abundant food and