April 9, 2019
Latevo goes mutual as deadline nears for discount premiums
LATEVO has entered into a mutual-fund model which is able to universally waive stamp duty on farm-income protection premiums, and...
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January 7, 2019
Pay-outs show farm income protection works
THE CHIEF executive of a farm income protection business said the pay-outs made by insurance businesses to growers highlighted how...
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November 18, 2018
The determined daughters keeping rural WA on the move
IT was just the way things were. When it came to splitting up the family farm, the boys would inevitably...
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November 1, 2018
Crop Insurance Change on the Radar
Multi-peril crop insurance has the potential to enable practice change that can increase yields as well as recoup expenditure on...
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November 1, 2018
Leg-up for income protection gains support
The farming industry was left hanging last week after expectations of an announcement on multi-peril crop insurance at the Drought Summit...
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October 25, 2018
NFF calls for long-term view at National Drought Summit
The National Farmers Federation is asking federal and state governments to provide incentives for farmers to insure themselves in part...
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October 19, 2018
Robot turns its eye to weed recognition at Narrabri
Weed detection and identification is moving into the robotic age at the University of Sydney’s Plant Breeding Institute at Narrabri...
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September 26, 2018
Economic wherewithall essential part of licence to farm: Nuffield scholar
Financial literacy should be part of the essential criteria to becoming a farmer in Australia, according to Nuffield scholar and...
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September 13, 2018
A grower talks about taking out MPCI for the first time
Drought across much of the country has refocussed attention on options for grain growers to manage production and financial risks...
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August 10, 2018
Case for crop insurance mounts in crippling NSW drought
Multi-peril crop insurance is being looked at in a new light, as New South Wales and Queensland growers struggle in...
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