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Merchandise - Winter cropping

Soft finish brings risk of crown rot

Nov. 10, 2022 | 2 min read
A softer finish to this year’s winter crop could mask issues with crown rot across the Australian wheatbelt.
Winter cropping

Ascochyta blight discovery to improve variety choices for lentil growers

Oct. 31, 2022 | 4 min read
Australian researchers have discovered a gene in the fungal pathogen causing ascochyta blight that triggers disease resistance in lentils, helping researchers to advise growers on lentil varieties with strong genetic resistance.
Winter cropping

World first CoAXium barley seed

Oct. 6, 2022 | 2 min read
Titan AX will be the first barley variety to be released by Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) as part of the CoAXium Barley Production System, offering tolerance to Aggressor (a Group 1, Quizalofop-P-Ethyl) herbicide.
Biologicals - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Biostimulant aids record grape yields

Sept. 20, 2022 | 3 min read
When you achieve your highest ever winegrape yields in one of the more difficult seasons with the help of a new biostimulant to aid fruit-setting, it’s no wonder you’d be looking forward to applying it again and not hesitating to encourage others to do the same.
Biologicals - Merchandise

Insect monitoring cuts down sprays in avocados

Sept. 11, 2022 | 3 min read
The regular monitoring of insect pests beneficial insects is helping to reduce the amount of insecticide applications needed in avocado orchards in the Bundaberg region of Queensland.
Merchandise - Winter cropping

Insecticide great news for macadamias

Sept. 9, 2022 | 2 min read
Macadamia growers are increasingly recognising the versatility of Trivor insecticide for protecting their crops against a range of key pests.
Biologicals

NEW BIOCONTROL PIPELINE OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES TO REDUCE NATIONAL WEED BILL

Sept. 1, 2022 | 3 min read
Weeds are estimated to cost Australia $5 billion every year and a new strategy has identified biocontrol as a cost-effective and sustainable way to control widespread established weeds.
Winter cropping

How to beat barley grass in two years

Aug. 18, 2022 | 4 min read
Barley grass often slips under the radar and pales in significance to annual ryegrass. But it is ranked in the top ten weeds in Australian grain crops and considered the seventh most costly weed to control for growers in the Victorian Mallee and Mid-North, Lower Yorke and Eyre Peninsula of South Australia.
Winter cropping

Growers urged to test redlegged earth mite for resistance

July 1, 2022 | 2 min read
Grain growers and farm advisers are being asked whether they have noticed a chemical control failure or suspect insecticide resistance in redlegged earth mites (RLEM).
Winter cropping

FMC Overwatch Herbicide leaves its mark

June 22, 2022 | 4 min read
Overwatch Herbicide has provided excellent weed control and a much-needed rotational option for agronomist Jake Rademacher on SA’s lower Yorke Peninsula.
Grain protection - Winter cropping

New tool helps grain growers preserve beneficial insects on-farm

May 4, 2022 | 2 min read
A critical new tool will help Australian grain growers understand what pesticides to select to preserve ‘beneficial’ insects that play a critical role in pest management in the paddock.
Winter cropping

Long, longer, longest: new trials weigh up benefits of long coleoptile wheat varieties

April 28, 2022 | 4 min read
Strong interest amongst Western Australian growers in new lines of “moisture seeking” wheat is driving the expansion of regional trials this year, with results set to inform future agronomic and farming systems guidelines for long coleoptile varieties.
Winter cropping

Prospects for Australian wheat exports amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict

April 20, 2022 | 5 min read
A Charles Sturt University agribusiness expert suggests Australia can anticipate an increase in wheat exports to countries affected by the Ukraine-Russia conflict and should target those importing nations’ requirements.
Biologicals

Booster-Mag for safe crop protection

April 14, 2022 | 3 min read
Booster-Mag is an environmentally friendly, easy-to-apply foliar spray, developed to align with the market's need for non-toxic, non-hazardous, non-dangerous and crop-safe products that can help maintain healthy crops.
Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Winter cropping

New chemistry vital option in Central West

March 19, 2022 | 3 min read
The release of the new pre-emergent, Overwatch Herbicide in 2021 has been welcomed by Nutrien Forbes agronomist Jim Cronin as a vital rotational option in key winter crops.

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D-Day looming for FMDs
Trials fundamental for mungbean production
Biting into the mealybug malaise in wineries
Why communication is key to mitigating conflict
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