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Fungicides - Herbicide & fungicide resistance

Seeking grower and agronomist insights on fungicide resistance

July 24, 2020 | 2 min read

A new network established by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is seeking to understand the level of knowledge grain growers and advisers have when it comes to managing fungicide resistance. The Australian Fungicide Resistance Extension Network (AFREN) has been set up to provide growers with the information support they need to reduce the emergence and manage the impacts of fungicide resistance.

Fungicides - Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Winter cropping

Grower project confirms widespread fungicide resistance to net blotch in southern WA

June 22, 2020 | 3 min read

First-year results from a unique project have confirmed fungicide resistance to both spot and net forms of net blotch in barley is widespread in southern areas of Western Australia’s grainbelt, with findings of reduced sensitivity or fungicide resistance the dominant situation.

Fungicides - Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Post-emergent herbicides

Advice for farmers on resistance management now available online

June 13, 2020 | 2 min read

CropLife Australia has released its updated Resistance Management Strategies for fungicides, herbicides and insecticides.

Fungicides - Winter cropping

Early-sown canola may escape blackleg

May 19, 2020 | 3 min read

Canola crops sown early in warm conditions over recent weeks may escape potentially severe blackleg disease during the growing season.

Fungicides - Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Post-emergent herbicides - Seed treatments & coatings - Seeds

Independent science based regulation needs defending from activist attacks and community ignorance

Feb. 19, 2020 | 3 min read

In an address to the inaugural international conference on the regulation of agvet chemicals and technologies at the University of New England, Chief Executive Officer of the peak industry organisation for the plant science sector, Matthew Cossey, declared that Independent science-based regulation needs defending from activist attacks and community ignorance.

Fungicides

Bayer launches latest fungicide innovation, iblon technology

Sept. 16, 2019 | 2 min read

Bayer announced today that its latest fungicide innovation marketed under the iblon™ technology brand has received first registration worldwide from the New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries.

Fungicides - Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer horticulture

Commercially reared bees deliver active ingredient to protect crops

Sept. 6, 2019 | 2 min read

Bee Vectoring Technologies International has announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved Clonostachys rosea CR-7 (CR-7) for use as a fungicide on commercial crops.

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