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Grain protection - Merchandise

A coarse is a coarse, isn’t it?

Feb. 19, 2023 | 4 min read
To Mr Ed, 1960s TV’s famous talking horse, it may have been obvious that a horse was a horse, but when it comes to spraying crop protection products in the mid-2020s, being certain you have a coarse spray quality is not so straight forward.
Grain protection

Caution required when retaining rain-affected seed

Dec. 7, 2022 | 3 min read
When harvesting cereal seed for planting in 2023, it pays to consider the potential risks of retaining low protein, rain-damaged grain, says Dr Greg Rebetzke, CSIRO Agriculture and Food’s chief research scientist.
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.
Grain protection

Protection needed for bumper cereal harvest

Oct. 17, 2022 | 3 min read
The Australian Dept of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is predicting a near record wheat harvest in 2022–23.
Grain protection

D-Ploy Plus joins local grain protection range

Oct. 17, 2022 | 2 min read
Following the successful registration in 2021 of Imtrade D-Ploy Grain Protectant, Imtrade CropScience has announced the release of the latest addition to its grain protection range, Imtrade D-Ploy Plus Grain Protectant.
Grain protection

Grain and stockfeed needs protection!

Oct. 17, 2022 | 2 min read
Who do you want to feed? Evil weevils… or your animals?
Grain protection - Merchandise

Weed control in barley mirrors results in wheat

Oct. 11, 2022 | 3 min read
Cropping advisers and agronomists who witnessed excellent grass and broadleaf weed control from early post-emergent (EPE) applications of the recently released herbicide Mateno Complete from Bayer in wheat this season can look forward to seeing similar in barley crops from next year.
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.
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.
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.

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Why communication is key to mitigating conflict
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