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Full toolbox approach to beat blackleg

Aug. 13, 2023 | 4 min read
Ongoing research into canola blackleg fungicide resistance is continuing to reinforce that growers should deploy a full combination of management tools against the disease, including avoiding fungicide applications where it is not necessary.
Merchandise

New Verpixo Adavelt active shines in trial

Aug. 11, 2023 | 2 min read
Growers in the Lockyer Valley have joined agronomists from across Queensland and New South Wales at Elders Gatton Field Day for a powerful demonstration of Verpixo Adavelt active in the control of challenging ascomycete pathogens.
Merchandise

BASF tearless onions an Aussie first

Aug. 10, 2023 | 2 min read
There’s no use crying over onions any longer as Australia’s first crop of Happy Chop – Tearless Onions launched exclusively in Woolworths Supermarkets stores across NSW, Victoria and the ACT from mid-July until September (while stocks last).
Fungicides - Merchandise

First Group 11 resistance in fungicides

Aug. 9, 2023 | 2 min read
BASF researchers have detected Australia’s first known instance of genetic mutation affecting Group 11 fungicides.
Fungicides - Merchandise

Trials guide fungicide use in SA’s south

Aug. 2, 2023 | 3 min read
The power of local research trials to assist crop management decisions is well recognised and has become a key tool for the team at Growers Supplies on the southern Yorke Peninsula of South Australia and its support to the region’s growers.
Merchandise

Growing the best in the west with Yara

July 10, 2023 | 5 min read
It’s quality first and daylight second in every aspect of the operations at Bogdanich Farms, one of the state’s largest producers of leafy vegetables.
Merchandise - Winter cropping

Protect canola with Exirel insecticide

July 10, 2023 | 3 min read
The recent registration of Exirel insecticide to control pests in canola will help growers maximise yields with a proven, effective product against key pests such as diamondback moth and native budworm.
Merchandise - Winter cropping

2023 winter crop weed control advice

July 9, 2023 | 2 min read
Farmers can get the latest information on effective weed control, to ensure successful and profitable winter crop production, in the free ‘2023 Weed Control in Winter Crops management guide’ published by the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI).
Merchandise

Efficon a game changer for aphid diseases

July 8, 2023 | 2 min read
In what could be a game changer for the management of aphids and PRSV, Australia’s first-ever Efficon spray was applied earlier this year at Rapisarda Enterprise at Clare near Ayr in Queensland on a block of vegetative watermelons and pumpkins.
Commentary - Merchandise

Why people resist change (and what to do about it)

July 7, 2023 | 3 min read
The human brain is wired for comfort and certainty. It likes routines, patterns and habits. Change challenges us – like that being experienced by rural businesses across Australia after natural disasters, COVID-19, skills shortages and technology advances, writes Leah Mether.
Merchandise - Water supply & irrigation

A better view of your farm water levels

July 7, 2023 | 2 min read
A pioneer in the animal performance and electric fencing space, Gallagher is launching a new range focused on measuring water tank performance and making it easy for Australians to stay on top of their most important resource.
Merchandise

New Simodis insecticide in brassicas

July 7, 2023 | 3 min read
Han Chhen has farmed at Port Gawler in South Australia for the past 25 years. For ten months of the year the 100-hectare family farm grows broccoli and cauliflower.
Fungicides - Merchandise

Gallardo 900 revolutionises fungicides

June 24, 2023 | 2 min read
Imtrade’s new Gallardo 900 WG Fungicide has revolutionised fungicidal treatments due to its high-loading granular formulation.
Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Merchandise

New herbicide resistance breakthrough

June 24, 2023 | 3 min read
Farmers across Australia now have a powerful new tool to combat resistant weeds following the approval for use of Esplanade herbicide on grazed and non-crop areas.
Fencing, livestock handling & ID - Merchandise

Easy weighing and animal ID with new T40

June 23, 2023 | 2 min read
Weighing livestock is a fundamental part of managing and monitoring your animals, whether you have a mob of five, or five hundred.

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Cereal research fast-tracked
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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Insights - Post-emergent herbicides
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