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Nemo surfactant broadens label

Oct. 14, 2022 | 3 min read

Following its registration for use as an aquatic surfactant in 2020, Nemo Surfactant has expanded its label to now include use in fallow situations, non-crop areas, commercial and industrial areas, rights-of-way, and firebreaks.

Merchandise

Citrus gall wasp update

Oct. 13, 2022 | 2 min read

AgNova is excited to announce Surround WP is now registered by the APVMA as a non-insecticidal product that repels citrus gall wasp (CGW). This is a valuable addition to its well-known use to minimise the impact of sunburn and heat stress on fruit.

Merchandise

Novel MOA for tough veggie pests

Oct. 12, 2022 | 4 min read

Simodis insecticide (Group 30) from Syngenta with Plinazolin technology marks the next evolution in insecticide technology for protecting plant health.

Merchandise

Combat: the feed barley NVT winner

Oct. 12, 2022 | 2 min read

InterGrain’s Combat, the highest yielding barley variety in Western Australia in the 2021 National Variety Trials, is set to win the feed barley battle, with yields above the benchmark variety, Rosalind.

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.

Merchandise - Sheep care & health

New Zotel Lice

Oct. 11, 2022 | 2 min read

Troy Animal Healthcare (Troy) is pleased to announce the launch of Zotel Lice, a 20 g/L spinosad pour-on lousicide for sheep.

Merchandise - Seeds

New Zena CL Clearfield barley variety

Sept. 13, 2022 | 2 min read

New Zena CL barley is well on its way for next season’s planting, following its launch as the newest Clearfield barley.

Fertilisers - Merchandise

Better iron use efficiency with Eurosolids

Sept. 13, 2022 | 3 min read

Eurosolids is a Dutch producer of specialty fertiliser solutions for fertigation and foliar application. It distributes its products in more than 100 countries. To do that, it has subsidiaries all over the world.

Merchandise - Spring horticulture & viticulture

AGT canola means more choice

Sept. 13, 2022 | 2 min read

Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) has broken new ground with the release of three new open pollinated (OP) canola varieties, Bandit TT, Renegade TT and Outlaw.

Merchandise

Use resistance data to help select drench

Sept. 12, 2022 | 2 min read

Choosing the right drench is now easier for Australian sheep producers thanks to a new data tool from Virbac Animal Health.

Merchandise - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Enviroshield repels rain at harvest

Sept. 12, 2022 | 3 min read

Rain is a blessing during seeding, yet a curse around harvest time. As crops begin to dry out, they lose their natural ability to repel water and start to act like a sponge, absorbing rain, and dew events.

Fertilisers - Merchandise

Quality has its own rewards

Sept. 11, 2022 | 3 min read

Choosing a quality NPK fertiliser will deliver a range of benefits far beyond its chemical composition, including improved distribution, uptake and nutritional efficiency.

Fencing, livestock handling & ID - Merchandise

Stockboss post stands up to corrosive soils

Sept. 11, 2022 | 2 min read

For those in the know, difficult soils is a collective term used for acidic, saline and alkaline elements that can corrode steel at a great rate.

Merchandise - Technology in agriculture

New PodGuard canola shines

Sept. 11, 2022 | 3 min read

Now that so much more canola is being sown each season, the PodGuard trait’s time to shine has well and truly arrived.

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.