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Fungicides - Merchandise

Infinito drives better performance on key diseases in Tasmania

Oct. 22, 2024 | 4 min read

Efficiency is key for a large vegetable growing operation such as Premium Fresh, which produces a range of crops across the north of Tasmania. The spray program to manage key diseases needs to quickly control damaging problems such as downy mildew in onions and brassicas, while working with the wet conditions often seen in the region.

Triple drench working for the next generation

Oct. 21, 2024 | 4 min read

Market insight - Resistance management

Northern fallow weed control hits the spot

Oct. 20, 2024 | 3 min read

Market insight - Resistance management

Eye to the future with insect resistance trends

Oct. 20, 2024 | 4 min read

Review your buffalo fly control now

Oct. 19, 2024 | 4 min read

Beef and dairy producers in northern Australia have been advised to urgently review their buffalo fly control program following the de-registration of several products containing the active ingredient, diazinon.

Fungicides - Merchandise

Verpixo proves a boon for botrytis control

Oct. 18, 2024 | 3 min read

Wine and table grape growers have brand new chemistry available for the costly diseases botrytis and powdery mildew, with Corteva Agriscience’s flexible, highly effective fungicide, Verpixo Adavelt active, entering the market and the Australian Wine Research Institute’s updated Dog Book.

Research aims to improve nutritive value of Kikuyu

Oct. 16, 2024 | 2 min read

New research by Dairy UP aims to unlock the nutritive potential of kikuyu pastures used by NSW dairy farmers.

Soybean industry welcomes new breeding program

Oct. 15, 2024 | 2 min read

A renewed commitment to specialised breeding should see growth in the domestic market.

Market insight - Summer cropping

What’s the value of summer weed control?

Oct. 14, 2024 | 4 min read

Cindy Benjamin talks to independent agronomist Josh Hollitt, based on SA’s Eyre Peninsula. In areas with high evaporation rates over summer, it’s reasonable to think summer weeds might not significantly affect stored soil moisture.

Fungicides - Market insight

A dynamic duo in tomatoes Miravis Duo

Oct. 13, 2024 | 2 min read

Miravis Duo fungicide is registered in fruiting vegetables in open field and protected cropping for control of early blight (Alternaria spp.), powdery mildew (Leveillula taurica, Odiopsis spp. and Oidium spp.) and Cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora spp.).

Market insight - Summer cropping

$ummer Weeds investment

Oct. 12, 2024 | 3 min read

A new decision-support tool developed to help Australian grain growers weigh up the financial pros and cons of summer weed control has been launched.

Market insight - Summer cropping

WeedSmart Week sets a new record

Oct. 11, 2024 | 5 min read

About 300 growers and advisers from across Australia’s grain-growing regions journeyed to Port Lincoln on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula last month to share their stories, ideas and concerns at WeedSmart Week 2024.

Commentary - Dairy

Milk production and demand, set to slow

Oct. 10, 2024 | 3 min read

RaboResearch senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey said Australian milk production increased by 249 million litres to 8.4 billion litres last season.

Extreme treatment for canola

Oct. 9, 2024 | 2 min read

With orders open for 2025 canola seed, it’s worth growers and advisors taking a moment to consider new Equento Extreme seed treatment for above and below ground protection from chewing and sucking pests.

Adjuvants & spray oils - Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Merchandise

Outright 770 makes hard work easy

Oct. 8, 2024 | 2 min read

Outright 770 Spray Adjuvant is designed to simplify and enhance the herbicide application process for farmers.

Chitin-based biostimulant launches

Oct. 7, 2024 | 3 min read

Flamingro’s Ian Rew said trials in New Zealand have shown the product can increase plant root mass and shoot growth by 26 per cent, while also suppressing plant-parasitic nematodes.

7 considerations before a tough conversation

Oct. 6, 2024 | 4 min read

In any tough conversation, the difference between success and failure often lies in the setup, writes Leah Mether.*

Syngenta brings viticulture industry together

Oct. 5, 2024 | 3 min read

The seasons can be long and the opportunities to gather few and far between. Rarer still, do viticulturists from across the breadth of Australia’s growing regions get the chance to meet face-to-face. Syngenta coordinated such an occasion, in July, dedicated to them and in part to thank nearly 100 guests for taking a keen interest in three pipeline Syngenta fungicides.

Incite Pivot unveils upgraded facility

Oct. 4, 2024 | 2 min read

Incitec Pivot Fertilisers (IPF) has unveiled its newly upgraded fertiliser import and distribution facility at Portland in regional Victoria, following a $20 million investment in the site.

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