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New weed detecting system uses existing boomsprays

May 1, 2026 | 3 min read

A Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) project has now delivered an innovative weed detecting system for common boomsprays, with the potential to reduce herbicide use by as much as 80 per cent.

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Smart sprays and cold plasma to optimise crop productivity

May 14, 2025 | 3 min read

Two Murdoch University research projects have received investment from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) to improve profitability and sustainability for Australian grain growers.

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Take care with adjuvants when fruit thinning

April 30, 2025 | 2 min read

Fruit growers and their advisers are reminded to take the utmost care and choose the right adjuvant before applying chemical thinners and plant growth regulators (PGRs) in their pome and stone fruit orchards this season.

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JD’s See & Spray Select comes Down Under

April 30, 2025 | 3 min read

Australian farmers have played a crucial role in testing improvements to John Deere’s See & Spray Select, which now has in-season variable rate capabilities via AutoTrac automation and ExactApply technologies.

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Unlock the power of your herbicide with Hasten

April 21, 2025 | 2 min read

Vicchem’s Hasten Spray Adjuvant is proven to unlock the power of your herbicide to make a real performance difference in your farming operation.

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.

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Hasten a leading spray adjuvant for 25 years

April 26, 2023 | 2 min read

In 1993, Dr Bob Killick – owner of Vicchem, was involved in the creation of ground breaking chemistry by using ethylated canola oil to create the unique formulation of Hasten Spray Adjuvant.

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We can’t afford to lose older herbicides

April 25, 2023 | 3 min read

Ian Linklater and his sons, Daniel, James and Michael – of Trentham Farms, near Gol Gol in Far Western NSW, crop 9800 ha of sandy loam country and appreciate the value of older and cheaper herbicides that are still effective options against their major weeds.

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How widespread a problem is Spraydrift?

April 24, 2023 | 3 min read

Spray drift events have been at an all-time high due to floods and large-scale rain events at the end of 2022.

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Less fines = less drift with On Coarse DRA

April 22, 2023 | 5 min read

Without fines, there’d be no drift. Worries about nearby cotton, surface temperature inversions, low or high wind speeds, downwind buffer zones or stories on the ABC would be a thing of the past, says FMC’s technical extension specialist, David Johnson.

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Guidebook identifies key to spraying efficiency

April 22, 2023 | 3 min read

A new technical and troubleshooting resource for grain growers is available in the form of a GRDC guidebook for mixing and batching agricultural chemicals.

Adjuvants & spray oils - Fencing, livestock handling & ID - Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides

Mix up your approach to fenceline weeds

March 9, 2021 | 2 min read

The recent discovery of multi-resistant capeweed along fencelines in Western Australia has put a fine point on the need for integrated weed management tactics to be applied to non-production areas on farms.

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Hasten increases cross-labelled products to 45

July 13, 2020 | 2 min read

Years of research and development by Vicchem creating superior crop adjuvants such as the flagship Hasten brand continues to pay off for the science-based company. Since its Australian launch in 1996, Hasten is now cross-labelled on 45 leading agricultural chemical products, with recent additions including BASF’s Versys Insecticide and Adama’s Topnotch Fungicide. Hasten’s foliar penetrative properties make it an adjuvant of choice for these new systemic products.

Rural Business News

New weed detecting system uses existing boomsprays

Smart sprays and cold plasma to optimise crop productivity

Take care with adjuvants when fruit thinning

JD’s See & Spray Select comes Down Under

Unlock the power of your herbicide with Hasten

Outright 770 makes hard work easy

Hasten a leading spray adjuvant for 25 years

We can’t afford to lose older herbicides

How widespread a problem is Spraydrift?

Less fines = less drift with On Coarse DRA

Guidebook identifies key to spraying efficiency

Mix up your approach to fenceline weeds

Hasten increases cross-labelled products to 45

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