Rural Business News

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.

Post-emergent herbicides

Prevent seed set to stop ryegrass in its tracks

May 29, 2023 | 4 min read

Increasing herbicide resistance in annual ryegrass has thrown up some challenges for Bec and Ash Marshall on their 3300ha farm at Normanville, Victoria, leading to a new approach to their farming system.

Post-emergent herbicides

Tailoring tank-mixes for hard-to-kill weeds

May 21, 2023 | 3 min read

Two of the keys to slowing the development of herbicide resistance are reducing escapes and avoiding unnecessary chemical use.

Post-emergent herbicides

Trials support new herbicide rotation option

May 21, 2023 | 3 min read

‘Mix and rotate’ has become a grain industry mantra to help achieve maximum efficacy as well as maintain effective use of crop protection products and there’s another important tool for broadleaf weed control programs that will do just that this season.

Post-emergent herbicides

Broadleaf weed control options for the north

May 20, 2023 | 4 min read

Growers in northern NSW and Queensland battling problem broadleaf and woody weeds now have new-found flexibility with one of the most robust herbicides against these difficult weeds.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Merchandise

New, improved Frequency herbicide

April 19, 2023 | 2 min read

Wheat and barley growers now have access to the most adaptable Group 27 product on the market, thanks to BASF’s new and improved Frequency herbicide that offers excellent control of hard to manage broadleaf weeds such as fleabane, sowthistle, buckwheat/bindweed, wireweed, wild radish, bifora and capeweed.

On The Move - Seeds

Seeds expert in global role at BASF Seeds

April 7, 2023 | 1 min read

After four years leading the Australian Seed Federation (ASF), Osman Mewett has joined BASF Agricultural Solutions as a global regulatory policy manager within the Seeds and Traits team.

Seed treatments & coatings - Seeds

STartUP cereal crops after the wet harvest

Feb. 28, 2023 | 3 min read

With the potential for another wet start to the planting season, the seed being used for this year’s planting may be impacted with a number of issues such as water stress (either too much or perhaps too little), insects or diseases.

Seed treatments & coatings - Seeds

Sow certainty on farm with proven endophyte

Feb. 27, 2023 | 3 min read

Endophytes can take pasture performance and persistence to the next level by protecting pastures from insects after your seed treatment wears off.

Seed treatments & coatings - Seeds

New EverGol Energy gets the tick of approval

Feb. 25, 2023 | 3 min read

The trialing of the new EverGol Energy formulation in the field has shown it’s a winner for grain growers, seed grader operators and agronomists, according to Bayer.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides

How can I use the pulse phase to combat weeds?

Feb. 23, 2023 | 4 min read

‘How can I strengthen the pulse phase to combat weeds?’ with Dr Jason Brand, Agriculture Victoria Research, Horsham.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides

Stop broadleaf weeds before they start

Feb. 22, 2023 | 4 min read

Cereal crops can quickly become susceptible to broadleaf weed escapes during crop establishment, making Callisto pre-emergent herbicide a valuable addition to many wheat and barley programs.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides

Long residual makes Overwatch ideal for WA

Feb. 21, 2023 | 2 min read

The lengthy residual ryegrass control of Overwatch Herbicide makes it ideal for barley on the Hirsch enterprise at Latham and Bunjil, in the mid-west region of Western Australia.

Herbicide & fungicide resistance - Resistance management

Insecticide resistance rising in pest aphids

Dec. 28, 2022 | 4 min read

With insecticide resistance on the rise, it is important for the Australian agricultural industry to keep up-to-date on current trends and management practices to best respond to resistance risks,

Herbicide & fungicide resistance

‘Mini-rotation’ to turn the tables on resistance

Dec. 27, 2022 | 3 min read

Although all farmers are very familiar with the principles of crop and chemical rotation, not everybody makes changes as often they should.