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Market insight - Tropical agriculture & sugar cane

Get with the soil health program

May 30, 2025 | 2 min read
Sugar Research Australia says soil health is vital for optimising productivity, profitability, and sustainability within the sugarcane industry.
Market insight - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Hit hard with soft bait attack

May 28, 2025 | 2 min read
With the onset of cooler months, the need for effective rodent control solutions becomes very important to control and manage rodent populations.
Market insight - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Mouseoff ZP –proven performer since 2000

May 26, 2025 | 3 min read
Mouseoff ZP continues to be the market leading brand for broadacre scale management of mouse populations across Australia since its launch some 25 years ago.
Market insight - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Imtrade sets sights on smarter rodent controls

May 22, 2025 | 3 min read
Mouse baiting has become a critical part of farming operations across Australia, particularly during the sowing period when newly planted seeds and young crops are at their most vulnerable. In some years, the problem escalates beyond routine management – with mouse populations exploding into plague proportions.
Market insight - Tropical agriculture & sugar cane

Unlock 51 per cent more root growth

May 21, 2025 | 2 min read
Omnia’s devotion to improving fertiliser efficiency through increasing root development is delivering impressive results on several different crops, including sugar cane.
Market insight - Post-emergent herbicides

Early broadleaf protection emerges for cereal crops

May 21, 2025 | 4 min read
A good outcome from early use of broadleaf herbicides in oats despite concerns over potential crop impact is encouraging future applications for a southern WA farming enterprise.
Market insight - Post-emergent herbicides

New post-emergent herbicide welcomed by northern growers

May 20, 2025 | 4 min read
The ability to cost-effectively mix a selected rate of aminopyralid broadleaf weed herbicide with other cereal post-emergent herbicide partners has put a smile on the face of northern croppers over recent years and it appears it will only widen this year.
Market insight

Swiss precision AI technology is coming

May 15, 2025 | 2 min read
Ecorobotix, a Swiss company specialising in AI-driven agricultural technology, is expanding into Australia through a strategic dealer partnership with RDO Equipment Australia.
Adjuvants & spray oils - Market insight

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.
Adjuvants & spray oils - Market insight

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.
Adjuvants & spray oils - Market insight

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.
Market insight

How do I stop gazanias invading crops?

April 29, 2025 | 5 min read
Dr Ali Bajwa, a weed scientist at La Trobe University, says gazanias have become more common on road verges during the past decade and, more recently, have started to invade cropping paddocks in several low rainfall regions of South Australia and Victoria.
Market insight - Winter cropping

Power of pastures and fodder crops to lower weed numbers

April 29, 2025 | 4 min read
A robust crop and pasture rotation and strong crop competition are very effective strategies in mixed farming operations to keep weed numbers low in grain crops.
Market insight - Winter cropping

Game changer seed treatment hits the market

April 28, 2025 | 3 min read
A decade of Australian development has culminated in a breakthrough for wheat and barley growers, with Victrato seed treatment now registered for the management of devastating Fusarium sp. crown rot.
Adjuvants & spray oils - Market insight

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.

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Inside this issue
APVMA updates application requirements
National blueprint to help standardise soil health in ag
CropLife releases new resistance management strategies
Targeted projects equip growers
Zoestis - a decade of making a difference
New Australian chickpea pangenome poised to boost production
Management: Why empathy is a strategic leadership tool
INSIGHTS: Biologicals & Fungicides
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