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Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Pulse crop herbicide benefits continue to mount

Feb. 24, 2025 | 3 min read
Consistent control of grass weeds including herbicide-resistant types across different seasons, is offering benefits for entire cropping systems and is continuing to raise the profile and justify grower investment in a specialist pulse crop herbicide.
Market insight - Seed treatments & coatings

Three C’s of seed treatment spell success

Feb. 20, 2025 | 4 min read
A series of workshops in the north of Australia’s wheat growing regions has helped farmers adopt some useful tactics when applying cereal seed treatments for themselves.
Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Market insight

Six reasons to recommend CALLISTO

Feb. 19, 2025 | 3 min read
More than 300 farmers from across Australia have shared their thoughts on using CALLISTO pre-emergent herbicide, giving other cereal growers some points to weigh up in their own weed management programs.
Cattle health - Market insight

Autumn is key time for fluke control

Feb. 18, 2025 | 3 min read
Treatment with an effective flukicide that controls all three stages of liver fluke remains the cornerstone of strategic control programs ( Fasciola hepatica ).
Cattle health - Market insight

Zolvix Plus now registered for use in cattle

Feb. 17, 2025 | 3 min read
Leading animal health company Elanco has announced Zolvix Plus – a leading broad spectrum drench used in the sheep industry – is now registered for use in beef and non-lactating dairy cattle.
Cattle health - Market insight

Multi-mineral injection convenient for beef and dairy producers

Feb. 15, 2025 | 3 min read
Leading animal health company, Elanco, has broadened its ruminant nutritional portfolio with the release of a new five-way mineral and vitamin booster, MultiBoost with B12.
Market insight

Don’t get wild about oats, get their measure

Feb. 5, 2025 | 4 min read
Weedy oats species have lifecycles and growth patterns similar to those of winter cereals, making them highly competitive with crops in the absence of effective control measures.
Market insight

Bacstim trial shows consistent results

Dec. 26, 2024 | 3 min read
Bacstim Seed, Omnia Specialities five-strain bacillus product, is designed for coating seeds before planting, and is suitable to all grain crop production systems.
Market insight

Let Merlin cast a spell on your RMS

Dec. 11, 2024 | 4 min read
If you want the latest technology in your business – without the cost of having an IT department to make sure it works – you will be spellbound by Merlin Software.
Market insight

Video venture aimed at rural and regional marketers

Nov. 28, 2024 | 2 min read
Jason Kilgour and Andrew Gill are showing agri-marketers a whole new vision for their future.
Market insight - Spring horticulture & viticulture

Controlling vine suckers with minimal labour

Nov. 27, 2024 | 3 min read
The challenge of controlling vine suckers in current labour markets is being addressed with a herbicide option in many vineyards across the Barossa region of South Australia.
Market insight - Summer horticulture

SIMODIS insecticide wins the west

Nov. 27, 2024 | 4 min read
SIMODIS insecticide is a new insecticide from Syngenta, exceeding industry expectations from north to south, and east to west, in under two years from launch.
Market insight - Summer cropping

The Edge over Fall armyworm

Nov. 22, 2024 | 4 min read
Adam Harber has seen firsthand how much damage Fall armyworm can do to a crop and how quickly it can happen.
Market insight

Project aims to boost nitrogen in chickpeas and mungbeans

Nov. 16, 2024 | 2 min read
The GRDC-supported International Legume Inoculant Genebank (ILIG) at Murdoch University, led by Dr Jason Terpolilli, will spearhead efforts to characterise rhizobia strains in their collection.
Market insight

Understanding germination to improve yields

Nov. 15, 2024 | 2 min read
New research from La Trobe has identified ways to create more consistent seed growth across a season, ensuring bigger harvest yields for crop growers.

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