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Enzyme trials lift vegetable production

April 18, 2023 | 5 min read
Recent trials across Australian vegetable crops have proved the economic and environmental advantage of adding specific enzymes for more efficient use of nutrients and other inputs to increase yield and improve produce quality.
Merchandise

New weapon to hit weed seed banks

March 12, 2023 | 4 min read
A spur-of-the-moment decision to try a new weed control option in a paddock of Mace wheat last season has convinced northern WA wheatbelt grower Wade Parker that he has a new weapon to help reduce weed seed banks.
Merchandise

Beating fungus in berries

March 11, 2023 | 3 min read
Botrytis grey mould is a common disease facing berry growers, making the recent registration of Miravis Prime fungicide vitally important from both a production and resistance management perspective.
Merchandise

Recommending the right cattle implants

March 11, 2023 | 3 min read
In last month’s edition of Rural Business, we discussed the value and importance of hormone growth promotant (HGP) implants to the Australian beef industry, Bruce Smith writes.
Merchandise

Optimum GLY canola launch

March 11, 2023 | 2 min read
Corteva Agriscience has announced plans for the commercial launch of Optimum GLY canola – an advanced herbicide-tolerant trait technology for canola farmers in Australia, Canada and the United States.
Grain protection - Merchandise

Overwatch a success in SA cereals

March 10, 2023 | 3 min read
On-farm trials over several seasons has led to Overwatch Herbicide becoming a key part of the ryegrass management program in wheat and barley on the Kreig property at Kangaroo Flat, 40 kilometres north of Adelaide in South Australia.
Merchandise - Summer cropping - Summer horticulture

New 2023 crop varieties

Feb. 20, 2023 | 2 min read
After the conclusion of the NSW harvest, growers are now turning their minds to which new crop varieties should be considered that may have the potential to improve yields or provide better disease resistance.
Merchandise - Technology in agriculture

Pests symptom of a deeper problem

Feb. 19, 2023 | 2 min read
A headache is not the problem. It's a symptom of a problem. Taking pain relief medication only temporarily masks the problem. You still have the problem. A good doctor will search for the cause of the problem and treat that. It's the same with growing a crop.
Grain protection - Merchandise

A coarse is a coarse, isn’t it?

Feb. 19, 2023 | 4 min read
To Mr Ed, 1960s TV’s famous talking horse, it may have been obvious that a horse was a horse, but when it comes to spraying crop protection products in the mid-2020s, being certain you have a coarse spray quality is not so straight forward.
Merchandise

New Year, new focus on safety

Feb. 18, 2023 | 3 min read
From the cattle farm to the apple orchard, Blundstone’s work boots have long been a popular choice for workers in agricultural industries – offering robust comfort for long days on the job. Recent reports, however, highlight the increased need for safety in several rural environments, to ensure maximum foot health and protection.
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Equipping your customers for success

Feb. 17, 2023 | 1 min read
Did you know you can play an important part in setting your customers up for a successful year by learning about in-paddock weighing and Tru-Test’s mobile and autonomous weight monitoring solutions?
Merchandise

BASF launches Axalion Active

Feb. 16, 2023 | 3 min read
Australia will be the first global market for the launch of BASF’s Axalion Active – a novel insecticide active ingredient that controls harmful piercing and sucking insect pests.
Merchandise

Be covered from A to Z for blowflies and lice

Dec. 27, 2022 | 2 min read
With another big blowfly season ahead of us, blowfly prevention product use is going to once again be heavily relied upon.
Fertilisers - Merchandise

Pop-up starter fertilisers offer flexibility

Dec. 23, 2022 | 3 min read
Following recent major weather events which have delayed and potentially cut off part of the cotton planting window, resellers and advisers will be eager to help growers across both dryland and irrigated sectors maximise opportunity while managing the risk around planting in this highly volatile weather environment.
Merchandise - Rodent & vertebrate pest control

Rural market rodenticides from Rudducks

Dec. 23, 2022 | 2 min read
When control of rats and mice is proving to be a problem, Rudducks has some unique and highly effective options. As well as the Pyrethrum based insecticides featured in November Rural Business, Rudduck offers two rodenticide products for the rural market.

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