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Insecticide combo for canola pests

Sept. 12, 2023 | 4 min read
Exirel insecticide in combination with Parachute spray oil is providing canola growers with an agronomic package to control key insect pests.
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Whack lice early for best control

Sept. 11, 2023 | 2 min read
Off-shears or short-wool application remains a key strategic time to achieve effective lice control, according to Elanco senior brand manager – sheep, Dr Kathryn Humphries.
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BASF’s new ‘Triple trait’ canola release

Sept. 10, 2023 | 2 min read
True flexibility has arrived with the addition of BASF’s best canola variety yet, InVigor LR 4540P, providing growers with their first opportunity to sow a ‘triple trait’ TruFlex variety.
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Miravis Duo "works so well" on cucurbits

Sept. 10, 2023 | 3 min read
If you want to trial a new crop protection product, Queensland is the place to do it. With high temperatures and humidity, disease pressure is at a greater risk and many products are put through the rounds up north.
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Weedsmart Big 6 tackles resistance

Aug. 25, 2023 | 5 min read
Nutrien agronomists from across the country have shared their tips to help control crop weeds as part of WeedSmart Week in Dubbo earlier this month (August).
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Drench status essential in effectiveness

Aug. 19, 2023 | 3 min read
Animal health advisors have been urged to assist their customers to conduct a DrenchCheck this summer to determine the efficacy of their proposed sheep drench.
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Strike cattle tick, early and hard!

Aug. 18, 2023 | 4 min read
The strategic application of a long-acting chemical treatment at the start of the tick season plays a critical role in minimising the build-up of the tick population on pastures and cattle.
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Resistance key to future sustainability

Aug. 16, 2023 | 2 min read
Australia has strong farming sustainability credentials compared to other major agricultural producing countries according to a new report from the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES).
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Critical time for mineral deficiencies

Aug. 16, 2023 | 4 min read
Animal health advisors have a key role in reminding their customers to monitor mineral levels in their livestock and to take steps to address any potential deficiencies.
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Full toolbox approach to beat blackleg

Aug. 13, 2023 | 4 min read
Ongoing research into canola blackleg fungicide resistance is continuing to reinforce that growers should deploy a full combination of management tools against the disease, including avoiding fungicide applications where it is not necessary.
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New Verpixo Adavelt active shines in trial

Aug. 11, 2023 | 2 min read
Growers in the Lockyer Valley have joined agronomists from across Queensland and New South Wales at Elders Gatton Field Day for a powerful demonstration of Verpixo Adavelt active in the control of challenging ascomycete pathogens.
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BASF tearless onions an Aussie first

Aug. 10, 2023 | 2 min read
There’s no use crying over onions any longer as Australia’s first crop of Happy Chop – Tearless Onions launched exclusively in Woolworths Supermarkets stores across NSW, Victoria and the ACT from mid-July until September (while stocks last).
Fungicides - Merchandise

First Group 11 resistance in fungicides

Aug. 9, 2023 | 2 min read
BASF researchers have detected Australia’s first known instance of genetic mutation affecting Group 11 fungicides.
Fungicides - Merchandise

Trials guide fungicide use in SA’s south

Aug. 2, 2023 | 3 min read
The power of local research trials to assist crop management decisions is well recognised and has become a key tool for the team at Growers Supplies on the southern Yorke Peninsula of South Australia and its support to the region’s growers.
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Growing the best in the west with Yara

July 10, 2023 | 5 min read
It’s quality first and daylight second in every aspect of the operations at Bogdanich Farms, one of the state’s largest producers of leafy vegetables.

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