Australian cotton planting underway

Oct. 24, 2024 | 2 min read
Planting is underway across much of Australia’s cotton growing regions with some crops already out of the ground in warmer climates, some growers holding back for warmer weather while some in tropical areas won’t be planting until rain begins to fall.

Regen farming unlocks potential

Oct. 23, 2024 | 2 min read
There’s been a surge in the number of farmers pooling their resources with their neighbours to aggregate their market power and capitalise on economic and environmental impacts of regenerative farming.

Hi-tech spy gear targets bumblebee secrets

Oct. 23, 2024 | 2 min read
Bumblebees in Tasmania are being geared up with micro radio transmitters and cameras to help scientists uncover their environmental impact and crucial role in crop pollination.

Infinito drives better performance on key diseases in Tasmania

Oct. 22, 2024 | 4 min read
Efficiency is key for a large vegetable growing operation such as Premium Fresh, which produces a range of crops across the north of Tasmania. The spray program to manage key diseases needs to quickly control damaging problems such as downy mildew in onions and brassicas, while working with the wet conditions often seen in the region.

Triple drench working for the next generation

Oct. 21, 2024 | 4 min read
Triguard triple combination drench for sheep, with abamectin, delivers the potency of macrocyclic lactone without the persistency of moxidectin.

Northern fallow weed control hits the spot

Oct. 20, 2024 | 3 min read
Northern croppers have a lot to think about when applying broadleaf herbicides on winter and summer fallows.

Eye to the future with insect resistance trends

Oct. 20, 2024 | 4 min read
It wasn’t long ago various brassica growing areas of the country were facing massive insect resistance pressure before the arrival of new insecticide technologies, and it’s a reminder to be careful with latest management programs into the future.

Review your buffalo fly control now

Oct. 19, 2024 | 4 min read
Beef and dairy producers in northern Australia have been advised to urgently review their buffalo fly control program following the de-registration of several products containing the active ingredient, diazinon.

Verpixo proves a boon for botrytis control

Oct. 18, 2024 | 3 min read
Wine and table grape growers have brand new chemistry available for the costly diseases botrytis and powdery mildew, with Corteva Agriscience’s flexible, highly effective fungicide, Verpixo Adavelt active, entering the market and the Australian Wine Research Institute’s updated Dog Book.

Research aims to improve nutritive value of Kikuyu

Oct. 16, 2024 | 2 min read
New research by Dairy UP aims to unlock the nutritive potential of kikuyu pastures used by NSW dairy farmers.

Soybean industry welcomes new breeding program

Oct. 15, 2024 | 2 min read
A renewed commitment to specialised breeding should see growth in the domestic market.

What’s the value of summer weed control?

Oct. 14, 2024 | 4 min read
Cindy Benjamin talks to independent agronomist Josh Hollitt, based on SA’s Eyre Peninsula. In areas with high evaporation rates over summer, it’s reasonable to think summer weeds might not significantly affect stored soil moisture.

A dynamic duo in tomatoes Miravis Duo

Oct. 13, 2024 | 2 min read
Miravis Duo fungicide is registered in fruiting vegetables in open field and protected cropping for control of early blight (Alternaria spp.), powdery mildew (Leveillula taurica, Odiopsis spp. and Oidium spp.) and Cercospora leaf spot (Cercospora spp.).

$ummer Weeds investment

Oct. 12, 2024 | 3 min read
A new decision-support tool developed to help Australian grain growers weigh up the financial pros and cons of summer weed control has been launched.

WeedSmart Week sets a new record

Oct. 11, 2024 | 5 min read
About 300 growers and advisers from across Australia’s grain-growing regions journeyed to Port Lincoln on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula last month to share their stories, ideas and concerns at WeedSmart Week 2024.