6 Beneficial Bugs That Help Protect Your Crop
6 Beneficial Bugs That Help Protect Your Crop A couple of months ago we discussed early-season insect pests, how they affect your crop, and how to identify them. But what about the good bugs that help us out? We have several groups of insects in our cropping systems that are prevalent during spring and help […]
Heads Up: Grain Residues 2019
Heads Up: Grain Residues will need to be watched this year. Just a reminder for those thinking about applying a squirt of glyph to spray-top their barley this year – don’t. The 2016 permit that allowed 2L/ha of Weedmaster DST or 1.7L/ha of Weedmaster Argo to be used to spray-top of annual grass weeds in […]
Why Tissue Testing Is A Must
Do you know what’s going on in your paddock? Here is why tissue testing is a must. If you’re looking at an underperforming paddock and seeing unhealthy plants, the easy answer might be just to apply a trace element. It is true that some visual symptoms can give you a guide on a potential deficiency. […]
How The New Definition Of Lamb Will Affect You
There’s a new definition of ‘lamb’. Here’s why it has been changed, and how it will affect you. Why do we need a new definition? Australia’s current definition of a lamb is ‘a female, castrate or entire male that has no permanent incisor teeth’ – which gives producers no warning about when a lamb stops […]
IMI Update For Barley Industry And New Bendoc Beans
Are you growing Scope or Spartacus barley? Are you thinking of using imi products? You may want to carefully consider the decision, as foreign MRL’s may impact your market access. Barley Industry Imi Update: The Barley Industry has put out another update regarding markets requirements for imi tolerant barley. The news is that the Industry is seeking […]
Liquid Trace Elements: How To Choose Between Sulphates, Oxides, & Chelates
Liquid Trace Elements: How to choose between the different forms. Sulphate, oxide or chelate? Let’s say you’ve decided your crop looks nutrient deficient, and you’re going to apply a foliar Zinc trace element. That’s all good. But what form of liquid zinc are you going to use? Zinc sulphate, zinc oxide or a chelated product? […]
Improving Nodulation In Pulses With Dry Sowing
A recent GRDC funded study on dry sowing pulses into acidic soils has shown that nodulation is greatly improved when the inoculation rate is doubled. The study by SARDI has also shown that the increased rate provides better nodulation in pulse species into a new paddock where they haven’t been grown before. However, if you […]
Plant Back Warning: Be Mindful Of Herbicide Residues
Plant Back Warning: Be Mindful Of Herbicide Residues Unfortunately, this year many growers have been caught out with herbicide residuals which have affected their cropping flexibility. The dry conditions across the state, along with the increased reliance on residual herbicides, have created plant back issues in many areas. The issue is, for most herbicides to breakdown in […]
Barley Australia: Export Warning For IMI Residues
Barley Australia: Export Warning For Imi Residues Recently, Barley Australia released a statement urging growers to carefully consider the use of imidazolinone chemicals on their imi tolerant barley varieties (Spartacus CL & Scope CL). Bulk handlers and grain traders may require a vendor declaration on the use of imidazolinone chemicals and may have receival site […]
Ryegrass Getting Tougher To Beat
Resistant Ryegrass Getting Tougher To Beat It’s confirmed. Australian annual ryegrass populations are now resistant to three different pre-emergent herbicide groups. Last August, the national weed resistance surveys of grower’s paddocks identified complex resistance patterns. Annual ryegrass now has resistance to; Group D (trifluralin), Group J (Avadex Xtra & Arcade) and Group K (Butisan & Sakura) herbicides, along with […]
