A Game Changer For Hay Growers: The Vicchem Bale Boost Range
If you’re serious about hay, it’s worth looking at Vicchem’s Bale Boost Range. It’s going to be a game-changer. Whether you’re producing high-quality hay for export or domestic markets, you know how vital the right weather conditions are for both growing the crop and at baling time when rainfall, heat and humidity can all seriously […]
Pest And Disease Update – September 2022
We’re in the middle of a busy disease and pest season, where it’s imperative to keep a close eye on crops to prevent any damage or losses. At the time of writing, here’s what our agronomists are seeing: Insect Update Pulses: Pea weevils are about, and now is the time when they will move from […]
New Seed Varieties Coming 2023
Oh, you are spoilt for choice next year! Here’s even more great releases from the seed companies coming in 2023. Intergrain – Wallaby & Kultarr Export Oats Intergrain has released two new oat varieties for the 2023 season, Wallaby and Kultarr. They both are suited to be grown for the export hay market. Wallaby Wallaby […]
Titan AX: The Quizalofop Tolerant Barley Set To Be A Game Changer
Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) has released Titan AX barley! It’s the first barley variety in the world that offers tolerance to Aggressor (a Group 1, Quizalofop-P-Ethyl herbicide). This means you’ll get in-crop control of susceptible populations of barley grass, brome grass, annual ryegrass, wild oats and other grass weeds in your barley phase of the […]
3 Things You Can Do To Protect Your Farm From FMD
As you know, our country’s disease-free status is under threat by the nearby infections of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) in Indonesia. If FMD enters Australia, we will lose our export markets immediately. The costs will be huge, some suggesting over $80 billion. You may be unable to move stock […]
3 New Canola Releases from Nuseed
Canola growers get excited. Nuseed is releasing three new canola varieties for 2023 during the up-and-coming spring field day season. There is one new HyTTec Hybrid TT and two new Truflex varieties to look forward to. All three are planned with limited commercial release volumes. If you are interested in any of these three, get […]
GIA Lightning and Thunder Lentils To Set A New Standard In Yields
Lightning & Thunder Lentils are here! And their yield potential looks exciting. We did a recap over GIA new lentils back in May, but here’s a better rundown on the Lightning and Thunder varieties. GIA Thunder (GIA2002L) IMI Lentil GIA Thunder lentils are an imi-tolerant, high-yielding, and broadly adapted premium small round red lentils planned […]
How Nitrogen Stabilisers Can Ensure Your Urea Doesn’t Go To Waste.
In today’s uncertain economy, you want to ensure every dollar you spend is used efficiently. If you’re like most farmers, one of the big input costs this year is your urea fertiliser. So how can you ensure that your urea is being used efficiently? Urea fertiliser is a crucial source of nitrogen (N) for broadacre […]
Ascochyta In Lentils: Why You Need To Be Extra Vigilant This Season.
Ascochyta Blight can be a dangerous disease for lentil crops. And this season, SARDI is warning that the varieties PBA Hurricane XT, PBA Hallmark XT and PBA Highland XT need to be monitored particularly closely for disease outbreaks. Their testing reveals an increase in infectious isolates, so ensure you’re out there early and keeping an […]
What You Can Do To Maximise Lamb Survival.
The first 100 days of a lamb’s life are when they are at the highest risk of disease and death. Getting them through this period and preventing disease is critical to having healthy sheep, and good future growth and performance. The trouble is, many of the diseases that affect survival rates can often go unnoticed […]
