Whether you’re storing seed for next season or holding grain and waiting for the right price, it’s essential to reduce the risk of insect damage. Insect-damaged grain can be degraded, and quality can be severely reduced, along with your potential…
Unsure what grain protectant is best for our local SA farms? Our team has reviewed the best available options to help you protect your grain this season, whether it’s headed for feed, storage, or export*.
*If you’re treating grain for export,…
In their latest Cropwatch newsletter, SARDI reported that they had detected a mutant form of net-form net blotch (NFNB) in barley on the Yorke Peninsula in 2024, which had triple fungicide resistance. Samples were collected from a paddocks at Warooka,…
As we head into late winter and early spring, pasture growth often lags, especially after a delayed break. That slowdown in grass production can hit farm income hard with the rising cost of supplementary feed. But what if there was…
Spraying around a frost? You’re not alone if it makes you a bit uneasy. It’s always a tough call — do you wait it out or get the job done? The answer depends on a few things: how badly the…
As of last year, there has been an update to the TimeRite strategy, leading to earlier estimated TimeRite dates as RLEM responds to climatic changes.
If you are unaware, TimeRite is a tool that predicts the best spring spraying date to…
The below article has been written and provided by Mick and Angus Faulkner.
The result of more spray drift in recent times is due to three factors. The first is simply that spray capacity has increased (more hectares covered in the…
Are you frustrated by summer weeds? We are too. They suck moisture and nutrients, can be hard to control, and usually reoccur if not managed properly. The season just gone was a perfect example of the benefits of summer spraying…
Why do we tissue test? Suppose you are doing soil testing during the summer months. In that case, you are off to a good start by knowing what levels of macronutrients are in your paddock, including Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium,…
Since the development of synthetic pesticides, spray oils have mainly been used as adjuvants to assist with pesticide penetration into the plant and reduce evaporation and the rate of droplet drying on the leaf surface. However, with so many competing products,…
