It’s unanimous. The biggest pain-in-the-bum factor about Australian summers is the flies. In your face. Your eyes. Your ears. Your food (eww). No one likes them. However, we don’t believe you should put up with them. In fact, we’ve made…
We don’t need to tell you how devastating a bushfire can be, that’s why we want you to be as prepared as possible. A detailed bushfire action plan is vital as it will provide you with the tools to make…
S&W Seed Company Kraken Forage Barley is a new early maturing, 2 row, white seeded and awnless barley.
Kraken excels in late sown situations where early vigour and rapid winter growth are vital to fill winter feed deficits.
Kraken is around nine…
Harvest is right around the corner. And the chaos, long hours, and headaches that go with it. But, there’s one headache you don’t need to worry about. If you’d prefer a friendlier, local option to talk to about selling, storing,…
Top Tips for Effective Snail Baiting
With sowing underway, snail baiting programmes should be in full swing as well. The recent rainfall we received, along with cooler nights and evening dews, will be encouraging round and conical snail activity. Egg-laying will…
A quick look at new precision crop technology: Decipher
Proudly owned and backed by Wesfarmers, DecipherAg is leading the way in terms of precision agriculture. Used by farmers and agronomists all over the globe, Decipher uses biomass data collected in season,…
Ok. We admit we’ve been doing it wrong.
But thanks to a recent article by the ABC we’re now enlightened.
Rainfall forecasts are often misunderstood (and if you’re anything like us easy to criticise when wrong). So, since we’ve been praying for…
As the season gets later, we come into contact with the next wave of insects that have the potential of damaging our crop yields. It is important to know what pests and beneficial insects numbers are in your paddocks so…
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…
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…
