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6 Benefits of Multi-Species Pastures

Research surrounding the use of multi-species pastures is growing, and a surprisingly wide range of benefits are being found. The main benefits are seen in the improvement of the health of your soil while also providing high-quality feed for livestock. 1….
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New Mowhawk Wheat (WA Only)

Mowhawk is a new AH wheat variety bred by LongReach plant breeders, and we think it will be one to watch. Currently, it’s only in WA, where there is a lot of interest in it as it will suit their…
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Storing Grains? Here Are Our Top 4 Tips.

Treating stored grain is essential, whether you’re storing seed for next season or waiting for the right price. Insect-damaged grain can be downgraded, reducing quality as well as potential profits. However, several measures can be taken to mitigate this risk….
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Flexolt: The First Ever Oral Lice Treatment for Sheep

Annual lice treatment is an essential strategic practice for controlling lice across Australia in many situations. Usually, you’re pushed to do this around shearing time to achieve the highest level of control.  However, Flexolt is the new oral lice treatment that…
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New Acid Tolerant Rhizobia Strains Released For 2024

Two new strains of Rhizobia will be added to your inoculant choice for the 2024 season. They will be added into the groups E and F inoculants, meaning the two groups will again be split for next season. Group E will…
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Tomahawk And Genie: Two New Wheats Suited To SA!

Tomahawk CL Wheat has been released for the 2024 growing season. An AGT variety, tested as RAC3261, Tomahawk will be a Clearfield Scepter type. Trials show it looks to be the highest-yielding Clearfield across SA and VIC, bridging the gaps between…
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What’s The Go With SA’s 2025 eID Tag Mandate?

South Australia’s 2025 eID tag mandate and what it means for you. What’s changing and why? As of January 1, 2025, it will become mandatory for Aussie farmers to tag their sheep and goats with NLIS-accredited electronic identification tags (eID) before leaving…
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7 Reminders When Using Herbicides Pre Harvest

It’s getting to that time of year, so here’s a little refresher for you about desiccation crop topping. Use A Registered Product And Rate: Ryegrass:If ryegrass is a problem in your paddock, spray topping is an excellent tool. It allows you to…
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3 New Cereals To Look At In 2024

  Soaker Wheat – Longreach Soaker has been described as a ‘Scepter type’ wheat with the addition of an IMI tolerance gene that can protect the crop from any IMI residual activity. Soaker presents an option as a ‘Soaker crop’ following an…
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Your Top New Canola Varieties For 2024

BASF Invigor LR4540P   For next season BASF are replacing Invigor R4022P with their new Invigor LR4540P. And with yield improvements across all yield groups, it makes sense why. It will have TruFlex technology along with BASF’s new trait Liberty Link. The…
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