The most successful herbicide to be launched worldwide in the past 20 years has finally reached New Zealand, BASF says.

We all know that to allow a cereal crop to deliver its full yield potential we need to treat the crop with a fungicide programme.

by Neil Waddingham, Bayer Crop Science

A wide weed spectrum combined with excellent crop safety make Vixen a must-have for horticulture growers.

Apple growers have a new option for disease management in their crops with the launch of Ardent from Agronica New Zealand this summer.

Appropriate insecticide treatment is worth money in the bank when it comes to protecting brassica crop yields, research from Nufarm shows.

Syngenta is gearing up for a big season with its new forage brassica insecticide Ampligo, which was launched last year.

Saxon, the new triple mix herbicide from Zelam, has hit the ground running this spring and all indications are good sales should continue as the season advances.

Higher product prices are likely to bring brushweed control back to the fore this season as farmers catch up on deferred maintenance.

It has taken some hard work but as of this month New Zealand vege growers will have access to an advanced new option for tomato and potato psyllid (TPP) control in tomatoes and potatoes.

It may have a new name, but it is still the best bet for weed control in forage brassicas.

Helping growers to get the best results from Syngenta crop protection products and increase yield and productivity is the focus of the Syngenta potato and cereal campaigns this season.

At this time of year, Southland farmer and radio host Phil Reid is busy preparing for another forage crop of swedes, knowing that hes finally got the right formula for a bumper yield in an almost weed-free environment.

Agronica is staking out its ground as the country’s leading provider of off-patent chemistry with a new media campaign designed to raise brand awareness across the market this season.

Sometimes its the small things that make a big difference.

Those in the know have already discovered BASF has ‘an absolute gem’ of a new pasture herbicide in its small stable of products and according to marketing manager Tim Loughnane it’s time others got the message as well.

Maize and sweetcorn growers are set to benefit from the latest developments in formulation technology with the launch of Neeko Oleo from Zelam, the company says.

It is common for companies promoting their prodcuts to display various data to show their products perform better than other products.

The use of slug baits is familiar to most NZ growers, however the knowledge about different products and the critical success factors are less well understood, says Orion Crop Protection general manager, Murray Hern

It may not have caught the height of the spray season when it was launched last spring, but Tordon PastureBoss from Dow AgroSciences definitely caught farmers attention nonetheless.

Increasing use of fodder beet for winter feed has encouraged Agronica New Zealand to look into further developing tailored herbicide programmes for better weed control in the crops

If you were looking at barley crops in Canterbury last December, chances are you would have seen the disease ramularia

Last year may have been a record in terms of sales, but this year could go even higher

The Environmental Risk management Authority has approved the use of a new posion to control stoats, ferrets and feral cats.

Bayer’s giving sales of its popular rodenticide Racumin Paste the edge with a new promotion for autumn.

When it comes to keeping grass in great nick, Pulsar has plenty going for it at this time of the year.

At long last the wait for Firebird is over.

Of interest to rural outlets this month is the news that BASF, the world’s largest chemical company, has taken over distribution of Serenade Max, one of the biggest selling biological fungicides in the world. 

Glyphomax XRT from Dow AgroSciences, launched to the New Zealand market in spring, has found firm favour with one South Island contractor this season.

Christchurch agribusinessman Stephen Finch reckons as much business gets done on mountain bike tracks these days as on the golf course.

They’re called nuisance flies for good reason but one product offers both cost-effective and versatile control of these biting pests for your customers this summer.

Grass grub has reared its ugly head unexpectedly in parts of the North Island, making one product in particular a worthy consideration for autumn sowing, Nufarm says.

Zelam has launched a new and improved formulation of the widely used insecticide Dimethoate

Farmers can look forward to a new standard of pest control in frage brassicas with the launch of Ampligo from Syngenta

The application of products containing gibberellic acid (GA) to pasture is a well established way to boost pasture production. 

Now it’s even easier with the introduction PastureGibb Liquid, says Orion Crop Protection.

Donaghys Industries has bought the Coast Biologicals fungicide business, including Mycotak, Myco-RF and Mycowet, which the company says trials show will complement LessN.

Two high powered arable fungicides from Bayer CropScience come into their own at this time of the year.

Boosting DM yields in your customers forage brassica crops is easy with Attack this season, and it doesn’t cost them the earth.

Few farm investments can boast a 900 per cent-plus return on investment, but spraying forage brassicas with post-emergent herbicide may be the exception.

Building on its highly successful Amistar brand, Syngenta is about to launch Amistar Opti for potatoes.

Zelams distribution arrangement with Australian crop protection supplier Ospray has opened the way for the addition of the popular and well known grassweed herbicide Centurion Plus to the Zelam portfolio.

New Zealand onion growers now have a new market-approved herbicide to control a weed which can knock up to 10 tonnes per ha off potential yields.

Cutting edge chemistry from Syngenta has got off to a strong start in the New Zealand cereal market. 

If you thought certain radio ads currently playing in Otago and Southland have a familiar ring to them, you’d be bang on the money.

A good product made even better – that’s the bottom line from Dow AgroSciences on its latest pasture herbicide, Tordon PastureBoss, which is in-store this month.

Specialist arable and vegetable growers can now cover all their grass weed control requirements for broadlef crops via one manufacturer thanks to the launch of Crest 520 from Nufarm

It’s business as usual at Etec Crop Solutions, the new name for Elliott Technologies.

Falcon is a new broad-spectrum fungicide registered for use on both wheat and barley for the control of the key diseases of both wheat and barley.

The weeds are out there; it’s just a matter of time until they start causing real headaches.

Mogul, the second fungicide that Bayer CropScience has succeeded in registering recently, comes with the bold claim all you need in one fungicide

Given the winter just gone, not to mention the summer and autumn which preceded it in many regions, spring-sown pasture could well be high on the priority list for many of your farmers this season.

Expect to see and hear a lot more about Glyphomax XRT from Dow AgroSciences this spring, as the company intensifies its marketing efforts for the brand.

Effective disease control with better yields – those are the key attributes of Nufarms latest product launch, Tazer.