31/03/2022
Doug Speers, from crop protection company Adama New Zealand, reckons nothing beats boots on the ground for keeping ahead of threats to crops. More
31/03/2022
Here’s a quick challenge when you next have a few spare minutes. it’s super easy, and it’s good for both you and your customers. More
31/03/2022
If you keep applying the same herbicide year after year to deal with weeds, eventually you may run into difficulties. More
26/01/2022
If aphids make a meal of your farmers’ forage brassica crops this summer, remember you don’t automatically have to reach for the heavy, broad spectrum chemistry. More
26/01/2022
Spray additives known as adjuvants are combined with insecticides, fungicides and herbicides to enhance safe, efficient application and performance of these crop protection products. More
26/01/2022
In the past few years beet crops have made a spectacular return from relative obscurity. Enviably high yields and feed budgeting flexibility allowing the option of grazing or lifting means they have quickly been picked up by leading farmers. More
26/01/2022
Facial eczema (FE) can be one of the most insidious production-limiting conditions in sheep, cattle and deer. More
26/01/2022
Syngenta has introduced a new 4.5 kg pack size of Minecto Star, following feedback from contractors and larger users who said they really liked using the product for insect control in forage brassicas, but wanted a larger pack size than the existing 900 g pack. More
26/01/2022
Nufarm territory manager Chris Brenan has been in the crop protection business long enough to know when a new product hits the mark straight away. More
26/01/2022
Food and pasture growers as well as the forestry industry rely on glyphosate to prevent deep-rooted weeds from taking over their crops and decimating productivity, according to a report by the NZIER on the benefits of glyphosate to New Zealand. More