31/07/2025
Septoria resistance to existing fungicides in New Zealand wheat crops continues to evolve, prompting leading crop protection supplier Corteva AgriScience to double down on the importance of strategic, informed disease management. More
31/07/2025
Farmers have a new option for dealing with grass weeds and storksbill in high value swede crops this season, thanks to a new registration for Gallant Ultra. More
31/07/2025
APTIVIS®, a fourth generation SDHI (Group 7) fungicide powered by the active ingredient ADEPIDYN® technology, gained registration in New Zealand in July 2024 and was widely utilised in the pipfruit market last season offering powerful and dependable control of key diseases. More
31/07/2025
Septoria, leaf rust, stripe rust and eyespot all pose serious threats to
wheat crops making early season disease control is crucial. But the
speed at which these diseases are mutating poses another challenge, and
growers worldwide are grappling with how to combat fungicide resistance. More
30/07/2025
Komodo, a new post plant pre-emerge
herbicide registered by Arxada for
use in fodder and sugar beet is now
commercially available for the market. More
30/07/2025
Sowing high quality forage crops for next season’s feed may seem a long time
away, but spring will come round fast and the better your farmers plan ahead, the better their outcome will be. More
06/06/2025
With the weed control season for white clover coming up fast, it’s time for growers to look at their options for keeping seed crops clean and high yielding. More
06/06/2025
The importance of robust programmes to control most pests and plant diseases are well understood. But rats could be a chink in our armour. More
06/06/2025
In late February 2025 the ACVM granted registration for SIVANTO prime, a new
Group 4D insecticide that controls the key establishment pests in forage brassicas, and fodder beet. More
06/06/2025
The ongoing phaseout of agrichemicals traditionally used to control pasture pests in New Zealand presents a major challenge for our agricultural sector. More