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
03/04/2025
Populations of maize pest fall armyworm have reached levels requiring chemical control in Northland this season. More
03/04/2025
A novel decision making tool to help farmers get the best out of their pastures continues to go from strength to strength this season, Nufarm says. More
03/04/2025
Wild oats can have a very significant impact on cereal grain yields. But so too can a common seed and grazing crop on many arable farms, namely ryegrass. More