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FrostBoss secures growers with large scale innovation

As climate variability continues to challenge growers worldwide, FrostBoss remains at the forefront of frost protection solutions.
Spraying equipment & application

Take care with adjuvants when fruit thinning

Fruit growers and their advisers are reminded to take the utmost care and choose the right adjuvant before applying chemical thinners and plant growth regulators (PGRs) in their pome and stone fruit orchards this season.
Products and services

Hitman now an organic insecticide and fungicide

VICCHEM has announced the relaunch of Hitman Organic Insecticide &Fungicide – now a dual-purpose, organically approved contact insecticide and wetting agent which offers effective control of soft-bodied insects and mites, with no withholding period (WHP) for most applications and no residue concerns.
Spraying equipment & application

Innovation and Interlink go hand in hand

At Interlink Sprayers, innovation is more than a buzzword –director and design engineer Matthew McWilliams says it’s the foundation of everything we do.
Products and services

Long-acting herbicide shows its strength for vine and tree crops

A new, longer-acting pre-emergent grass and broadleaf weed herbicide for use in vine and tree crops already has demonstrated its strong effectiveness for growers in trials, including for control of weeds along property fence lines.
Citrus - Featured Crop

Citrus exporter banks on Samurai for premium pack-out

For leading Australian citrus grower and exporter Darren Minter of Victoria’s Minter Magic, several months of complete pest control from systemic insecticide Samurai ensures his export pack-out consistently meets China’s strict first-grade protocol.
Products and services

A ‘RAFT’ of benefits from Reefer Air Flow Technologies

It sounds so fundamentally simple, but Reefer Air Flow Technologies'(RAFT) new RAFT Kit significantly improves airflow in refrigerated containers by shifting direction from vertical to horizontal.
Products and services

Tech makes biosecurity easier for growers

A new $1.7 million mapping initiative is expected to change how fruit growers will soon respond to biosecurity threats.
Products and services

Boosting Brix leads to stronger crops, bigger yields

While herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides can eliminate pests, they often do so at the expense of beneficial insects, soil microbes, and essential nutrients.
Products and services

Indra in demand

Australian farmers struggling to manage crops in extreme weather are encouraged to follow the lead of farmers around the world and increase anti-stress preventatives to safeguard crops and livelihoods.
Products and services

AI delivers smart irrigation solution

A smart irrigation system powered by artificial intelligence, will tell farmers when and where to water their crops in an advance which could one day revolutionise agriculture.
Tree crop insights

Reinventing the pre-seeding double-knockdown tactic

The double-knockdown tactic is a key component of the WeedSmart Big 6 strategy, which aims to keep weed numbers low, preserve herbicide efficacy and give competitive crops ahead start.
Orchard equipment and pruning

Yamaha plans to Prospr with Robotics Plus

New Zealand-based company Robotics Plus, a specialist in agricultural automation solutions, has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Yamaha Motor Co to form the foundation of Yamaha Agriculture.
Know your pest

Mighty mites

Mites which specialise in eating plants have modified abrading and sucking mouthparts differing from those with chewing/mandibular mouthparts for mites that eat grain, books, straw, birds, people (as in scabies).
Macadamias

The art of the macadamia masterclass

The Australian Macadamia Association’s macadamia masterclass saw participants gathering in Bundaberg in early February, to learn about harvest and post-harvest management.

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Inside this issue
Suspension of specific dimethoate products
Protecting Australia's citrus
New avocado ambassador
Agriculture to benefit from new agreement
Featured Crops: Almonds & Olives
Post Harvest feature
Business solutions & Labour Feature
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