Mouse plague alert for season 2022-23 has growers staying awake at night
There’re back – and the word this season is to act now – well before unabated breeding takes off and millions of offspring appear Research has prompted a call for growers to increase the recommended mouse bait rates to double the previous dose for grain season 2022-23. It has concluded that increases to zinc phosphide […]
Chemical pesticide alternative found and its safe and sustainable
Game changing spray to revolutionise world-wide pest control has been declared as the safe and sustainable replacement for chemical pesticides An environmentally friendly spray that targets and kills one of the world’s most damaging agricultural pests, Silverleaf whitefly (SLW), has been created by scientists at The University of Queensland. The breakthrough is part of UQ’s BioClay™ […]
Barnaby must save Tamworth Climate Change Crop scientists says PSA Secretary
Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce must step in to save a $130 million ground-breaking research project developing climate change resistant crops says the union representing the axed workers. And there is an urgency attached to this call for action as Barnaby Joyce can only guarantee he is in a position of power to intervene before 6pm […]
Syngenta releases VICTRATO to reduce grower losses by $150 billion a year
VICTRATO offers a seed treatment that targets damaging nematodes and diseases in many crops Syngenta Crop Protection’s Seedcare business has unveiled VICTRATO®, a seed treatment technology with a combination of nematode and disease control for growers looking to increase the quality and yield of their crops. VICTRATO® contains TYMIRIUM® technology, and as such is expected to provide […]