Is Paraquat on the Ropes? 24 Jun 2024 The Agro Is Paraquat on the ropes? Being on the ropes isn’t always bad. It worked for Muhammad Ali using the rope-a-dope technique against George Foreman in the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ in 1974. Ali lay back on ... Read more
Wild radish seed is easy to smash. 19 May 2024 The Agro Wild radish seed is easy to smash. We spend a lot of time talking about ryegrass as the worst weed in Australia, which is true. But what about the other weeds? Turns out that wild radish is rated as t... Read more
Is 100% equity lazy? 1 May 2024 The Agro Budgets are tight! Fuel, Fertiliser, Chemical, Insurance and Labour costs, among other things, have risen over the past few years, increasing costs across the board. Fertiliser has eased a little, wit... Budgets Crop Competition Crop Density Rising Costs Ryegrass Terminator Agronomist Read more
Size Matters 22 Feb 2024 The Agro Try this. Using your hand like a tennis racket, whack a ping pong ball as hard as you can. Now do the same thing with a golf ball. Which one hurt more? The golf ball right. Why? That’s because E = 1/2... Read more
A PhD on smashing weed seeds 20 Dec 2023 The Agro I read a PhD! All 244 pages of it. Ok, I didn’t read it all, and I didn’t understand all of it because it was full of equations like this; It was written by a very clever guy who probably knows more a... Read more
Sakura off patent 26 Nov 2023 The Agro It happened... Sakura came off patent and it halved in price. We knew it would come down in price, but halving in price has surprised many of us. The prices that I’ve heard so far is about $30/ha for ... Harvest Weed Seed Control Herbicide Resistance Terminator Agronomist Read more
Get revenge on weeds 19 Nov 2023 [July 2021] Weeds? Pain in the proverbial. We all know that herbicides will eventually lose efficacy due to herbicide resistance, and the rate of new modes of action are few and far between, combine t... Read more
500 Seed Terminators! 19 Nov 2023 [May 2022] When it comes to helping farmers win the battle against weeds while reducing reliance on chemicals, you might say one South Australian company is crushing it. Adelaide-based Seed Terminator... Read more
Mark Adams of Yaralla joins us from spectacular Woogennellup 19 Nov 2023 [July 2023] Mark runs through his family operation, targeting his ryegrass with multiple strategies including Seed Terminator's attached to both of his Case IH combines. Mark joined Nick in 2014 with ... Read more
22 Reasons to invest in a Seed Terminator... 19 Nov 2023 [July 2023] 1. Killing weeds as seeds, targeting them at their most vulnerable stage 2. Potential regulatory changes: Alternative weed seed control methods are required if chemicals are phased out. 3.... Read more
Mills turn weed seeds into dust 19 Nov 2023 [January 2023] Article originally posted on the GRDC GroundCover written by Nicole Baxter. Damien Schneider’s investment in harvest weed seed control is part of an integrated strategy he uses to drive... Read more
Damien Gooding, Dumbleyung WA 19 Nov 2023 [April 2022] Damien Gooding runs through his family operation in Dumbleyung Western Australia, targeting his ryegrass with Seed Terminator's attached to both of his Case IH combines. Damien joined us ... Read more