Crop topping is doomed. 23 Oct 2024 The days of crop topping with glyphosate are numbered. We have a lot of glyphosate resistance. Lots and lots. Resistance testing services are finding that about half of the populations tested are resi... Crop Topping Glyphosate Harvest Weed Seed Control Herbicide Resistance Ryegrass Windrowing Read more
Paraquat - Don't get mad, get even. 9 Oct 2024 Paraquat – don't get mad, get even Recently the APVMA proposed some major changes to the paraquat registration, and the farming community are rightfully very cranky about it. I suggested in a previous... APVMA Fencelines Paraquat Ryegrass Read more
Is Paraquat on the Ropes? 24 Jun 2024 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 ... Fencelines Glyphosate Herbicide Resistance Paraquat Ryegrass Read more
Is 100% equity lazy? 1 May 2024 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
There are two types of people in the world 5 Nov 2023 Those that finish what they start. There are two types of weeds in your crop right now. Those that germinated early and survived all the herbicides that you threw at them, and those that germinated la... Herbicide Resistance Late Germination Ryegrass Terminator Agronomist Read more
The big question! 5 Nov 2023 We had a question! Every month we give you the opportunity to ask the terminator agro a question. And finally, after a year of newsletters, we got one! And it’s the big question. It’s as big as, “wher... Harvest Weed Seed Control Ryegrass Terminator Agronomist Read more
Recipe farming 5 Nov 2023 I’m not a very creative cook. I have about four dishes in my repertoire, and I tend to rotate through them when it’s my turn to cook. Boring? Yes. Creative? No. Risky. No. My wife, on the other hand, ... Double Knocks Harvest Weed Seed Control Ryegrass Terminator Agronomist Read more
One in six paddocks has glyphosate resistant ryegrass in Australia 5 Nov 2023 That’s the recent message from the national herbicide resistance survey. I reckon glyphosate is probably the biggest herbicide resistance issue facing Australian farmers at the moment. Why? We have re... Glyphosate Herbicide Resistance Ryegrass Terminator Agronomist Read more