20/11/2024
ADAMA New Zealand CEO Lester Deighton says its acquisition of Grochem will benefit not only both companies but
strengthen the agriculture and horticulture sectors in NZ. More
20/11/2024
The inclination of farmers to be ‘tidy Kiwis’ by repeatedly spraying the vegetation along fence-lines is increasing the risk of
herbicide resistance, says Foundation for Arable Research senior field researcher Charles Merfield. More
20/11/2024
Corteva AgriScience and PGG Wrightson
have joined forces this season to help
farmers get the better of one of New
Zealand agriculture’s most expensive
and persistent weeds, permanently. More
20/11/2024
Insect pests, left uncontrolled, can reduce the dry matter of a
forage brassica crop by as much as three tonnes per hectare. More
20/11/2024
The sustainable manufacture of bio-based herbicides is the target of a $1.3 million international collaboration initiated by the Global Bioeconomy Alliance (GBA). More
20/11/2024
If farmers are looking for ways to get more out of their existing land and
pasture this season, without breaking the bank, a reliable, grass-friendly herbicide from Nufarm might be just what they need. More
20/11/2024
If the New Zealand horticulture and viticulture sectors ever needed confirmation theyreally matter to one major crop protection supplier, a recent visit by Australia-based
Syngenta veteran Scott Mathew should have allayed any doubts. More
20/11/2024
Metarex Inov is irresistible. End of slugs’ story. More
20/11/2024
The Environmental Protection Authority has significantly restricted use of
chlorthal-dimethyl (also known as DCPA) out of concern about its effects on
foetal development. More
20/11/2024
Adjuvants have an increasing role to
play in optimising application efficiency, minimising risk and extracting every last dollar of value from spray programmes. More