| September 2008 - End of the trail for slugs and snails |
NZ growers are singing the praises of Metarex after a successful first season for this innovative molluscicide, Elliott Technologies says.
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| September 2008 - Normal spray-out practice a waste of money says Nufarm |
Farmers are literally wasting money if they follow their normal practice for spring spray-out this season.
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| September 2008 - Strong sales picked for brushweed market |
After a huge year in 2007/2008, prospects are looking equally strong for brushweed control this season, according to the markets biggest supplier.
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| September 2008 - Opus still leading the way |
BASF is known internationally for consistent improvement and innovation in crop protection technology.
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| September 2008 - New brassica herbicide Magister CS launched |
Brassica growers have an exciting new pre-emergence herbicide to beat weeds this spring, Elliott Technologies says.
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| September 2008 - Major launch of Pristine underway for BASF |
Readers of AgriBusiness will remember a hot off the press item in the last issue revealing BASF was soon to embark on a nationwide launch of an exciting new product to the horticultural industry.
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| August 2008 - Positive outlook for Starane Xtra from Dow AgroSciences |
Croppers gave it the big tick last season, even though it was late in the market.
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| August 2008 - Radical formulation from Zelam wins support |
Cyhella encaps, a world first insecticide formulation from Zelam, has quickly made a name for itself in the retail trade, the company says.
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| August 2008 - Not spraying not worth it says Nufarm |
Dry matter of any type has rarely been as scarce or expensive as it is for many farmers this season.
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| August 2008 - Water quality potentially costly in Glyphosate use |
Farmers could be throwing money away on glyphosate without even knowing it.
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| August 2008 - Unique Nufarm product ready for big Spring |
ProGibb SG may have been big news in autumn, but it’s headed for even more noise in the weeks ahead.
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| August 2008 - Strong demand likely for Brassica Herbicide from Zelam |
Farmers looking to extract maximum feed value from new season forage brassica crops are expected to keep retailers busy with orders for a new post emergence herbicide this spring.
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| May 2008 - Tasty but deadly |
If the secret of a good rat bait is to be more tempting than other food sources, Storm Secure from BASF has to be the first choice for your customers this winter.
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| May 2008 - Big launch well received |
The opportunity to help customers grow 30-60 per cent more dry matter(DM)in spring and autumn has been too much to pass up for retailers and contractors invited to Nufarm’s ProGibb SG launch seminars this autumn.
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| May 2008 - Make sure farmers do sums on weed control |
Recent estimates show only one in four farmers sprays new grass for broadleaf weeds in early establishment, says Nufarm.
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| March 2008 - End of the trail for slugs and snails |
Metarex, an all-weather slug and snail bait with an attract and kill mode of action, has arrived on the New Zealand market, via Elliott Technologies.
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| March 2008 - Good weed control vital this autumn |
Sowing new grass and clover seed is only half the story this autumn, according to Dow AgroSciences.
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| March 2008 - Prostar now cleared for use in squash |
Prostar, from Zelam, is the latest fungicide to become available to squash growers for controlling powdery mildew
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| March 2008 - Brushweed upgrade hits the mark |
Improving the formulation of its best selling brushweed herbicide has paid off for both Dow AgroSciences and its customers over the past six months, the company says.
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| March 2008 - Costs of not spraying may surprise |
Recent research by Nufarm shows farmers may be sacrificing more metabolisable energy (ME) than they realise by not spraying their new pastures for broadleaf weeds.
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| March 2008 - New product a pasture breakthrough from Nufarm |
It’s bigger than Texas, and it’s headed for a farm near you.
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| February 2008 - New weeds accidentally imported from Sri Lanka |
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand is working in close co-operation with the nursery and gardening industry to limit the distribution of suspected pest weeds through contaminated coconut fibre.
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| February 2008 - Nufarm extends pastoral range |
Retailers will be able to offer a more complete package of Nufarm-herbicides to their customers for Autumn pasture spray out,
thanks to the launch of new Sero WG.
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| February 2008 - Controlling weeds gives greater DM production |
New Zealand’s pastoral farmers
most valuable asset is good
quality pasture, says BASF
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| February 2008 - Cannon catches on |
Vegetable growers arent the
only ones who have cottoned
onto Zelam’s recently-launched
fungicide Cannon.
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| February 2008 - World first brassica herbicide |
A new product from Zelam spells good fortune for who want to get the best out of their brassica crops.
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| February 2008 - Short withholding provides pipfruit flexibility |
Syngenta is making sure growers are well aware of the superior fit and efficacy of Proclaim for late season control of leafrollers in pipfruit this season.
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| February 2008 - Grass grub risk often underestimated |
Grass grub – it’s one of those challenges that keeps coming up every year. But even so, it’s not always well understood, says Nufarm.
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| February 2008 - Poncho - Sow peace of Mind |
An increasing number of farmers are realising the importance of Bayer CropScience’s seed treatment Poncho when it comes to protecting
their pasture against grass grub and Argentine stem weevil (ASW).
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| February 2008 - Autumn sowing has unique challenges |
Autumn may be the big season for pasture renewal in many parts of the country, but it is also potentially the most challenging, says Nufarm.
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| November 2007 - Bayer Onion Insecticide tackles Thrips |
Bayer CropScience has introduced a powerful new
insecticide specifically aimed at controlling onion thrips.
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| November 2007 - Nufarm auto update service launched |
Getting the very latest product information from Nufarm is now as easy as registering on the company’s website, and it’s free.
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| November 2007 - Zelam expands Horticultural Products |
Zelam is gearing itself up (and its customers) for a big season in the horticultural market in 2007/08.
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| November 2007 - Syngenta strengthens Potato portfolio |
This season marks the addition of two new products to the comprehensive portfolio Syngenta already offers New Zealand potato growers.
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| November 2007 - Raising the Bar on Black Spot Control |
After three years of testing under New Zealand conditions, Bayer CropScience has launched a new fungicide that raises the bar on controll ing black spot in apples.
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| November 2007 - Brassica Herbicide gains ground Down South |
The news is all good with Frontier as farmers
head into another brassica season in the deep south.
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| November 2007 - Bright Outlook for Switch |
Switch is poised for its biggest year ever into the grape market, thanks to consistent results and plenty of grower support.
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| November 2007 - Unique Bio-fungicide covers a wide variety of crops |
Growers can now go ‘soft’ on root disease in a wide variety of crops with the first product of its kind to be launched in New Zealand.
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| November 2007 - Agchem recycling truck World first |
The world’s first purpose built agrichemical container recycling truck has been developed and will begin collecting some of the estimated 10 mill ion plastic agrichemical containers disposed every year in New Zealand.
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| November 2007 - Weed Control in New Grass catching on |
Pastoral farmers may have taken a while to latch onto the benefits of post-emergence weed control in new pastures, but the message is finally getting through, BASF says.
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| November 2007 - Dow Crop Herbicide Starane now has Extra Punch |
Well -established cropping herbicide Starane packs an extra punch this season, thanks to a new concentrated formulation which allows lower rates for the same results.
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| November 2007 - Zelam Publishes New Tech Guide for Growers |
Every New Zealand potato grower is about to receive a new technical guide to crop protection, complements of Zelam.
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| November 2007 - Donaghys Launches Agrichemical Range |
It started 130 years ago with rope and twine. Now Donaghys has added animal probiotics, minerals, dairy hygiene, and agrichemicals to its portfolio.
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