Helping farmers and growers stay safe online
Over a century ago, at FMG’s inception, the idea of being safe online would have been a vastly foreign concept.
Rising from the ashes
Imagine this. You’re woken from sleep on a Sunday night to be told your well-established agri supply business is literally in flames.
New sensor measures water loss from plants and soil
CropX has launched what it says is a first-of-its-kind sensor for monitoring the real-time plant water use in a field through evapotranspiration (ET).
Cost effective, clover friendly option for early weed control
Headstart, containing 50 grams per litre flumetsulam with inbuilt adjuvant technology, has established itself as a key tool for early weed control in pasture.
Crop protection supplier celebrates carbon certification
Nufarm has achieved Toitu carbonreduce certification, demonstrating its commitment to measuring, managing, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Clever sensors win prestigious innovation award for water use
The team behind novel yet simple technology that reads plant moisture status directly from the stem of permanent crops like grapevines, kiwifruit and apple trees has beaten an impressive line up of finalists to win the 2024 Innovation in Irrigation Award.
Maximise yields, reduce costs
It could be the perfect storm. Diminishing margins and rising costs, combined with forecast higher temperatures meaning increased insect pressure on crops.
Showcasing arable innovation
Syngenta attended the Foundation for Arable Research CROPS event at Chertsey late last year, as a platinum sponsor of this flagship industry event.
Ag and hort insecticide on the way out?
Risks posed by chlorpyrifos to humans and the environment now outweigh its benefits, the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) says.