Ag Excellence News and Updates

Canola Establishment Part 2 of 2

February 4, 2013

Trent Potter, of Yeruga Crop Solutions, talks about canola establishment in part two of two videos. See part one here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-8OOcMF7Ik

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Canola Establishment Part 1 of 2

February 4, 2013

Trent Potter, of Yeruga Crop Solutions, speaks about canola establishment in part one of two videos. See part two here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fa6bnL8Xqs

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October e-news

November 16, 2012

Just in case you missed the October edition of our bi-monthly e-news, you can find it here.  

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Adapting crops to increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide

October 4, 2012

Australian Grain Free Air CO2 Enrichment (AGFACE) program scientists are studying the responses of field grown crops to elevated carbon dioxide (CO2). The aim of this study is to…

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Spray Application – Factors to Consider

October 2, 2012

Selection of the nozzle is the most critical factor in all spray application. Craig Day from Spray Safe and Save discusses the factors to consider to ensure safe spray…

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Spray Quality and Effect of Adjuvants

October 2, 2012

Spray nozzles have a significant impact on spray quality, but adjuvants also play an important part. Jorg Kitt from Nufarm explains the use of adjuvants to reduce spray drift…

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Near Infrared Weed Detection Technology

October 2, 2012

NIR technology detects weeds so that only weeds are sprayed and not the whole paddock resulting in significant savings. Brendan Williams from WEED it explains the technology at the…

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Herbicide Pathways – An Overview

October 2, 2012

For a herbicide to effectively kill weeds it needs to get inside the plant, it needs to get to the tissue where the herbicide can work, and it needs…

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Herbicide Application Methods – Re-thinking Delta T

October 2, 2012

Delta T is the relationship between temperature and relative humidity that gives a score for deciding the best times to apply sprays on crops. John Both from NuFarm at…

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Spray Technology – the EPARF Members’ Day

October 2, 2012

Each year the Eyre Peninsula Agricultural Research Foundation (EPARF) host a member’s day to reward those who have committed to the operations of the Minnipa Agricultural Centre. EPARF, through…

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