Virbac are set to launch their new and exciting Multimin Plus Copper for Sheep in September 2018. It marks a momentous point for Australian sheep producers, as it is the country’s first and only copper injection registered for Sheep. Multimin Plus Copper was formulated exclusively for sheep that require additional copper. Copper has many functional...Read More

Risk management forms the base of an effective fungicide program for one of Australia’s oldest wineries. Established in the 1850s, Seppeltsfield has an iconic cellar door in South Australia’s Barossa region, with vineyards based in the Barossa, Clare and McLaren Vale totalling 2265 hectares. Seppeltsfield Vineyard Manager Kingsley Fuller is responsible for the company’s 1300ha...Read More

Whites Rural Horse Fence Caps are a newly-designed cap ideally suited for keeping horses safe. Made from UV-resistant polymer, the cap features a special three-slot pattern for holding various sizes of electric tape and wire. The first slot suits up to 5mm hotwire, while the second and third slot will take electric tape from 12mm...Read More

Did you know that a single female cattle tick lays up to 3000 eggs leading to rapid contamination of pasture and new infestations for your cattle? Cattle tick remains the most significant pest of cattle in Australia and right now with some warmth and moisture, tick numbers are rapidly increasing. Dr Matthew Ball – Technical...Read More

Dry weather in New South Wales, northern South Australia and Victoria is impacting the timing of the turnoff of winter sucker lambs. The question is, how will the dry impact total lamb supply for 2018? The worry we’ve been hearing about, is that NSW lambs which weren’t at slaughter weights as suckers are going to...Read More

SILVAN Australia has released a new 400 litre tank capacity high pressure skid-mounted sprayer that meets the spray application needs of on-property, spray contractor or general grounds weed management tasks. With everything mounted on the galvanised frame, the power is supplied by a Honda GX160 5.5hp engine, coupled to a high-quality Italian diaphragm pump that...Read More

Wavealee Laird and partner Jacqui Norris bought their small farm in South-West Victoria in December, but widespread fires in March burnt half of “Breezeholme”, including all the eastern boundary fencing and two internal fences. Wavealee says, “Having sold our property before the fires it was really frustrating because we had about three weeks to get...Read More

Processor margins have increased dramatically in this last quarter, sitting significantly higher than historical averages. The large margins have been linked with the low rainfall patterns that have occurred this year. Similar conditions were seen in 2013 and if that is anything to go on the Mecardo theoretical cut-out model is projecting firmer processor annual...Read More

New Diesel Engine Oils: Building For the Future It’s no secret that a modern diesel engine operates more efficiently when lubricated with a good quality high performance oil, which is why the engine oil has become just as important to the commercial road transport and Agri industry as the hardware around it. Legislative requirements on...Read More

Good control of weeds and insects is a vital part of achieving high yielding forage brassica crops in the far north-west of Tasmania. Roberts Senior Agronomist, Dan Sutton, said the region was prized as a dairy area with winter dominant rainfall of up to 1600mm per year. Forage brassicas are a key grazing option through...Read More