| Tackling Sun Damage to Australia’s Nut Harvest
| Nut growers in the Bundaberg and Childers area will take part in trials this season to quantify the impact of sun damage on the macadamia harvest, and the potential returns from using a liquid sunscreen to reduce the damage.
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| Dealing with Sun Damage in Lychees
| Sun damage to lychee trees and lowered fruit yield can be an issue for growers using stressing techniques to induce lychee trees to flower.
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| Pineapples and Sun Damage Solutions
| Queensland pineapple growers are urgently looking for ways to minimise the proportion of their crop that is downgraded to low-value juicing fruit. A major cause of fruit quality loss is damage from the sun.
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| Tackling Sun Damage in Australian Fruit and Vegetable Crops
| Just as Australian growers face the reality of higher temperatures and reduced water availability, a liquid sunscreen is showing promise for reducing sun damage and helping to reduce the rate of crop transpiration.
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| Limiting Sun Damage in Wine Grapes
| Sun damage can have a major impact on wine grape yield and quality. Damage can range from the complete loss of bunches – with all berries shrivelled by the sun – to more subtle effects on the quality of grape juice and subsequent wine.
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| Potential to Manipulate Flowering Time
| In a very high-chill year – and with the coldest August in 57 years in southwest NSW – scientists have managed to stimulate apricot trees to flower earlier.
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| Reducing Sun Stress and Damage in Avocados
| Sun-damaged fruit and sun-stressed trees are an increasing problem for avocado growers – with an estimated 30 to 40% loss of saleable fruit, and increased water consumption by trees.
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| Facing Climate Change - Australian Horticulture
| Ignoring climate change is not an option for Australian fruit and vegetable growers. The yield and quality of produce is at risk with weather extremes, including high temperatures and persistent drought.
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| Adapting to Climate Change
| Australia's climate is changing, but there is already a technology available to help support growers and minimize the potential negative impacts.
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| Dedicated Development Manager for Parasol Sunscreen for Produce
| It’s not often the opportunity arises to promote an agricultural product that can help to improve produce quality and the efficiency of water use in a range of crops.
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| Helicopter Application of Parasol Liquid Sunscreen
| Orchardists attending the recent AFFCO/IHD Expo at Shepparton saw first-hand the ease and effectiveness of applying Parasol liquid sunscreen to an orchard by helicopter.
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| Crop Care Adapting And Innovating With Australian Farmers
| With a national outlook strongly favouring a wetter than normal April to June quarter over the eastern half of Queensland and NSW, and a 50/50 chance of a wetter than normal season in Australia’s remaining agricultural areas, the prospect for recovery for many farm businesses is promising in 2007-08.
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| Parasol – Protecting Fruit And Vegetables From The Fierce Australian Sun
| Since its introduction to the Australian market in November 2007, Parasol - the USA-developed liquid sun protection for fruit, vegetables and seedlings – has proved its worth through a very hot, unforgiving Australian summer.
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| Planting Cane Without Effective Grub Control is a Waste of Time and Money
| Planting and growing sugarcane is an expensive process when you take into account the cost of planting, fertiliser, weed control and irrigation.
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| New Product Manager Amanda Marwood for Crop Care Horticulture and Cotton
| Crop Care's new product manager for horticulture and cotton Amanda Marwood will draw on her background in agronomy, business development and management across eastern Australia to help provide solutions to growers struggling with weed and insect resistance.
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| Horticulture With More Than The Slip, Slop, Slap Approach
| With so many things out there that ruin crops, probably the last one you would think of is the sun.
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| Spray-on Shade Saves Produce
| It's not every day that Australian farmers are presented with a product like Parasol that is easy to use, environmentally and food-friendly, and with the potential to greatly increase crop market value.
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| Parasol - Liquid Sunscreen For Fruit & Vegetables
| Parasol from Crop Care - a new thin particle film to reduce sun damage to Australian fruit, vegetables and seedlings.
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| New Business Manager, Chris Ramsey - Focussing On Affordable New Rural Technology
| Introducing new technology to help farmers optimise yields and returns in tough times will be Chris Ramsey’s focus as new Business Manager for Crop Care seed treatments and crop-protection products for rice and pastures.
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| Regional Internet Uptake Transforms Rep's Working Lives
| Rapid uptake of email and internet services by regional business in recent years has transformed the working and family lives of the rural-focussed technical sales rep.
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| Opportunities Despite Difficult Seasons
| Despite the failed promise of an above-average winter season, many farmers and the agribusiness people that support them remain optimistic.
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| Fungicide Program for Grapevines
| The spray program for warm dry climates is designed to give you the best options for disease control throughout the season in districts such as Barossa, Riverland, Sunraysia, Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA), Hunter Valley and Inland Queensland grape growing regions.
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| Fungicide Program for Pomefruit
| This program is designed to give you the best options for disease control at strategic times throughout the season in all pomefruit growing regions.
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| Fungicide Program for Potatoes
| These spray programs for potatoes are designed to give you the most cost effective options for disease control at strategic times throughout the season in all potato growing regions.
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| Fungicide Program for Stonefruit
| This spray program for stonefruit is designed to give you the best options for disease control at strategic times throughout the season in all stonefruit growing regions.
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| Apple & Pear Product Guide
| Crop Care has an extensive range of products for Australian apple and pear growers. The following products are part of the range of solutions Crop Care can offer to help you win the battle against both apple and pear diseases, pests and weeds.
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| Horticulture Products In The Pipeline
| Crop Care’s Amulet Cue-Lure has been on the market for a year but is currently only registered for citrus, table grapes and stone fruit. An extension to all crops is expected later this year. Several other new products are also in the pipeline for fruit and vegetable growers in 2007/2008.
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| Barrack Betterstick Launch
| Recently Crop Care has taken Barrack to another level and registered Barrack Betterstick, a new formulation that offers improved performance.
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| Longer Grub Control From One Planting Treatment Is Good Economics
| At today’s low cane prices, it makes very good sense to protect the precious plant cane crop and as many ratoons as possible from cane grub attack – and to use the minimum number of applications.
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