ChemCert Training Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert Kakoschke as a Chemical Trainer in South Australia. Robert was raised on a mixed broadacre/livestock property in Murray Mallee region of South Australia. He holds a major in Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of Adelaide.  ..

Have you heard about the Agsafe Stewardship Conference and Awards? If you are interested in attending download the flyer for more information. https://www.agsafe.org.au/about-us/agsafe-stewardship-conference  ..

The quality of water being used in the spray tank to act as the carrier for your pesticides can have significant effects on how well those pesticides will work. It is surprising, however, to find that very few growers have had water quality tested. ..

With glyphosate being in the non-agricultural media over the past few months it is a good time to look at chemical residues in food and explain how acceptable levels are determined for various food types.
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With the growing resistance to post emergent herbicides in many weed populations the message going to farmers is that they need to use more pre-emergent herbicides in their farming system.
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ChemCert hopes you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!🎄🎅
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From October 4^th, 2018 the APVMA suspended the labels of all products containing the active ingredient 2,4-D and replaced them with a permit that includes new rules about how those products must be applied.
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Glyphosate is the world’s most widely used herbicide with approximately 8.6 billion kg used worldwide between 1974 and 2014. This works out to approximately 0.53 kg being used on every cropping hectare each year.  ..

☐ Pre-operational check carried out on a clean sprayer with fresh water and a pre-season calibration performed to ensure correct application rates as well as proper machine function.  ..

Much has been said and penned on quad bike safety as a mode of on-farm transport, for tasks such as checking crops, spraying fence lines, moving livestock, checking lambing ewes or cows calving or even spot spraying invasive weeds.
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