Australian cotton industry leads the way with identifying pesticide sensitive sites. In 2019 Cotton Australia implemented a new system to map sensitive crops and sites using an online system called SataCrop in partnership with Precision Crop Technologies (PCT). ..

Weather station networks have been designed to provide real-time local weather information for a variety of uses, including pesticide spraying risk, burning, crop and pasture growth parameters and weather hazards. ..

We have seen considerable press about stock feed moving around the country to support drought-stricken primary producers. Trucks loaded with hay have been regular and emotive vision on our televisions and in our press. ..

ChemCert Training group delivers AQF3 chemical accreditation courses all over Australia. The AQF3 units AHCCHM303 Prepare and Apply Chemicals and AHCCHM304 Transport and Store Chemicals have recently been updated.  ..

Conventional herbicides - public perceptions take a dive. Despite the community benefits that herbicides have provided with improved weed control, the perception of conventional herbicides, in the eyes of the public, has taken a few hits. ..

Pick the nozzle for spraying quality and then the adjuvant for optimising control.  The new regulations for using 2,4-D means that growers must use very coarse (VC) to ultra-coarse (UC) spray qualities for their fallow spraying depending on the conditions and sensitive areas in the vicinity. ..

Go through the checklist below to help determine important factors which may affect spray drift when using 2,4D Chemicals. ..

The use of technology to make pesticide use more efficient through better control while using less pesticide is becoming increasingly important in modern agriculture. Unfortunately there is a growing mistrust within the general community of many agricultural practices.  ..

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  ..