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Dairy News // august 30, 2011
Machinery & Products
Beating back more grass pests seedlings against three of the most prevalent and costly pasture pests in New Zealand. “The addition of grass grub to the product claims is a big plus for farmers, as is the increased protection it
The insecticide protects for six weeks after sowing, the time when the plant is established and able to defend itself against pest attack. offers against Argentine stem weevil larvae. Protection will be on par with the Poncho and Gaucho seed treatments.” Superstrike Grass contains a systemic insecticide and a contact fungicide; these combat key pests and diseases through different modes of action. The systemic insecti-
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cide’s active is released from the seed soon after planting, forming a protective ‘halo’ around the seed. As seedlings germinate and grow, the active is taken up by the roots and is transported through the developing
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plant to the stem and foliage, protecting seedlings against soil and foliar insects. The insecticide protects for six weeks after sowing, the time by which the plant is established and able to defend itself against pest attack. Also at this stage the novel endophytes in perennial ryegrasses be-
Superstrike Grass will work against Argentine stem weevil adults and larvae, and black beetle adults
come effective and take over plant protection. With the contact fungicide, the active ingredient is also released soon after planting, forming a protection barrier around
the seed and protecting the root zone from fungal attack during plant establishment. PGG Wrightson Seeds recently centralised its seed treating operations
at a new warehouse facility in Rolleston, on the outskirts of Christchurch. Superstrike Grass treatment can be applied to any commercially available grass product.
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NEGATIVE FEEDBACK from farmers at National Fieldays has prompted a marketing rethink by the man marketing the Quadbar ATV rollover protection device in New Zealand. Stuart Davidson says sales were brisk after the Northland Field Days in March, then he hit a brick wall at Mystery Creek. “There was so much negative stuff, I couldn’t get over it. Not just negative but in your face, you know,” Davidson says.
“People were saying you shouldn’t be doing this and that we didn’t have a clue what we were doing. “In the end we had to stand up to them and say ‘Look, sorry mate, but you’re talking a load of crap’.” In New Zealand, no ATV rollbar is supported by the Department of Labour, motorcycle distributors or Federated Farmers. The official line is riders should be properly trained and wear helmets. But Davidson says the Australian-designed Quadbar can save lives and has support form the NSW Government, NSW
Farmers Industrial and the Australian Workers Union. And he says he now uses his own experience to market the product in New Zealand. “It’s my story. It explains how I got involved after a near accident on my farm without a rollbar.” And though sales at National Fieldays were disappointing, Davidson says he’s had encouraging feedback since, including an email sent to the Australian manufacturer of Quadbar, who joined Davidson on his Fieldays site.
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MORE INSECT pests will be held at bay in establishing pasture by a new seed treatment from PGG Wrightson Seeds. Superstrike Grass treatment has an “increased pest spectrum,” says seed treatment sales manager Tim Redfern, and it will promote increased early plant growth through strong tiller and root development. Superstrike Grass will work against Argentine stem weevil adults and larvae, and black beetle adults and grass grub larvae. The inclusion of fungicide in the treatment protects against the common soil borne diseases Pythium and Fusarium. The product is good news for farmers, Redfern says. “Superstrike Grass treatment will be a superior product agronomically, protecting
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