What’s in the toolkit for winter?

Having the right tools and the knowledge of how to use them is critical as we progress through winter to set us up for spring. If you are a broadacre or horticultural grower Omnia has products that offer compelling benefits for winter applications. Winter pruning in tree and vine crops and foliar trace element sprays in April 2021 broadacre crops are two topics of interest to progressive growers.

What’s in the toolkit for winter? PRUNING FOLIAR TRACE ELEMENTSHaving the right tools and the knowledge of how to use them is critical as we progress through winter to set Winter pruning of grapes, apples and cherries means In broadacre crops now is the time to consider trace us up for spring. If you are a broadacre or horticultural grower Omnia has products that offer compelling it is time to prepare the pruning tool kit. Dead arm element applications. In paddocks with a history of benefits for winter applications. Winter pruning in tree and vine crops and foliar trace element sprays in disease, Botryosphaeria dieback and Silverleaf can be broadacre crops are two topics of interest to progressive growers. trace element deficiencies or when higher than average devastating diseases in these crops and unprotected April 2021Pruning yields are expected, winter is a great time to apply foliar pruning wounds can be a source of infection. Sharp pruning tools, well trained operators and products trace elements. The OmniSure range is formulated using the latest chelation technology which enables efficient What’s in the toolkit for winter? Having the right tools and the knowledge of how to use them is critical as we progress through winter to set Winter pruning of grapes, apples and cherries means it is time to prepare the pruning tool kit. Dead arm disease, Botryosphaeria dieback and Silverleaf can be devastating diseases in these crops and unprotected like SPRAYSEAL and GREENSEAL should be essential components of your pruning toolkit as they can all help reduce the incidence of disease and improve the longplant uptake and improved compatibility with commonly applied crop protection products such as 2,4-D Amine and Propiconazole. This reduces the number of sprayer us up for spring. If you are a broadacre or horticultural grower Omnia has products that offer compelling benefits for winter applications. Winter pruning in tree and vine crops and foliar trace element sprays in broadacre crops are two topics of interest to progressive growers. pruning wounds can be a source of infection. Sharp pruning tools, well trained operators and products like SPRAYSEAL and GREENSEAL should be essential components of your pruning toolkit as they can all help reduce the incidence of disease and improve the long-term production of orchards and vineyards. Foliar trace elements In broadacre crops now is the time to consider trace element applications. In paddocks with a history of trace element deficiencies or when higher than average yields are expected, winter is a great time to apply term production of orchards and vineyards. passes over the crop reducing costs and ensuring spray Pruning Foliar trace elementsLarger pruning wounds, where re-working of vines involves major surgery, should be treated with foliar trace elements. The OmniSure range is formulated using the latest chelation technology Larger pruning wounds, where re-working of vines involves major surgery, should be treated with applications occur in a timely fashion. Omnia Sales and Marketing Manager Darren Thomas said, Winter pruning of grapes, apples and cherries means it is time to prepare the pruning tool kit. Dead arm disease, Botryosphaeria dieback and Silverleaf can be devastating diseases in these crops and unprotected pruning wounds can be a source of infection. Sharp pruning tools, well trained operators and products like SPRAYSEAL and GREENSEAL should be essential components of your pruning toolkit as they can all help In broadacre crops now is the time to consider trace element applications. In paddocks with a history of trace element deficiencies or when higher than average yields are expected, winter is a great time to apply foliar trace elements. The OmniSure range is formulated using the latest chelation technology which enables GREENSEAL. This forms a tough and durable weather resistant skin on the wound and contains an effective fungicide to prevent and control infection following pruning. It is available with its own applicator so treating your pruning wounds is simple and fast. efficient plant uptake and improved compatibility with commonly applied crop protection products such as 2,4-D Amine and Propiconazole. This reduces the number of sprayer passes over the crop ensuring spray applications occur in a timely fashion.

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Grains are about to get exciting.

Andrew Whitelaw

I love this time of year. It is not only that we have everything ahead of us in Australia, but it’s also when the grain market starts to get interesting.

The last half-year has been atypical. We would not usually get the excitement in markets we have recently had. Apart from what is happening locally, the market is generally quite dull during the year’s end and start.

It is from around May until August that things typically get exciting, but why is that?. The reason for the buzz at this time of year is due to the weather risk. The approaching period is the global weather risk window.

The majority of the world’s grain and oilseed crop will be harvested between May and September, so all eyes are on production. Traders and analysts watch the crop earnestly and, if they see an inkling of things going wrong somewhere, it tends to pump the market up. At times it will be overdone and just a rash movement that will go as quickly as it came but it makes for opportunity and excitement.

So this is the make-or-break period for the global grain and oilseed crop. In Australia, we tag along at the end of it once everyone else is finished!

The charts below detail both the combined and individual crops and what percentage of each will be harvested in a given month.