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Corteva Agriscience is set to launch a new organic insecticide to the Australian market this October. Entrust ® Organic Insecticide is a naturally derived product based on metabolites produced by fermentation of a naturally occurring soil organism and received regulatory approval by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) in July 2020. “The introduction of Entrust® Organic offers organic growers a new resistance management tool for the selective control of some of Australia’s most damaging pests. As with all insecticides it is beholden on users to rotate between different chemical Modes of Action (MoA) in accordance with label directions to prevent the onset of resistance,” he said.
Corteva’s Marketing Manager for Horticulture and Insecticide, Nick Koch, said the product has long been anticipated by the Australian agricultural market, not only for its organic certification, but also for its favourable environmental profile and selectivity to key beneficial insects, making it ideally suited to many Integrated Pest Management (IPM) systems.
“Entrust ® Organic belongs to a unique insecticide group known as the ‘Spinosyns’. A group 5 insecticide for resistance management, shared only by two other products, Success ® Neo and Delegate ® insecticide” Mr Koch said. It is suitable for crops including brassica vegetables, cucurbits, culinary herbs, vegetables (fruiting, leafy, root, tuber, stalk and stem), legumes, avocados, berries, citrus, grapes, pomefruit, stone fruit, and tropical fruit crops.
Entrust ® Organic will be available in limited supply from October. To register your interest, visit entrust-organic.corteva.com.au or call Corteva Agriscience toll free on 1800 700 096.
LUNA SENSATION (7+11) LABEL EXTENSION NOW REGISTERED FOR PASSIONFRUIT
CROP
PASSIONFRUIT
DISEASE
Septoria spot (Septoria passiflorae), brown spot (Alternaria passiflorae) RATE
60 mL/100 L WHP
1 Day CRITICAL COMMENTS
Apply a maximum of 3 applications of Luna Sensation (depending on the water volume required to spray to run-off) that would not exceed a total of 2 litres of Luna Sensation per hectare in a 12 month period. Apply as a high volume spray at a water volume appropriate to the crop stage to ensure good coverage of all foliage, flowers and fruit.
Resistance Management
Observe industry resistance management guidelines relevant to this use. These guidelines may recommend limits to the number of sprays, constraints regarding consecutive sprays, minimum spray intervals and no-spray periods for all fungicide.
This registration was achieved for the Tropical inedible peel crop group as part of ST16006 Grant funded project. Luna Experience (7+3) will also be registered within the next 12 months (submission pending with APVMA) as we covered both products under the same project activities.
MINOR USE PERMITS NOW SURRENDERED
Please be advised that the below permit will be surrendered as the uses are now covered on registered labels as an outcome of the APVMA permit to label project.
PERMIT ID
PER14665 VERSION 3
DESCRIPTION
Abamectin / Passionfruit / Passionvine Mite & Two-spotted mite Use now registered on various labels DATE ISSUED
13-Jul-14 EXPIRY DATE
31-Oct-20 PERMIT HOLDER
PAI
C/Hort Innovation
NEW RECORD-KEEPING & MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR CHEMICAL USE IN QLD
From 19 June 2020, the requirement to make and keep records of chemical use and new minimum training requirements has been extended to all users of agricultural and veterinary (agvet) chemicals under amendments to the Chemical Usage (Agricultural and Veterinary) Control Regulation 2017.
The amendments reflect a nationally harmonised approach regarding record keeping and training for all agvet chemical users.
The Regulation now stipulates what information must be recorded; who must make and keep records; who must be provided with a copy of the record; timeframes within which a record must be made; and the length of time for which the record must be kept. Certain non-agricultural use of some chemicals (e.g. pool chlorine, domestic insecticides, and home garden chemicals) is excluded from these requirements.
Nationally harmonised minimum training and licensing requirements are now in place for occupational (fee-for-service) users of agvet chemicals and all users of restricted chemical products (RCPs) and Schedule 7 chemicals (i.e. poisons).
New training requirements for use of RCPs commenced on 19 July 2020, while the new requirements for use of Schedule 7 chemicals will commence on 19 July 2021.
Nationally harmonised minimum requirements provide confidence to trade partners, protect Queensland’s enviable reputation as a ‘clean and green’ supplier of high-quality produce, and will allow users of agvet chemicals to conduct their business in any Australian jurisdiction with greater ease.
QUALITY COPPER… NUFARM HAS IT COVERED.
UNIQUE FORMULATION • Quality liquid formulation - easy to mix and apply • Ultra-fine copper particles enable superior coverage and enhanced disease control • Rapid release and prolonged protection
NEUTRAL pH FORMULATION • Ideal mixing partner for alkaline hydrolysis sensitive insecticides
FLEXIBLE USE PATTERNS • Dilute or concentrate spray volumes
TRY WITH
Super-spreader which maximises spray deposition and coverage Developed for concentrate water volumes Super-spreader developed for concentrate water volumes Superior rainfastness to Du-Wett
More information is available on keeping records of agricultural chemical applications or by calling the QDAF Customer Support Centre on 13 25 23.
