Craig White (AUS)

Southern Dirt Podcast produced in conjunction with Bayer Crop Science.

Craig White of Bayer Australia Market Development chats with Hannah Lalor, Peel Region Project Officer for Southern Dirt about the Peel Region, FREE Southern Dirt MEMBERSHIP for Peel growers, food producers and processors until August 2021 proudly supported by Peel Development Commission and the exciting industries that exist within the Peel Region of Western Australia. https://www.peel.wa.gov.au/

Hannah talks about some key COVID-19 related issues including regional border closures, Tele-health, wage subsidies and farm policy assistance and support that Southern Dirt can provide members. COVID-19 Resources: https://southerndirt.com.au/covid-19-resources/

Farmer and inventor Ray Harrington talks about the history of Flax (Linseed) in the Southern Dirt region, with exciting projects and trials undertaken and planned to develop this crop as a valuable source of food, oil and fibre, adding diversity to cropping systems and value-add in the regions. This project is supported by GRDC www.grdc.com.au

www.southerndirt.com.au

Bayer is a strong supporter of grower groups and industry associations right around Australia: www.crop.bayer.com.au

Rural Focus Interview with Craig White of Bayer.

Talking about DecilePro® risk sharing program, when growing Roundup®Ready® and Truflex® Canola. Register by 15 April, 2020

http://www.decilepro.com.au/

Bayer has a dedicated website www.mix-it-up.com.au with useful tools and information for managing weeds on your farm. Sakura® (850WG granule) and NEW Sakura® Flow (480SC liquid) are available for growers right now, to help manage grass weeds in wheat and pulse crops.

The Bayer Connect events connected with around 180 Advisers, covering a broad range of cropping information, including update from www.GRDC.com.au about the Herbicide Innovation Partnership with Bayer, searching for new active ingredients, capacity building and screening on Australian weeds.

We also presented on new herbicide developments currently underway in the field. Predicta B root disease testing is well underway and gives great insight into managing root diseases.

We discuss fungicide resistance, the role of EverGol® Energy with flexibility to apply on the seed and in-furrow fungicide for the protection of cereal crops against Rhizoctonia, Crown Rot, Pythium and smut diseases.

Our team gives an update on the seasonal conditions at hand, and a little bit of insight into our field program plans, including trials in Cotton of Roundup® Ready® systems and much more.

Users of products must read the label attached to the product before use.

Legume Inoculant TagTeam: www.tagteam.com.au

Fungicide Resistance Action Committee www.FRAC.info

WeedSmart: www.weedsmart.org.au

Connect with the Bayer Crop Science Market Development Team on Twitter:

Craig White (WA) https://twitter.com/photobycw

Gus MacLennan (NSW) https://twitter.com/gusmac05

Matt Willis (WA) https://twitter.com/MattWillisAg

Richard Jackmann (QLD/NNSW) https://twitter.com/rjjackman1

Tim Murphy (SA) https://twitter.com/TimMurp95018877

Ian McMaster (Vic) https://twitter.com/AgMixmaster

EPISODE 11 March 2020

(NOTE: Since recording this podcast, Bayer staff are adhering to physical distancing, hygiene and other directives and procedures in relation to COVID-19. Our number one priority is the safety and well-being of our customers, our employees, business partners and the communities in which we live and work. Bayer representatives are currently limiting their travel as per government and company guidelines. The Bayer Crop Science team are still available and keen to discuss agriculture and food production with you anytime. We will be looking at further ways that Bayer staff can continue to connect with the industry during the coming months.)

Market Development Agronomists discuss issues for preparing the 2020 planting, Bayer Connect Events held in SA and WA, with more Bayer Connect events to be held in the field around Australia, including the rollout of a new interactive trial assessment program. HPPD (Group H) weed resistance and good www.HRACglobal.com stewardship is discussed in the context of the recent discovery. We talk about the role of using all weed control measures diligently (“mix it up”), including well optimised herbicides and how to get the best out of Velocity® selective herbicide. Bayer has a dedicated website www.mix-it-up.com.au with useful tools and information for managing weeds on your farm. Sakura® (850WG granule) and NEW Sakura® Flow (480SC liquid) are available for growers right now, to help manage grass weeds in wheat and pulse crops.

The Bayer Connect events connected with around 180 Advisers, covering a broad range of cropping information, including update from www.GRDC.com.au about the Herbicide Innovation Partnership with Bayer, searching for new active ingredients, capacity building and screening on Australian weeds. We also presented on new herbicide developments currently underway in the field.

Predicta B root disease testing is well underway and gives great insight into managing root diseases. We discuss fungicide resistance, the role of EverGol® Energy with flexibility to apply on the seed and in-furrow fungicide for the protection of cereal crops against Rhizoctonia, Crown Rot, Pythium and smut diseases.

Our team gives an update on the seasonal conditions at hand, and a little bit of insight into our field program plans, including trials in Cotton of Roundup® Ready® systems and much more.

TWITTER CONTACTS

Craig White (WA) https://twitter.com/photobycw | Gus MacLennan (NSW) https://twitter.com/gusmac05

| Matt Willis (WA) https://twitter.com/MattWillisAg | Richard Jackmann Qld, (NNSW) https://twitter.com/rjjackman1

| Tim Murphy (SA) https://twitter.com/TimMurp95018877| Ian McMaster (Vic) https://twitter.com/AgMixmaster

Users of products must read the label attached to the product before use. Labels and Safety Data Sheets are available at Bayer Crop Science: www.crop.bayer.com.au

Legume Inoculant TagTeam: www.tagteam.com.au

Fungicide Resistance Action Committee www.FRAC.info

WeedSmart: www.weedsmart.org.au

Rural Focus Interview with Craig White, Market Development and Leader of Integrated Weed Management (Bayer Australia).

Craig discusses Grass Weed Control with Sakura® and Sakura® Flow (a new liquid formulation).

Root diseases protection with EverGol® Energy and foliar disease protection with Aviator® Xpro® foliar fungicide.

Registrations for Decile® Pro risk sharing program - with Truflex® Canola need to be done by 15th April 2020

More Information: www.crop.bayer.com.au

The Bayer Australia Market Development Agronomy Team catch up to discuss a wide range of late season topics, including early harvest results and key outtakes from the 2019 season and what you should keep in mind for 2020 plans.

Craig White discusses these topics with Matt Willis, Richard Jackmann, Angus MacLennan and Daryle Swarz, who are currently updating farm advisers and industry about a large range of products and services:

Learn about TagTeam legume inoculant (www.tagteam.com.au) and the factors that affect legume inoculation, rhizobium survival and success.

We saw good results, gained valuable insights and received good feedback about our trials looking at managing root and leaf diseases with a range of products including EverGol Energy, Aviator Xpro and Prosaro. We see interesting results from a range of strategies combining seed, in-furrow and foliar fungicides, testing out the fungicide resistance management guidelines available at www.frac.info and look forward to sharing the final yield results with listeners in future episode of Bayer CropCast.

We build on the canola herbicide systems trial walk through that we presented in Episode 9, with TruFlex Canola and the increased flexibility and benefits it provides in managing weeds as part of an Integrated Weed Management system. More information on how to access TruFlex Canola: www.truflex.com.au

Bayer conducted many trials in 2019 looking at controlling a range of grass and broadleaf weeds, with new concepts in development for controlling broadleaf and grass weeds in cereal crops. Sakura continues to set the standard for reliable and robust grass weed control. Bayer now gives growers the opportunity to make One Choice, with Two options – offering a NEW convenient 480 SC liquid formulation “Sakura Flow” that offers the same infield performance as Sakura 850 WG. www.sakuraflow.com.au

Craig White catches up with Daryle Swarz and Craig White talk about protecting your valuable cereal grain harvest in the silo with K-Obiol EC Combi - A synergised grain protectant for use on all cereal grains, including malting barley, sorghum , rice and maize. K-Obiol is available for use by accredited Growers and approved bulk grain handlers in all states except for Western Australia, where K-Obiol is available to approved bulk handlers only.

https://www.environmentalscience.bayer.com.au/Pest-Management/Products/K-Obiol-EC-Combi-5L

K-Obiol Training and Stewardship https://www.environmentalscience.bayer.com.au/K-Obiol/Training

There are new summer season trials being established in cotton growing areas of Australia with field days planned in late 2019 and early 2020 to show the importance of two new active ingredients being introduced in addition to Roundup Ready Over The Top (OTT) in Cotton crops to assist with managing hard to control and herbicide resistant weeds.

Integrated Weed Management and the Weed Resistance Tracker: www.mix-it-up.com.au

TWITTER CONTACTS

Craig White @photobycw | Gus MacLennan @gusmac05 | Matt Willis @MattWillisAg |

Richard Jackmann @rjjackman1 | Tim Murphy @TimMurp95018877| Daryle Swarz @dazz77

Users of products must read the label attached to the product before use. Labels and Safety Data Sheets are available at Bayer Crop Science: www.crop.bayer.com.au

Daryle Swarz and Craig White talk about protecting your valuable cereal grain harvest in the silo with K-Obiol EC Combi - A synergised grain protectant for use on all cereal grains, including malting barley, sorghum , rice and maize. https://www.environmentalscience.bayer.com.au/Pest-Management/Products/K-Obiol-EC-Combi-5L

K-Obiol Training and Stewardship https://www.environmentalscience.bayer.com.au/K-Obiol/Training

Bushfire Season is upon us

Restricted Burning started 18 Oct in the Bridgetown-Greenbushes shire

Permits are now required for any fires

Call 0 0 0 to report a fire

With the drier than normal winter and current weather conditions, our shire has brought the restricted burning period forward a couple of weeks. Permits are now required for burning in the Bridgetown-Greenbushes Shire.

In a recent radio interview, Our Chief Bush Fire Control Officer , Michael Campbell explains the reasoning behind this and also gives some good tips for staying safe this fire season. Have a listen......

Bayer Crop Cast Episode 9, October 2019.

A very busy Spring field day session is upon us, with plenty of useful trials, field days and information to share, that can be of benefit in Crop Protection.

Tim Murphy, Richard Jackman and Craig White from the Technical Market Development Agronomy Team discuss Cereal Leaf Diseases like Septoria, Powdery Mildew and others. Our crop disease sequence trials around Australia are showing strong results.

We discuss Loose Smut control with EverGol Energy seed treatment compared to other strategies, and note the positive impact that EverGol Energy is providing in suppressing Rhizoctonia in cereal crops.

The GM canola moratorium in South Australia is under review which may allow growers there to utilise this important crop protection tool in the future. Hugh Trenorden and Craig White walk through a canola herbicide systems trial at Katanning, WA, explaining what is being seen in terms of weed control and crop tolerance. These trials examine the important role of Triazine Tolerant, Roundup Ready, TruFlex (with Roundup Ready) and stacked trait canola systems (XC). We discuss the importance of each systems, including the benefit of TruFlex Canola with the increased flexibility and benefits it provides in managing weeds as part of an Integrated Weed Management system. More information on how to access TruFlex Canola: http://www.truflex.com.au

There is a lot of information within about crop protection, trials, field walks and much more.

Other websites with useful information to help manage your crops and produce quality food.

Integrated Weed Management: http://www.mix-it-up.com.au

Legume Inoculant: http://www.tagteam.com.au

Bayer Crop Science: http://crop.bayer.com.au

Craig White talks with Tom Moir about the Southern DIRT Techspo success, pre-emergent herbicide and strength of http://www.sakuraherbicide.com.au combined with crop competition. Craig also talks about managing Foliar leaf diseases in crops and fungicide resistance.

http://crop.bayer.com.au

Agronomists Craig White and Kirsty Smith discuss Aviator® Xpro® Foliar Fungicide.

Aviator® Xpro® is a protective and curative fungicide that provides a new standard of disease control in canola, wheat and barley and a range of pulse crops. Its innovative Leafshield™ formulation ensures even leaf distribution and rapid rainfastness.

More information is avialable on the web at: https://www.crop.bayer.com.au/find-crop-solutions/by-product/fungicides/aviator-xpro-foliar-fungicide

Visit your local Landmark store to pick up some Aviator Xpro today: https://www.landmark.com.au/find-a-branch