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24.01.2022 Spraying under the right conditions makes a difference. Pictures taken on the same farm at Warren in the Macquarie Valley last year (affected by 2-4D off drift spraying) and this year with no damage. Spray is right everyone!

24.01.2022 Here's our friendly cowboy - he needs to give up on flying kites!

22.01.2022 We're bringing our spray set up message to Nyngan and Geurie. Talk to your reseller to book in - 12pm Wed 9 Jan at Geurie Pub and 5pm Thurs 10 Jan at Nyngan Rugby Club. Elders Real Estate, AGnVET Services, Delta Ag Service, Landmark Wool:Central-West NSW

21.01.2022 For those attending next weeks Bill Gordon Sessions at New Merrigal, Collie & Waterloo, Narromine please note we’ve moved the start time back an hour to 8am.

19.01.2022 Thousands of extra coarse nozzles are being sold across the Macquarie Valley as spray applicators make sure they are up to date with changes needed for this summer. Are you keeping up with the new conditions?

17.01.2022 Here's to Aussie #farmers on this #NationalAgDay - helping our nation #GrowForGood

16.01.2022 Are you involved with summer pesticide spraying? If so we’d love to have 10 minutes of your time to answer some questions in our 2019 summer spraying survey. Everyone participating has the opportunity to win one of five $100 vouchers to spend at your local IGA. The deadline for participating is 26 May 2019. Simply click this link to be taken through to the survey: https://survey.instinctandreason.com/index.php

15.01.2022 Upcoming Workshop

12.01.2022 Check out the five commandments for the summer spraying bible .......#keepthesprayontheweeds for more info head to https://sos-nsw.com/

12.01.2022 Here are the tips from Nufarm Australia on the new labelling conditions: Use minimum of 80L/ha water volume & in heavy stubble increase to 100L/ha Keep speed to below 20km/hr Use robust product rates (the maximum label rate for your crop/situation) Use only recommended adjuvants... Avoid spraying at night, use Extra Coarse (XC) or Ultra Coarse (UC) if this is unavoidable (but never spray during surface temperature inversion conditions) Follow the advisory statements (October April) See more

11.01.2022 Keep it simple and stick to the 5 commandments created by the spray Gods at SOS this summer. By doing just two of these you can make sure you #keepthesprayontheweeds and get value for the $ you spend.

11.01.2022 Thanks to CSD for this easy to follow guide to the new 2-4,D labelling requirements

10.01.2022 By keeping the boom as low as possible you can reduce the risk of off target applicaiton - making sure the chemical stays on target. 50cm above the target is the goal.

09.01.2022 Don’t forget to RSVP for the upcoming Grower and Agronomist Sessions with Bill Gordon.

09.01.2022 Little bit of rain around the traps...

08.01.2022 The cowboy's back - see his latest efforts with a kite and remember to check our website for the spray clock.

07.01.2022 #dontbeacowboy this summer... Make sure you keep the spray on the weeds.

05.01.2022 If you're busy #weedbusting in a race to Christmas, please stop and think about the time of day and conditions when you are spraying. We urge you to "spray it right" or we may all "lose the right". Follow the summer spraying guidelines and new labelling conditions.

04.01.2022 Our latest newsletter is on its way to inboxes and includes some updated spray advice and details of the info session at Coonamble in January. If you don't receive it, sign up at our website.

04.01.2022 This summer make sure you 'set the bar' low. 50cm above the target is the key to #keepthesprayontheweeds

02.01.2022 Upcoming Workshops in the Riverina.