Bayer CropScience supports Summer Studentship Program
Funding of research projects of young academics more
Moree aerial applicator a finalist for prestigious cotton industry awards
Melbourne, 23 July 2010 – One of Moree’s most promising young aerial applicators, David Warburton, has been nominated as one of three finalists in the prestigious Chris Lehmann Trust Young Achiever of the Year Award 2010, sponsored by Bayer CropScience, to be announced on 12th August at the Gold Coast. more
Emerald extension officer a finalist for prestigious cotton industry awards
Melbourne, 23 July 2010 – One of Emerald’s most promising young industry representatives, Susan Mass, has been nominated as one of three finalists in the prestigious Chris Lehmann Trust Young Achiever of the Year Award 2010, sponsored by Bayer CropScience, to be announced on 12th August at the Gold Coast, Queensland. more
Dawson Valley farmer a finalist for prestigious cotton industry awards
Melbourne, 23 July 2010 – One of Dawson Valley’s most unconventional young cotton farmers, Greg Hutchinson, has been nominated, for the second year running, as one of three finalists in the prestigious Chris Lehmann Trust Young Achiever of the Year Award 2010, sponsored by Bayer CropScience, to be announced on 12th August at the Gold Coast, Queensland. more
Bayer CropScience identifies future farming challenges at IUPAC
16 July 2010 – Two key members of Bayer CropScience’s global research team were in Melbourne recently to address delegates of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) conference. more
New Technical Advisor at Bayer
Melbourne, 16 July 2010 – Bayer CropScience recently appointed Sarah Wilson as Technical Advisor in Northern New South Wales. more
Bayer CropScience and Syngenta sign global cotton technology licensing agreement
Monheim, Germany / Basel, Switzerland, July 14, 2010 – Bayer CropScience and Syngenta have entered into a long-term business agreement relating to a key plant biotechnology trait. Under the agreement, Syngenta has granted Bayer CropScience a worldwide, non-exclusive license for use of VIPCOTTM insect control technology in cotton. more
Bayer CropScience and Syngenta sign global cotton technology licensing agreement
Monheim, Germany / Basel, Switzerland, July 14, 2010 – Bayer CropScience and Syngenta have entered into a long-term business agreement relating to a key plant biotechnology trait. Under the agreement, Syngenta has granted Bayer CropScience a worldwide, non-exclusive license for use of VIPCOTTM insect control technology in cotton. more
Team Deguara: Striking the right balance
7 July 2010 - Mark and Andrew Deguara aren’t afraid to try anything new on their Pinevale cane farms. more
New television commercial from Bayer CropScience
6 July 2010 - This month, Bayer CropScience launched its new corporate television commercial (TVC). On air across the country and screening until 17 July 2010, you can view the TVC on regional networks, including Prime, TEN, One HD and TEN HD in Tasmania. more
Weed resistance threat must be addressed
2 July 2010 - Weed resistance is one of the biggest threats facing the future of agriculture, with some researchers projecting that by 2018, 50 per cent of agricultural weed species will be resistant to the world’s most relied-upon knockdown herbicide, glyphosate. more
Just add water
18 May 2010 - Farmers in the “Bountiful Burdekin” can always tap into plenty of water and that’s exactly what the pre-emergent herbicide Soccer® needs to be most effective. more
New expertise in the Bayer CropScience Sales team
Melbourne, 17 May 2010 – Peter England and Dean Johns recently joined the southern Sales team at Bayer CropScience, bringing diverse backgrounds and experience to these roles. more
Murrami farmer wins Nintendo Wii
29 April 2010 – Bayer CropScience and Pioneer Hi-Bred are pleased to announce that Daniel Panazzolo, Murrami-based canola grower, is the winner of the Jockey® Stayer® and Pioneer Nintendo Wii competition. more
SPS KickStart® seed increases pasture production for dairy farmers
27 April 2010 – Some good news for pasture growers – recent field trials around North Eastern Victoria and Southern New South Wales have demonstrated that Gaucho®, an insecticidal seed treatment from Bayer CropScience can increase the vigour, health, root mass and overall biomass produced from ryegrass. more
New forumulation of Gaucho® seed treatment for legumes
Melbourne – 20 April 2010 – Gaucho from Bayer CropScience has long been recognised as a superior insecticidal seed treatment in a range of broadleaf crops. Following the recent label extension of Gaucho 350 FS Flowable Seed Treatment, these benefits are now available to farmers producing field peas, faba beans and lentils. more
Bayer works together with distribution to support growers
Melbourne – 20 April 2010 – Building on the successful launch of six new products into the cereal market over the past two years, Bayer CropScience continues to develop these products to better suit the needs of Australian growers. This ongoing investment has seen both Prosaro® Foliar Fungicide and Velocity® Selective Herbicide gain additional label claims within the past two months. more
Return on investment in yield and quality from seed treatment
MELBOURNE – 19 April 2010 – Many farmers have already adopted Bayer CropScience Gaucho® 600 seed treatment insecticide for insect control in clover, lucerne and herb pastures. Growers can also utilise the benefits of Gaucho in their grasses, including ryegrass, tall fescue and phalaris. However, Gaucho (marketed as SPS KickStart® treated seed by Stephen Pasture Seeds), offers more than just insect control, as demonstrated in recent trials in Gippsland, Victoria, where the major benefit of increased biomass production has been observed. more
Bayer CropScience and CSIRO expand research cooperation to assess the system-wide environmental impact of new crops
Monheim, March 18, 2010 Bayer CropScience and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australias national research agency, are expanding their collaboration to assess the sustainability of new generation crops. The two-year agreement will develop and apply models to assess the system-wide consequences of new generation cereals in the context of global environmental and food security challenges. more
Seed treatment means higher production for pasture growers
Melbourne, 1 March 2010 The innovative agricultural insecticidal seed treatment from Bayer CropScience, Gaucho, has proven to be a success in recent trial demonstrations that compared the growth rates of Gaucho ryegrass grown from seed treated with Gaucho to untreated ryegrass. Stephen Pasture Seeds has been researching Gaucho on grasses in recent years and now supply it to the marketplace under the SPS KickStart brand of pasture seed. more
Sakura on track for registration and performance
Melbourne, 22 February 2010 Sakura, the new pre-emergent herbicide to be launched by Bayer CropScience in 2011, demonstrated outstanding results in the 2009 cereal growing season. Bayer CropScience performed further development trial work, and a number of key industry bodies also conducted replicated small plot scientific trials. Results and feedback from this trial work has been exceptionally positive, explains herbicide development manager for Bayer CropScience, John Ashby. more