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Nufarm committed to local R&D and manufacturing “Good advice is just as important as the product in getting the job done right the first time. Nufarm has a support network of 29 Territory Managers and five Horticulture Managers based in key crop protection zones in five states to support farmers’ decisions in the paddock. We’ve got the resources to get the job done and done well.” Darren Thomas, Brand Manager, said research had shown a groundswell of consumer support for Australian-made products and services. “Consumers are keen to support Australian products, particularly if they are high quality and available at the right price,” said Mr Thomas. Nufarm has stressed its commitment to investing in local research and development in current press and television advertisements featuring the slogan: “Insist on Nufarm. Anything else is just UnAustralian.” Farmers who want to choose quality Australian crop protection products and services need look no further than Nufarm. Nufarm supports Australian farmers through local manufacturing and infrastructure investment, timely product supply and local research and development into new products and uses. That’s the theme of the current Nufarm advertising campaign launched in February. According to National Marketing Manager, Peter Crock, Australian-owned Nufarm continues to invest heavily in its own backyard with: • four major Australian manufacturing facilities – in Laverton, Kwinana, Welshpool and Brendale, employing more than 300 people, • nine Regional Service Centres situated in prime farming areas across the country, and • more than $10 million spent annually on research and development in the laboratory and in field trials on Australian farms. “Nufarm is proudly Australian. For more than 50 years we’ve worked with Australian farmers to provide a wide range of top quality crop protection products,” said Mr Crock. “Australians are regarded as resourceful, hardworking, loyal and trustworthy. Nufarm also holds these values which ref lect the service philosophies and successes of our founder, Max Fremder,” he said. “Nufarm has done the hard yards in the paddock, running extensive field trials to develop new products and uses for tough Australian conditions in recognition that imported formulations are often designed for European conditions. “No other crop protection company in Australia has the manufacturing capability of Nufarm to back up our research. We’re proud to keep manufacturing jobs and profits in Australia. “We’re able to respond more rapidly than other companies to peak farming demand by building our Regional Service Centres in the best places to serve agriculture. Our expansion program continues. “We know Australian farmers want to support local industry because together we’re creating a better future for agriculture in this country. Choosing products from overseas companies would be just unAustralian.” Spraywise semi More than 700 farmers and agronomic advisors have heard and seen ways to reduce off-target spray drift at 19 spray application workshops held by Nufarm in the past four months. The workshops were conducted as part of the company’s Spraywise ® program and were well received, according to the co-ordinator, Jorg Kitt. Nufarm introduced the Spraywise program last year to significantly reduce the incidence and risk of spray drift damage to a diversity of crops without compromising spraying efficacy. The workshops were designed to look at the drift problem from all angles – the role of chemicals used, inf luence of nozzle choice and set-up of machinery, impact of weather and governing legislation. 4 Nufarmer Autumn 2006
Moree Regional Service Centre upgraded Nufarm is in a strong position to meet expected growth in demand for its range of preemergent crop protection products in 2006, following further investment in its Regional Service Centre network. A new 1,000 square metre warehouse has been completed at the Moree Regional Service Centre, bringing the number of warehouses on site to three. In addition, three new 30,000 litre onsite bulk tanks will offer refills of Roundup PowerMAX ®2 and Roundup ®2 CT. The upgrade anticipates increased demand for f lagship pre-emergent brands – Roundup PowerMAX, Avadex ®1 Xtra and Trif lurX ® – in the run-up to the winter broadacre cropping season. Moree is the latest in a series of upgrades that has seen expanded facilities at the Wagga Wagga and Dubbo Regional Service Centres. A brand new facility also opened at Geraldton in WA last year. More Regional Service Centres are planned as Nufarm continues to invest in Australian agriculture by providing up-to-date facilities offering the full Nufarm product range at shorter delivery times. Nufarm now has nine state-of-the-art Regional Service Centres in prime farming districts throughout Australia to serve its resellers, reinforcing its position as the only Australian-owned manufacturer with an extensive service network in rural Australia. “The company’s goal is to supply our products to resellers in a turnaround time unmatched by any other crop protection supplier,” said Matt Sargent, Commercial Development Manager. Bruce McGowan of Nufarm stores pallets inside the new warehouse in readiness for the 2006 winter cropping season. “No other agricultural chemicals supplier in Australia has as broad a network of Regional Service Centres as Nufarm. We are proud to be Australianowned and to serve Australian agriculture as efficiently as possible,” said Mr Sargent. nars – managing spray drift Consultant for weather services, Graeme Tepper, presented informative insights into the complexity of local weather predictions. “Mr Teppert explained microclimates at ground level and how inversion layers form and how they can affect spraying operations,” said Mr Kitt. Richard Warner and Frank Taylor from the R&D team at Nufarm, differentiated phenoxy Jorg Kitt products according to their volatility and explained differences between vapour drift and physical droplet drift. “A very popular part of the workshop was the hands-on demonstration provided by spray application consultant, Bill Gordon,” said Mr Kitt. “He demonstrated visually how nozzles producing a coarser spray quality were less affected by drift.” Senior Chemical Standards Officers presented at the workshops and discussed new legislation such as the extension to chemical control areas in Victoria and new legislation stipulating phenoxy products must be sprayed with nozzles that produce a COARSE to VERY COARSE spray quality. “The Spraywise workshops were an excellent example of how Nufarm can pull industry resources together and apply its knowledge to provide viable information and a service of relevance to the farming community,” said Mr Kitt. • Nozzles producing a FINE spray quality such as the TeeJet ®4 XR11002 markedly increase drift potential compared to a COARSE spray quality. • Most spray operations in the field allow a change to nozzles that provide a coarser spray quality without the risk of losing efficacy. • Highly volatile phenoxy formulations such as Estercide ® 800 should mainly be used in colder winter months and not in proximity to sensitive crops. • Only non-volatile phenoxy products such as Surpass ® 300 should be used in warmer spring and summer months or in close proximity to sensitive crops. • New legislation requires all phenoxy herbicides to be applied with nozzles producing a COARSE to VERY COARSE spray quality. Nufarmer Autumn 2006 5
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