Do you want access to the best and most up-to-date, independent information to help improve your farm business in becoming more progressive, sustainable, and profitable?
The Farmanco Pestbook is an annual publication from the Farmanco Agronomy Team, with additional input from independent agronomists from around Australia.
The Pestbook is based on over 30 years of innovative research about weed, insect, and disease control in Australia. It isn't just labels, but contains recommendations developed from Farmanco and client experience of what actually works in the paddock. Each individual recommendation gives a star efficacy rating for each pest and an indicative cost per hectare ($/ha).
The Pestbook contains treatment recommendations in different scenarios including pre-emergent and post-emergent options for cereals, pulses and oilseeds, pre-seeding knockdowns and summer-autumn weed control. It also includes recommendations to treat insects and diseases in cereals, oilseeds, and pulses.
The book also contains a variety of 'how to' guides, charts and tables that are designed to complement the treatment recommendations.
Changes in the 2024 Pestbook:
- Recommendations reviewed and updated by the Farmanco Agronomy team for the 2024 season.
- Additional products have been added - Herbicides: Infinity Ultra, Galaxy and DROPZONE; Insecticides: Exirel, Mainman and Versys; Fungicides: Accolade, Proviso and Uplift.
- Glufosinate (Liberty) tolerant canola has been added.
- Quizalofop (Aggressor) tolerant barley has been added.
- Trace Elements section has been updated to include more formulations available to the market.
- The legume innoculants have been reviewed with the arrival of more acid tolerant Rhizobia.
- The firebreak section has been updated to address herbicide resistance.
Every year Farmanco Agronomists review the PestbookTM and update information. As a result of these changes, it is recommended that you do not continue to use older versions.
Pestbook WA: Printed Book $450 (inc GST)
Pestbook WA: eBook $375 (inc GST)