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Enhancing Agricultural Practices with Efficient Herbicide and Fertiliser Application by Helicopter In modern agriculture, effective weed management and precise application of fertilisers are crucial for optimising crop yields and ensuring sustainable farming practices. Helicopter-based aerial agrichemical application offers significant advantages,..

How to Clean Been There from your Spray Tanks Cleaning your spray tank after using "Been There" products, particularly the red variant, can be a bit challenging due to its persistent staining properties. This issue is common across all red spray marker dyes in the market. However, there are effective methods to remove these stains and maintain the..

Introducing the Nitrosol Retail Range to Rainbow & Brown We are excited to announce the arrival of two fantastic additions to our gardening product line: Nitrosol Oceanic and Nitrosol Tomato. These products bring the renowned quality of Nitrosol into convenient 1L sizes, perfect for the home gardener. Nitrosol Oceanic is a trusted favourite among..

Exploring the Potential of Plant Based Amino Acids We have been conducting research and trial work on using plant based amino acids on pasture which we would like to share with our readers. The initial results have been very interesting and quite exciting. While traditional amino acids are sourced from fish, our plant based amino acids are derive..

The Ultimate Guide to Controlling Onehunga Weed: When and How to Spray for Best Results If you've ever walked barefoot across a New Zealand lawn and suddenly jumped in pain, you've probably met Onehunga weed (Soliva sessilis). This notorious little pest has been the bane of bare feet across the country for decades, and if you're dealing with an in..

BOOSTING GROWTH, SAVING COSTS, SUPPORTING SUSTAINABILITY WITH GIBBERELLIC ACID (GA3) We have been supplying gibberellic acid for over 15 years so we have spoken to many people who have asked us if gibberellic acid really works. Gibberellic acid (our Gibb-Gro or Gibber 900) is a plant hormone that was discovered in 1953 and was mainly used on plan..

Asulam meets YBG It sounds like another episode in the Harry Potter series but no, it is definitely herbicide-related. Asulam was introduced around 1965 by a company called May & Baker. Some of us oldies will no doubt remember them. It’s a carbamate-based herbicide with a mode of action being a DHP inhibitor. Its primary target weeds are docks an..

A Day out Spraying Foliar Fertiliser Article written by Shayne McNamara A colleague recently spent some time with Rik Morris from RM Spraying learning about how some of the Rainbow & Brown foliar fertiliser products are used in the field.  RM Spraying is based out of Gore and applies foliar fertilisers to mostly dairy and sheep/beef farms in the ..

Exciting News! Keen-eyed readers may have noticed a recent addition to our Rainbow & Brown website: the Gibb-Gro range. Gibb-Gro, a well-established brand in New Zealand for over 12 years, is known as the preferred Plant Growth Regulator. In recent times, Gibb-Gro has diversified its offerings beyond Gibberellic Acid to include wetters, Seaweed Ex..

Understanding Ascophyllum nodosum Welcome to the world of Ascophyllum nodosum, affectionately known as rockweed, knotted wrack, knotted kelp or egg-wrack. Introduced to the Rainbow & Brown family in 2016, our Ascophyllum nodosum Seaweed Extract Flake is sourced from the icy waters of the Northern Hemisphere. This natural product has gained a loyal..

Withholding Period for Herbicides Although this information is available on our labels, we frequently receive inquiries about withholding periods. To address this, we have prepared a summary of the ACVM approved withholding periods for our product range. PRODUCT WITHOLDING PERIOD – STOCK AND/OR PLANT BACK WHACK – 2,4-D 800 ..

My personal opinion... When I was spraying my driveway at home I got fed up with respraying, and although being a manufacturer where I get herbicides very cheaply, I decided to go and buy a competitor product called TAG G2(1) that you can get from most Farm supply stores.   I gave up on this as although TAG G2(1) is a very good product containing..