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SANTFA 2008 Journal |
Winter Edition Month: July Vol: 7 No: 7 |
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 The K-Hart experience | |||||||||
| Title: Few reservations on K-Hart discs, but still room for improvement | Author: Graeme Jennings | ||||||||
| A recent survey of growers using disc seeders identified the K-Hart triple disc as the most widely adopted in SA. Three K-Hart users recount their experiences with the machine and what they think of it. | |||||||||
| Part 1 | |||||||||
| K-Hart disc seeders are simple to operate and perform well once they are correctly set up for the local conditions and operated at the right speed, according to three growers who have several years’ experience with the machines. However, that is about where the common ground ends. John Kennett and Anthony Verner, who have encountered problems with penetration and depth cont... | |||||||||
| Application Technology | |||||||||
| Title: Night Spraying increases opportunities | Author: John Both, Nufarm Australia | ||||||||
| Night spraying can enable farmers to cover more hectares in a day or avoid daytime windy conditions often abating at night. Nufarm’s John Both reports on trials of various herbicides at different rates applied at night compared to daytime application. | |||||||||
| About five years ago there was a big increase in enquiries from farmers about what plant protection products they could apply at night without reducing efficacy. Reasons for this interest in night spraying ranged from the need to cover more hectares each year because of increasing land holdings or a need for more frequent spraying to a desire to spray when there was less wind. | |||||||||
| The K-Hart experience | |||||||||
| Title: K-Hart a learning experience for John | Author: Graeme Jennings | ||||||||
| Kadina farmer John Kennett talks about overcoming initial set up difficulties with his K-Hart 12.2 metre K-Hart disc seeder. | |||||||||
| Part 2 | |||||||||
| John Kennett is pleased with the performance of his 12.2 metre K-Hart machine but considers it ‘a bit under-designed’ and would like it to weigh more. John, who farms with his wife Anthea about 15 kilometres north of Kadina, would also like to see the K-Hart company provide more information about how to set up their machines for best results in different conditions, particularly since h... | |||||||||
| The K-Hart experience | |||||||||
| Title: K-Hart 'simpler' for Verner family | Author: Graeme Jennings | ||||||||
| Experienced in disc seeding, Mallala farmer Anthony Verner talks about why he found his new K-Hart machine easier to set up and operate than other disc machines used on their farm. | |||||||||
| part 3 | |||||||||
| Anthony Verner, who farms with his father John and brother Richard at Red Banks, near Mallala, has few reservations about the K-Hart on any level. The Verners sow about 2,500 ha a season with their 40’ (12.2 m) K-Hart unit, which they had set up as a 12-metre machine when they bought it. Their ‘standard’ rotation is wheat/barley/legume, usually beans or lentils; all sown on 3... | |||||||||
| Native budworm | |||||||||
| Title: 'Guerrilla' tactics pose managment challenge | Author: Graeme Jennings | ||||||||
| Do you suffer losses in your pulse and canola crops? Are you killing beneficial insects due to a perceived helicoverpa or native budworm infestation? Take the best approach towards managing budworm infestations with sampling, identification, spray thresholds and knowing the enemy. | |||||||||
| Native Budworm, Helicoverpa punctigera, is a sporadic pest that can cause serious losses in pulses and canola crops. This ‘guerrilla’ combination of potentially high damage from unpredictable attacks highlights the need for close and effective monitoring of crops that might be subject to attack. If the pest is not present there is no point spraying, which costs money and can... | |||||||||