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We have an important
announcement to
share with you!
Vin Rowe FarmMachinery
are proud to announce
their appointment as
Australian Distributor for
the
S T R U I K
range of
Cultivation Equipment
3 ENDEAVOUR ST, WARRAGUL. VIC 3820
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coolstore operating well?
Plan for when you should be
starting to warm seed to meet
your planting times.
Talk to your seed growers
about your expectation for
the following season’s seed
requirements in regards to
size, tonnes, cultivars, quality,
etc. Seed growers need to
know what they should be
striving to achieve.
If your seed is contract cut,
talk with the contractor about
cut size and any treatment
you might want applied.
Make sure your planter
is ready and the winter
maintenance is done.
Have a planting plan that is
worked back from your
contract tonnes and times.
Check in with your agronomist
about the suitability of
chemistries as furrow sprays.
Do you have enough water?
Are your irrigators ready to go?
Finally, at the start of each
paddock or new seed line
spend some time checking
your seed piece spacing, seed
piece depth, fertiliser
placement and fertiliser rate.
It will be time well spent.
There’s an old saying that you
can’t manage what you don’t
measure, so keeping accurate
records from the start of the
season is always advisable.
These records are also a good
basis for processor food safety
records and can include soil
test results, seed certification
results, seed cutting results etc.
From the PPAA and
processors, we wish all growers
a successful 2016/2017 potato
growing season and we look
forward to seeing you in the
spud paddock.
For more information,
please contact Anne
Ramsay on 0400 368 448
or at
ppaa.eo@gmail.com.
This communication has
been funded by Horticulture
Innovation Australia Limited
using the National Potato
Levy and funds from the
Australian Government.
Project Number: PT15007
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