Sprayout delivers results

When it comes to getting the most out of every spray application, preparation and product performance go hand in hand.

For Mike Butler owner of Spraylink, achieving consistent results is about choosing the best crop protection products on the market, and for sprayout they are Nufarm’s CRUCIAL® and Pulse® Penetrant. “We like to use the best glyphosate and for us that is CRUCIAL, it does a very good job of penetrating the grass, giving us a good kill,” says Mike.

CRUCIAL (group 9) is the only formulation that combines three glyphosate salts: potassium, monomethylamine and ammonium. It has a high load of active ingredient (600g/L), meaning it has more weed killing power per litre and chemical applicators can use less product per hectare compared with other brands.

Alongside CRUCIAL, Mike also relies on Pulse Penetrant to enhance uptake and improve the movement of glyphosate into plant surfaces. This becomes especially important when environmental conditions are less than ideal or when targeting difficult-to-control weeds. “With spring where we have narrow windows of opportunity, we use CRUCIAL and Pulse Penetrant because of the 15 minute rainfast, which gives us our best result,” says Mike. 

In today’s farming environment, where input costs continue to rise and every application matters, maximising performance is more important than ever. Farmers need confidence that their sprayout is delivering the best possible return on investment, first time, every time. Mike believes that investing in the right brands such as CRUCIAL and Pulse Penetrant is a practical way to protect that investment. “We like to grow a fantastic crop so we can have happy and healthy cows. If we get it right for farmers at the start, it means they get more feed for value and more milk in the vat.”

A good sprayout means farmers produce more grass, which leads to more feed and more milk. “At the end of the day, we want reliable results. It’s about improving efficiency, reducing risk, and making sure we’re giving our crops the best opportunity to perform.”

For Mike, that combination has become an essential part of achieving consistent, dependable results season after season, as well as knowing he has the back up from his local Farm Source or Nufarm contact if he has a problem or needs advice.

“One phone call we’ve got the answer for the farmer and the farmer’s got the result that they are looking for.”

Talk to your local Farm Source team about the right solution for your farm.
 

® CRUCIAL is a registered trademark of Nufarm Australia Ltd. ® Pulse is a registered trademark of Nufarm Technologies USA.

Article supplied by Nufarm.