23 Jun2011

ANFIL application for herbicide use

Posted in ANFIL News by lavergneL with 1 Comment

ANFIL, through New Rural Industries Australia (NRIA), are applying for a registration permit for the use of the herbicides, Basta, Glyphosphate and Sprayseed on the following crops: Syzygium lehumannii, Syzygium fibrosum, Syzygium anisatum, Backhousia citriodora, Citrus australasica, Solanum central, Citrus glauca, Davidsonia jerseyana, Davidsonia pruriens, Davidsonia johnsonii, Terminalia ferdinandiana, Kunzea pomifera, Santalum acuminatum, Tasmannia lanceolata and Acacia ssp. This is for weed control around Native Food Fruit Trees in orchard situations and is for control of mixed broadleaf & grass weeds. Members will be notified when the permit has been approved.

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One Response to “ANFIL application for herbicide use”

  • Rus Glover August 11, 2011

    The registration for herbicide use is now under way and we need information on how the industry might deal with it.
    The Native Foods industry is required to provide more information on:
    (1) application times with respect to flowering, fruit production and harvest,
    (2) information on types of plants eg trees or bushes,
    (3)Describe the spatial separation between where the herbicide is applied and the fruit and the foliage
    (4) describe edible parts,egs plums, berries, citrus or seeds,
    (5)clarify that list of species is complete, including common names and Latin names
    (6) Background to how relevant native foods are grown in Australia eg interrow spacing, basic agronomy (possibly including photos of the crops at time of proposed herbicide application).
    (7) Proposed spray methods(eg interrow spray; shielded spray?). and proposed rates and timing of application and any justification for these (particularly when these differ from the instructions on labels) – including which months the herbicide will be sprayed, and how many times per year; what stage of development the crop is at time of application with respect to harvest in particular.
    (8) How will spray drift be controlled?
    (9) Are there any crop safety issues? Is there any literature (or evidence of permits/registration)from other countries or crops which supports that there are no crop safety issues
    If growers can supply any of this information please send to rusglover@westnet.com.au
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