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4Farmers core business is importing and distributing direct to farmers a wide range of quality agricultural chemicals. It aims to do this as efficiently as possible with low overheads and tight margins to ensure you get a fair and competitively priced product. Find out more information about the Company
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Media Articles 2 of 41 entries see all…- Farm Weekly 28th August 2008 - Glyphosate, Rust 28 August 2008
MANY Eastern states are experiencing a wheat rust problem, but so far, no major outbreak in WA, although a lot of barley powdery mildew has been reported. The most cost effective treatment for both i …
OPEN PDF | Read More - Farm Weekly 21st August 2008 - Fungicides, Insects 21 August 2008 OPEN PDF
- Glyphosate Needs Good Wetters 27 August 2008
See a report on an in-field glyphosate failure, attributed to lack of quality wetter. OPEN PDF - Glyphosate Rainfast Trial Results 27 August 2008
Photographs showing glyphosate is NOT rainfast in 3 hours, let alone 1 hour as implied.
Farming News
Farm Weekly
- Grain ships wait as growers shop for best price 20-11-2008
CBH Group is concerned the grain receival system is in danger of breaking down as growers delay selling grain while they shop around for the best price in the new deregulated market. - Ord expansion takes a step forward 20-11-2008
The expansion of the Ord River Irrigation Scheme has taken a step forward with the Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley and the Consolidated Pastoral Company reaching an agreement to upgrade a road, triggering the conversion of 16,000 hectares of pastoral land to freehold. - Farmer faces animal cruelty charges 20-11-2008
A farmer will face court next month on charges of alleged animal cruelty towards more than 1,700 sheep and 50 cattle after they were found malnourished on a farm near Esperance earlier this year. - Long-term implications of low inputs 20-11-2008
A new GRDC supported project will assess the long-term implications of a low input regime on wheat crops on sand plain soils. - Necrotrophic diseases of wheat cost $170m a year 20-11-2008
Necrotrophic diseases of wheat, such as yellow spot and Stagonospora nodorum (also known as Septoria and glume blotch), kill plant host cells and cost Australian growers at least $170 million per year. - Doctors supporting rural suicide prevention 20-11-2008
The Australian General Practice Network has applauded an initiative launched by the Salvation Army putting the spotlight on depression in rural Australia.
Rural - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
- AgForce backs mining code revamp 21-11-2008
Rural lobby group AgForce has welcomed a new commitment from the Queensland Government, which it says will help strengthen the rights of farmers when dealing with mining and exploration companies. - Cane toad fence to be built in Top End to stop further invasion 21-11-2008
An anti-cane toad group in the Northern Territory is working to stop the spread of the cane toad, by building a toad-proof fence. - Lecturer wins award for pregnancy testing cattle 21-11-2008
A Northern Territory lecturer has received a national teaching award for his work training people to pregnancy test cattle. - Farmers predict tough summer 21-11-2008
Farmers in the NSW southern tablelands say they will have a tough summer if they do not receive good rain soon. - Water request rejected 20-11-2008
The Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has again declined a request to allow water to be released into Tasmania's drought-affected Central Highlands. - DVD targets rural depression 20-11-2008
Half a million DVDs will be distributed across rural and regional Australia as part of a new campaign aimed at tackling depression. - Pro-mulesing board elected to peak wool group 20-11-2008
Wool growers have voted in a new board of pro-mulesing directors to the peak industry group, Australian Wool Innovations. - NSW farmers urged to grow hemp 20-11-2008
New South Wales farmers are being encouraged to start growing industrial hemp. - Country roads neglected: Oppn 20-11-2008
The SA Opposition says recent storms show how much country roads have been neglected. - Mulesing vote could change face of Aust wool industry 19-11-2008
A national vote by wool producers is shaping up to be one of the most important elections in the history of the wool industry. - Imported bananas 'may undercut' local produce 19-11-2008
A banana industry analyst says imported fruit could be sold in Australian for 35 per cent less than locally-grown produce. - Triple drowning leaves NSW town 'stunned' 19-11-2008
The small NSW tourist town of Tathra is mourning the death of three members of the one family who drowned last night. - New grocery centre aims to lower food prices in remote communities 19-11-2008
The Arnhem Land Progress Association says a new grocery warehouse in Darwin will reduce the price of fruit and vegetables in community stores. - Rural Qld will miss out under infrastructure fund: Opposition MP 19-11-2008
The Federal Opposition says rural and remote areas of Queensland will miss out on big grants under the Federal Government's new local government infrastructure fund. - Cubbie Group may sell water rights 19-11-2008
The chairman of the biggest irrigation enterprise in the Murray-Darling Basin says he has not ruled out selling water entitlements to the Federal Government's buyback scheme. - PM may be urged to intervene in water funding row 19-11-2008
Water users in the Namoi Valley say they will ask the Prime Minister to intervene if his minister responsible for water does not release funding promised under a structural adjustment package. - Crop pests changing with pesticides, GM 18-11-2008
Farmers are being told they will have to change the way they manage pests, as GM crops and pesticides make their mark. - Murray growers 'can't take much more' 18-11-2008
Farmers on the Murray River in southern New South Wales have suffered another dismal growing season. - Locust threat low-risk as harvest nears 18-11-2008
The New South Wales Government is playing down the risk posed to crops by swarms of locusts that have begun taking flight across parts of the state's south-west. - Exotic disease training exercise kicks off in Darwin 17-11-2008
Animal health authorities from across the country are preparing to begin a major simulated training exercise in Darwin. - Rodeo out to buck Palm Island's bad news image 17-11-2008
Palm Island locals say there is renewed spirit in the community after its first rodeo in 32 years. - Governor praises outback spirit 17-11-2008
The Queensland Governor says she has been overwhelmed by what she calls the "spirit of the outback" during her first visit to western Queensland. - Timing of country health meetings attacked 17-11-2008
The SA Govt is accused of discouraging people from attending public meetings for its revised country health plan. - Locust swarms threaten NSW harvest 14-11-2008
Locusts are beginning to swarm in southern New South Wales at the worst possible time for farmers, who still have a crop to harvest.
ABC News: Top Stories
- Conroy urges rethink on Telstra CEO pay 21-11-2008
Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has told the Telstra board it should reconsider its decision on executive pay. - 'Never-ending' storms head to reeling SE Qld 21-11-2008
More severe storms are expected to hit Brisbane and south-east Queensland this afternoon, as residents take stock of the damage and cost of clean-ups already underway. - Presence still needed in Solomons: AFP 21-11-2008
The Australian Federal Police have warned an international presence is still needed to ensure the Solomon Islands remain secure. - Local market rebounds before close 21-11-2008
The Australian share market staged an end of the week comeback after hitting a five year low earlier today. - Guilty verdict: Wood facing life sentence 21-11-2008
Gordon Wood faces a life sentence after a Supreme Court jury today found the former chauffer guilty of murdering his girlfriend Caroline Byrne by throwing her off The Gap, in Sydney's east, in 1995. - Two killed in light plane crash 21-11-2008
Northern Territory police say two people have died in a light plane crash at Jindare Station near Pine Creek. - Paedophile returns to live next door to victim 21-11-2008
New South Wales Premier Nathan Rees says a Sydney girl was not told a man who had sexually assaulted her was moving next door to her, because she was not on a victim's register. - At least five dead in Philippines landslide 21-11-2008
<br>Five people have been killed and at least two others are missing after a landslide demolished part of a shanty town in the southern Philippines, officials say. - e=mc2: 103 years later, Einstein proven right 21-11-2008
It's taken more than a century, but Einstein's celebrated formula e=mc2 has finally been corroborated, thanks to a heroic computational effort by French, German and Hungarian physicists. - Katich keeps Australia afloat 21-11-2008
A conservative partnership between Simon Katich and Andrew Symonds prevented Australia's second innings from spiralling out of control in the opening Test against New Zealand in Brisbane.
About 4FARMERS
Affordability
4Farmers was established due to the concern of WA farmers over the high cost
of farm chemicals, and in particular the industry practice at the time of pricing
according to the principal of “what the market will bear”, or more
accurately “what
the big suppliers thought farmers could bear”.
This practice enabled 4Farmers to import and supply Chlorsulfuron from China
in 1995 for half the price of other suppliers at the time. Similarly, the fungicide
Triadimefon that was sold for over $1000/20L now sells for around $110.
Thanks to the efforts of 4Farmers to provide low cost chemicals, farmers throughout
Australia have been able to adopt a whole new range of crop protection strategies
that were previously too costly to contemplate.
Innovation and Experience
With a management, distribution and support team that includes farmers, ex farmers
and scientists, 4Farmers has a unique blend of practical experience and technical
skills. Our information sheets provide not only product information, but in
some cases practical advice on application and usage.
Local Knowledge and Community Support
Through our widespread network of over sixty local agents and distribution locations
throughout W.A, S.A and Victoria, 4Farmers offers convenient and prompt service
along with indispensable knowledge of local conditions.
As part of our commitment to rural communities, 4Farmers actively supports local
sporting clubs and community groups throughout Australia.
Right Product, Right Price, Right Time
With a broad product range, a widespread distribution network of
local agents and small, flexible management team, 4Farmers is well
equipped to get the right product to the right place at the right time.