Sam Norris

Former journalist of The Land and various Fairfax pubs. Still telling powerfully important Ag stories, now with Syngenta. All views are my own.

[Sam Norris @turfsurfer]

CALLISTO pre-emergent herbicide doing its thing on volunteer pulses. Telltale bleaching 8 weeks after this barley was sown. This and more being observed this week at the Syngenta Learning Centre Wagga Wagga @SyngentaANZ

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A one-and-done approach for cereal diseases will rarely reap rewards. A strategy for success will include managing crop rotations, sourcing quality seed and using quality seed treatments.

[Syngenta ANZ @SyngentaANZ]

EQUENTO® Extreme seed treatment is now available on canola purchased through certified seed companies, for targeted, long-lasting protection against establishment pests including resistant populations of redlegged earth mite.

Driving innovation in response to industry needs.

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@SyngentaANZ Shout out to @AdvantaSeeds @NuseedAustralia @pacificseeds @pioneerseedsau who are treating canola seed with EQUENTO® Extreme. https://t.co/2txHJJrQ0u

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@GarrenKnell Would love any photos from commercial crops!

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@JamesConsi Ought to be enough to get them into just enough trouble

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@rich_pacman Still no internet then?

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@JarrodWhittaker @saffronhowden @kellazzaro There’s articles on a giant pumpkin and a ewe that birthed quads, somewhere in my past. If only I had kept cuttings/screenshots 😭 These were like enjoying a dessert after a big course of politics. To mix a metaphor, there was a lot of chalf for every golden nugget!

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Condolences to my former colleagues and mates, these are dark days but there’s still hope so hang in there. Your community needs you now more than ever

[MaitlandMercury @MaitlandMercury]

UPDATED: Hunter newspapers shuttered due to coronavirus downturn https://t.co/6FIQqAUoJS

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@E1MaWa I go around 7pm, no lines, very few people at all really.

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@TommyTudehope @bialetti_it Agree with you @ScotMacDonald1 that the quantity is small BUT it is quite strong. My better half is Italian so it’s usually consumed as an espresso. However, I occasionally poor a ‘shot’ into a mug, top off with hot water and a dash of milk, to enjoy as an ‘Americano’.

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Two excellent examples of farmers making efficient use of resources to get their crops off to a great start #ausag #agproud

[Syngenta ANZ @SyngentaANZ]

In collaboration with @csd_cotton we're thrilled to congratulate the winners of the 2019 – 20 FastStart Cotton Establishment Awards:
🏆Angus Doolin, North Star NSW – winner, irrigated cotton
🏆Brett Enkelmann, Murgon QLD – winner, dryland cotton
Visit: https://t.co/OWGWNKLT1G

[Sam Norris @turfsurfer]

@isaac_mcintyre6 @NickKyrgios @AustralianOpen Agree. He’s done a lot this tournament to rebuild his image but more importantly, Nick seems to have realised the importance of having a purpose (beyond his own success). Confident this will be the moment we look back on and say this was the turning point in his career

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Happy to report the laptops have now been returned to their respective owners. Luckily she lived in Melbourne and her husband was able to play courier to facilitate the exchange!

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When you go through airport security only to collect the wrong laptop 👩‍💻🤦@stateplusau I may have what belongs to you, and you might have mine. Identical laptops, cannot believe it!

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Just spoke to Stuart on the 1800 number, here’s hoping we can resolve this 😂

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@rich_pacman @HortApplication Wait, what?? These puns have me all at sea, with motion sickness

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@rich_pacman @HortApplication 🤣🤣

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@LydiaBilton @nbnnews Lengthy delays through Tuggerah as well, presumably traffic seeking a way around it

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@E1MaWa Office is looking more water tight these days 😉

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@joel28427584 @BradMillsteed Great to see the pannikans being so warmly received. Fantastic way to get the message out!