Bayer Crop Science Australia | Crop Protection and Seeds

First class performance with Sakura

Sakura

Find a label

Select a product

Find a solution

Please call our Bayer Technical Support Line on 1800 804 479 or use our contact form.

Latest News and Updates

ALL NEWS ALL NEWS

Canola — Supporting GM canola production in South Australia

Supporting GM canola production in South Australia

South Australian broadacre growers now have more choices when it comes to running their cropping systems, thanks to the introduction of federally approved genetically modified (GM) canola crops in South Australia. Read more

Digital Agriculture — Bayer launches Digital Farming business

Bayer launches Digital Farming business

The Crop Science division of Bayer has launched a new digital farming business committed to enabling farmers to work smarter, by combining their expertise and knowledge of the land with modern, digitally-enabled tools. Read more

Latest Podcast

HortCast episode 5 — Join Craig White, as he discusses seasonal topics with Bayer Horticulture Territory Business Managers Ian Cook, Darren Alexander and Aedan Gorman

Join Craig White, as he discusses seasonal topics with Bayer Horticulture Territory Business Managers Ian Cook, Darren Alexander and Aedan Gorman

In this episode, the team talk about protecting your horticultural crops, as part of producing healthy, nutritious and sustainable fresh food. Listen now

Grower Stories

Regenerative push prompts swing to biological inputs

A strong focus on a regenerative and more holistic farming approach, ultimately to help develop horticultural crops that can sustain themselves, has triggered a swing to biological inputs for the Kuzmicich brothers at Carnarvon in Western Australia.

Serenade Opti biological fungicide has been a great addition for disease control in strawberries

Losses from botrytis in strawberries can be up to 100% in certain cases. So, total loss is quite possible when the conditions are against you and you don't have adequate protection. See how John Frisina and Fresh Berry Co. use Serenade Opti as a key part of their management program.

The reliable performance and long residual of Sakura^® delivers results at Mentara Park

Annual ryegrass has been an issue over the last five years at Mentara Park in Malinong, South Australia. Without reliable control they experience significant yield impact in their cereal crops.

Need for change in diamondback moth management

Faced with their highest ever infestation of diamondback moth larvae in brassicas, Lockyer Valley grower Paul Windolf tried a new approach to controlling one of their most damaging pests.

Hull rot a key target in almond disease management programs

Hull rot has become one of the most economically damaging diseases of almond crops in the Riverland in recent years and needs to be a key component of disease management programs starting early in the season.

New IWM research shows need for cotton industry collaboration to manage herbicide resistance

New research from Bayer has revealed 85 percent of growers surveyed in 2019 suspect they have glyphosate-resistant weeds on farm, an increase of over 10 per cent since 2016.

Latest videos

Video Thumbnail

Video Thumbnail

EverGol® Energy Seed Treatment: Innovative Time-lapse Showing Rhizoctonia Suppression in Barley

Time-lapse footage showing root and shoot growth in barley and rhizoctonia control in barley. Fresh and dry weight comparisons for EverGol Energy versus untreated. Two different application techniques used.

Video Thumbnail

2020 Broadacre Market Development Field Trials

Our Market Development Team is conducting 145 broadacre trials in over 80 locations around Australia. This year's highlights include a unique new pre-emergent herbicide and a versatile new broadleaf weed herbicide.

Video Thumbnail

Serenade Opti biological fungicide delivers on botrytis disease control for strawberries

See how Fresh Crop Strawberries manage botrytis in a high rainfall area, and make picking easier with no withholding period, when using Serenade Opti.

Video Thumbnail

Sakura Flow liquid formulation delivers excellent pre-emergent ryegrass control in western Victoria

Sakura Flow, a new liquid formulation from Bayer, has delivered leading pre-emergent annual ryegrass control for Western Victorian farmer Bill Walker in trials during the 2019 season. Farming in a high rainfall zone at Wickliffe, ryegrass management is critical for Bill, and he has found Sakura Flow delivers the same great performance as granular Sakura, but with added flexibility of formulation choice.

Video Thumbnail

Easy transition to liquid form of Sakura®

Ben and Emily Webb from Marbarrup Farms, a mixed cropping & livestock operation at Kojonup, in the Southern Wheatbelt of WA, talk about being long-time users of Sakura® herbicide. Ben discusses how he uses Sakura, in conjunction with other IWM practices, to keep on top of ryegrass in wheat. Over the last 2 years, Ben has trialed the new Sakura Flow liquid formulation, alongside Sakura WG, and is very happy with the results.

Video Thumbnail

The Importance of Refuge Management

Tom Luff, Bayer Territory Business Manager for the Gwydir, Macintyre & Mungindi, gives management tips on how to maintain a healthy and attractive refuge throughout the cotton season.

Ask us a question

If you are a farmer, agronomist or distributor in Australia with a specific product query you can contact our technical helpline. Call 1800 804 479 and speak with our technical enquiries team, or ask us a question below.

First Name*

Last Name*

Email Address*

Phone Number

Town*

Crop

Product

*Mandatory fields

Message*

I agree for my personal information to be handled in accordance with Bayer’s Privacy Statement and as Bayer is a global business my personal information may be stored overseas.^*

BCS-INTER.FE_Base.BCS-INTER.FE_Base.Form.SystemLabel

Thank you for your enquiry! We will get back to you within the business day.

An error has occurred processing your enquiry. Please try again. If error persists please contact us by phone on 1800 804 479