date:Aug 01, 2016
A two-day Pineapple Field Days in Yeppoon last week attracted more than 100 people, with suggestions that 80 per cent of Australia's pineapple farms were represented. The event was used to brush up pineapple growers knowledge on the widely-used herbicide diuron.
In a break from the traditional field day structure, and a sign of the united effort to increase responsible chemical use, a full afternoon was given to an information and accreditation course.
Diuron is a broad-spectrum residual herbi