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September, 2012
An Introduction
West Midlands Group
Matt Beckett
• An ag-chem business specialising in the development and
manufacture of proprietary chemistries:
– Adjuvants, Crop protection, Plant nutrition and Seed treatments
• Owned by Agrium (owners of Landmark since Dec 2010)
• Approx $1B in sales across 52 different countries
• Developers and owners of LI 700 (dist. via Nufarm)
• Loveland Products sold exclusively through Landmark
Product Overview
• Awaken® ST is a complex of zinc ammonium acetate with potash and a balanced micronutrient seed treatment package including boron, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum and zinc.
Nutrient Analysis
Analysis Weight W/V %
Nitrogen (N) 6.00
Soluble Potash (K20) 1.00
Boron (B) .03
Copper (Cu) .25
Iron (Fe) .25
Manganese (Mn) .25
Molybdenum (Mo) .001
Zinc (Zn) 5.05
Soil Particle
Zn++
Zn++
Mg++
Mn++
Fe++
Cu++
Ca++
Ca++
Ca++
Ca++
Mg++
Developing
Root
6 days after seeding 14 days after seeding
Fast emergence
Loveland Products trial New Norcia 2011
Trial fertiliser regime (too heavy)
– 85 kg Macro Pro Extra (9.7-11.2-11.2), 100 kg urea, 60 L of Flexi N
Treatments Rate/ha
Untreated nil
NutriSync M 730 ml/ha
Consensus 145 ml/ha
Awaken 4 L/ha
Treatments Rate/ha
Untreated Nil
Dividend 2.6 L/T
Intake IF 400 ml/ha
Awaken ST 2.6 L/T
Consensus 260 ml/T
Wheat foliar trial:
Barley seed dressing trial:
New Norcia wheat trial Yield t/ha & Protein %
3.08
3.14 3.16
3.31
2.95
3
3.05
3.1
3.15
3.2
3.25
3.3
3.35
GSP NutriSync M 730 ml Radiate 145 ml Awaken 4 L
LSD (P=.05) .19 CV = 3.0
11
.7%
11
.9%
11
.4%
12
.0%
Consensus 145 mL
New Norcia barley seed dressing trial Yield t/ha & Protein %
3.12 3.13 3.16
3.19
3.23
3
3.05
3.1
3.15
3.2
3.25
3.3
3.35
3.4
3.45
3.5
Awaken ST Untreated Dividend Consensus (LPI 6194)
Intake IF
LSD (P=.05) .25
CV = 4.6
11
.1%
10
.9%
11
.0%
11
.2%
10
.7%
Adjuvants:
Seed treatments:
Herbicides:
Fungicides:
Matt Beckett LPPG (Landmark Proprietary Products Group) Sales Manager – West
0419 496 338
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