With the start of spring, gardeners are turning their attention to controlling weeds, pests, insects and fertilising their lawns, plants and vegetables. To ensure you have the right spray equipment for these purposes spraying specialist Silvan Australia has a new premium range of ProGrade sprayers especially designed for applying herbicide, pesticide, liquid or soluble fertilisers … Continued
The Silvan crew in September were kept busy attending to sales inquiries on their site with a display of branded machinery and farm equipment at the annual Henty Machinery Field Days in southern NSW. Among the Silvan and Selecta branded equipment on display were several new products featured in this year’s REDDY for Spring catalogue. … Continued
Viticulturists are increasingly looking to technology that will allow them to be more targeted with their spraying to reduce chemical use and cost as well as drift. This was the feedback Silvan Spraying general manager, Gavin Wheatcroft got from customers at WineTech Australia’s leading wine conference and trade exhibition held in Adelaide in July. The … Continued
After considerable research Queensland custard apple grower Dan De Clara has chosen to buy his third Silvan sprayer by recently upgrading to a new Supaflo 2000L unit. According to Mr. De Clara the sprayer, purchased from Matthew Taylor at Black Truck and Ag represented the best value for money compared to other brands. The fact … Continued
Leading Goulburn Valley machinery dealership Konigs of Shepparton has hosted an open day and an official launch of its showroom premises in conjunction with three of its principal product brands. Silvan Australia took the opportunity to showcase its 2000 litre Supaflo and 2000 litre Stiletto airblast sprayers together with the Silvan range of three-point linkage … Continued
There are a number of avocado orchards and producers in the south west of Western Australia who seek to time their production to fill a niche market between say October and January each year. This is really a niche market opportunity when summer avocado demand in the eastern states of Australia is strong and the … Continued
With 130 hectares of vines the private family owned Glenlofty Estate is one of the larger vineyards in the Pyrenees Ranges in north western Victoria. Originally owned by Seppelts the vineyard planted in 1995 was the supplier of grapes to premium labels including Seppelts and Penfolds releases made within the then Southcorp group. Located at … Continued
SILVAN’s ProGrade SPRAYER RANGE SOLVES SPRAYING NEEDS WITH BEST IN CLASS PRODUCT FEATURES We have released our new ProGrade range of professional sprayers that will be ideal for the primary producer, hobby farmer, contractor as well as home application purposes. The new Silvan ProGrade range features quality construction with Viton seals and gaskets together with … Continued
Silvan was proud to exhibit at the Primex Field days in Casino NSW, mid June. This annual event is conducted over three days with approx. 320 exhibitors and was expected to attract more than 20,000 visitors. https://www.primex.net.au/about-primex/
Spray drift must be avoided at all costs and there are recorded incidences of substantial costs awarded against operators whose poor practices or equipment selection caused significant damage or crop losses to neighboring properties. We have introduced a new range of spray nozzles designed to reduce the incidence of spray drift. Manufactured in Italy by ASJ ARAG … Continued
Spray drift must be avoided at all costs and there are recorded incidences of substantial costs awarded against operators whose poor practices or equipment selection caused significant damage or crop losses to neighbouring properties. Silvan Australia has introduced a new range of spray nozzles designed to reduce the incidence of spray drift. Manufactured in Italy … Continued
There is a major revitalisation progressing in the Australian nut industry including almonds, hazelnuts and walnuts with numerous expanded plantings underway in the southern states in particular. But it is often forgotten that in north east Victoria in the upper reaches of the Ovens Valley there are a small number of long established mature age … Continued