ROBINVALE agronomist Molly Black joined a swag of specialists from across the Sunraysia, Riverland and Riverina at a recent tree crop walk and training day to learn more about issues facing local growers.
Run by Stoller Australia, the day outlined that company’s focus on its Stoller Integrated Solutions.
SIS is designed to address grower crop issues by identifying problems, causes, and solutions in alignment with current practices.
Marko Doric gave a presentation on plant physiology, calcium, and boron, while sessions were run by Alice Kirk on Citrus SIS, Craig Simes on Almond SIS, and Sophie Haigh on Avocado.
Ms Black said the sessions also covered product results on the three crops, presented by Marko Doric and Maria Del Rosario Graffigna, followed by product training and accreditation for agency products Bio-Hold and Bio-Forge.
Working with clients out of the Elders Robinvale branch, Ms Black specialises in table grapes.
“These days are a valuable learning opportunity to better understand some of the challenges being faced by growers outside of just my own patch,” she added
“Elders’ knowledge sharing is already really strong. Bringing a group together allows us to get a perspective from outside of local paddocks to improve the service we are delivering.”
Stoller general manager David Cavallaro said interacting with agronomists is an important part of ensuring products are best understood and can have the most impact for growers.
“Getting like-minded individuals together is a great way to collaborate and share experiences whilst undertaking training,” he said.
“The core objective of the SIS program is focused on a tailored approach specifically to the crop type.”
