Future of Farming
At Yenda Prods, we pride ourselves on keeping up-to-date with the latest research and industry news. Our team are always looking at ways to grow and innovate, through trials, training, professional development and more. Check out the latest in research, trials and staff achievements.
Pruning – How to Guide
Gardeners can begin pruning heavily in the June-July months when plants have entered dormancy. Unclean or rusty tools simply cannot do the gardening jobs you need them to. Take time before and after pruning jobs to care for your tools. Clean secateurs blades using...
Kid’s sprout growing project
Kids Sprout Growing Project Being stuck indoors is not great. Children want to try new things and go outside to explore. Challenge your little green thumb this school holidays with this fun sprout growing project.
Winter Home Gardening
Winter gardening is focused on home garden maintenance and preparing your garden for spring. Winter is the perfect time for tidying up the garden by pruning back plants, tidying up trees and trimming hedges. By now, your soup garden planted in Autumn will be halfway...
Welcome NorMac team
NorMac staff join Yenda Prods team We’re so excited to welcome all the NorMac staff to the Yenda Prods team. Today, we begin a new phase in the Co-op’s history with the addition of NorMac to our group. Established by Andy Norling and Darren McCormick ten years ago,...
Rebate and Dividend Announcement
For the 10th consecutive year, the Board of Yenda Prods Co-op is pleased to announce a rebate and dividend to all our loyal shareholders. For the financial year ended 30 June 2020, the co-op will pay a rebate of 2% and a dividend of 5%, with a combined total amount...
Agronomy Report
Winter crops are off to a fantastic start for the 2020 season thanks to some much-needed rainfall throughout April providing an opportunity for our growers to establish their crops with goodmoisture. Sub-soil moisture is good across many of our soil types which will...
Horticulture News
Although the winter weather took its time to kick in, most trees and vines had dropped their leaves by June. Herbicide applications prior to leaf fall maintained reasonable floor hygiene throughout the area.A backup application took place in early June for...
Pasture – A vital asset to your business
Pasture is a vital asset to your business. It is important both for the profitability of your livestock and cropping enterprises. Assessing the quantity of pasture available can assist with short-term feed budgeting, and help to predict how many days we can run a...
Summer Spraying Awareness
Controlling summer weeds is the largest single contributor to improving the water use efficiency of cropping systems across southern Australia. A study by GRDC found an average of $5 return on every dollar invested into summer weed control.
Upcoming events and research from IREC
The Irrigation Research & Extension Committee (IREC) has announced their involvement in an exciting new project: Area-wide Management of Weeds. For those interested in finding out more, there are various events coming up in and around the region.