Following a period of integration after the acquisition of SST and SACOA, a forward-looking DKSH Agrisolutions is now gearing up for growth by providing greater sales coverage, better customer service and support for new and existing products.
Damon Fleay, formerly the regional manager for SACOA in Western Australia, assumed the role of National Product manager for SE14 to support the increased adoption of soil moisture retainers in key broadacre regions. In addition to his wWestern responsibilities, Damon will provide support for SE14 expansion in South Australia.
Adam Brinkmann has been appointed State Manager for South Australia. He has more than 20 years’ experience, including precision agriculture and crop nutrition in the SA and Victorian markets. One of Adam’s main responsibilities will be to lead the introduction of SE14 in South Australia and the Mallee.
In addition to its conventional use in non-wetting soils in WA, a series of commercial SE14 demonstrations in South Australia in 2023 is highlighting additional agronomic situations where SE14 has a technical fit. This includes establishment benefits for canola grown in acidic buckshot gravel soil, as pictured below.
Canola on acidic buckshot gravel soil treated with SE14. Cummins, SA 2023
In another example, this lupin crop grown in a sandy, non-wetting paddock on the upper Eyre Peninsula demonstrated the benefits of SE14, even under moist conditions after a wet start to the growing season.
Adam Brinkmann viewing the establishment benefits of SE14 in a Lupin crop. Cleve, SA
Chris van der Hoven has joined DKSH Agrisolutions as Innovation and Market Development Manager, tasked with leading the innovation program and technical support functions. Chris has held development, innovation and commercial roles with several mainstream crop protection companies. High on his agenda is the establishment of critical research infrastructure to support the use of DKSH adjuvants in mixtures with preferred products, as well as new research technology for the development of soil moisture retaining products.
This article was written by Chris van der Hoven, Innovation and Market Development Manager at DKSH Agrisolutions, for Seasons magazine.