Supporting agricultural industries to improve productivity and sustainability with a global focus on food security
Crop Protection Australia® is a wholly owned business and registered trademark of Rainbow & Associates Pty Ltd . Rainbow & Associates Pty Ltd was formed in February 2001 with the vision to provide excellence in agricultural innovation and technology through research and consulting services.
Crop Protection Australia® has a charter to deliver crop protection consultancy services integrating into sustainable farming systems. This includes biotic trait gene deployment strategies, cultural crop management, pesticide and biosecurity programs.
Crop Protection Australia’s company logo using a plant in a triangle is significant. The triangle represents the 3 key approaches to sustainable crop protection; Genetic, Cultural and Pesticides.
Crop Protection Australia has extensive crop protection experience in genetic, cultural management, pesticide and biosecurity programs. Company Director Dr Rainbow is one of the leading scientists within Australia in the field of conservation and no-till farming systems with numerous speaking engagements across Australia, New Zealand, Eastern Europe and North America. Dr Rainbow has become well known for his crop protection and no-till farming expertise at the international level and has developed strong international research and communication linkages with New Zealand, Canada, USA, Mexico, Paraguay and Brazil.
Company Director Dr Rohan Rainbow is from a family farming background with over 25 years research, communication and training experience in crop protection agronomy and farming systems. Dr Rainbow has extensive experience in leadership, strategic planning and delivery of new agricultural technologies in the Australian agricultural industry.
Dr Rainbow has specialist technical knowledge in crop protection, seeding and no-till farming systems, soil mechanics, crop nutrition, soil drainage, controlled traffic and precision agriculture. For over 7.5 years Dr Rainbow led the crop protection program for the Australian grains industry and was instrumental in delivery of a number of cross-agricultural industry crop protection initiatives.
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