Botanical Resources Australia looking the grow its Tasmanian pyrethrum production base into some new areas to cater for a projected increase in demand for Pyrethrins, the natural insecticide extracted ...
Every summer, the rugged northern Tasmanian coastline is covered with white blossoms, as fields of pyrethrum, a perennial white daisy, come into bloom. Botanical Resources Australia (BRA) is the world ...
Pyrethrum is made from an extract from the flower of a pyrethrum daisy, and has been used for over 100 years and is considered a low-toxicity, reasonably fast knockdown insecticide. Pyrethrum will ...
The fertile soils of the North-West are the heartland for growing pyrethrum, supplying between 60 and 70 per cent of the global market. More than 100 farmers grow the crop over 1500ha and despite a 10 ...
The Ulverstone-based company was founded in 1996 when businessman Ian Folder led a management buyout of CIG’s pyrethrum assets. Sumitomo Chemical will own all the shares in BRA after the transfer of ...