David Priddy says the new 500kg bulka bags make handling easier.
Australian agriculture continues to evolve, with larger farming enterprises, increasing labour costs and tighter seasonal application windows placing greater emphasis on efficiency across every aspect of the operation.
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While product performance remains critical, growers are also looking for practical improvements that reduce handling, minimise downtime and allow more time to be spent where it matters most — in the paddock.
Responding directly to customer feedback, Sundew Crop Solutions has introduced a new 500 kg bulk bag of its trusted Mesurol Snail and Slug Bait, providing large-scale growers with a packaging option specifically designed to suit today's modern farming systems.
CEO of Sundew Crop Solutions David Priddy, said the new bulk bag was developed following increasing demand from growers seeking a more efficient way to load high-capacity fertiliser and bait spreaders used across broadacre and horticultural operations.
"One of the comments we heard repeatedly from growers was they wanted a packaging format better suited to the equipment they already use every day," Mr Priddy said.
"Modern spreaders are fitted with large-capacity hoppers designed to handle bulk products efficiently.
“Rather than opening and emptying multiple cartons, growers wanted the ability to load directly from a bulk bag using the forklifts and front-end loaders already operating on their farms."
The result is a packaging solution significantly reducing product handling while simplifying logistics from storage through to field application.
Fewer individual packs mean less manual handling, reduced packaging waste and faster loading of application equipment, allowing growers to maximise valuable spraying and spreading opportunities when weather conditions are favourable.
Mr Priddy said the new bulk format was not about changing a product growers already trusted, but about delivering it in a way that better reflected the realities of modern farming.
"Our philosophy has always been to listen to our customers," he said.
"Some of our best product improvements don't begin in the laboratory — they begin with conversations in the paddock.
“The request was actually very straightforward can you supply Mesurol in a bulk bag?
“Once enough growers asked, we knew it was something we needed to deliver."
Mesurol has earned the confidence of Australian growers for more than 27 years through its proven performance across a wide range of horticultural and agricultural crops.
Importantly, the introduction of the 500kg bulk bag does not replace the existing packaging options that many growers continue to prefer.
Mesurol remains available in the familiar 10kg carton for smaller applications and horticultural enterprises, together with the popular 150kg steel drum, ensuring growers can select the pack size best suited to their individual operation.
Manufactured locally in Australia, Mesurol has earned the confidence of Australian growers for more than 27 years through its proven performance across a wide range of horticultural and agricultural crops.
Its mould-resistant blue pellet formulation continues to provide reliable control under cold and wet conditions, where snail and slug activity is often at its highest.
"The formulation that growers have relied on for decades hasn't changed," Mr Priddy said.
"What has changed is the way we're delivering it.
“The new 500kg bulk bag simply makes handling easier, loading faster and application more efficient for larger farming operations, while maintaining the same trusted performance growers have come to expect from Mesurol."
