Fighting drench resistance with the DAGI app, with Ryan Luckman

Is drench resistance an issue on your property? Thanks to modern technology, we have tools at our disposal to help.

This week's guest is Ryan Luckman, vet and founder of DAGI, (Drench and Grazing Integration), an app that displays the risk of larval challenge/resistance risk for the paddocks on your farm, helping you make better grazing decisions. 

With the help of industry experts and the support of B+LNZ, Ryan has been building the DAGI (Drench And Grazing Integration) app over the past 2 years. 

Ryan talks us through the app and how it works on farm, as well as discussing the state of drench resistance in New Zealand. He and Ferg also discuss the topic of refugia and how this is all about the genetics of the worm population on your farm. 

Take a look at DAGI here:

https://www.dagi.nz/why-dagi

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