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Manjimup
PHR Rural - Brian Meyer
Lot 477 Giblett Street
Manjimup WA 6258
PO Box 508
Manjimup WA 6258Stephen Meyer - Soil Testing 
Ph: 9771 1822
Fx: 9767 2116
Mb: 0428 711 822
E-mail: phr@wn.com.au
United Farmer's presence in the South-West is strengthened by the presence of PHR Rural in our network of agents.
PHR Rural offers a one-stop-shop for farmers in the Manjimup, Bridgetown and Nannup shires, including state-of-the-art precision horticulture and photonomy services.
The company is owned and operated by Brian and Glenys Meyer. Before opening their Manjimup store in July 2001, Brian notched up 16 years attending to the needs of the region's farmers while employed with a local rural service company.
"Now we're putting that experience to work in our own business and we pride ourselves on providing solutions to problems, not just products to handle symptoms," Brian said. PHR Rural is a supplier of quality fertiliser, trace elements, fencing, stockfeed and chemicals to clients involved in beef, dairy, sheep, apples, pears, plums, avocados, potatoes, cauliflowers, broccoli, lettuce, vineyards and forestry.
The Meyers have also operated a range of agricultural sampling and analysis services under the corporate banners of Precision Horticulture and Research, and Photonomy. Both of these entities have been incorporated into the PHR Rural agency with son Stephen managing their operations.
Precision Horticulture
Stephen visits clients on-farm to soil and tissue sample and also provide an insect monitoring service. The sample sites are geo-referenced, enabling PHR Rural to make fertiliser recommendations specific to the area in question.
At that point, United Farmers' custom blend fertiliser service comes to the fore - blends to the precise needs of paddocks and particular soil types are easily provided for clients.
Photonomy
Since 1997 Brian Meyer has been using cutting edge airborne infra-red technology to image crops and vineyards. The images depict plant cell density and provide a vigour index, which is used to identify areas where vegetation is under stress from things like insect or disease pressure, nutrient deficiencies, soil type boundaries and water logging.
From there it is a simple cost-benefit exercise to see whether action is required. In many cases significant increases in production and/or reductions in costs have been achieved simply by treating identified areas as separate management units.
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