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Ascochyta blight discovery to improve variety choices for lentil growers

Oct. 31, 2022 | 4 min read
Australian researchers have discovered a gene in the fungal pathogen causing ascochyta blight that triggers disease resistance in lentils, helping researchers to advise growers on lentil varieties with strong genetic resistance.
Technology in agriculture

Novel technology alters the face of 2,4-D

Oct. 15, 2022 | 3 min read
Corteva Agriscience has long recognised the benefits and strengths of 2,4-D herbicide. With its robust broad-spectrum activity on some of the most important hard to kill weeds, it is well justified as a vital tool for fallow management.
Winter cropping

World first CoAXium barley seed

Oct. 6, 2022 | 2 min read
Titan AX will be the first barley variety to be released by Australian Grain Technologies (AGT) as part of the CoAXium Barley Production System, offering tolerance to Aggressor (a Group 1, Quizalofop-P-Ethyl) herbicide.
Merchandise - Seeds

New Zena CL Clearfield barley variety

Sept. 13, 2022 | 2 min read
New Zena CL barley is well on its way for next season’s planting, following its launch as the newest Clearfield barley.
Technology in agriculture

Sheep industry faces animal welfare reality

Sept. 13, 2022 | 3 min read
Visitors to rural stores in Australia and New Zealand may recently have noticed the appearance of a device that looks an orange and grey ray gun on display in the aisles, writes Robin Smith.
Merchandise - Technology in agriculture

New PodGuard canola shines

Sept. 11, 2022 | 3 min read
Now that so much more canola is being sown each season, the PodGuard trait’s time to shine has well and truly arrived.
Merchandise - Winter cropping

Insecticide great news for macadamias

Sept. 9, 2022 | 2 min read
Macadamia growers are increasingly recognising the versatility of Trivor insecticide for protecting their crops against a range of key pests.
Winter cropping

How to beat barley grass in two years

Aug. 18, 2022 | 4 min read
Barley grass often slips under the radar and pales in significance to annual ryegrass. But it is ranked in the top ten weeds in Australian grain crops and considered the seventh most costly weed to control for growers in the Victorian Mallee and Mid-North, Lower Yorke and Eyre Peninsula of South Australia.
Winter cropping

Growers urged to test redlegged earth mite for resistance

July 1, 2022 | 2 min read
Grain growers and farm advisers are being asked whether they have noticed a chemical control failure or suspect insecticide resistance in redlegged earth mites (RLEM).
Winter cropping

FMC Overwatch Herbicide leaves its mark

June 22, 2022 | 4 min read
Overwatch Herbicide has provided excellent weed control and a much-needed rotational option for agronomist Jake Rademacher on SA’s lower Yorke Peninsula.
Technology in agriculture - Water supply & irrigation

Innovative drip system saves water and energy

June 15, 2022 | 3 min read
A new gravity-powered micro-irrigation solution by N-Drip is changing this reality, reducing global water use by offering a precise, sustainable, affordable alternative to flood irrigation.
Seeds

International Day of Plant Health:

May 11, 2022 | 2 min read
Inaugural International Day of Plant Health is a great opportunity to highlight the importance of healthy seed to healthy plants. Mr Osman Mewett, Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Seed Federation (ASF), the peak national association for Australia’s seed for sowing sector said, “The seed industry has been supportive of the idea of celebrating an International Day of Plant Health from the very beginning.”
Grain protection - Winter cropping

New tool helps grain growers preserve beneficial insects on-farm

May 4, 2022 | 2 min read
A critical new tool will help Australian grain growers understand what pesticides to select to preserve ‘beneficial’ insects that play a critical role in pest management in the paddock.
Winter cropping

Long, longer, longest: new trials weigh up benefits of long coleoptile wheat varieties

April 28, 2022 | 4 min read
Strong interest amongst Western Australian growers in new lines of “moisture seeking” wheat is driving the expansion of regional trials this year, with results set to inform future agronomic and farming systems guidelines for long coleoptile varieties.
Winter cropping

Prospects for Australian wheat exports amid the Ukraine-Russia conflict

April 20, 2022 | 5 min read
A Charles Sturt University agribusiness expert suggests Australia can anticipate an increase in wheat exports to countries affected by the Ukraine-Russia conflict and should target those importing nations’ requirements.

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