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Summer cropping options guides now online

Sept. 15, 2022 | 2 min read
For growers across NSW who were unable to sow a winter crop due to waterlogged paddocks, the window will soon open for early summer crops. In the state’s northern regions, planting windows for crops such as sunflower and early sown sorghum will commence in early August.
Summer cropping

Dr Oliver Knox is CSD Researcher of the Year

Sept. 15, 2022 | 2 min read
Dr Oliver Knox is the 2022 CSD Researcher of the Year following an announcement at the recent Cotton Industry Awards at the Gold Coast.
Summer cropping

Long-lasting control of feathertop Rhodes grass

Sept. 14, 2022 | 3 min read
Feathertop Rhodes (FTR) grass is a major weed in broadacre cropping systems in Central Queensland, the Darling Downs and Western Downs regions of southern Queensland, and in northern New South Wales. FTR has proven very difficult to control.
Summer cropping

Spray hazard warning system established

Sept. 14, 2022 | 3 min read
Earlier this year, Goanna Ag was awarded the contract to install and manage a world-first project designed to mitigate the risks associated with spray drift. Work is now well underway, with the network that stretches from central Queensland down to the Victorian border taking shape.
Spring horticulture & viticulture - Summer cropping

How can I gain more spray efficiency?

Sept. 14, 2022 | 3 min read
Efficiency is not all about speed. When it comes to spray application efficiency, the keys to success are firstly hitting the target with the right product at the right time, and secondly, maximising the time the sprayer is in the field rather than refilling.
Summer cropping

Finalists announced for Cotton’s highest awards in 2022

July 11, 2022 | 2 min read
The finalists have been announced for the Australian cotton industry’s most prestigious awards in 2022 with entrants from New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory in the running.
Summer cropping

Safe sorghum planting while controlling weeds

Dec. 22, 2021 | 4 min read
Grass weeds can flourish in sorghum crops over summer if left untreated, but an old herbicide is standing the test of time.
Fertilisers - Summer cropping

Maize trials find higher N rates don’t equal higher yields

Dec. 8, 2021 | 4 min read
With skyrocketing nitrogen (N) prices and a shortage of supply, results from an irrigated maize trial series have delivered good news to growers looking to produce bumper yields while saving on fertiliser costs.
Summer cropping

Grain size discovery boosts sorghum potential

Sept. 28, 2021 | 2 min read
Researchers at The University of Queensland are optimistic the value and versatility of one of the world’s top crops will be improved following the discovery of genes which could increase the grain size of sorghum. Use of the drought-resilient summer crop has been constrained by the small size of sorghum grains, but Professor David Jordan from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation said that could be about to change
Summer cropping

Bumper crop expected as cotton season kicks off in Emerald

Aug. 25, 2021 | 2 min read
The Australian cotton season is officially underway with growers in central Queensland among the first in the country to plant what is expected to be a crop generating around $3 billion for the national economy.
Summer cropping

A genetic solution to ensure sorghum stands firm

March 31, 2021 | 3 min read
After decades of study, University of Queensland researchers have identified a genetic solution to the problem of sorghum lodging and falling down, which affects 10 per cent of sorghum crops each year.
Summer cropping - Technology in agriculture

CSD releases new crop modelling tool

Dec. 4, 2020 | 2 min read
Crop modelling tool assists cotton growers and consultants to estimate potential yield throughout the season.
Summer cropping

First fall armyworm detected in NSW between Moree and Boggabilla

Oct. 13, 2020 | 1 min read
A pest which has the potential to destroy crops has been discovered in New South Wales for the first time. Growers in northern NSW have been urged to be on the lookout for fall armyworm in crops following the positive identification of a single male moth trapped between Moree and Boggabilla on Tuesday.
Summer cropping

Growers advised to bait at planting as mouse numbers rise

Sept. 10, 2020 | 3 min read
Northern New South Wales and southern Queensland grain growers are being encouraged to bait for mice when they plant summer crops, with mouse numbers expected to rise under favourable conditions across the region. CSIRO mouse researcher Steve Henry, whose work has support from the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC), is advising growers to closely monitor for mouse activity and bait to protect winter crops pre-harvest, as well as newly planted summer crops.
Summer cropping

Ag-biotech innovations reap rewards for farmers, food security and the environment

July 27, 2020 | 2 min read
An international report shows the significant economic, environmental and agronomic benefits of farmers adopting GM crops.

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