Rural Business News

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.

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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.

Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Winter cropping

New chemistry vital option in Central West

March 19, 2022 | 3 min read

The release of the new pre-emergent, Overwatch Herbicide in 2021 has been welcomed by Nutrien Forbes agronomist Jim Cronin as a vital rotational option in key winter crops.

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New insights into how wheat roots respond to salinity

March 15, 2022 | 2 min read

Researchers from The University of Western Australia have unearthed new data about how wheat root tips respond to salinity, which is an important first step towards improving salt tolerance.

Fertilisers - Winter cropping

GRDC Research Updates uncover potential phosphorous savings

March 3, 2022 | 3 min read

Good summer rainfall across parts of the northern grain growing region has boosted optimism for the winter cropping season and with fertiliser prices at an all-time high, growers are encouraged to make informed decisions to get the most out of their inputs.

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Earlier sown winter barley sets new yield benchmarks >10 t/ha

Feb. 23, 2022 | 2 min read

Barley yields in excess of 10 t/ha have been recorded at Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia’s SA Crop Technology Centre, home to the Grains Research and Development Corporation’s (GRDC) Hyper Yielding Crops research project in South Australia. The project, led by Field Applied Research (FAR) Australia is a four-year project spanning the high productivity regions of five states, and aims to push what are believed to be the economically attainable yield boundaries of wheat, barley and canola.

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Record year for Australian winter crop production

Nov. 30, 2021 | 2 min read

Australian winter crop production is forecast to reach a new national record.

Winter cropping

AI helps design the perfect chickpeas

Nov. 11, 2021 | 3 min read

A massive international research effort has led to development of a genetic model for the ‘ultimate’ chickpea, with the potential to lift crop yields by up to 12 per cent. The research consortium genetically mapped thousands of chickpea varieties, and the UQ team then used this information to identify the most valuable gene combinations using artificial intelligence (AI).

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Increasing virus epidemics threaten Australia's cereal and oilseed crops

Oct. 24, 2021 | 2 min read

A researcher from The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture has led a comprehensive review of virus disease research in Australia's cereal and oilseed crops since the 1950s. The review, recently published in the journal Viruses, warned that the Australian agriculture industry must prepare for “potentially devastating” future virus disease epidemics.

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Record canola spurs another wonder winter crop

Sept. 7, 2021 | 2 min read

Australian winter crops are set for another bumper year with favourable conditions and a record amount of land sown to winter crops.

Winter cropping - Winter pastures & forage

Redlegged earthmite management

Sept. 1, 2021 | 1 min read

Survey participants receive early access to a new RLEM online training module.

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Cold, wet winter causes rise in canola disease

Aug. 20, 2021 | 5 min read

A cold, wet winter has proved conducive to high levels of canola disease across southern Australia.

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Redlegged earth mite webinar

Aug. 13, 2021 | 1 min read

Redlegged earth mite webinar - from Cesar Australia & the GRDC Tuesday 7th September Register to join to hear the latest redlegged earth mite research from Cesar Australia

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Check cereal crops for Russian wheat aphid

June 23, 2021 | 3 min read

New South Wales grain growers are advised to monitor developing winter cereal crops for Russian wheat aphid (RWA) this season, and to consider treatment only if infestations are approaching potentially damaging levels.

Agribusiness - Winter cropping

Future fields of gold’ – Australia’s winter crop planting rises again

June 2, 2021 | 2 min read

Australia is looking at a second consecutive near-record winter crop planting, as excellent prices and good seasonal conditions see planted hectares rise. In its just-released 2021/22 Winter Crop Outlook, global agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank says the national winter crop planting – currently underway across the country – is forecast at 22.93 million hectares.