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Winter cropping

New South Wales leads expected winter crop bounce back

Sept. 8, 2020 | 3 min read
Australian winter crop production is forecast to increase by 64 per cent in 2020-21, with New South Wales expected to have its second biggest winter crop in a decade.
Winter cropping

More grain in the bin, more dollars in the pocket with harvester forums

Sept. 8, 2020 | 3 min read
Grain losses during harvesting equate to significant lost income for growers across Australia every year. To support growers in their efforts to reduce harvest losses and improve operations at harvest time, the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is hosting a series of free-of-charge harvester forums.
Rural Business

Hostile fungus found to protect against cereal diseases

Sept. 7, 2020 | 2 min read
A fungus that devastates many crops can act as a powerful biocontrol agent against fungal diseases in cereal plants when modified by mycovirus infection, according to research by The University of Western Australia’s Institute of Agriculture and Huazhong Agricultural University in China.
Winter cropping

New variety transitions quinoa from boutique to broadacre

Sept. 5, 2020 | 3 min read
A new open access quinoa variety developed in Australia is set to boost opportunities for farmers to grow the popular superfood, with increased production potential for both local and international markets. As the first public, non-contract variety in Australia, “Kruso White” may be the key to transitioning quinoa from a niche, cottage crop to wider adoption across Australian broadacre farming environments.
Product development & regulatory services

Biosecurity measures reinforced for brown marmorated stink bug season 2020-21

Sept. 1, 2020 | 2 min read
In response to the rapid expansion of brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) throughout Europe and North America, the department has retained the seasonal measures to manage the risk of BMSB from arriving in Australia for the 2020–21 BMSB risk season.
Cattle health - Fencing, livestock handling & ID

Cattle weigh themselves with Trutest

Aug. 26, 2020 | 2 min read
The Tru-Test remote walk over weighing (Remote WOW) system has revolutionised the way Australian cattle producers run their business as it means that cattle can now effectively weigh themselves – without a human in sight.
Business solutions & technology

Transport of hazmat: What do you need?

Aug. 25, 2020 | 3 min read
How premises interact with dangerous goods varies considerably from business to business.
Fertilisers

Cadmium information now available on the Fertilizer Australia website

Aug. 24, 2020 | 1 min read
Cadmium (Cd) is an element naturally found at low concentrations in soils. It's also found in many sources of phosphate and can accumulate in soil through fertiliser application. Plant uptake of cadmium is usually limited, but in some situations it may be high enough for farm produce to exceed maximum safe levels.
Winter cropping

Potentially destructive Russian wheat aphids found in WA's south-east

Aug. 20, 2020 | 1 min read
A foreign and potentially destructive pest has been detected in Australia's largest grain-growing state. Russian wheat aphids have been found on farms near Esperance in Western Australia's remote south-east. It is the first time the pest has been found in WA.
Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides - Post-emergent herbicides

Understanding weed competitive traits in barley

Aug. 11, 2020 | 4 min read
Not all barley genotypes are equal when it comes to weed suppression and tolerance.
Winter cropping

Digging deeper to understand crop performance: Rhizoctonia

Aug. 11, 2020 | 3 min read
Why do cereal crops planted early into warm and moist soil appear healthy at the start of the season and then begin to show uneven growth from mid-winter to spring?
Agribusiness

Mapping grain paddocks from space

Aug. 10, 2020 | 2 min read
Scientists at CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, have solved a farming challenge using artificial intelligence to identify the boundary of every individual paddock in Australia’s grain growing region from space – around 1.7 million of them.
Winter cropping

Free kick for ryegrass control

Aug. 4, 2020 | 3 min read
Wheat and canola crops offer growers some really practical options to improve crop competition against weeds, particularly grasses, and vastly reduce weed seed set.
Winter cropping

Canola growers urged to monitor for blackleg in upper canopy

Aug. 3, 2020 | 4 min read
Canola growers are being encouraged to closely monitor crops for signs of blackleg infection in the upper canopy to avoid costly yield loss this season. Effective disease management will be critical for growers across the northern cropping region banking on a productive 2020 winter cropping season following the recent run of dry years
Knockdown & pre-emergent herbicides

Winter ideal time for feathertop Rhodes grass control plan

July 30, 2020 | 3 min read
Feathertop Rhodes grass (FTR) was once considered a summer weed, but new research has confirmed field observations that FTR can effectively germinate in winter, making it an increasing challenge for grain growers across northern New South Wales and Queensland.

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