A new app has been developed to help mungbean growers across Queensland and NSW better manage the problematic disease powdery mildew…Read More
Grain Central, December 3, 2019
CRISPR gene editing has opened up new opportunities for developing higher performing crops, but as a society we need to work out how such technology and plants will be regulated to ensure safety and acceptability…Read More
James Hereward and Caitlin Curtis, University of Queensland, November 4, 2019
Strong winds that knocked grain on to the ground prior to harvest in SA and Victoria have provided a food source for mice which could increase in numbers ahead of 2020 crop sowing programs…Read More
Grain Central, January 22, 2020
Ask a WeedSmart Expert THE power of the WeedSmart Big 6 really ramps up when the tactics are applied in a site-specific way. The broad-brush approach of herbicide application has..Read More
Greg Condon, AHRI and WeedSmart southern agronomist, January 22, 2020
By walking into a Toyota museum in Nagoya, you can get a startling insight into the development of the cotton-processing industry, for that is where the automotive giant began…Read More
Liz Wells, January 17, 2020
Researchers are employing novel technology to speed their search for genetic material to develop drought-tolerant chickpeas…Read More
Scientists have busted the myth that bollworm won’t infest grain crops until spring, finding the pest can strike anytime from early August…Read More
Grain Central, January 16, 2020
As an emerging crop of importance to the grains and livestock industries, researchers have begun the task of investigating the agronomic requirements of pigeonpea in the Australian environment…Read More
Cindy Benjamin, WeedSmart, January 14, 2020
While drought in NSW and southern Qld continues to limit cropping activity, agronomists are being kept busy working with their clients to make the most of the next significant rainfall…Read More
Liz Wells, December 20, 2019
Bankless irrigation systems that water fields from both ends with tailwater backup are creating greater water use efficiencies and achieving higher, more uniform crop yields than conventional siphon-fed systems…Read More
Neil Lyon, December 20, 2019
Delving or mixing a clay-based subsoil into a sandy topsoil is a practice that has benefited many grain growers in WA, but does the same approach yield results for lighter soils in southern NSW?..Read More
Grain Central, December 13, 2019
The Australian cotton sector is facing its toughest outlook in more than a decade, as ongoing drought slashes local production prospects to just 735,000 bales in the 2019/20 season…Read More
Grain Central, December 12, 2019