Growers are actively planning for summer cropping and being more proactive with weed control leading up to planting…Read More
Belinda Chase, Agronomist, Dalby Rural Supplies, September 16, 2021
Researchers in the US have found that growing several varieties of wheat together in the same crop offers disease and insect protection…Read More
A farming family on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia is trying their hand at intercropping for the first time this season in a bid to maximise production in a paddock with soil and harvesting issues…Read More
Neil Lyon, September 13, 2021
Speciality crops of Monola meeting the specified oil content are attracting a premium of $100 a tonne above the price of canola while achieving similar yields…Read More
Grain Central, September 9, 2021
Western Australian grain growers with crops exposed to recent cold temperatures are reminded to check for signs of frost damage…Read More
Grain Central, September 6, 2021
A wet winter in southern Australia has seen an increase in the prevalence of the region’s most significant wheat disease, Septoria Tritici Blotch (STB)…Read More
Grain Central, September 3, 2021
A long-running farming systems project in the northern farming zone is showing that a grower’s approach to cropping intensity can be a key factor in determining profitability…Read More
Neil Lyon, September 1, 2021
Baled chaff collected at harvest as a weed control measure is providing a cheap energy source for sheep in confinement paddocks…Read More
Cindy Benjamin, WeedSmart, August 30, 2021
Despite a wet winter that has created waterlogging issues, farmers in NSW are on track to produce an above average winter crop this year…Read More
Neil Lyon, August 27, 2021
Waterlogging has been a challenge for grain growers this winter on South Australia’s Kangaroo Island where crops are grown under the island’s GM-free status…Read More
Neil Lyon, August 25, 2021
A cold, wet winter has led to reports of severe blackleg infection in canola in South Australia, across Victoria and into southern New South Wales…Read More
Grain Central, August 23, 2021
A Charles Sturt University PhD student will compare modern fast-growing wheat varieties to understand the characteristics needed in wheats that can be sown to help farmers in south eastern Australia adjust to a changing climate…Read More
Grain Central, August 23, 2021