Crop competition is making a come-back as a simple way for growers to increase crop yield and reduce weed seed set, without breaking the bank…Read More
Chris Davey, Agriservices Agronomist, YP AG, October 18, 2019
Crop competition using broadacre crops to deprive weeds of sunlight and space is taking the pressure off herbicides as the ‘heavy lifters’ of in-crop weed control…Read More
Grain Central, October 17, 2019
The Southern Pulse Agronomy Field Day showed off the Victorian Wimmera’s place as a powerhouse of pulse production to visitors to this week’s Australian Pulse Conference in Horsham…Read More
Liz Wells, October 16, 2019
New pulse varieties have been released by Plant Breeders Australia at the Southern Pulse Agronomy Field Day which kicked off the annual Australian Pulse Conference in Horsham yesterday. ..Read More
Liz Wells, October 16, 2019
The Australian Pulse Conference (APC) 2019 will take place 15-17 October at Horsham in the Wimmera district of Victoria, one of Australia’s major pulse-producing, processing and packing regions…Read More
Liz Wells, September 20, 2019
Australia’s major pulse crops are forecast to yield 1.69 million tonnes (Mt), down from 1.8Mt harvested last year, according to the latest Pulse Australia crop report…Read More
Grain Central, September 9, 2019
Soybeans grown in north Queensland are playing a crucial part in supplying domestic processors who are scrambling for product due to drought in NSW and southern Qld…Read More
Grain Central, August 28, 2019
Field pea production could become a more viable option for growers, with researchers investigating a simple and cost-effective method for reducing disease and increasing yield…Read More
Grain Central, August 27, 2019
The hot, dry summer slashed last season’s mungbean production, but the subsequent short supply and high prices have opened the opportunity for growers to consider early spring mungbeans this coming season…Read More
Neil Lyon, July 29, 2019
Trials examining 13 lines of the food crop, plantago, are underway at Kununurra in northern WA to examine the crop’s commercial potential in the Ord River Irrigation Area…Read More
Grain Central, October 8, 2019
Regularly adjusting harvester settings could dramatically boost profits for farmers by reducing canola losses from the back of harvesters…Read More
Grain Central, October 8, 2019
There is a very low probability of widespread locust infestations developing in spring or December in eastern Australia, according to the latest report from the Australian Plague Locust Commission…Read More
Grain Central, October 3, 2019