Landsat images bear testament to the facts primary industries already know; how tough it has been for summer crops in eastern Australia both rain fed and irrigated, but by no means the worst sorghum outturn this decade. ..Read More
Grain Central, March 12, 2019
An early warning system to detect the canola disease Turnip yellows virus (TuYV) has been developed to help protect crop yields and profitability…Read More
Grain Central, March 7, 2019
Improved ryegrass control can be achieved through stacking crop competition tools with robust pre-emergent herbicide mixes – tools that are easy to adopt at relatively low cost…Read More
Peter Newman, May 21, 2019
A recent study has found that excessive P-fertiliser may actually hurt the plants it is trying to help by altering the composition and function of the microbes in the soil…Read More
Grain Central, May 20, 2019
The optimal moisture level needed to avoid soil compaction in cotton fields is well below previous recommendations, according to the latest research…Read More
Grain Central, May 20, 2019
Russian scientists have proved the possibility of using yellow-green light pulses to measure the photochemical reflectance index and to estimate the amount of light stress in agricultural plants, a finding that will have application in precision farming…Read More
Lobachevsky University, Russia, May 9, 2019
Collecting on-farm data is one thing, but being able to analyse, interpret and act on that data can be a whole other ball game. A free webinar organised by the Future Farmers Network hopes to unlock some of the secrets to making use of all that data…Read More
Grain Central, April 10, 2019
A total of 10 start-ups from inland Queensland and northern New South Wales are set to benefit from a 16-month program to be made available through the AgFrontier Agtech Incubator…Read More
Grain Central, April 2, 2019
Online help for people in all walks of agriculture is being trialled to help them focus less on thoughts and matters they cannot control and more on what matters to you most, described as an interactive version of “are you bogged, mate?” ..Read More
Grain Central, March 22, 2019
Ground-breaking satellite positioning technology tested near Emerald in Central Queensland could boost profits on farms across Australia, Minister for Resources and Northern Australia Matt Canavan said today…Read More
Grain Central, March 19, 2019
14 agricultural researchers have shared in $330,000 worth of grants through the Federal Government’s Science and Innovation Awards for Young People in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry annonced today…Read More
Grain Central, February 27, 2019
It’s a big claim but one agricultural technology specialist Jerome Leray is happy to defend…Read More
James Nason, February 25, 2019